The 29th ECHO Annual Seminar produced a listing of contacts for various recalls and class action suits against manufacturers of defective building products. Below is a listing of these contacts and links to the websites that correspond with them.

ABS Plastic Pipe: Also known as "All Black -hit," this site addresses plastic waste pipe defectively manufactured in the mid 1980's. It's prone to cracking and causing expensive messes. If you have the problem, check out this site. www.abspipes.com

Cemwood Roof Shakes: American Cemwood was a well known manufacturer of imitation wood shakes. Unfortunately many tend to crack, swell and discolor. For the class action settlement go to this site. www.cemwoodclaims.com

Defective Hardboard Siding: These sites have a variety of informative articles as well as links to various class action sites involving different manufacturers, including masonite, lP, Weyerhaeuser, ABTCD/ABITIBS-Price. www.4w.com/siding and www.sidingclaims.com

FireFree Roof Shakes: Re-Con manufactured roof tiles composed of 2/3 Portland Cement and 1/3 wood cellulose fiber. They tend to crack, swell and discolor. For the class action settlement, go to this site. www.firefreeclaims.com.

Louisiana Pacific: The company site has basic information on the hardboard siding class action settlement. www.lpsidingclaims.com

Masonite Siding and Shingles: Basic information on the class action settlements involving masonite hardboard, omniboard, woodruff shingles. www.masoniteclaims.com

Omega Sprinklers: In depth information about the class action settlement and recall of these fire sprinklers. www.omegarecall.com

Polybutelene Plumbing (plastic pipes): Widespread reports of leaks in this typically gray plastic water supply piping resulted in a class action and settlement. www.pbpipe.com

Weyerhaeuser Siding: This site has basic information on the class action settlement. www.sidingclaims.com