Q. When I bought my home, my home inspector said nothing about the exterior siding. Months later, a contractor pointed out that the siding boards have swelled, buckled and disintegrated in many places ...

A Mobile County circuit judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit that seeks billions of dollars in damages from Masonite Corp., alleging the company’s hardwood siding is inherently defective ...

I have about 400 actual square feet of siding that needs to get replaced. Its some old LP masonite siding that is in bad shape.<BR><BR>So i call out 2 contractors the first guy tells me its about $300 ...

Masonite Corp., South Florida’s dominant supplier of hardboard siding, will pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a West Palm Beach developer who claimed the siding was defective, both sides ...

I have heard there is a deadline approaching for participating in the "Masonite Hardboard Siding settlement." What can you tell us about this suit and settlement? -- R.P., Tulsa. The deadline is Jan.

Homes built with Masonite and other types of hardboard siding should be designed with overhangs or rain gutters and special bottom boards to protect the siding, Palm Beach County building officials ...