CertainTeed Fiberglass Horizon Shingles Settlement: Who Qualifies, What It Pays, and the 2030 Deadline

Homeowners and building owners sued CertainTeed LLC in 2019, alleging that its Horizon brand asphalt fiberglass shingles were defective and failed prematurely, causing property damage and economic loss, and that they did not perform as CertainTeed's representations and warranty promised. The case was assigned to Judge Paul S. Diamond in Philadelphia.

CertainTeed disputes the allegations, and the court never decided whether the shingles were defective. The parties settled after mediation. The court held the final approval hearing on December 22, 2022, and approved the settlement on January 31, 2023, according to the official settlement website.

Unlike a cash-fund settlement, this is a claims-made program: CertainTeed reviews each roof and pays eligible claims directly, with no fixed total. CertainTeed agreed not to oppose $1,690,000 in combined attorneys' fees, costs, and incentive awards, paid separately from homeowner benefits. For other building product and warranty claims, see our guide to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.

You are likely in the settlement class if:

• You own a building in the United States (house, condo, duplex, apartment, or commercial building).
• CertainTeed Fiberglass Horizon shingles, made by CertainTeed until 2009, were installed on it between 1995 and 2010.
• You are eligible under the shingles' limited warranty, which generally means the original owner or the first subsequent owner.
• The roof shows Qualifying Damage: cracking, fishmouthing, curling, degranulating, or other premature deterioration caused by a manufacturing defect.

Not covered: CertainTeed organic Horizon shingles; builders, contractors, installers, and suppliers (unless the shingles are on their own home or building); CertainTeed employees; and claims already resolved by a judgment, a signed release, a cashed CertainTeed or insurance payment, or replacement shingles. A roof or section never previously claimed can still be submitted. If you bought the house from a second owner or later, the claim form says you are not covered.

CertainTeed first measures the Replacement Area. If more than 5% of a roof plane shows qualifying damage, the whole plane counts; under 5%, only the damaged shingles count. It then pays $40.00 per square (a roofing square is 100 square feet) for that area, prorated for age:

Installed	Warranty (new)	Proration
1995 to 2003	25 years to 30 years	1/384 per month
2004 to 2010	30 years to 35 years	1/444 per month

Our illustration, assuming each month in service reduces the $40 by the stated fraction: a roof installed in January 2008 and claimed in late 2026 has been in service about 224 months, leaving roughly half, or about $20 per square. A 25-square roof plane would then be worth about $500. A roof installed in 2002 recovers much less, under $10 per square. These are estimates, not official figures; CertainTeed calculates each claim.

If CertainTeed previously made you a written cash offer on a warranty claim that you never signed off on, you get the greater of that offer or the settlement amount. Damage that CertainTeed finds was mainly caused by improper installation is denied, though you can rebut that finding. Our guide on why payouts come in smaller than expected explains proration in more depth.

1. Confirm the product. Check old invoices, the roofer's paperwork, or shingle markings to confirm Fiberglass Horizon (not organic Horizon).
2. Get the claim form from the official settlement website's documents page.
3. Gather proof: proof of ownership and the date you acquired the property, clear photos of each damaged roof plane, roof measurements, and proof of product identity. The claim form says a shingle sample is the fastest, and sometimes the only, way a claim can be processed.
4. List prior claims: any earlier warranty or insurance claim, with claim numbers and amounts received.
5. Submit by email to the address on the claim form or by mail to CertainTeed Roofing, Horizon Settlement Administrator, 805 W. 5th Street, Suite 7, Lansdale, PA 19446, postmarked by March 2, 2030.

Keep copies; submitted materials are not returned. The administrator may ask for more information, and not responding can forfeit the claim. For general tips, see how to file a settlement claim and when proof is required.

Event	Date
Opt-out and objection deadline	November 22, 2022
Final approval hearing	December 22, 2022
Court approval	January 31, 2023
Claim deadline	March 2, 2030

Claims are paid on a rolling basis because the settlement is already approved, so there is no waiting for a final hearing. The opt-out window closed in 2022, so class members are bound by the release and cannot sue separately over these claims. Because proration shrinks the payment every month, filing sooner generally pays more than filing near the deadline.

If your shingles are organic Horizon, were installed after 2010, or you are a third or later owner, this settlement does not cover you. Your remaining options may include CertainTeed's standard limited warranty, your homeowners insurance for storm damage (see homeowners insurance), or state warranty and consumer protection law. The settlement notes that it does not reduce rights under a CertainTeed limited warranty for claims it does not resolve.

For other open product claims, browse our open settlements list, including the Lennox evaporator coil settlement for leaking HVAC coils. If you have major roof or structural damage beyond what this program pays and you are outside the class, a free case review can connect you with independent attorneys who handle product defect claims.