Swain v. Preston Falls East, L.L.C

McCullough, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from an order of summary judgment entered by the trial court dismissing with prejudice their claims against defendants Fogleman & Williams Developments, Inc. (“Fogleman”) and John D. Reynolds, individually and d/b/a Reynolds Construction of Chapel Hill, L.L.C. (“Reynolds”).

On 31 March 1999, plaintiffs purchased a townhouse in Cary, N.C., from its original owner, Marshall Lyle Gurley, Sr. (“Mr. Gurley”). The townhouse, built in 1994, had been finished externally with Exterior Insulation and Finish System (“EIFS”), a synthetic stucco product. Plaintiffs lived…