daum construction homeowner warranty guide

HOMEOWNERWARRANTYGUIDETHISGUIDEISINTENDEDTOPROVIDEDETAILSABOUTYOURFINALWALK-THROUGH,CAREFORYOURNEWHOME,ANDWARRANTYCOVERAGE/LIMITATIONS.

HOMEOWNERWARRANTYGUIDE.......................................................................................................................................................................................-1-FINALWALK-THROUGH...........................................................................................................................................................................................................-2-HOMEWARRANTYPLAN..........................................................................................................................................................................................................-3-NON-OWNEROCCUPIEDHOMESADDENDUM...............................................................................................................................................................-4-HVAC..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-5-PLUMBING.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-6-VINYLWINDOWSANDSLIDINGDOORS............................................................................................................................................................................-7-APPLIANCES...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-8-CABINETRYANDCABINETHARDWARE...........................................................................................................................................................................-8-DRYWALL.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-9-INTERIORPAINTANDSTAIN.................................................................................................................................................................................................-9-ELECTRICAL/RECESSEDCANLIGHTS.............................................................................................................................................................................-10-LIGHTINGFIXTURES................................................................................................................................................................................................................-10-STONESLABCOUNTERTOPS...............................................................................................................................................................................................-11-LAMINATECOUNTERTOPS...................................................................................................................................................................................................-12-SUBFLOOR....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-13-LAMINATEFLOORING............................................................................................................................................................................................................-13-LUXURYVINYLPLANKANDSHEETVINYLFLOORING............................................................................................................................................-14-CARPETFLOORING..................................................................................................................................................................................................................-14-DOORSANDTRIM.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................-15-DOORHARDWARE....................................................................................................................................................................................................................-15-CONCRETE....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-16-VINYLSIDING..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................-17-MASONRY......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-17-ROOFING.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-18-GUTTERS.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-18-EXTERIORPAINTANDSTAIN..............................................................................................................................................................................................-19-GARAGEDOORS.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................-19-LANDSCAPING............................................................................................................................................................................................................................-20-FENCING........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................-20-DISCLAIMERS..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................-21-

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FINALWALK-THROUGH

Thefinalwalk-throughisdesignedtoprovideanopportunityforthebuyertoseetheirfinishedhousepriortoclosing.Duringthefinalwalkthrough,thebuyerwillreceiveabrieforientationontheproductsandfeaturesinthehouseaswellassomeguidelinesformaintenance.

Itisessentialduringthistimethebuyernotesanyvisibledefects,cosmeticorstructural,ontheinteriorandexteriorofthehome.

Pleasenote:Ifacosmeticdefectisnotlistedonthefinalwalk-throughform,itwillnotberepairedorreplacedafterclosing.

Areastocarefullyinspectduringyourwalk-through:

- Concrete:driveway,approach,patio,porch,garageslab- Allpaintedandstainedsurfaces- Interiorandexteriordoors,windows,screens,andmirrors- Countertops- Flooring- PlumbingFixtures:sinks,fiberglassshowers,andfaucets- Lightingfixturesandbulbs- Hardware- Gutters- Siding

TheFinalWalk-Throughformmustbecompletedandsignedwithalldefectslistedtohaveclaimsaddressed.Verbalrequestsarenotbinding.DaumConstructionwillcorrectanydeficienciesorincompleteitemsperthestandardsinyourhouseasnotedduringyourfinalwalk-through.Everyeffortwillbemadetocompletethesecorrectionspriortomove-in,however,duetocircumstancesbeyondourcontrol,someitemsmaytakelongerthanotherstobecorrected.

NOTE:Ifyouasthebuyeroptoutofyourfinalwalk-through,anyandallcosmeticdefectsyoumayfindafterthepurchaseofthehousewillNOTbeaddressed.

