Cement fiber roof shingles

[Ponyboy]

Attached are pictures of some deteriorated shingles I looked at today. I think it may be a James Hardie product, but could not exactly identify them. Based on the age of the house these shingles are probably 13 - 18 years old. The shingles are delaminating and falling apart. I am trying and get an exact ID on the shingles so I can do some research on any recalls or class action lawsuits. I need data to build a good case to replace the roof.

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[Brandon Whitmore]

Here's some info: http://www.hardieroofingclaims.com/identify.html

The info on the link does say much of the material was sold in WA and OR.

[Robert Jones]

Hey Brad,

That does kinda resemble HARDISLATE. If it is, here is a link to the active lawsuit.

http://www.hardieroofingclaims.com/default.html

Edited: I see Brandon beat me to this;)

[Ponyboy]

Thanks for the links. I was having trouble finding anything. Could these shingles be a different brand such as Cemwood or Permatek?

[hausdok]

Hi,

Were they hollow with a sort of grid reinforcement on the backside? Last week, or perhaps it was the week before that, Bruce MacKintosh shot me an email with a picture of some faux shakes that turned out to have been made by Owens-Corning and had apparently been the subject of a lawsuit.

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[Ponyboy]

The roofing material has been confirmed as James Hardie from the home owner. No claim against James Hardie has ever been filed. As you might expect the selling agents are telling me they have had many roofers say the roof is fine, NOT. The roof is 15 years old and falling apart. A new roof will be needed in the near future.