Traditional fence . . . without the traditional maintenance.
Nebraska Plastics, Inc. ("Nebraska Plastics") warrants all PVC products it
manufactures to be free from defective raw materials and manufacturing defects
for the consumer purchaser's choice of a) 50 years or b)
limited lifetime. If no selection is made, the Limited Lifetime Warranty shall
apply. As a result, the warranted products will not peel, flake, rust, blister
or corrode. Furthermore, Nebraska Plastics warrants that its PVC products will
not require the painting and traditional maintenance normally associated with
similar products manufactured from raw materials other than PVC, nor will the
PVC products manufactured by Nebraska Plastics exhibit abnormal weathering,
discoloration and brittleness or be damaged by insects.
What materials are covered by this warranty?
Only Polyvinyl
Chloride (PVC) products manufactured and sold by Nebraska Plastics are covered
by this 50-year/Limited Lifetime warranty if the original consumer purchaser
registers this warranty with Nebraska Plastics within 30 days after the original
date of purchase. Products sold by Nebraska Plastics but not manufactured of PVC
are not covered by this warranty.
What does this warranty
cover?
Product failure resulting from defective raw materials and/or
manufacturing defects.
Compensation for abnormal and unexpected
weathering resulting in product discoloration. (Normal weathering shall be
defined as exposure to ultraviolet light and extremes of weather and atmospheric
conditions that will cause any surfaces to experience changes within the weather
and color hold standards established in ASTM Specification
D-4726.)
How long will the warranty be effective?
For
residential uses or applications, the warranty shall be fully effective without
proration for the term chosen by the consumer (see above) from the original date
of purchase or until the first consumer purchaser who purchases the warranted
products for approved residential uses or applications sells his/her property
without effecting a properly executed warranty transfer or until the warranted
products are moved from their original location and/or altered from their
approved design or intended use. No combination of events will extend the
warranty beyond the warranty period chosen. In the event the first consumer
purchaser who purchases the warranted products for approved residential uses or
applications dies prior to the expiration of this warranty as detailed above,
this warranty shall cease as of such date.
For commercial uses or
applications, the warranty shall be effective without proration for 20 years
from the original date of purchase or until the first commercial purchaser who
purchases the warranted products for approved commercial uses or applications
sells the property or until the warranted products are moved from their original
location and/or altered from their approved design or intended use. Warranties
on commercial purchases are not transferable.
Is the warranty
transferable?
Consumer purchasers who purchase warranted products for
approved residential uses or applications are eligible for a one-time transfer
of the warranty to a subsequent purchaser of the real estate on which the
warranted products were originally installed if:
1. The warranty to be
transferred was properly registered with Nebraska Plastics within 30 days after
the original date of purchase.
2. The request for transfer is made within
ten years of the original date of purchase.
3. The warranted products
have not been moved from the original location and/or altered from approved
design or intended use, or modified in any manner that compromises the product's
original integrity.
4. Nebraska Plastics receives a written request for
transfer within 30 days of the real estate transfer.
5. Nebraska Plastics
receives proof of the original purchase and receives a copy of the original
warranty that was signed by the Nebraska Plastics authorized independent
dealer/installer (Authorized Independent Dealer/Installer) establishing that the
installation is 100% Nebraska Plastics vinyl products.
6. Nebraska
Plastics, Inc. receives a $25 processing fee paid in full prior to the
transfer.
7. Warranties on commercial purchases are not
transferable.
NOTICE: A TRANSFER OF THE WARRANTY WILL NOT EXTEND THE
OVERALL WARRANTY PERIOD BEYOND THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY TIME FRAME.
How
will Nebraska Plastics respond to valid warranty claims?
Nebraska
Plastics will furnish the registered owner of record with materials that are not
defective and cover the cost of reasonable labor charges necessary to install
the replacement materials.
How does the owner of record obtain
warranty replacement materials?
