I think there was a feature on the front page of the Washington Post
     Saturday Real Estate section a couple of months ago that dealt specifically
     with lawsuits involving this building material.  I didn't know what they
     were talking about at the time, but it was some type of stucco-like
     material that deteriorated very rapidly and was triggering suits by owners.
      I think it must be the same stuff.  It shouldn't be too hard to get the
     issue is was in from the Post, either on-line or by phone.

     Cherry Carnell wrote:

     >For my son, who is a young Army officer stationed in Colorado and the
     >owner of  a house (now rented) in Savannah, GA that was constructed in
     >the early '90's using that 'fake stucco' (it goes by the initials of its
     >full name, which I forget), I wonder if any DIRTers have knowledge of
     >ongoing actions or successful suits against builders for replacement of
     >same when found to have caused moisture-related structural damage,
     >especially in the state of Georgia?
     >

     Marilyn Harper
     National Register of Historic Places
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