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HOMEWARRANTYPLAN

DaumConstructionoffersaone-yearlimitedwarrantyaftertheclosingdateofyourhouse.TheHomeWarrantyPlanonlycoversstructuralandfunctionaldefectsaslistedinthefollowingpages.Thisisnotaninsurancepolicyormaintenanceagreement.Thiswarrantyisfurtherlimitedifthehouseisnon-owneroccupiedand/orusedasarentalproperty.SeeNon-Owner-OccupiedHomesAddendum.TheprovisionsofthisHomeWarrantyPlanonlyextendtoitemsandstructuresinstalledinthehouseoriginallybyDaumConstructionandautomaticallyterminateanywarrantyonanyitemorstructurethathasbeenaltered,adjustedoraddedtoafterclosing.TheHomeWarrantyPlanonlyextendstotheoriginalbuyerofthehouseandautomaticallyterminateswiththesaleofthehouseorupontheexpirationofoneyear,whicheveroccursfirst.DaumConstructionwillhavenoresponsibilitytocorrectanydefectsthatoccurbeyondtheinitialone-yearterm.Thehomeownerresponsibilitieslistedinthisplanareincluding,butnotlimitedto,theitemsstatedinthefollowingpages.PleasesubmitallwarrantyclaimsthroughtheonlinesubmissionformonDaumConstruction’swebsite.NOTE:Findingsonhomeinspectionreportswillbeevaluatedonacase-by-casebasisduetothedifferenceinstandards/opinionsheldbyhomeinspectorsandcityinspectors.DaumConstructionalwaysbuildstocodeandpassesallinspectionsbeforeobtainingcertificateofoccupancy.Forthepurposesofthisguide,sectionslabeled“Warranty”listthecoveredclaims,andsectionslabeled“Limitations”listnon-coveredclaims.

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NON-OWNER-OCCUPIEDHOMESADDENDUM

Ifyourhouseisnon-owneroccupiedand/orusedasarentalproperty,theprovisionssetforthintheDaumConstructionHomeWarrantyPlanarenullandvoidexceptforthefollowing:

- Electricaldefectsduetoworkmanship,suchasnon-functioningswitchesorcircuitbreakermalfunction

- Drywallcrackscausedbythesettlingofthehouseo Onlywarrantedforaone-timefixduringthefirstyear

- Subfloordefects(floorsqueaks)o Onlywarrantedforaone-timefixduringthefirstyear

- HVAC- Roofing- Garagedoorfunctiononlynotcausedbymisuseornegligence- Anystructuraldefectthatthreatenstheintegrityofthehomeand/orthesafetyofthe

occupants

Ifyourclaimfallsunderoneofthecategoriesabove,pleaserefertothepropersectioninthefollowingHomeWarrantyPlanforguidanceonyourclaim.

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INTERIORWARRANTYCOVERAGE

HVACHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- ITISTHERESPONSIBILITYOFTHEHOMEOWNERTOREPLACEAIRFILTERSONAREGULARBASIS–EVERY1-3MONTHSASNEEDED.

- HOMEOWNERSMUSTHAVETHEIREQUIPMENTMAINTENANCEDANNUALLY.IFNOT,THEWARRANTYISVOIDEDBYTHEMANUFACTURER.

- IFLEAVINGYOURHOMEFORANEXTENDEDPERIODOFTIME,KEEPTHEHEATONINYOURHOMEATATEMPERATURENOLOWERTHAN55DEGREES.

- KEEPYOURGARAGEDOORCLOSEDTOSHEILDYOURWATERHEATERFROMTHECOLDOUTSIDETEMPERATURES.WATERHEATERBLANKETSAREALSORECOMMENDED.

- COVEROUTDOORAIR-CONDITIONINGUNITS.- OPENCRAWLSPACEVENTSINSPRINGANDCLOSETHEMINWINTER.- KEEPCRAWLSPACEVENTSFREEFROMDEBRIS.- WHENAWARRANTYISSUEARISES,ALWAYSCALLTHEOFFICEATBILL’SHEATINGANDCOOLING.THEIR

OFFICEHOURSARE7AM–5PM,MONDAYTHROUGHFRIDAYEXCEPTHOLIDAYS.IFYOUCALLAFTERHOURS,YOUWILLBEROUTEDTOTHEONLINETECH(VOICEMAIL),ANDIFTHEREISANEMERGENCY(FURNACENOTWORKINGINFREEZINGTEMPERATURES),STATEITINYOURVOICEMAIL.YOUWILLBEASSISTEDASQUICKLYASPOSSIBLE.

WARRANTY

- DEFECTINWORKMANSHIPOREQUIPMENT

LIMITATIONS

- AIRFILTERREPLACEMENTISNOTCOVERED- DEFECTDUETOMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE- EQUIPMENTTHATISNOTSERVICEDANNUALLYWILLBEVOIDEDOFTHEMANUFACTURER’S

WARRANTY

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PLUMBINGHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- REMOVEALLHOSESFROMEXTERIORHOSEBIBSDURINGCOLDWEATHER.FAILURETODOSOCANRESULTINARUPTUREDWATERLINE.

