On July 4th a second board crumbled and developed a hole. I noticed what looked like a split and “checking” and sure enough, after I applied slight pressure, the top layer caved right in.
After I registered with the class action lawsuit on June 26, I received an email from Laurie Rubinow with Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah. She said “If you plan to repair or replace the defective GeoDeck materials, we request that to protect your claim, you take photos of the deck, save the GeoDeck materials you remove, obtain and save copies of invoices and receipts for the labor and replacement materials, and if you are going to have a contractor do the work, that you request that the contractor give you an estimate or invoice that contains a brief description of the condition and appearance of the GeoDeck materials, e.g., GeoDeck decking materials shrinking, decomposed/deteriorated and unsafe.”
Obviously, the deteriorating boards present a potential safety issue and based on what I’ve read from others on this site, for safety reasons, the deck should not be used until the decking is replaced. But if I replace it now, I won’t have any pictures showing the deterioration other than the pictures I’ve taken of the two boards that failed so far (http://mysite.verizon.net/jklinken/deck.htm) - hence, my dilemma. It looks like I definitely have a defective batch of geodeck boards and the deterioration will very likely continue. Has anyone replaced their deck before the entire deck disintegrated? Does anyone have any advice? I don’t want to jeopardize my case in the lawsuit, but I also don’t want anyone to fall through the deck.
Thanks, Jerry
P.S. I asked Ms. Rubinow the same question but never received a reply. |
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