PRODUCT & MATERIAL WARRANTIES

Gentek Northern Forest® Elite vinyl siding and accessories (the “Product”) are warranted to you, the owner(s) of the property to which the Northern Forest Elite Product was originally applied (the “Original Owner”), by Gentek Building Products Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Gentek”). Gentek warrants the Product, under normal use and service, will be free from manufacturing defects which result in chipping, cracking, flaking, peeling, splitting or blistering, and will resist denting due to its high impact resistance. This warranty (the “Warranty”) remains in effect for as long as the Original Owner is living and continues to own the property to which the Product was originally applied. In the event there is more than one Original Owner, the Warranty will remain in effect as long as one of the Original Owners is living and owns an interest in the property to which the Product was applied.

Except for the hail damage warranty, noted herein, this Warranty covers only manufacturing defects in Product. All other causes of material failure including, but not limited to, failure, or damages resulting from faulty or improper installation, accidental or intentional damage, fire, acts of God, settlement of the building, failure of the structure (including foundation and walls), neglect, improper care, surface discolouration due to air pollution, exposure to harmful chemicals, distortion or melting due to an external heat source (including, but not limited to a barbecue grill, fire, or reflection from windows, doors, or other objects), normal and expected weathering of the surface, use of accessories that do not properly receive or secure Gentek panels, or other causes beyond the control of the manufacturer, are excluded from this Warranty. This Warranty is valid only if Gentek Product was used exclusively in the installation, applied in accordance with the installation procedures endorsed by Gentek, and if kept free of dirt and pollutants. This warranty shall not apply to siding that has been painted, varnished or similarly coated over the manufacturer’s original finish unless authorized by Gentek pursuant to this warranty.

IMPORTANT: This Warranty excludes Product which exhibits colour change as a result of normal weathering and excludes non-uniform colour change which is attributable to non-uniform exposure to sunlight. This Warranty does cover non-uniform colour change occurring when conditions result in equal exposure to sunlight. For the purpose of this Warranty, “normal weathering” refers to all local conditions affecting exposure to sunlight or other sources of ultraviolet light as well as any extreme climatic or atmospheric conditions which typically cause coloured or painted surfaces to fade, darken, chalk or to accumulate dirt or stains. Gentek has no control over those conditions or the extent to which their effect will vary according to the air quality and or geographic location of your home.

Even though fading may be excluded under the terms of this Warranty as normal weathering, for as long as the original property owner(s) are living and are the owners of the property to which the siding was applied, Gentek will cover fading on the following basis: Gentek upon notification and validation of the complaint, will, solely at its option, either repair, replace or refinish (providing both material and labour) products that have faded as a result of normal weathering or ultra violet exposure, provided that such fading is in excess of Delta E 3 Hunter Units, as determined by Gentek in accordance with ASTM D2244.

All Product failure, other than that caused by hail damage (which is covered herein), will be remedied by Gentek by repair or replacement of material in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of this Warranty. Gentek shall be entitled to examine the Product for which a claim is made prior to its removal, as a precondition to the validity of any claim pursuant to the present Warranty. This may involve the removal of a small sample of material for laboratory analysis.