- WHENAMAJORWATERLEAKOCCURS,SHUTOFFTHEMAINWATERSUPPLYUNTILTHEISSUEISRESOLVED

- REGULARLYCLEANSHOWERHEADSANDOTHERFIXTURESTOAVOIDWATERCALCIFICATION.- CHECKFIBERGLASSSHOWERUNITSFORCOSMETICDEFECTSDURINGTHEFINALWALK-THROUGH.

WARRANTY- STOPPAGENOTEDWITHINTHEFIRSTTWOWEEKSOFOWNERSHIP- FIXTURESNOTPROPERLYINSTALLEDANDNOTEDATFINALWALK-THROUGH- DEFAULTINWORKMANSHIP/INSTALLATION

LIMITATIONS- ANYSTOPPAGENOTMADEKNOWNTODAUMCONSTRUCTIONAFTERTHEFIRSTTWOWEEKSOF

OWNERSHIPISNOTCOVEREDUNDERWARRANTY- FIXTURESDAMAGEDFROMMISUSE/NORMALWEARANDTEAR- COSMETICDAMAGETOFIBERGLASSSHOWERUNITSNOTNOTEDATTIMEOFFINALWALK-THROUGH

WILLNOTBECOVERED

NOTE:ELECTRICANDGASWATERHEATERSARESUPPLIED,INSTALLEDANDWARRANTEEDBYACCURATEPLUMBING.

GASTANKLESSWATERHEATERSARESUPPLIED,INSTALLEDANDWARRANTEEDBYBILL’SHEATING.

DISCLAIMER:ATTHEDISCRETIONOFTHEPLUMBINGSUBCONTRACTOR,IFYOUSUBMITAWARRANTYCLAIMFORANON-ISSUE,I.E.HOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITYORHOMEOWNERDAMAGE,YOUWILLBESUBJECTTOATRIPCHARGEOF$200.

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VINYLWINDOWSANDSLIDINGDOORSHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- ENSUREWINDOWSANDSLIDINGGLASSDOOR(S)FUNCTIONPROPERLYATTHETIMEOFWALK-THROUGH.

- DONOTUSEHIGHLYCONCENTRATEDORABRASIVECLEANERSONGLASSORVINYL- VACUUMDIRTFROMTHEWINDOWSILLANDTRACKBEFORECLEANING.USEAMIXTUREOFDISHSOAP

ANDWATERTOCLEANVINYL,THENRINSEANDWIPEDRY.- TOWASHSCREENS,REMOVEFROMWINDOWANDWASHONAFLAT,CLEANSURFACEWITHMILDSOAP

ANDWATER.

WARRANTY

- WORKMANSHIPONVINYLWINDOWSANDSLIDERDOORSISCOVEREDUNDER1YEARWARRANTYTERM

LIMITATIONS

- DAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE- NORMALWEARANDTEAR- WEATHERRELATEDADJUSTMENTS- IMPROPERFUNCTIONNOTNOTEDATTIMEOFFINALWALK-THROUGH

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APPLIANCESWARRANTY

- APPLIANCESCARRYA1YEARLIMITEDMANUFACTURERWARRANTY.- CUSTOMERSCANFILLOUTAFORMFORSERVICEONLINEAT

https://www.fredsappliances.com/service/ORCONTACTFRED’SAPPLIANCESERVICEDEPARTMENTBYPHONEAT509-327-5536.THESERVICEDEPARTMENTISOPENMONDAY-FRIDAY8:00AM-5:00PM.

LIMITATIONS

- DAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORPOWERSURGE- NORMALWEARANDTEAR

CABINETRYANDCABINETHARDWAREWARRANTY

- DEFECTDUETOWORKMANSHIP- CRACKSORDEFECTSTHATCOMPROMISETHESTRUCTUREOFTHECABINETANDCAUSEDBYFAULTY

MATERIAL,NOTBYDAMAGETOMATERIAL.

LIMITATIONS

- COSMETICDAMAGENOTNOTEDATTIMEOFFINALWALKTHROUGH- FUNCTIONALDAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE- WATERDAMAGE

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DRYWALLHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- EXPANSIONANDCONTRACTIONOFTHEMATERIALSUSEDINCONSTRUCTIONISNORMAL,ESPECIALLYTHEFIRSTYEARAFTERAHOUSEISBUILT.THISCANCAUSESLIGHTCRACKINGINDRYWALL,BUTTHESECRACKSARENOTCONSIDEREDASTRUCTURALDEFECT.

- NAILPOPSCANALSOOCCURDUETOTHESETTLINGOFTHEHOUSEANDARECONSIDEREDNORMAL.SPACKLEPURCHASEDATAHARDWARESTORECANBEUSEDTOREPAIRTHESEPOPS.THESEARECONSIDEREDROUTINEHOMEOWNERMAINTENANCEANDNOTAWARRANTYCLAIM.

