Examples of "Damaged" Siding These are examples of what is considered "damaged"
siding. The definitions come from the Masonite settlement document. Most
all of the settlements include these types of damages.
Swelling around the nail holes. Surface welting, or swelling around nail heads This example is from
a Masonite Woodsman lap siding.
Buckling of Siding in excess of 1/4" between studs spaced not more than 18" on center;
Edge Checking Edge checking, where a feeler gauge of .025" thickness and one-half
inch width can be inserted one-half inch into a suspected delaminated edge
with moderate hand pressure;
(horse shit! The inspectors do not and have not used a feeler gauge
on any house I've seen inspected.)
Thickness Swelling. Thickness swell in excess of 15% of the maximum ANSI/AMA 135.6
standard tolerance, that is, a measure of .065" for siding with a nominal
thickness of one- half inch and .518" for boards with a nominal thickness
of 7/16 inch;
Fungal Degradation fungal degradation which results in soft board in which moderate
thumb pressure deforms or punches a hole in the board;
Wax Bleed.
wax bleed, raised or popped fibers or fiber bundles, where the
condition exists on more than 25% of the board surface and, in the case
of wax bleed, where the Siding in question was painted within four
years of the date of the inspection. "Wax bleed" does not include paint
discoloration;
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