Louisiana Pacific hardboard siding failure information
Masonite hardboard siding failures and information
Shakertown Panel Siding Failures
Weyerhaeuser Hardboard Siding claims
Wolverine DuraPress® siding
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How to find, diagnose, and repair building exterior hardboard siding defects.
ABTCO hardboard Siding Failures & Claims: see www.abtcoclaims.com.
Boise Cascade Hardboard Siding Failures: examples and documentation. Mail claim to: Boise Cascade Corporation, Timber & Wood Products Division, Attn: Tana Rasmussen, P.O. Box 62, Boise, ID 83707, 208/384-6162; A Boise Cascade hardboard siding claim needs to include six photos, one of each side of the building & two close-ups that show the problems.
Georgia Pacific Hardboard Siding Failures & Claims: last date for filing claims under the settlement was August 18, 1998.
Louisiana Pacific Siding Failures: A class action settlement ended on December 31, 2002. Claims: contact Louisiana Pacific Corporation's product warranty department 877-677-6722 for LP siding installed before January 1996 or call 800-450-6106 for LP installed after January 1996,including Smart System® Products by Louisiana Pacific
Masonite® hardboard siding failures: On January 15, 1998, the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, granted final approval to a Settlement in the lawsuit known as Naef v. Masonite, CV-94-4033. The Settlement provided a program for eligible claimants to recover the costs associated with damage caused by the installation and incorporation of Masonite Hardboard Siding.
The deadline to file a claim has passed. For more information call 800-330-2722. Also see www.masoniteclaims.com - see Masonite Woodruf® Roofing or Masonite OmniWood® Siding Lawsuit Settlement Notice - PDF file
Masonite OmniWood Siding claims: On January 6, 1999, the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, granted final approval to a settlement in the lawsuit known as Cosby v. Masonite, CV-98-2446. The Settlement provided a program for eligible claimants to recover the costs associated with damage caused by the installation and incorporation of Masonite Omniwood Siding. The deadline to file a claim has passed. For more information call 800-256-6990. Omniwood® is a registered trademark of Masonite Corporation. Also see www.masoniteclaims.com
Shakertown Panel Siding Failures: some writers report Shakertown panel siding failures on product manufactured before 1992. Shakertown manufactures premium Western Red Cedar shingles for residential and commercial siding applications, available throughout the United States and Canada. See shakertown.com
Weyerhaeuser Hardboard Siding claims: see www.weyerclaims.com
Wolverine DuraPress® siding: this product is now sold as Weatherboard® by Certainteed - see certainteed.com
Note: Some construction writers are of the opinion that Fiber cement building siding, originated by James Hardie Products (Hardiplank®) is a more durable alternative to hardboard siding. Other fiber cement siding product lines include Maxi-Panel, Maxi-Plank, Cemplank, & FortaFiber.
Readers should also see Vapor Barriers on and in buildings - needed behind vinyl siding, see SIDING WOOD for wood siding failures over foam (EIFS isn't the only system that might have difficulties), and readers may want to review POLYISOCYANURATE FOAM INSULATION.
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