WARRANTY

- CRACKSINDRYWALLDUETOTHEHOUSESETTLINGWILLBEREPAIREDONAONETIMEBASISDURINGTHEFIRSTYEAROFHOMEOWNERSHIP.

LIMITATIONS

- HOLESORDAMAGEINDRYWALLNOTNOTEDATTIMEOFFINALWALK-THROUGH

INTERIORPAINTANDSTAINHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- YOURPRE-CONSTRUCTIONADDENDUMLISTSTHEPAINTANDSTAINCOLORSUSEDINYOURHOME.- VISITRODDAPAINTSTOREINCOEURDALENETOPURCHASEADDITIONALPAINTFORTOUCHUP.

WARRANTY

- PEELING/FLAKINGOFPAINTONDOORS/DOORJAMSNOTCAUSEDBYPHYSICALDAMAGETOTHEDOOR,BUTISARESULTOFPRODUCTDEFAULT.

LIMITATIONS

- ANYCOSMETICDEFECTNOTNOTEDATTHEFINALWALK-THROUGH

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ELECTRICAL/RECESSEDCANLIGHTSHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- REPLACEMENTOFLIGHTBULBSASNECESSARY- IFTHEREISANISSUEWITHPOWER,FIRSTCHECKTHECIRCUITBREAKER.THEBREAKERSHOULDBE

SETTOTHE“ON”POSITION,BUTIFANERROROCCURRS,ITWILLSWITCHTOTHETRIPPEDPOSITION.TORESTOREPOWER,TURNSWITCHTOTHE“OFF”POSITIONTHENBACKTO“ON.”

WARRANTY

- DEFECTSDUETOWORKMANSHIPSUCHASNON-FUNCTIONINGSWITCHESORCIRCUITBREAKERMALFUNCTION

LIMITATIONS

- DAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE

DISCLAIMER:ATTHEDISCRETIONOFTHEELECTRICALSUBCONTRACTOR,IFYOUSUBMITAWARRANTYCLAIMTHATISRESOLVEDBYFLIPPINGABREAKER,RESETTINGAGCFI,ORSWITCHINGOUTALIGHTBULB,YOUWILLBESUBJECTTOATRIPCHARGEOF$200.

LIGHTINGFIXTURESWARRANTY

- FIXTURESo DEFECTSANDFINISHCOVEREDUNDER1YEARWARRANTYFROMMANUFACTURER

- CEILINGFANSo LIFETIMEMANUFACTURERWARRANTYONMOTORo 1YEARMANUFACTURERWARRANTYONELECTRONICS(SUCHASREMOTECONTROL)

- LEDBULBSo 3YEARMANUFACTURERWARRANTY

LIMITATIONS

- DAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE

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STONESLABCOUNTERTOPSHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- NEVERPLACEHOTPANSONSTONECOUNTERTOPS.- USEMILD,BLEACH-FREECLEANERSANDASOFTCLOTHTOCLEAN.- DONOTUSEABRASIVECLEANERS/SPONGESTOCLEAN.

WARRANTY

- STONESLABCOUNTERTOPSAREWARRANTIEDTOBEFREEOFDEFECTSINPRODUCTANDWORKMANSHIPFORONEYEAR.

LIMITATIONS

- MISUSEORALTERATIONINCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTO:DROPPINGSOMETHINGTHATCHIPS,SCRATCHESORCRACKSSURFACE,PUTTINGHOTPANSONCOUNTER,ORUSINGANINAPPROPRIATECLEANER.

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LAMINATECOUNTERTOPSHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- NEVERPLACEHEAT-RPODUCINGAPPLIANCES,SUCHASELECTRICSKILLETS,DIRECTLYUPONCOUNTERTOPS.

- NEVERPLACEPOTSORDISHSDIRECTLYFROMTHEOVENORBURNERONANUNPROCTECTEDLAMINATESURFACE.

- NEVERUSEKNIVESOROTHERSHARPOBJECTSDIRECTLYONCOUNTERTOP.- DONOTUSESTEELWOOLOROTHERABRASIVEPADSTOCLEAN.- DONOTUSEACIDIDORABRASIVECLEANERS.- OVENCLEANERS,TOILETBOWLCLEANERS,ANDDYESCONTAINHARSHCHEMICALSTHATCANCAUSE

PERMANENTDAMAGE.IFSPILLSOCCUR,WIPEUPIMMEDIATELY,WASHSURFACEWITHSOAPYWATER,ANDRINSESEVERALTIMES.

