McDANIEL & ANDERSON, L.L.P. have handled claims and lawsuits involving various types of construction defect claims, including the following:

• Inadequate expansion joints in driveway.
• Inadequate or improperly spaced anchor bolts.
• Improperly blocked rafters.
• Improperly notched rafters.
• Omitted hurricane clips.
• Improper roof felt application.
• Improper shingle nailing pattern.
• Improper installation of roofing insulation boards.
• Improper fastening of roofing insulation boards.
• Improper clamping of roof drains.
• Inadequate back wrapping of EIFS mesh.
• Absence of head and sill flashing.
• Improper attachment of EIFS insulation board.
• Absence of EIFS expansion joints.
• Application of EIFS finish coat into caulk joint spaces.
• Failure to caulk wall penetrations.
• Improper sizing of EIFS caulk joint spaces.
• Absence of flashing and end dams in store front glazing.
• Absence of fire-rated glazing required by location of adjacent building.
• Absence of fire-rated glazing on interior doors.
• Improper doors and glazing between garage and interior of house.
• Absence of through-wall flashing to masonry veneer.
• Improper location of weep holes.
• Improper and excessive mortar joints, inadequate air gap.
• Improper location of penetrations in light gage steel.
• Omission of web stiffeners in light gage steel.
• Improper stairway riser height variations.
• Improper stairwell railings.
• Improper location of lighting for stairwells.
• Inadequate rafter support for masonry chimney veneer on top of framed roof.
• Failure to install drain pain under water heater.
• Inadequate anchoring of certain wall sill plates.
• Inadequate anchoring of sheer walls.
• Untempered glass at hazardous locations.
• Improper location of exterior stair light switch.
• Improperly sized excess opening.
• Improper spacing of load-bearing piers.
• Inadequate sized joists for live loads.
• Inadequate bracing of roof trusses during truss installation.
• Inadequate barricades for elevated masonry work.
• Improper assembly of stringers for scaffold jacks.
• Improperly sized seals for water closets.
• Failure to install GFCI devices at hazardous areas.
• Electrical Code violations causing explosions, fire, property damage and death.

McDANIEL & ANDERSON, L.L.P. has experience with the following:

• N. C. Building Code.
• General conditions.
• Special conditions.
• Specifications.
• Plan sheets.
• Details.
• Shop drawings.
• Change orders.
• Builders’ Risk Coverage.
• Bond claims.
• Commercial General Liability coverage.
• Additional Insured coverage.
• OSHA regulations.
• Various NFPA rules.
• Various NEC rules.

McDANIEL & ANDERSON, L.L.P.construction litigation hashandled cases involving moisture problems and other alleged construction defects in over 100 houses, condos, apartments, institutional and commercial buildings.

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