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aluminum siding comes apart. Does that mean it was cheap. mm 04-19-2007
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Posted by Goedjn on April 24, 2007, 10:27 am



>
>>> I dont know if its a bunch a bull....but I once had a builder explain
>>> that
>>> siding is put on before the wall board and the weight of the wall board
>>> is
>>> enough to compress the structure to make a marginal siding installation
>>> go
>>> bad.
>>>
>>> This was said as he was denying my siding claim because winds at the
>>> local
>>> airport exceeded 70mph (warranty limit).
>>
>>
>> Yep, that sounds like bull. The weight of the wall board should have
>> absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the siding installation.
>> That insurance coverage sounds like bull too. You should be covered
>> for winds above a certain speed, not denied.
>
>It looks like it was the WARRANTY coverage that limited winds to 70mph, not
>INSURANCE coverage.
>
>I'm pretty sure that most siding companies don't warranty their siding to
>withstand a tornado.
>


OTOH, I'd have thought that it was the builder's job to notice that
he's building a building in a high wind-zone, and not use things that
won't take that.



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Posted by Lawrence on April 24, 2007, 11:14 am


>
>
>
>
>
>
> >> I dont know if its a bunch a bull....but I once had a builder explain
> >> that
> >> siding is put on before the wall board and the weight of the wall board
> >> is
> >> enough to compress the structure to make a marginal siding installation
> >> go
> >> bad.
>
> >> This was said as he was denying my siding claim because winds at the
> >> local
> >> airport exceeded 70mph (warranty limit).
>
> > Yep, that sounds like bull. The weight of the wall board should have
> > absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the siding installation.
> > That insurance coverage sounds like bull too. You should be covered
> > for winds above a certain speed, not denied.
>
> It looks like it was the WARRANTY coverage that limited winds to 70mph, not
> INSURANCE coverage.
>
> I'm pretty sure that most siding companies don't warranty their siding to
> withstand a tornado.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thank you


Posted by Lawrence on April 24, 2007, 4:40 pm


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>
>
>
>
>
> >> I dont know if its a bunch a bull....but I once had a builder explain
> >> that
> >> siding is put on before the wall board and the weight of the wall board
> >> is
> >> enough to compress the structure to make a marginal siding installation
> >> go
> >> bad.
>
> >> This was said as he was denying my siding claim because winds at the
> >> local
> >> airport exceeded 70mph (warranty limit).
>
> > Yep, that sounds like bull. The weight of the wall board should have
> > absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the siding installation.
> > That insurance coverage sounds like bull too. You should be covered
> > for winds above a certain speed, not denied.
>
> It looks like it was the WARRANTY coverage that limited winds to 70mph, not
> INSURANCE coverage.
>
> I'm pretty sure that most siding companies don't warranty their siding to
> withstand a tornado.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

thank you


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