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Certainteed has reached a settlement in a class action that alleges that its fiber cement siding is defective and has failed to perform as promised.
Certainteed weatherboards fiber cement exterior siding products have been linked to a number of problems including shrinking cracking and warping.
Qualifying damage to siding means damage caused by a defect in the siding that is manifested as shrinkage between the ends of siding in excess of 3 16 except that for siding installed abutting windows doors or trim shrinkage must exceed 5 16.
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The settlement is intended to resolve disputes between the parties about the performance of the siding.
The nationwide class for this action is all persons in the us who own structures on which the defendants fiber cement siding is or was installed.
Certainteed denies the claims but agreed to settle the case.
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If your property is located in canada and the fiber cement siding was installed between january 1 1999 and july 1 2016 visit www certainteedsettlement ca or call 1 866 482 5436.
Certainteed will pay 103 9 million to settle the class action approved by the court.
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Certainteed corporation and saint gobain corporation are on the receiving end of a proposed class action that alleges their vinyl siding products contain a manufacturing defect that causes them to degrade when exposed to normal weather conditions.
The complaint for this class action alleges that it cracks breaks splits warps pulls away from the home and allows water to enter.
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Certainteed corporation and representatives of owners of buildings on which the siding had been installed reached a proposed class action settlement.
One complaint alleged that certainteed has been manufacturing and selling defective fiber cement siding since at least 2002.
The siding in question is certainteed weatherboardstm fiber cement siding lap siding vertical siding shapes soffit porch ceiling and 7 16 trim.
This article describes the types of problems that occur in fiber cement siding installations in north america including siding shrinkage gaps at butt joints cracks breaks and loose or buckling siding boards or shakes.
