Bilt Rite of Augusta, Inc. v. Gardner

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

James and Inez Gardner sued Bilt Rite of Augusta, Inc., for negligence and breach of warranty in installing a polyurethane foam roof on their house.

At trial the evidence showed that the manufacturer of this particular polyurethane foam product specified that the thickness of foam applied to the roof must be one inch minimum and preferably one-and-one-half inches or more, except for edges which may be tapered off. The Gardners produced pieces of the middle of their roof showing that the foam applied to several areas of the roof was no more than one-half inch thick and…