Warranty Guide

Warranty & Claims Department 2600 Grand Blvd., Suite 900 Kansas City, MO 64108
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Cedar Spectrum
TM
Shingle, Hand Split and Round Cut Siding and
Accessories (the “Products”) are manufactured by Variform, Inc. in
accordance with high standards and tight quality controls. The
Products will not rust or corrode because they are made of rigid
polypropylene.
What doeS thiS Warranty Cover?
Limited Lifetime Warranty: Variform, Inc. warrants to you, the owner
of the property at the time the Products were installed, that the
Products are free from defects in material and workmanship in the
course of manufacture if installed according to our specifications.
Limited Fade Warranty. Variform, Inc. also warrants to you that
for a limited period specified below, the Products will not
excessively fade. “Excessive Fading” is more fully set forth in the
Fade Coverage Schedule.
Limited Hail Damage Warranty. Variform, Inc. also provides you
with a limited hail damage warranty, more fully outlined below.
This Warranty is limited to the terms and conditions, exclusions and
limitations, requirements and legal rights stated in this Warranty.
hoW long doeS the Coverage laSt?
Limited Lifetime Warranty. If you are an individual, the Limited
Lifetime Warranty lasts for the life of the property on which the
Products were originally applied (“Property”) for as long as you own
the Property. If you are not an individual (e.g., you are a corporation,
condominium, cooperative housing arrangement, unincorporated
association, school, church, government or public entity, etc.), the
warranty period will be 50 years from the date of original installation
of the Products on the Property, prorated as outlined in the Warranty
Coverage Schedule below. This Limited Lifetime Warranty may be
transferred with the Property. However, upon the transfer, the
warranty period will be no more than 50 years from the date of
original installation of the Products on the Property, prorated in
accordance with the Warranty Coverage Schedule below.
Limited Fade Warranty. Variform, Inc. excessive fade warranty is from
the date of the original installation of the Products on the Property,
even if the warranty is transferred with the Property. See the Fade
Coverage Schedule following for further details.
Limited Hail Damage Warranty. Variform, Inc. hail damage warranty
will last as long as the Variform, Inc. Limited Lifetime Warranty lasts,
and upon transfer with the Property, shall continue based upon the
coverage terms for the Variform, Inc. Limited Lifetime Warranty. What
will We do? You must notify us in accordance with the notice
requirements outlined below, and we must validate the complaint.
Upon the notification and validation, we will undertake the following:
Limited Lifetime Warranty. At our sole option, we will either repair,
replace, refinish or refund to you the value of the Products found to be
defective (or prorated if this warranty is transferred). Our obligations
under this Warranty will in no event exceed the purchase price of the
originally installed Products found to be defective and the cost of labor
involved in the original installation of such defective and the cost of
the labor involved in the original installation of such defective
Products. Any additional costs and expenses beyond these amounts
are your sole responsibility.
Limited Fade Warranty. At our sole option, we will either repair,
replace, refinish or refund to you the value of the Products found to be
defective (or prorated if this warranty is transferred).
Our obligations under this Warranty will in no event exceed the
purchase price of the originally installed Products found to be
defective and the cost of the labor involved in the original
installation of such defective Products. Any additional costs and
expense beyond these amounts are your sole responsibility.
Limited Hail Damage Warranty. It is your responsibility to pursue the
cost of repair or replacement of damaged material through your
homeowner’s insurance or all other applicable insurance coverage. After
you exhaust such coverage, if you have any Product cost that you have
incurred in the purchase of the Product that is necessary to replace the
Product on your Property which was damaged by hail, and these costs
are in excess of your total insurance coverage (excluding your insurance
deductible), we will reimburse you for that difference, up to the cost of
replacement Product for the damaged Product. Any additional costs and
expense beyond these amounts are your responsibility. We will have no
responsibility for any costs associated with the labor required to remove,
replace or install any Product. In the event of repair, replacement or
refinishing under this Warranty, the Warranty applicable to the
replacement material or to the repaired or refinished Products will
extend only for the time remaining under the original Warranty. If we
elect to replace Product under this warranty, we will also cover
reasonable labor costs for the area, as determined in our sole discretion,
for replacement.
