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30 YEAR PRODUCT WARRANTY
Limited – Prorated
1. Coverage
Magnum
Building Products, LLC (hereinafter MBP) warrants to the first Owner of the
structure to which the product is applied for a period of 30 years from the
date of original purchase, that the Product will be free from manufacturing
defects, including rotting, swelling, delamination and damage from termites,
when properly installed and maintained according to MBP published installation
instructions. (Refer to MBP website for published installation procedures.)
Should any such defect appear, MBP will provide either a replacement of the
defective product – if retail from the selling distributor and if OEM direct
from MBP -or a refund of the original purchase price at MBP’s sole and
exclusive option in accordance with the prorating schedule set forth herein.
Under no
circumstances and in no event shall MBP be liable for any labor charges or
other expenses whatsoever in connection with the removal or installation of
either the original or replacement Product. In the event of replacement under
the terms of this warranty, the original warranty shall apply to the replaced
product and will extend for the balance of the warranty period in effect at
the time the Product proved defective.
Number of Years of Use Obtained After The Original
Purchase Date, MBPs’ Prorated Share of Warranty Obligation is as Follows:
Year 1:
Original purchase price.
Years 2 through 30: Purchaser shall incur a 3.3%
reduction per year.
If the original purchase price cannot be established by
the covered person or entity by producing a copy of the original sales
receipt, the cost will be determined by MBP in its sole and reasonable
discretion. MBP replacement of the defective Product or granting of a refund
pursuant to the terms of Section 1 of this Warranty SHALL BE THE SOLE
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY available to the covered person or entitys with respect to
any defect. MBP will not refund or pay any costs in connection with labor or
supporting materials. Any refund or material replacement by MBP shall
constitute a full settlement and release of all claims of any covered person
or entity hereunder for damages or other relief, and shall be a complete bar
to any litigation filed subsequently to the covered person or entity’s
acceptance of such refund or material replacement.
UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL MBP PRODUCTS BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WITH RESPECT TO ECONOMIC LOSS, INJURY, DEATH OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE
OR OTHERWISE.
2. Conditions
of Warranty
• The Product
must be stored according to the manufacturer’s instructions at all times
between purchase and installation.
• The Product
must be installed according to MBP’s printed installation procedures as set
forth on MBP’s website and all building codes adopted by federal, state or
local governments or government agencies and applicable to the installation.
• IF conflicts exist
between applicable codes and MBP installation instructions, installer is
responsible to contact MBP Service Department for clarification of
installation instructions.
• Failure to
install and finish the Product per the manufacturer’s published instructions
may affect Product performance and will void the Warranty.
3. What the
Customer Must Do
The claimant must provide proof that he/she is a
covered person or entity and notify MBP’s in writing within thirty (30) days
after discovery of any claimed defect or failure covered by this Warranty and
before beginning any permanent repair.
• The claimant
must provide proof of the date of purchase and that MBP’s installation
procedures were followed, as well as proof of property ownership. All
notifications should be sent to: Magnum Building Products – 10150 Highland
Manor Drive – Suite 200 – Tampa, FL 33610 – USA, Attn: Customer Service.
• Upon discovery
of a possible defect or failure, the covered person or entity must immediately,
and at the covered person or entity’s own expense, provide protection of all
property that could be affected until the defect or failure is remedied.
• The property
owner will be required to submit a sample and photographs of the defective
material to MBP for analysis. MBP will then investigate the claim and examine
the material claimed to be defective.
• If requested,
the property owner must provide access for examination by an agent of MBP. If
a defect covered by this warranty is confirmed, MBP, within a reasonable
amount of time after the inspection, will replace the Product, or refund the
original purchase price of the defective Product, pursuant to the terms of
this warranty.
4.
Limitations
• This warranty does not provide protection against any
failure, defect or damage caused by situations and events beyond normal exposure conditions, including
but not limited to:
-Misuse,
abuse, neglect or improper handling, shipping, storage or installation of the
Product.
-Improper
application or application not in strict adherence to MBP’s written
application instructions
-Improper installation of framing or other accessories.
-Settlement or structural movement and /or movement of materials
to which the Product is attached
-Damage from incorrect design of the structure.
-Exceeding the maximum designed, transverse, wind or dead loads
based on MBP published testing results
-Use of accessories that do not
properly receive and/or secure the Product.
-Impact of
foreign objects, fire, earthquake, flood, lightning, hurricane, tornado,
severe weather (including, but not limited to, unusual climate
conditions) or other casualty or act of God.
-Magnum Board® is not a food for mold and mildew;
however, materials that land on Magnum Board® may be. Accordingly, Growth of
mold, mildew, fungi, bacteria, or any organism on any surface of the Product
(whether on the exposed or unexposed surfaces) and in this respect, any
claims of damage caused by mold or mildew are expressly excluded.
-Lack of proper maintenance or any cause other than manufacturing
defects attributable to Magnum Building Products. Magnum Building Products
will have no responsibility hereunder for defective Product subjected to
further processing or alteration after shipment.
-Magnum Building
Products reserves the right to discontinue or modify any of its Products
without notice to the property owner/consumer and shall not be liable as a
result of such discontinuance or modification. If Magnum Building Products
replaces any material under this warranty, it may substitute Product
designated by Magnum Building Products to be of comparable quality or price
range in the event the Product initially installed has been discontinued or
modified.
5. Other
Conditions:
• IN NO EVENT WILL MBP BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND,
INCLUDING ANY DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING, ITS CONTENTS OR ANY PERSONS THEREIN,
WHETHER RESULTING
• FROM NONDELIVERY OR FROM THE USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO
USE THE PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT. THIS WARRANTY REPLACES ALL
OTHER ORAL OR WRITTEN WARRANTIES, LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS OF MBP.
PERTINENT STATE LAW SHALL CONTROL FOR WHAT PERIOD OF TIME FOLLOWING THE SALE
A PROPERTY OWNER/CONSUMER MAY SEEK A REMEDY UNDER THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
• IN NO EVENT SHALL MBP BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING, ITS
CONTENTS, OR ANY PERSONS THEREIN, RESULTING FROM THE BREACH OF THE WARRANTY.
NO FIELD REPRESENTATIVE OR DISTRIBUTOR OR DEALER OF MBP IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE
ANY CHANGE OR MODIFICATION TO THIS WARRANTY.
• SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON, OR THE EXCLUSION
OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT
APPLY.
6.DEFINITIONS
• Products: All
sheathing products manufactured by MBP.
• First
Purchaser: The original distributor or entity to which the product was sold.
• Refund:
Original material price paid by original purchaser, exclusive of any taxes,
freight and documentation charges which may have been incurred at time of
purchase.
• Replacement: To
original purchaser exclusive of any taxes, freight and documentation charges
or other charges which may have been incurred at time of purchase.
• Original
Purchase Price: Original material price paid by original purchaser, exclusive
of any taxes, freight and documentation charges which may have been incurred
at time of purchase.
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