Installation Guide
WARRANTY
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TREX® RAINESCAPE® LIMITED
TWENTY-YEAR WARRANTY
READ THESE WARRANTY TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR
USING THE TREX® RAINESCAPE® DECK DRAINAGE SYSTEM. INSTAL
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LATION AND USE OF THE SYSTEM AND/OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENTS
SHALL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS WARRANTY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE
TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THIS WARRANTY, RETURN
THE TREX RAINESCAPE
DECK DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO THE PLACE OF
PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND.
1. WARRANTY
IBP, LLC (“IBP”) warrants to the original end use purchaser (“Owner”)
that the Trex® RainEscape® Deck Drainage System (excluding all tapes
and similar ancillary products) (“System”) will be free from defects in
materials or workmanship under normal and proper use for a period of
twenty years from the date of purchase (“Warranty Period”) and that
Trex® RainEscape® branded System components will conform to IBP’s
published manufacturer specifications, but only with respect to use
of the System on the original structure to which it was installed. THIS
WARRANTY IS SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET
FORTH HEREIN. This limited warranty shall not apply if (i) the original
end use purchaser fails to install and maintain the System in strict
compliance with IBP’s installation and maintenance instructions, (ii) the
System has been damaged as a result of misuse or abuse, by accident or
by negligence, including, without limitation, striking, breaking, punctur
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ing, cutting, burning or melting the System and all other activities which
cause damage to the System, (iii) the System has been damaged as a
result of shifting soils, (iv) the System has been damaged as a result
of exposure to long-wave infrared energy reflected from low emissivity
glass, (v) the System has been damaged as a result of an Act of God,
including, without limitation, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes,
hail, forest, wild or other fires and other severe weather or natural phe
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nomena, (vi) the System has been damaged as a result of the disposal
of caustic substances on or through the System, (vii) the System has
been altered, (viii) the System has been damaged as a result of improper
storage, handling or use of the System, or (ix) the System fails to perform
to IBP’s published specifications for any reason other than defects in ma
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terials or workmanship. Subject to the conditions set forth in this Limited
Warranty, IBP will, at its option, either repair or replace parts/product
which proves to be defective during the warranty period.
2. DISCLAIMER OF OTHER WARRANTIES
The preceding warranty is the sole and exclusive warranty, express or
implied, extended by IBP with respect to the System and the System
components. The express warranty set forth above supersedes any and
all prior, contrary or additional warranties and representations, whether
written or oral. THE WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS EXCLUSIVE AND
IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES BY IBP, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ALL
OF WHICH ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED BY IBP, INCLUD
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ING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FIT-
NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL WARRANTIES ARISING
BY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OR
TRADE. NO EMPLOYEE, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR DISTRIBUTOR
OF THE SYSTEM HAS ANY AUTHORITY TO BIND IBP TO ANY UNDER
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STANDING, AGREEMENT, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY EXCEPT AS
STATED IN ABOVE.
3. EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY
If during the Warranty Period, the System or System components do
not conform to the Warranty set forth herein with respect to the original
structure to which it was installed and if the Owner shall provide IBP with
written notice of the claimed defect and otherwise comply with the terms
set forth below, then within a reasonable time of its determination that
the System or System components do not conform to the Warranty set
forth above IBP will, at its option and in its sole discretion, either: (i) pro
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vide replacement parts/components for any nonconforming or defective
parts/components, or (ii) remit to Owner the percentage of the purchase
price Owner paid to purchase the non-conforming System parts/compo
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nents equal to the percentage of the Warranty Period remaining from the
time Owner notified IBP, in the manner provided below, of the noncon
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formity. THESE REMEDIES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE AND SOLE REMEDIES
FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY. Consequently, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, IBP will not under any circumstances provide
or be liable for labor costs, costs of removal or reinstallation of parts/
components of the System, disposal costs, freight, taxes, or any other
costs, charges or expenses incurred by Owner in connection with any
nonconforming or defective parts/components.
