Sarah Mirando  |  August 25, 2011

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CertainTeed WeatherBoard Fiber Cement Siding Class Action Lawsuit

By Sarah Pierce

 

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UPDATE: This case was consolidated with several other class action lawsuits and a settlement has been reached. See how to file a claim for the CertainTeed Siding Class Action Lawsuit Settlement to potentially receive several thousand dollars if you qualify.

 

A federal class action lawsuit claims that CertainTeed’s fiber cement siding has been “severely defective” since 2002, when it began making it with fly ash instead of sand to cash in on “large federal tax breaks.” The CertainTeen class action lawsuit comes nearly a year after the company reached a class action settlement over defective organic shingles. 

 

According to the CertainTeed fiber cement siding class action lawsuit, CertainTeed markets its WeathBoards Fiber Cement exterior siding as durable, long-lasting and appropriate for use on the home and other structures.

 

“However, in contrast to CertainTeed’s warranties and representations concerning their Siding board, the product is severely defective and problematic. CertainTeen WeatherBoard Fiber Cement is not impervious to moisture invasions and degradations. It cracks, warps, rots, buckles, discolors, delaminates, deteriorates and otherwise does not perform as expressly warranted and represented. Nevertheless, CertainTeed continues to sell it to the public and continues to make their false representations and warranties, despite the fact that the product has, and will eventually cause consumers enormous property damage and substantial removal and replacement costs.”

 

Furthermore, the CertainTeed class action lawsuit states, CertainTeed improperly rejects warranty claims on the defective siding, despite providing a limited 50-year warranty and separate 2-year warranty that it will pay to repair or replace the siding if its determined to be defective. 

 

The CertainTeed class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of all persons and entities who owned, own or acquired homes, residences, buildings or other structures physically located in the U.S., on which CertainTeen WeatherBoards Fiber Cement exterior siding has been installed since 2002 to the present.

 

A copy of the CertainTeed WeatherBoard Fiber Cement Siding Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.

 

The case is Michael Patota v. CertainTeen Corporation, Case No. 1:11-mi-99999-UNA, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia. 

 

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28 thoughts onCertainTeed WeatherBoard Fiber Cement Siding Class Action Lawsuit

  1. Nguyen says:

    I had the siding replaced with Certainteed fiber cement boards in 2010. The following year, I noticed some discoloration of the boards and the gaps between the boards were showing. The problems with the discoloration and the gaps between the boards were getting gradually worse.
    Two months ago (August 2014), I contacted the territory manager of Certainteed for VA & MD. He came to my house to inspect the damages, at first he said that he did not find anything wrong with the installer. In subsequent correspondence, he blamed the problems on the installer while denying all responsibilities by Certainteed. He indicated the a coat of primer and a new coat of paint should fix the problems, but did not offer any help. Later on he agreed to help with with the painting, and provided a painting contractor that turned out to be a bogus company. He then offered the provide another painting contractor, but I have not heard from him since!!!
    I am no expert but I don’t think a coat of primer and a coat of paint will solve my siding problems. I just don’t think Certainteed has any intention to fix the problems they created!!!

  2. Brian Zumdahl says:

    We installed this siding on our new house to get the look of wood believing the warranty that we would have a maintenance free home for 50 years. Boy were we wrong. Within a year the siding started cracking and shrinking on the south and west sides of our home. After many contacts with Certain Teed they replaced the siding but we had to pay all labor costs. The siding we put on has had the same problems. With in the last two years the siding on the northwest sides of the house started peeling and won’t hold the touch up stain they sent. They tell us this is our fault because we did not install the siding correctly.

  3. Theodore Taylor says:

    We paid a good amount of money to purchase quality siding only to have it shrink, crack and be a substandard siding. we are very unhappy with this siding and want our new house to be of quality. thats why we bought what we thought was the best product around. we are seeking to join in the class action lawsuit on this substandard product.

  4. David Collier says:

    ????????

  5. Darlis G. Smith says:

    I had the siding put on right at two years ago and have yet to see any problems…but if this product is defective I want to get ahead of the problem. As the certainteed product was installed due to failure of LP product. All at my cost

  6. isabelle m smith says:

    please be advise i am currently living in a home that has fiber cement siding at the present date please let me know what steps to take for futher actions thank you i m smith

  7. steve jacocks says:

    My siding has done everything the above suit has mentioned.Started having problems about a year after it was installed. Have replaced boards but still a on going problem.

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