Warranty Guide

LIMITED WARRANTY
SHEATHING AND STURD-I-FLOOR® PANELS
EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/01/2015
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LIMITED WARRANTY
SHEATHING AND STURD-I-FLOOR® PANELS
EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/01/2015
1. LIMITED WARRANTY. Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC (“GP”)
provides the following limited warranties (“Limited Warranty”) with
respect to Blue Ribbon® brand oriented strand board sheathing
(“Blue Ribbon Sheathing”) and Sturd-I-Floor® brand panels (“Blue
Ribbon Sturd-I-Floor”) (respectively, the “Product”) manufactured by
GP or its affiliated U.S.-based Georgia-Pacific companies and
installed as applicable in homes or buildings located within the
continental United States. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY
AS THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS BELOW. GP warrants as follows:
(a) TO THE ORIGINAL HOME OWNER
“Lifetime Limited Warranty.”
(i) GP warrants to original owners of homes or
buildings constructed with the Product and to owners who
installed the Product for home or building improvements
(“Original Home Owner”) that the Product will be free of
Delamination (as defined in Paragraph 1(d) below) caused
by a manufacturing or design defect.
(ii) GP further warrants to the Original Home Owner
that Product bearing the APA®-The Engineered Wood
Association certifications will, on the date of manufacture,
meet the applicable Industry Standard (as defined in
Paragraph 1(d) below).
This Lifetime Limited Warranty shall stay in effect for so long as
an Original Home Owner owns the home or building. This
Lifetime Limited Warranty is non-transferrable unless GP
expressly approves the transfer in writing, which approval is
reserved to GP’s sole discretion. Additional restrictions are set
out in Paragraph 2 below.
(b) TO COMMERCIAL PURCHASERS
“Two Year Transferrable Limited Warranty.” For a period of
two (2) years from the date of manufacture, GP warrants that
Product will be free from manufacturing defects preventing
resale or installation by Commercial Purchasers (as defined in
Paragraph 1(d) below). This Two Year Limited Warranty is
fully transferrable and shall apply to each subsequent
Commercial Purchaser during the two years following its
manufacture. Additional restrictions are set out in Paragraph 2
below.
(c) DEFINITIONS
“Industry Standard” as used in this Limited Warranty means that
any Product bearing the APA®-The Engineered Wood
Association certifications will, on the date of manufacture, meet
the applicable manufacturing standards under U.S. Product
Standard PS-2 in effect at the time of manufacture.
“Delamination” means a visible separation between layers that
normally receive adhesive at their interface and are firmly
contacted in the pressing operation. Wood characteristics such as
checking, leafing, splitting, and broken grain are not to be
construed as Delamination.
“Warranted Condition” as used in this Limited Warranty means,
as applicable, Product Delamination, Product that fails to meet
the Industry Standard on the date of manufacture, or Product
that has a manufacturing defect which prevents resale or
installation, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of
this Limited Warranty.
“Commercial Purchasers” as used in this Limited Warranty means
individuals and entities holding title to Product as inventory for
commercial resale, and home builders and contractors until
installation of Product into homes or buildings.
“You” or “Your” as used in this Limited Warranty means, as
applicable, the Original Home Owner, home builder or contractor, or
Commercial Purchaser recipient of this Limited Warranty.
2. WHAT WE WILL DO; YOUR LIMITED REMEDY.
(a) TO THE ORIGINAL HOME OWNER
“Lifetime Limited Warranty.” In the event of Product
Delamination, or if Product fails to meet the Industry Standard on the
date of manufacture, GP will, in its sole discretion, either repair or
replace the nonconforming portion of the Product, or reimburse you
twice the original retail purchase price of the nonconforming portion
of the Product. If you are unable to establish the original retail
purchase price, such shall be determined by GP in its reasonable
discretion. GP’s repair or replacement of the nonconforming portion of
the Product or reimbursement as described herein is GP’s only
obligation with respect to the Product and also your sole and
exclusive remedy for damage allegedly caused by, or a defect of
any nature in, the Product.
(b) TO COMMERCIAL PURCHASERS
“Two Year Transferrable Limited Warranty.” GP will replace, without
charge, any portion of the Product that is not saleable or installable
because of a manufacturing defect for which GP is provided written
notice of your claim within two (2) years from the date Product is
manufactured. GP’s replacement of the nonconforming portion of the
Product is GP’s only obligation with respect to the Product and also
your sole and exclusive remedy for damage allegedly caused by, or
a defect of any nature in, the Product. This Two Year Transferrable
Limited Warranty does not cover any claims made more than two (2)
years from the date Product is manufactured.
3. WHAT YOU MUST DO; CONDITIONS OF LIMITED WARRANTY.
Coverage under this Limited Warranty shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:
(a) Promptly following discovery of a Warranted Condition,
you must provide written notice to GP at 133 Peachtree Street N.E.,
14th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303, Attn: Claims Manager. The notice must
describe the location and details of the claimed defect and include
photographs and any additional information reasonably requested
by GP to investigate the claim. Original Home Owners must
additionally provide proof that he or she is an Original Home Owner.
(b) Prior to beginning any permanent repair, you must allow
GP or its agent a reasonable time (at least thirty (30) days after
receipt by GP of all reasonably requested information) to enter the
property and structure where the Product is installed to examine,
photograph and take samples of the Product. Failure to follow the
requirements of this Paragraph 3 may permit GP to void this Limited
Warranty. GP is not responsible to the extent any Warranted
Condition is worsened by your failure to promptly report such claimed
defect.
(c) With respect to any Dispute (as defined in Paragraph 7(a)
below), including but not limited to any Dispute arising out of or
relating to GP’s denial or partial honoring of a warranty claim, you
must proceed to mandatory arbitration or small claims court, subject to
the terms herein (SEE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN PARAGRAPH
7).
4. WHAT YOUR LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER. A
Warranted Condition shall not include, and this Limited Warranty
does not cover, any alleged Product claim resulting from or in any
way attributable to: (a) Accident or abuse; (b) Misuse or
misapplication of the Product, which includes any use or application of
Blue Ribbon Sheathing other than for roof or wall sheathing, or any
use or application of Blue Ribbon Sturd-I-Floor other than for a single
layer floor; (c) Failure to store, handle, install or maintain a Product
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