Contact the Authorized Independent
Dealer/Installer who sold and or/installed the Nebraska Plastics vinyl products
or write to Nebraska Plastics, Inc., P.O. Box 45, Cozad, Nebraska 69130 or call
Nebraska Plastics at 1-800-445-2887.
What is not covered by this
warranty?
Compensation other than being furnished replacement
materials and reasonable labor charges necessary to remedy the
defects.
Compensation for defective fabrication and/or installation work
not performed to Nebraska Plastics specifications.. The installer used by the
purchaser is responsible for warranting his/her installation work.
(On
request, Nebraska Plastics will provide the installer and purchaser with
installation manuals that describe recommended installation procedures or
installation instructions and recommendations may be found at
www.countryestate.com.)
Compensation relating to projects where PVC
materials manufactured by companies other than Nebraska Plastics, Inc. have been
combined with PVC materials manufactured by Nebraska
Plastics.
Compensation for removing materials and/or mildew applied
and/or accumulated on the products after the products were
manufactured.
Compensation for the replacement or removal of hardware or
other non-PVC items.
Compensation for damage due to misuse, vandalism,
accidents or acts of God.
Compensation for an insurable loss. Nebraska
Plastics shall not be liable for, and this warranty does not apply to, any
failure, defect or damage resulting from or connected with the following: a)
misuse, neglect or improper storage; b) improper application or application not
in strict adherence to written instructions approved by Nebraska Plastics; c)
impact of foreign objects or animals, fire, hurricane, tornado or other vilent
sotrm or casualty or acts of God. Note: Like other fencing materials, Nebraska
plastics fencing materials cannot be expected to contain a horse or other large
animal that wnats to break the fence enclosing it, and therefore Nebraska
Plastics makes no representations about and does not warrant against such an
occurrence.
Compensation for warranted products that have been combined
or incorporated into structures other than those manufactured by Nebraska
Plastics or that have been altered by the addition of paints and/or chemicals
not recommended for use with PVC.
Movement, distortion, collapse or
settling of the ground or structure on which the warranted product is
installed.
Any other cause of failure not involving material and/or
manufacturing defects in the product.
Recoveries for consequential or
incidental damages.
Compensation for discoloration or other damage to
warranted products caused by air pollution (including but not limited to metal
oxides or metallic particles), exposure to harmful chemicals or normal
weathering from the elements.
Compensation for normal and expected
weathering (as defined above) of warranted products.
Other
considerations limiting a purchaser's rights under this
warranty:
Nebraska Plastics shall have sole discretion to determine,
based on reasonable criteria, whether the warranted products exhibit abnormal
weathering. If the warranted products weather to a degree determined by Nebraska
Plastics to be beyond normal, Nebraska Plastics will, at its option, provide
replacement material as it deems appropriate. Nebraska Plastics also reserves
the right to refund the amount paid by the original purchaser for the warranted
products.
Nebraska Plastics retains the right to discontinue or modify
any of its products, including the color, without notice to its customers.
Nebraska Plastics shall not be liable in the event the replacement material
varies in color or gloss in comparison to the original product as a result of
normal weathering. If Nebraska Plastics replaces any material under this
warranty, it may substitute products designated by Nebraska Plastics to be of
comparable quality or price range in the event the product initially installed
has been discontinued or modified.
All disputes shall be governed by
Nebraska law.
How does state law relate to this
warranty?
You may have rights other than those specified in this
warranty. These rights vary from state to state.
How do you preserve
your rights as a purchaser of Nebraska Plastics PVC Products?
On
completion of your project using Nebraska Plastics PVC products, the Authorized
Independent Dealer/Installer should provide an official copy of the warranty
that includes a registration card that must be signed by the Authorized
Independent Dealer/Installer and that card must be returned to Nebraska
Plastics. If the Authorized Independent Dealer/Installer does not provide a copy
of the warranty to you, call 1-800-445-2887.
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