Del Webb Sued For Lack of Weep Screed on 1400 Home In Nevada

A developer in Nevada is being sued by 1400 homeowners at a development where it was found that weep screed, a flashing termination for stucco to weep water out over as it evacuates a wall, was never installed.

Weep screed costs me about $2.60 for a 10 foot piece...plus a little labor to install them. Little mistake costs big time to fix after wards! Tsk tsk

Nevada's Largest Construction Defect Lawsuit

Chris Saldaña, Reporter

The largest construction defect lawsuit in the State of Nevada is pitting hundreds of homeowners against a well-known developer.

Residents of Sun City Summerlin are suing the neighborhood's developer -- Del Webb -- claiming it failed to install metal strips that protect a home's foundation against water damage.

It is this community in Summerlin where frustration and concern among homeowners is common. They say a small 5-inch piece of metal called a "weepscreed" was not put in place by Del Webb when these homes were built.

Weepscreeds help keep moisture out of dry wall paneling. And now more than 1,400 homeowners have filed a lawsuit. 

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