- TOCLEANSURFACE,USEADAMPCLOTHORSPONGEWITHAMILDSOAPORCLEANER.RINSETHOROUGHLYWITHWARMWATERANDWIPEDRY.

- DIFFICULTSTAINSSUCHASCOFFEEORTEACANBEREMOVEDUSINGAMILDHOUSEHOLDCLEANERANDASOFT-BRISTLEDBRUSH,REPEATINGASNECESSARY.

WARRANTY

- DEFECTDUETOWORKMANSHIP

LIMITATIONS

- COSMETICDAMAGENOTNOTEDATTIMEOFFINALWALK-THROUGH- DAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORIMPROPERCARE

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SUBFLOORTHESUBFLOORISTHEHARDSURFACEBELOWTHEACTUALFLOORINGMATERIAL.BESURETOSELECT“SUBFLOOR”FROMTHEDROP-DOWNMENUONTHEWARRANTYSUBMISSIONFORMIFYOUAREEXPERIENCINGAFLOORSQUEAK.

DAUMCONSTRUCTIONWILLATTEMPTTOMINIMIZEFLOORSQUEAKSONAONETIMEBASISWITHINTHEFIRSTYEAROFHOMEOWNERSHIP.

ABSENCEOFSQUEAKSISNOTGUARANTEED.LAMINATEFLOORINGHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- PLACEENTRYMATSATOUTSIDEDOORWAYSTOKEEPOUTDOORSUBSTANCESFROMBEINGTRACKEDONTOFLOOR.

- NEVERSLIDEANYTHINGHEAVYACROSSTHEFLOORANDAVOIDCONTACTOFANYSHARPOBJECTSWITHFLOOR.

- WIPEUPSPILLSIMMEDIATELY.- SWEEP,DRYMOP,ORVACUUMREGULARLYWITHAHARDFLOORSETTINGORATTACHMENTDONOT

USEAVACCUMMBEATERBAR.- NEVERUSEASTEAMMOP,WETMOPORSPRAYINGMOPONLAMINATEFLOORSASTHEMOISTUREWILL

GETINTHECRACKSOFTHEFLOORANDCAUSEITTOSWELL.- USEONLYCLEANINGPRODUCTSAPPROVEDFORLAMINATEFLOORS.WERECCOMMENDBONA®

PRODUCTSTOBEUSEDASDIRECTED.

WARRANTY

- DEFECTDUETOWORKMANSHIP/INSTALLATION

LIMITATIONS

- DEFECTDUETOIMPROPERCAREORNEGLIGENCE,SUCHASALLOWINGSTANDINGWATERONFLOORINGTHATCAUSESTHEFLOORINGTOWARPORUSINGIMPROPERCLEANINGPRODUCTS.

- HOLESORSCRATCHESNOTNOTEDATTIMEOFFINALWALKTHROUGH- NORMALWEARANDTEAR

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LUXURYVINYLPLANKANDSHEETVINYLFLOORINGHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES


- WIPEUPSPILLSIMMEDIATELYTOPREVENTSTAINING.- SWEEP,DRYMOP,ORVACUUMREGULARLYWITHAHARDFLOORSETTINGORATTACHMENTDONOT

USEAVACCUMMBEATERBAR.- NEVERSLIDEANYTHINGHEAVYACROSSTHEFLOORANDAVOIDCONTACTOFANYSHARPOBJECTS

WITHFLOOR.- USEONLYCLEANINGPRODUCTSAPPROVEDFORVINYLFLOORS.WERECCOMMENDBONA®PRODUCTS

TOBEUSEDASDIRECTED.

WARRANTY- DEFECTSINMATERIALANDWORKMANSHIP

LIMITATIONS- DEFECTDUETOIMPROPERCAREORNEGLIGENCE- HOLESORSCRATCHESNOTNOTEDATTIMEOFFINALWALKTHROUGH- NORMALWEARANDTEAR

CARPETFLOORINGHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES


- REMOVALOFSHOESBEFOREWALKINGONCARPETWILLPROLONGLIFEOFCARPET.- REGULARVACUMMINGWITHAQUALITYVACUUMESPECIALLYINHIGHTRAFFICAREAS.- DEPENDINGONUSAGE,CARPETCANBEPROFESSIONALLYSTEAMCLEANEDEVERY12-18MONTHS.- PROMPTATTENTIONTOSPILLSANDSTAINSTOAVOIDPENETRATIONOFSTAININTOCARPETFIBER.