What MuSt you do to be Covered?
Because of the length and scope of coverage, you must do the following
to be entitled to coverage:
1. For this warranty to cover you, you must accept this warranty within
one year after installation. You may do this by completing and
returning the attached Warranty Registration Card. We suggest that
you keep a copy for your records.
2. Notify us in writing of any defects or other conditions that may be
covered by this warranty within a reasonable time after you discover
the condition. The written notice should describe the defect in detail.
For claims of excessive color fade, inorder to accurately evaluate, we
will require the submission by homeowner to the manufacturer (a) a
sample piece of the affected area on any and all even color loss claims
and (b) a copy of an annual preventative cleaning schedule. In the
event the claim is approved and the homeowner wants the sample
returned, there will be a $25 handling fee. You should also provide
any additional information that our Warranty Department may
request.
Our notification address is:
Warranty Department, Variform, Inc.**
2600 Grand, Suite 900
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
toll free: [phone]
3. Follow the maintenance procedures listed in this document under
“How to Care for Vinyl Siding.”
4. If you are a First-Time Transferee, your transferor must have
complied witht the above requirements; you must comply with Item
2; and you must also register your ownership of the siding within
thirty days following the transfer. You may do this by fully
completing and returning to us the Warranty Transfer Registration
Card that is attached. We suggest that you keep a copy of this card
for your records.
5. In the event we choose to repair or replace siding, you may need to
identify a qualified installer or assist us in finding one.
6. Do not begin repair before you receive written notice from us. All
warranty work must first be approved by us. If we elect to repair or
replace rather than make a refund, we will see that the repair and/or
replacement work is performed at a mutually agreeable time.
Fade Coverage Schedule
“Excessive Fading” is fading that is in excess of the Delta E
Hunter unit measurement indicated below for the Product you
have purchased. Variform, Inc. reserves to itself the sole right to
determine whether a Product has suffered from excessive fading.
Solid Colors: Delta E of four Hunter Units for 10 Years from the
date of original installation. Variegated Colors: (Shaded Cedar and
Shaded Gray) Delta E of seven Hunter units for seven years from
the date of original installation.
What doeSn’t thiS Warranty Cover?
This Warranty does not cover:
• damage of any kind resulting from faulty or improper installation;
• normal weathering is the damaging effects of sunlight and extremes of
weather and atmosphere that may cause any colored surface to fade,
chalk, or become soiled or stained. Exposure to the elements will cause
gradual, uniform change over time. The degree to which normal
weathering occurs will vary depending on air quality, the building’s
location and other local conditions over which we have no control.
• accidental damage;
• settlement;
• structural shrinkage or distortion of the property structure;
• fire;
• lightning, hurricane, tornado, windstorm, earthquake, or other
acts of God;
• harmful chemicals (including harmful cleaning compounds and
pesticides);
• fumes or vapors;
• surface deterioration due to air pollution;
• misuse or abuse;
• vandalism;
• airborne stains, mold and mildew accumulation;
• your failure (or the failure of subsequent Property owners) to
provide reasonable and necessary maintenance of the Products
(see “Care and Maintenance”)
• impact of foreign objects;
• warping or distortion due to exposure to excessive heat sources
(e.g., barbecue grills) or exposure to unusual or excessive reflective
heat sources (e.g., skylight or window reflection, roofing materials,
pools, decks, blacktop, or concrete materials);
• Products that have been painted or whose surface has been altered
in any way without written authorization from Variform, Inc.; or
• any other causes beyond our reasonable control.
other liMitationS
1. This Warranty covers only genuine Cedar Spectrum
TM
Siding and
Accessories. It is your responsibility to verify that the siding, soffit and
accessories installed are our Products.
2. Due to normal weathering, replacement Products may differ in gloss
and color from Products original installed on the Property.
3. We reserve the right to discontinue or change any design or color of
any of our products at any time and without notice or liability. If, for