The 29
th ECHO
Annual Seminar produced a listing of contacts for various recalls and class
action suits against manufacturers of defective building products. Below is a
listing of these contacts and links to the websites that correspond with them.
ABS Plastic Pipe: Also known as “All Black –hit,” this site addresses
plastic waste pipe defectively manufactured in the mid 1980’s. It’s prone to
cracking and causing expensive messes. If you have the problem, check out this
site.
www.abspipes.com
Cemwood Roof Shakes: American Cemwood was a well known manufacturer of
imitation wood shakes. Unfortunately many tend to crack, swell and discolor.
For the class action settlement go to this site.
www.cemwoodclaims.com
Defective Hardboard
Siding: These sites have a variety
of informative articles as well as links to various class action sites
involving different manufacturers, including masonite, lP, Weyerhaeuser,
ABTCD/ABITIBS-Price.
www.4w.com/siding
and
www.sidingclaims.com
FireFree Roof Shakes: Re-Con manufactured roof tiles composed of 2/3
Portland Cement and 1/3 wood cellulose fiber. They tend to crack, swell and
discolor. For the class action settlement, go to this site.
www.firefreeclaims.com.
Louisiana Pacific: The company site has basic information on the
hardboard siding class action settlement.
www.lpsidingclaims.com
Masonite Siding and
Shingles: Basic information on the
class action settlements involving masonite hardboard, omniboard, woodruff
shingles.
www.masoniteclaims.com
Omega Sprinklers: In depth information about the class action
settlement and recall of these fire sprinklers.
www.omegarecall.com
Polybutelene Plumbing
(plastic pipes): Widespread reports
of leaks in this typically gray plastic water supply piping resulted in a class
action and settlement.
www.pbpipe.com
Weyerhaeuser Siding: This site has basic information on the class action
settlement.
www.sidingclaims.com