WARRANTY- DEFECTSINMATERIALANDWORKMANSHIP

LIMITATIONS- DEFECTDUETOIMPROPERCAREORNEGLIGENCE- NORMALWEARANDTEAR

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DOORSANDTRIMDOORSWILLFLEXWITHCHANGESINWEATHERANDTEMPERATURE.ITISVERYCOMMONTOHAVEAHARDERTIMECLOSINGANDLOCKINGEXTERIORDOORSANDWINDOWSBECAUSEOFTHIS.

SMALLNAILHOLESINTRIMFROMINSTALLATIONISNORMAL–DAUMCONSTRUCITONDOESNOTPUTTYNAILHOLES.BUYERMAYPUTTYNAILHOLESAFTERCLOSINGIFPREFERRED.

WARRANTY

- DEFECTSINMATERIALORWORKMANSHIP- DEADBOLTWILLNOTLOCK,NOTJUSTDIFFICULTTOLOCKDUETOWEATHERCHANGES

LIMITATIONS

- WEATHERRELATEDDOORADJUSTMENTS- DAMAGEDUETONEGLIGENCE- NORMALWEARANDTEAR- COSMETICDAMAGEORGENERALFUNCTIONNOTNOTEDATFINALWALK-THROUGH

DOORHARDWAREWARRANTY

- 1YEARMANUFACTURERWARRANTYONDOORKNOBSANDLEVERS

LIMITATIONS

- DAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE- NORMALWEARANDTEAR

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EXTERIORWARRANTYCOVERAGE

CONCRETEFORTHEPURPOSESOFTHISWARRANTY,CONCRETEINCLUDESTHEDRIVEWAY,APPROACH,PATIO,PORCH,ANDGARAGESLAB.

CONCRETEISAPOROUSMATERIALTHATWILLEXPAND,CONTRACT,ANDCRACKASARESULTOFTEMPERATURECHANGES,STRESS,ANDSETTLEMENT.COLORVARIATIONSMAYBEPRESENTANDARECONSIDEREDNORMAL.SLIGHTCRACKINGANDMOVEMENTINTHEDRIVEWAYSLABDUETOEXTREMETEMPERATURES,VEHICULARTRAFFIC,ANDSOILSETTLEMENTISNORMAL.

HOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- DONOTUSEDE-ICERSORSALTONCONCRETE–INSTEADUSESANDORCATLITTERIFNECESSARY.- FREQUENTLYCLEANSURFACESWHEREDE-ICERSFROMROADWAYSMAYHAVEBEENTRACKED.- SEALCONCRETESURFACESONANANNUALBASISWITHCONCRETEPENETRATINGSEALERS.

WARRANTY*

- EXPANSIONORCONTRACTIONCRACKSEXCEEDING¼”INWIDTHWILLBEREPAIREDUSINGASILICONECONCRETECAULKING.

- ACRACKEXCEEDING¼”INVERTICALDISPLACEMENTWILLBEREPAIREDBYREPLACINGTHEAFFECTEDAREA.

- PORCHES,STEPS,ORPATIOSTHATSETTLE½”FROMTHEHOUSEWILLBEREPAIREDBYREPLACINGTHEAFFECTEDAREA.

- STANDINGWATERONCONCRETESURFACESEXCEEDING½”DEEPWILLBEREPAIREDBYCAPPINGORPATCHINGTHEAFFECTEDAREA.

- THELENGTHOFTHECONCRETECRACKISNOTAFACTORINWARRANTYCOVERAGE

LIMITATIONS

- DAMAGETODUEMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE

*CONCRETEREPAIRSREQUIRINGNEWMATERIALARENOTGUARANTEEDTOMATCHEXISTINGCONCRETE

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VINYLSIDINGHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- KEEPDEBRISCLEARALONGTHEFOUNDATIONOFYOURHOMETOAVOIDDAMAGETOYOURSIDING.- WEED-EATERSTRINGWILLDAMAGEYOURVINYLSIDINGANDISNOTCOVEREDUNDERWARRANTY.- POWERWASHVINYLSIDINGTWICEAYEARTOKEEPITFREEFROMMOSS.- ADDITIONALVINYLSIDINGCANBEPURCHASEDATBADGERBUILDINGSUPPLY.VINYLSIDINGCOLORS

ARENOTEDONPRE-CONSTRUCTIONADDENDUM.

WARRANTY

- WORKMANSHIPONVINYLFENCINGISCOVEREDUNDER1YEARWARRANTYTERM- SIDINGTHATHASFALLENOFF(BESURETOKEEPTHEPIECE(S)THATHAVEFALLENFORREPAIR.)

