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WARRANTY

I. Warranty Coverage

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Limited

Warranty (“Warranty”), Arch Treatment Technologies,

Inc. (“Arch”) warrants that Wolmanized

Wood will be

resistant against damage caused by termites or fungal

decay that renders such Wolmanized Wood structurally

unt for its Permitted Use for as long as a Homeowner

owns the structure built using Wolmanized Wood. In

this Warranty, the term “Wolmanized

Wood” refers

to both Wolmanized

Residential Outdoor

Wood

(pressure treated with our Wolman

E copper azole

preservative). Capitalized terms used in this Warranty

are dened herein or in the AWPA or ICC-ES evaluation

report.

II. Who is Covered

Arch extends this Warranty to the original purchaser of

Wolmanized

Wood or the rst owner (“Homeowner”) of

a structure built with Wolmanized

Wood if the structure

is built by a contractor or builder. This Warranty is not

transferrable to any subsequent owner or beneciary.

III. Duration

The Warranty period begins on the date the Homeowner

or the Homeowner’s contractor, as applicable, purchases

the Wolmanized

Wood and lasts for as long as the

Homeowner owns the property on which the Wolmanized

Wood structure is built. Coverage terminates when the

Homeowner sells or transfers such property.

IV. Requirements for Coverage

All of the following conditions must be met for Warranty

coverage:

1. The Homeowner must show that all of the wood

submitted for Warranty coverage is Wolmanized

Wood that references the Wolmanized

Wood brand

name and website (www.wolmanizedwood.com) on

the end tag that is attached to such wood.

2. The Wolmanized

Wood must be used within the fty

(50) United States of America; however, Douglas

r, hem-r, and western hemlock are only covered

by this Warranty when used in the states of Alaska,

Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,

Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington,

Wyoming, and Hawaii. For the avoidance of doubt,

Wolmanized

Wood used outside of the fty (50)

United States, including Wolmanized

Wood used

in any U.S. territory or protectorate is expressly

excluded from the Warranty.

3. The Wolmanized

Wood must be used in a privately-

owned residential or agricultural property. Wood

used in any other type of property, including commercial,

industrial, or commonly owned property (including

condominiums) or multifamily apartment buildings is

not covered.

4. The Wolmanized

Wood must only be used in an

application that conforms to the product use catego-

ries established by the AWPA or ICC-ES evaluation

reports that are in eect at the time the Wolmanized

Wood is installed (“Permitted Use”). The Permitted

Use is listed on Wolmanized

Wood end tags (for

example, the end tag will state whether a piece of

Wolmanized

Wood is treated for Above Ground,

Ground Contact, or Ground Contact Heavy Duty

Permitted Uses). For more information on selecting

Wolmanized

Wood that adheres to the Permitted

Use requirements, please visit www.Wolmanized-

WoodU.com. For the avoidance of doubt, in order

to qualify for Warranty coverage, Ground Contact

treatment of Wolmanized

Wood is necessary

for physically above-ground applications when

Wolmanized

Wood:

(a) Stays in contact with soil or other debris;

(b) Installation allows for insucient ventilation and

air circulation to permit Wolmanized

Wood to

dry completely;

after landscaping) above ground on permeable

building materials (including above concrete,

treated wood, soil, water, bark, leaf litter, or

other ground surface);

(d) Is in contact with non-durable untreated or older

construction with any evidence of decay;

(e) Is subject to frequent or recurring sources of

articial wetting;

(f) Is located in tropical climates; or

(g) Is critical to the performance and safety of the

structure and dicult to maintain, repair, or

replace (including, but not limited to, joists and

beams for decks, docks, walkways, and other

structures).

Note that: (i) Wolmanized

Wood that is subject to

salt water splash and Wolmanized

Wood posts

supporting houses, garages, sunrooms, barns,

or other permanent structures must be treated to

Ground Contact Heavy Duty.

5. The Wolmanized

Wood must be installed as follows:

(a) Surfaces that have been cut or trimmed may

not be used in the ground.

(b) Surfaces that have been cut or trimmed and

other holes or damage should be treated with a

wood preservative end-cut solution in accordance

with the label’s directions. Acceptable wood

preservatives include

Outlast

Q8 Log Oil or other products containing

a minimum of 0.675% copper as oxine copper

(copper-8 or copper-8-quinolinolate) or 1%

copper as copper naphthenate.

