Nailing too high or close at.
Certainteed fiber cement siding cracking.
Certainteed will pay 103 9 million to settle the class action approved by the court.
One complaint alleged that certainteed has been manufacturing and selling defective fiber cement siding since at least 2002.
We noticed several small cracks in our siding probably about 8 within about 20 months of our build.
How to repair cracks in fiber cement siding.
Put on a pair of rubber gloves.
Certainteed corporation and representatives of owners of buildings on which the siding had been installed reached a proposed class action settlement.
In addition siding with warping or bowing in excess of 1 2 field and edge cracking through the board or delamination is also qualifying damage.
Fiber cement siding installed when too wet shrinkage gaps a chief cause of excessive fiber cement lap siding shrinkage in new installations is the installation of siding while it is too wet.
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.
What causes vertical cracks in fiber cement siding planks.
Dip a soft bristle brush into the.
At siding fiber cement identification we show that this is almost certainly not a certainteed produce either.
The settlement is intended to resolve disputes between the parties about the performance of the siding.
Mix the latex modified cementitious patching compound in a small bucket according to the.
The complaint for this class action alleges that it cracks breaks splits warps pulls away from the home and allows water to enter.
We have certainteed fiber cement siding.
Mix a solution of 1 2 cup trisodium phosphate and 1 gallon of water.
Siding means certainteed weatherboards fiber cement siding lap siding vertical siding shapes soffit porch ceiling and 7 16 trim installed on or before september 30 2013.
Under nailing the raised nail head can start a fracture line at the bottom of the board above it when it is.
Is allura usa s fiber cement siding defective.
Certainteed weatherboards fiber cement exterior siding products have been linked to a number of problems including shrinking cracking and warping.