Warranty Guide
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IVC US Details & Denitions of Residential Warranties
Warranties as defined below ensure that your IVC US floor will perform properly for the stated warranty period when
installed in accordance with IVC US Residential Installation Guide over approved substrates and underlayments and using
the recommended adhesives and bond/seam sealers with proper care and maintenance.
Manufacturing Defects Warranty
ensures that your floor will be free of manufacturing defects.
Contract & Expansion Resistant Warranty
ensures that your floor will not contract or expand, excluding areas of
extreme localized temperature variations.
Curl-Crack-Rip-Tear-Gouge Resistant Warranty
ensures that your floor will not curl, crack rip, tear or gouge from
normal household use* and proper maintenance.
Cold Crack Warranty
ensures that your floor will not crack in indoor cold conditions down to 20°F (-6.6
⁰
C)**. (Area must
be enclosed with no exposure to the elements.)
Waterproof Warranty
ensures that your floor will not permanently discolor from topical water or moisture***.
Mold & Mildew Resistant Warranty
ensures that your floor will not be affected by mold, mildew and/or alkaline****.
Scuff Resistant Warranty
(on products with a polyurethane lacquer) ensures that your floor will not permanently scuff
from shoe soles.
Household Stain Resistant Warranty
ensures that your floor will not permanently stain from common household
products, excluding permanent marker, permanent dyes & finishing stains.
Yellowing Stain Resistant Warranty
(on products with a polyurethane lacquer) ensures that your floor will not
permanently stain or yellow from foot traffic, including asphalt track off*****.
Wear Resistance Warranty
ensures your floor will not wear through the wear layer under normal household conditions
and proper maintenance******.
*Normal household use is defined as common daily activities in the home, excluding pet damage such as chewing, digging,
clawing, etc.
**
Flooring must either be permanently installed using iGrip Permanent Adhesive for Sheet Vinyl or Loose Lay (no more than 25 square
yards and no more than 1 seam).
***Waterproof warranty applies to the sheet vinyl product itself and does not extend to damage of the subfloor or adhesives; and refers to
topical moisture or topical water exposure. It does not cover moisture or water coming from below/underneath the product, and does not
cover flooding or intentional damage or misuse.
****A floor discolored due to mold or mildew growth will be replaced only one time. If the replacement floor fails in the same manner, the
site conditions may not be acceptable for the installation of sheet vinyl.
***** A floor discolored due to asphalt track off will be replaced only one time. If the replacement floor fails in the same manner, the site
conditions may not be acceptable for the installation of sheet vinyl.
******Wear-through is defined as complete loss of the wear layer so that the printed pattern or design is altered. Gloss reduction is not
considered wear and is not covered by this warranty.
This document is reviewed on an ongoing basis.
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