Articles About Weyerhaeuser Siding
(and others)

"Weyerhaeuser poised to settle massive suit over bad siding" by Drew DeSilver Seattle Times business reporter Hundreds of thousands of people throughout the West could be compensated by Weyerhaeuser for defective hardboard siding under a nationwide settlement proposal  announced yesterday. The proposal would settle a class-action lawsuit filed two years ago in California, but Seattle attorney Christopher Brain said it also would apply to claims against Weyerhaeuser in other states. (FYI: Christopher Brain was the attorney involved in the LP siding suit. See the Wall Strteet Journal Article)

Faulty Siding Complaints Require Surveys
Wisconsinites Try To Get Their Fair Share Of Lawsuits --State consume officials have taken the next   step in  investigating  faulty home siding sold to thousands of Wisconsin residents, reports News3's Katy Sai. What originally began as a consumer warning and evolved into the subpoenaing of local manufacturers has now gone public -- in the form of homeowner surveys.

Health Fact Sheet For Homeowners With Rotting Wood Composite Siding:
Mold and Health Factsheet Fungi detected in the indoor air of two Waukesha County homes with rotting wood composite siding may pose a slight risk to people with asthma or allergies, according to the Wisconsin Division of  Health. The levels found in the indoor air would not affect healthy individuals.

When Dream Products Turn Into Nightmares Is Your House a "Composite"? Will the Stuff Fall Apart? What to Do if It Does? 
By June Fletcher , The Wall Street Journal, July 24, 1998  Millions of U.S. homeowners across the country who bought homes since the mid-1980s building boom have discovered that some commonly used synthetic or composite building materials, though touted as dream products, can become nightmares. Worse, some of these products may be found in the sheathing and subflooring -- the musculature of a house --where damage may not be apparent until it is already far gone.

Inspectors to target siding problems  Group says it will also advise on pursuing damage claims 
By Michele Derus of the Journal Sentinel staff  November 1, 1998 The Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors has pledged its help in identifying dwellings with problem-plagued wood composite housing siding and advising inhabitants of how to pursue damage claims. 

Damage mounts as siding rots off homes Already a costly mess elsewhere, boards become 'monster problem' here
By  Michele Derus of the Journal Sentinel staff September 13, 1998
Sue and Jim Knoernschild's white Waukesha house is tinged with black, the result of rot and mildew from a wood  composite siding that has racked up more than $300 million in damage claims nationwide but whose impact is just  surfacing in Wisconsin.