"John Richards" wrote in message
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There were wind gusts of up to 65 mph recorded at a nearby airport about a
month ago which ripped off a total of about 100 sq feet of my vinyl siding
in two separate areas of my house. The nail slots in the siding were not
torn, the siding pulled the nails right out.

Seems like the material itself did not fail. So did the contractor nail it
properly? A roofing nail every 16" of the correct length? Do you have
insurance? If so I would let them handle it and the contractor. Otherwise
I would be reading all the fine print in the contract and warrantee and
trying to prove it was incorrectly installed. What is the wall sheathing
like? Unless the contractor installed the sheathing he may not be
responsible if it can't hold the nails.

The siding was installed about
2 1/5 years ago and the work was warranteed against all material and labor
defects for 25 years. The contractor is claiming that the siding coming
loose was "obviously" not from a work defect as the wind gusts were so
high - he was claiming 100 to 200 mph which is a bunch of BS. He says
that my homeowners insurance should pay for it. My question is, can
anyone refer me to any kind of code or standard for installation of vinyl
siding specifying what kind of wind speeds it should hold up to without
coming lose from the house? I'm tired of being jerked around.

Thanks,
John