LIMITATIONS

- DAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE- NORMALWEARANDTEAR

MASONRYWARRANTY

- INSTALLATIONDEFECTSARECOVEREDFORONEYEARAFTERCLOSING- STONEISCOVEREDUNDERA50YEARWARRANTY

o VISIThttps://eldoradostone.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Eldorado-Stone-Warranty_2018.pdfFORSTONEWARRANTY

LIMITATIONS

- DAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORALTERATION- NORMALWEARANDTEAR

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ROOFINGSOMELEAKSMAYOCCURDURINGSEVEREWEATHERCONDITIONSBUTNOTUNDERNORMALWEATHERCONDITIONS.

HOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- VISUALLYINSPECTROOFFORDEBRISSUCHASLEAVESANDMOSSGROWTH.CONTACTAPROFESSIONALTOASSESSIFYOUMIGHTNEEDSPECIALIZEDSERVICESFORYOURROOF.

- DONOTPOWERWASHYOURROOF.

WARRANTY

- DEFECTDUETOWORKMANSHIPSUCHASLEAKSOREXPOSEDNAILSWITHINTHEFIRSTYEAR

LIMITATIONS

- DAMAGEDUETOMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE- DAMAGEDUETOEXTREMEWEATHERCONDITIONS,SUCHASWINDSEXCEEDING30MPH,HAIL,OR

THUNDERSTORMS

GUTTERSHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- CLEANGUTTERSOUTANNUALLYTOAVOIDBLOCKAGEANDSUBSEQUENTROOFINGAND/ORSIDINGDAMAGE.

WARRANTY

- WORKMANSHIPONGUTTERSANDDOWNSPOUTSISCOVEREDUNDER1YEARWARRANTYTERM

LIMITATIONS

- DEFECTSDUETONORMALWEARANDTEAR- MISUSEORALTERATION- DAMAGEDUETOEXTREMEWEATHERCONDITIONS,SUCHASWINDSEXCEEDING30MPH,HAIL,OR

THUNDERSTORMS

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EXTERIORPAINTANDSTAINHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- KEEPACOPYOFYOURPRE-CONSTRUCTIONADDENDUMTHATLISTSTHEPAINTANDSTAINCOLORSUSEDINYOURHOME.

- HARDIEPLANKSIDINGISPAINTED.ADDITIONALPAINTCANBEPURCHAEDFORTOUCHUPATRODDAPAINTSTOREINCOEURDALENE.

WARRANTY

- PEELING/FLAKINGOFPAINTONDOORSAND/ORHARDIEPLANKSIDINGWITHINTHEFIRSTYEARNOTCAUSEDBYPHYSICALDAMAGE.

LIMITATIONS

- ANYCOSMETICDEFECTNOTNOTEDATTHEFINALWALK-THROUGH- NORMALWEARANDTEAR

GARAGEDOORSGARAGEDOORSARENOTINTENDEDTOPROVIDEAWEATHERTIGHTSEAL.UNDERHIGHWINDCONDITIONSANDSTORMS,ITISNORMALFORELEMENTSTOLEAKTHROUGH,AROUND,AND/ORUNDERTHEDOOR.

WARRANTY

- COVERSALLCOMPONENTS,EXCEPTSPRINGS,ONTHEDOOR- FAILUREDUETOWORKMANSHIP- FAILUREDUETONORMALWEARANDTEAR

LIMITATIONS

- DEFICIENCIESCAUSEDBYMISUSEORNEGLIGENCE- COSMETICDAMAGETODOOR- MISUSEORALTERATION- DAMAGEDUETOEXTREMEWEATHERCONDITIONS,SUCHASWINDSEXCEEDING30MPH,HAIL,OR

THUNDERSTORMS

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LANDSCAPINGHOMEOWNERRESPONSIBILITIES

- FOLLOWTHEFERTILIZERANDSPRINKLERSCHEDULEPROVIDEDATCLOSINGEXACTLYASWRITTENTOPROPERLYCAREFORHYDROSEED.

- BLOWOUTSPRINKLERSINTHEFALL.- LACKOFLANDSCAPING,ESPECIALLYWHENNEIGHBORINGLOTSHAVEBEENLANDSCAPED,CANCAUSE

STANDINGGROUNDWATERTOOCCUR.ITISTHEBUYER(S)RESPONSIBILITYTOADDTOPSOILANDLANDSCAPEPROPERTYTORESOLVETHEISSUE.