Wood

must be built in accordance with all applicable

laws, regulations, ordinances, and building

codes.

V. What this Warranty Does Not Cover

This Warranty does not cover:

damage resulting from any cause other than

termites or fungal decay including, but not limited

to surface mold growth, staining (such as blue

stain), damage from exposure to weather (such as

discoloration, graying, splitting, cracking, checking,

warping, or twisting), ordinary wear and tear, mis-

use, or acts of God (such as a lightning, wind storm,

hurricane, tornado, hail, ood, re or similar natural

phenomena);

Wolmanized

Wood that is used in foundation systems

or in framing (such as Permanent Wood Foundation

systems, piling, post frame type construction using

round poles or heavy timbers);

Wolmanized

Wood that is used in swimming pool

sidewalls;

Wolmanized

Wood used as vineyard stakes or tree

supports in agricultural applications;

Wolmanized

Wood that is immersed in salt water;

damage that does not render Wolmanized

Wood

structurally unt for ®Permitted Uses.

VI. How to Make a Claim

1. To make a Warranty claim, Homeowners must

provide end tags (which were attached to the

Wolmanized

Wood when it was purchased) and the

original purchase invoice that relate to the damaged

Wolmanized

Wood. Arch requires that Homeowners

provide enough end tags to show that the amount of

Wolmanized

Wood originally purchased equals or

exceeds the amount that is claimed to be damaged.

If Wolmanized

Wood was purchased for more than

one Permitted Use (e.g., Above Ground Wolmanized

Wood for deck railing and Ground Contact Wolmanized

Wood for deck joists), Homeowners must provide

end tags for each type of Permitted Use. These

should be sent to:

Arch Treatment Technologies, Inc.

Attn: Wolmanized

Wood Warranty Claim Administrator

1200 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway

Alpharetta, GA 30004

2. Homeowners may register Wolmanized

Wood

purchases at www.wolmanizedwood.com/register.

Once registered, Arch will keep Homeowners’

purchase information (including copies of end tags

and invoices) on le for future reference. When

making any Warranty claim, Homeowners may be

required to send Arch photographs and pieces of

damaged and sound wood. In addition, Homeowners

must permit Arch or its representatives to inspect

the structure and test the wood that is claimed to be

damaged.

VII. Remedy

When a Homeowner makes a valid claim, Arch will, at

its option, either (1) provide new Wolmanized

Wood to

replace the damaged wood or (2) reimburse the

Homeowner for the actual, reasonable cost of new

Wolmanized

Wood to replace the damaged wood.

Arch is not responsible for costs of labor or any

other costs associated with repair, removal, or

disposal of damaged wood or the delivery,

handling, installation, construction, repair,

applicable taxes, or similar costs of replacement

Wolmanized

Wood.

VIII. Limitation of Liability

1. InnoeventisArchoritsaliatesliable,whether

in tort, contract, or under any other legal theory,

for any direct, indirect, incidental, special,

consequential, or punitive damages any kind,

whether relating to economic loss, property

damage, death, or personal injury, regardless of

the cause, arising out of or relating to the purchase

or use of Wolmanized

Wood, even if Arch has

been advised of the possibility of the claim.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation

of incidental or consequential damages, in

which event the above limitation or exclusion

may not apply.

2. By purchasing Wolmanized

Wood, each

Homeowner accepts this limited Warranty and

acknowledges that this limited Warranty is the

onlywarrantyoeredbyArchwithrespectto

Wolmanized

Wood and replaces all other

representations and warranties, expressed or

implied, including warranties of merchantability

ortnessforaparticularpurpose.Ifapplicable

law prohibits the exclusion or limitation of

implied warranties, the duration of such warranties

shall be no longer than the duration of this

Warranty. Some states do not allow limitations

on how long an implied warranty lasts, in which

event the above limitation may not apply. Only

Arch is liable under this Warranty and its directors,

ocers, employees, aliates, and agents have no

liability to Homeowners or to others with respect to

the purchase or use of Wolmanized

Wood.

This Warranty provides Homeowners with specic legal

rights.

Homeowners may have other rights, which vary from

state to state.

Wolmanized® Residenal Wood — LIMITED WARRANTY