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Siding blew off our house in exact spot that builder repaired and builder refuses to stand behind it?
Question : Siding blew off our house in exact spot that builder repaired and builder refuses to stand behind it?
OK, we have a New Jersey home built by Ryan Homes/NVR. Home was built in 2000 and is approx. 8 years old. About 1.5yrs ago we had rotted wood above the main garage door (16 ft wide door). A general contractor came out, removed some of the siding and then told us that the “energy brace sheathing” underneat the siding was not installed properly (there were gaps between the siding) and that was the cause of the water damage. The contractor wanted like $ 8000 to resheath that side of the house. But he also said the original construction was defective. We therefore contacted the builder and they agreed it was defective and repaired it.
Now 1.5 yrs after Ryan Homes repaired it, we had strong wind last weekend and it ripped the siding off the house in the EXACT spot that Ryan homes had fixed. My feeling is that the siding was not attached properly, but Ryan’s service manager is refusing to do anything, claiming it is wind damage and not their fault.
we didn’t pay $ 8000- that was what the contractor wanted to remove all the siding on that entire side of the house- all the way to the roof, rip out the energy brace sheathing and install exterior plywood and then put in new siding.
The builder *Ryan homes* “fixed” the sheathing and rotten wood for free. And the places where the siding was installed by Ryan is the exact spot where the wind blew it off.
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Best answer:
Answer by Jim W
Call an attorney and the local BBB. They should be able to start you on the correct course of action.
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#2 written by Michele C 1 year ago
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#3 written by mike_kell2001 1 year ago
You should have some sort of structural warranty that came with your home, check all your closing papers, worst case scenero you will have to go to small claims court, i would send a certified letter to the builder as a letter of notification make sure it is registered or certified do this 3 times keep copies of everything you send then file..
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#4 written by Dr Schmoo 1 year ago
Short term, 8000 dollars is a ridiculous price for patching up the spot over the garage door unless they have to replace the header. This would involve shoring up the floor or roof over the garage and all sorts of unpleasant things which would justify such a high price. Long term, get out of that particle board palace and buy a decent house. Almost everything built in the last twenty years is a throwaway, made of cheap materials slammed together by unskilled nail-bangers. This is especially true if you buy a ready made house in a slamdivision hurled up by a mega-developer. Houses built prior to the 1960′s tend to be smaller but much better built, with higher quality materials and skilled labor. The main thing that goes wrong with older houses is worn-out utilities (plumbing, etc) which can be redone by a good old-work contractor. What fails in new houses is the structure, which can usually be taken care of by a liberal application of bulldozer. Your house is probably built mostly of flakeboard, which is a flimsy “engineered” material which harbors mold and falls apart in about 5-20 years. Get your family out of that mulchboard trap before the next summer breeze blows it down and find something built well.
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The siding is typically nailed loosely at the top, then the bottom edge snaps onto the piece below it. When it positively snaps into place, it’s unlikely that a strong wind would remove it. My guess is that they didn’t get it completely snapped back into place…..making it thier responsibility, but it might be tough to prove. Good luck.