- IFFENCINGISNOTINCLUDEDINTHEPURCHASECONTRACT,SPRINKLERSWILLBEPLACEDALONGTHESIDEWALKTOENSUREALLGRASSISWATERED.IFFENCINGISADDEDAFTERCLOSING,THESPRINKLERSMAYHAVETOBEMOVEDTOACCOMMODATETHEFENCE.ITWILLBETHEHOMEOWNER’SRESPONSIBILITYTOHAVETHESPRINKLERSMOVED.

WARRANTY

- SPRINKLERMALFUNCTIONDUETOWORKMANSHIP

LIMITATIONS

- ANYLANDSCAPINGELEMENTSSUCHASHYDROSEED,SOD,ANDPLANTSWILLNOTBECOVEREDAFTERCLOSING.

- STANDINGGROUNDWATERDUETOBUYER’SFAILURETOLANDSCAPETHEPROPERTYWILLNOTBECOVERED.

FENCINGWARRANTY

- WORKMANSHIPONVINYLFENCINGISCOVEREDUNDER1YEARWARRANTYTERM

LIMITATIONS

- DEFECTSDUETONORMALWEARANDTEAR- MISUSEORALTERATION- DAMAGEDUETOEXTREMEWEATHERCONDITIONS,SUCHASWINDSEXCEEDING30MPH,HAIL,OR

THUNDERSTORMS

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DISCLAIMERS

EXCLUSIONSOFTHEHOMEWARRANTYPLANAREASFOLLOWSBUTARENOTLIMITEDTO:ANYCONDITIONWHICHDOESNOTRESULTINTHEACTUALDAMAGETOTHEHOUSEINCLUDINGINHABITABILITYORHEALTHRISKDUETOTHEPRESENCEORCONSEQUENCEOFELECTROMAGNETICFIELDS(EMFS),RADON,GAS,MOLD,FORMALDEHYDE,OTHERPOLLUTANTSORCONTAMINATESAND/ORTHEPRESENCEOFHAZARDOUSAND/ORTOXICMATERIALS.

DAMPNESSANDCONDENSATIONINTHECRAWLSPACEARECOMMON,OFTENTEMPORARY,CONDITIONSWHICHCANNOTBEENTIRELYELIMINATEDANDARENOTCOVEREDBYTHEHOMEWARRANTYPLAN.

EXTERIORPAINTEDORSTAINEDITEMSSHOULDBEFREEOFMILDEWANDFUNGUS.HOWEVER,MILDEWORFUNGUSMAYFORMONSURFACESOVERTIMEBECAUSEOFMOISTURE.DAUMCONSTRUCTIONWILLCORRECTANYVISIBLEMILDEWORFUNGUSGROWTHONCEDURINGTHEFIRST30DAYSAFTEROCCUPANCY.ANYSUBSEQUENTREMOVALOFMILDEWORFUNGUSISCONSIDEREDPARTOFROUTINEHOMEOWNERMAINTENANCEANDISNOTCOVEREDBYTHEHOMEWARRANTYPLAN.

FINALGRADETHEFINALGRADEINCLUDEDINTHEPURCHASEOFYOURHOMEISAROUGHGRADEONLY,CREATINGASLIGHTSLOPE10’OUTFROMTHEFOUNDATION.ITDOESNOTLEVELTHELOTORCHANGETHEOVERALLSLOPEOFTHELOT.ITDOESNOTPREPTHELOTFORLANDSCAPINGUNLESSLANDSCAPINGHASBEENINCLUDEDINTHEPURCHASEOFTHEHOME.ITDOESNOTREMOVEWEEDS/DEBRISFROMTHELOTORINCLUDETOPSOIL.

MOLD

TOPREVENTMOLDGROWTHINTHEHOUSE,YOUMUSTTAKECERTAINSTEPSTOPROPERLYMANAGEANDMAINTAINTHEPROPERTY.DAUMCONSTRUCTIONHASTAKENSTEPSTOPREVENTWATERPENETRATIONANDMOISTUREACCUMULATIONINTHEHOUSE.ISSUESCANARISEINTHECOURSEOFBUILDINGTHATCOULDRESULTINWATERAND/ORMOISTUREACCUMULATIONANDPENETRATION.

DAUMCONSTRUCTIONISNOTRESPONSIBLEFORANYDAMAGES,LIABILITIES,CLAIMS,ORLOSSESINCURREDBYTHEHOMEOWNERARISINGOUTOFORRELATINGTOMOLD,FUNGUS,ORAGENTWHETHERORNOTASSOCIATEDWITHALLEGEDDEFECTSINCONSTRUCTION.

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