TJI Joist with Flak Jacket Protection floors or flooring materials
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 1, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. CPSC’s own search is on saferproducts.gov.
At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 1, 2017the latest report was made
- Sep 1, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- TJI Joist with Flak Jacket Protection
- Maker
- Weyerhaeuser Co.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Floors or flooring materialsCPSC’s product type: Floors or Flooring Materials (code 1807), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Flooring
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
-
Hurt, no treatment Made Sep 1, 2017, sent to the company Sep 13, 2017, published by CPSC Nov 1, 2017
The product, in the report: Flak Jacket coating to Trus Joists
My husband and I build a Westport Home in Commercial Pinot, OH and moved in June 2, 2017. We received a letter from Westport on July 29, 2017 advising us that the floor joists they installed in our home were emitting an increased level of formaldehyde gases. For the 10 wks we were living in the home we experienced dizziness, coughing, heavy chest, burning eyes and throat, & runny noses. Additionally, our pets experienced similar symptoms. We thought it was due to possible allergies. However, since I recently had an allergy test prior to moving in and it was negative, and we hadn’t experienced these symptoms prior to moving in, we knew it was a direct result from the formaldehyde gas emissions. Since receiving the letter, we’ve been living in a hotel (along with most our neighborhood) for approx. 4 wks now with no real resolution. Westport is only giving us 1 option to remediate, which is to apply a latex type of paint to the floor joists to minimize the emissions of the gases. This is NOT a proven method nor has it been approved by anyone (EPA, etc) to work or withstand the test of time. At this time, only the manufacture, Weyerhaeuser, allegedly “tested” this product and claims it works. However, since it’s already been proven that Weyerhaeuser failed to properly test their flak jacket formaldehyde coating used on the floor joists before they sold it to the public to be installed in approx 2200 homes, jeopardizing our health & property values, How can we trust that they properly tested this so called “paint remedy”? How long will the paint minimize the fumes? How long did they test the paint solution? If it fails, how will we know (particularly on finished bsmts) unless we start getting sick again? If what they are alleging that “the formaldehyde gas emissions dissipate in 12-18 months after the paint”, then why is there a “lifetime warranty”?, Why is the Dept of Agricultural and EPA saying that Formaldehyde CANNOT be encapsulated? Lastly, If there’s no definitive proof the paint remediation works, why isn’t Westport offering alternative options that other builders are offering (scrapping or dry ice-blasting the formaldehyde off or replacement of the joist)? True and full remediation would include the full removal the joists that are emitting cancer causing carcinogens and replace them with a clean safe product to ensure the safety of 2200 families affected. That’s what we paid for and that’s what we should demand Westport to deliver so we don’t end up like the people affected by asbestos who no have cancer.
- Bought from
- Westport HOmes, Ohio
- Bought
- Jun 2, 2017
- Where
- Commercial Point, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 9, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand TJI Joist with Flak Jacket Protection, made or sold by Weyerhaeuser Co.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
Sources
-
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.