[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: [BULK] Re: VIroc

[Lawrence Lile]

My brother is a contractor in Seattle, his liability insurance
specifically prohibits him from installing EIFS ("Dryvit") stucco
systems, there's been so many lawsuits about it.  The stuff blocks all
moisture transport, and if water ever gets in, it's the "Roach Motel" of
building siding, it doesn't check out.  


 
Lawrence Lile, P.E., LEED AP

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Keith Winston wrote:
> Chris: EIFS means Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems: they are 
> used on big box stores, indeed probably the majority of large 
> commercial jobs. 
I had a look around and see these systems resulted in a lot of class 
action lawsuits, especially in Georgia. I found this comment in the 
NACHI forum archives from Sept. 2005 from Dan Bowers, a certified home 
inspector from Mission, KS :
> We did 127 stucco or EIFS inspections in 4 months. We found 2 houses 
> that had the EIFS, stucco or architectural details installed
correctly.
Source:
http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/viewtopic.php?p=161727

The inspections were carried out mostly in the Kansas and MO area in the

summer of 2005. These were houses 4 to 6 years old, I believe from 
following the discussion. 2 properly installed EIFS systems out of 127 
is not a good track record.  The track record for the installations is, 
I hope, a lot better.