Over the years, several home building materials that were once valued for their low cost, durability, and other benefits have proved to be dangerous or unreliable. These range from asbestos, which ...

Dear Action Line: I have questions involving polybutylene water lines. Our house was built in 1989, and we purchased it in 1996. To my knowledge, there was no disclosure made when we bought it as to ...

Q: Can you give me information on a lawsuit about plastic water pipe used in homes? I heard a little of it over the radio a couple of weeks ago. They said the maker of the pipe would pay to have it ...

Q: Our home has polybutylene water pipes and we’re afraid this will prevent us from selling the property. We’ve never had any plumbing problems, but our neighbors have had several major leaks. Do you ...

Homeowners have until Friday to apply to receive compensation from a class action lawsuitinvolving polybutylene pipes. Some homeowners may be eligible for a complete replacement of their water pipes, ...

Jim and Charlie Rourke thought their new southeast Fort Collins home was nearly perfect. Then they hired an inspector to check it out. “He walked into our furnace room, shone his flashlight and said, ...

Oct 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Fletcher Building FBU.NZ said on Friday the cause of plumbing failures that occurred in a number of homes built in Perth, Australia from 2017-2022 were caused due to ...

Oct 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand-listed shares of Fletcher Building FBU.NZ slumped 14% in resumed trade on Monday even after the firm denied claims that plumbing failures reported in several homes in ...