CertainTeed Corporation — originally Certain-Teed Products Corporation — was a major manufacturer of asbestos-containing building materials including asbestos cement pipe, asbestos shingles, asbestos siding, asbestos floor products, and asbestos-containing insulation. CertainTeed’s asbestos cement pipe was used extensively in construction of naval shore installations — plumbing, drainage, and utility systems at Navy bases used asbestos cement pipe throughout the construction period. CertainTeed also manufactured asbestos mud powder and other specialty asbestos products used in construction and industrial applications. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document CertainTeed Corporation as a named defendant in multiple naval asbestos proceedings, with asbestos cement pipe product identification, asbestosis case documentation from Navy veterans, and co-identification alongside Crane Co. and other major naval asbestos defendants.

Documented Asbestos — CertainTeed Corporation in Naval Litigation

Formal Defendant Identification — CertainTeed and Crane Co.

CertainTeed Asbestos Cement Pipe — Named Product

Navy Veteran Asbestosis Cases — CertainTeed

Multi-Defendant Navy Asbestos Listings

CertainTeed Products in Naval Applications

Asbestos cement pipe: CertainTeed’s asbestos cement pipe was used in water supply, drainage, electrical conduit, and utility systems throughout naval shore installations — base housing, administrative buildings, maintenance shops, and technical facilities. Naval construction projects from the 1940s through the 1970s used asbestos cement pipe in utility systems throughout base infrastructure.

Asbestos shingles and siding: CertainTeed manufactured asbestos cement roofing shingles and siding panels used on base housing and administrative buildings at naval installations throughout the United States.

Asbestos mud powder and patching compounds: CertainTeed’s asbestos-containing patching and sealing compounds were used by maintenance workers at naval facilities for repairs and construction work.

VA Claims and Legal Options — CertainTeed Corporation

Navy veterans who served at shore installations where CertainTeed asbestos cement pipe, siding, or other products were present, and shipyard workers who worked with or near CertainTeed asbestos products, who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease, may qualify for:

  • VA service connection under VA asbestos-claim guidance for veterans with documented duty at naval shore installations during the construction and renovation period when CertainTeed asbestos products were in active use
  • Civil claims against CertainTeed Corporation based on documented asbestos cement pipe and product use at naval installations

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting duty at naval shore installations where CertainTeed asbestos cement materials were installed
  • Rating or occupation records — electrician, plumber, construction, or maintenance roles that involved working with or near asbestos cement pipe
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including CertainTeed Corporation as a named defendant alongside Crane Co. in naval asbestos proceedings, CertainTeed asbestos cement pipe product identification, asbestos mud powder attribution, Navy veteran asbestosis case documentation, and CertainTeed in formal Navy asbestos product listings. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.