4. DISCLAIMER OF INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
IBP SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDI
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RECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, TREBLE, EXEMPLARY
OR OTHER SIMILAR LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING UNDER OR AS A RE
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SULT OF THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT,
STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM
IBP’s FAILURE TO TIMELY DELIVER SYSTEM PARTS/COMPONENTS,
FROM THE USE, MISUSE, INABILITY TO USE THE SYSTEM AND/OR
SYSTEM PARTS/COMPONENTS, FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
SYSTEM AND/OR SYSTEM COMPONENTS OR FROM ANY ACT OR
FAILURE TO ACT BY IBP. However, some states do not allow the exclusion
or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limita
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tions may not apply to you.
5. PROCEDURE FOR INITIATING A WARRANTY CLAIM
As a condition precedent to Owner’s right to seek a remedy for a System
or System products/components which allegedly does not conform to
the warranty set forth in this Limited Warranty, Owner must strictly com
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ply with all of the terms of this Limited Warranty; if Owner fails to strictly
comply with all of the terms of this Limited Warranty, IBP shall have no
obligation or liability of any kind or nature under this Limited Warranty.
Owner must notify IBP, in writing, at the address set forth below, of the
alleged failure to conform to the warranty within thirty (30) days after
Owner discovers the alleged nonconformity. The notice must also provide
clear, unaltered pictures of the alleged non-conformity, describe with rea
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sonable specificity the location and nature of the alleged nonconformity
and its proximity to any to any low emissivity glass, include the original
invoice or other proof of purchase, provide evidence establishing that the
Owner was the initial purchaser of the System, provide evidence estab
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lishing the date the System was purchased, provide evidence establishing
the address of the site where the System was initially installed, and pro
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vide the Owner’s name and contact information. Thereafter, Owner must
cooperate with IBP by promptly supplying such additional information as
IBP may reasonably request in order to establish whether or not System
parts/components failed to conform to the warranty set forth herein and
by providing IBP and/or its representatives with access to the System to
conduct any reasonable inspection which they deem necessary. If Owner
fails to supply IBP with such additional information as IBP may request
or if Owner fails to supply IBP or its representatives with access to the
System to conduct any reasonable inspection within ninety days follow
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ing request by IBP, IBP shall have no obligation or liability of any kind or
nature under this Limited Warranty. IBP shall have a reasonable period in
which to determine if the System parts/components failed to conform to
the warranty set forth in this Limited Warranty.
6. LIMITATIONS PERIOD. No action under this Agreement may be
brought by Owner against IBP more than one (1) year after Owner discov
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ers the alleged nonconformity of System parts/components.
7. APPLICABLE LAW; VENUE. This Limited Warranty shall be governed
by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Colorado, USA (excluding the choice of law rules thereof). Owner hereby
(a) agrees that all disputes and matters whatsoever arising under, in con
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nection with, or incident to this Limited Warranty shall be litigated, if at
all, in and before a court located in the State of Colorado to the exclusion
of the courts of any other state or country, and (b) irrevocably submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the District Court for the County of Arapahoe,
Colorado in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Lim
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ited Warranty, and hereby irrevocably waives any objection to the laying
of venue of any such action or proceeding in such court and any claim
that any such action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
8. SEVERABILITY. If any covenant or agreement set forth in this Limited
Warranty conflicts with any applicable statute, law, rule or regulation,
such covenant or agreement shall be deemed by to be modified but only
to the extent necessary to conform to what is allowed under such statute,
law, rule or regulation. If for any reason whatsoever, any one or more of
the provisions of this Limited Warranty shall be held or deemed to be
inoperative, unenforceable or invalid as applied to any particular case
or in all cases, such circumstances shall not have the eect of rendering
such provision invalid in any other case or of rendering any of the other
provisions of this Limited Warranty inoperative, unenforceable or invalid.
7. ADDRESS FOR NOTICES TO IBP: IBP, LLC, 2190 W. Bates Ave.,
Englewood, CO 80110.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other
rights which vary from State to State. Version 2022.05.