Asphalt
Shingle Products Limited Warranty
This warranty covers asphalt shingle products sold only in
the United States of America, its territories and Canada.
What And Who Is Covered And For
How Long
Provided shingles have been installed in strict accordance
with CertainTeed's current written installation instructions,
CertainTeed warrants to the original property owner/consumer
that its asphalt roofing shingles will be free from manufacturing
defects for the length of time specified in Table 1, and that
CertainTeed will repair or replace any shingles proven to
be defective under the terms of this warranty.
In addition, CertainTeed warrants that Algae-Resistant versions
of Grand Manor Shangle®, Carriage House Shangle™,
Presidential Shake™ TL, Landmark™ TL and Presidential
Shake™ AR will remain free from algae growth (but not
mold growth) which adversely affects the overall appearance
of said shingles for a period of fifteen (15) years, and that
Independence Shangle® AR, Hatteras®, Landmark™
50 AR, Landmark™ 40 AR, Landmark™ 30 AR, Firehalt™
AR, XT™ 30 AR, Patriot™AR, XT™ 25 AR, and CT
20 AR shingles that were sold as "algae-resistant shingles"
will remain free from algae growth (but not
mold growth) which adversely affects the overall appearance
of said shingles for a period of ten (10) years. However,
CertainTeed reserves the right to clean the algae stains from
the shingles rather than repair or replace the contaminated
shingles.
In the event of repair, replacement or cleaning pursuant to
the terms of this warranty, the original warranty shall apply
to the replacement shingles or the repaired or cleaned shingles
and will extend for the balance of the warranty period in
effect at the time the shingles proved defective.
The lifetime coverage for Grand Manor Shangle, Carriage House
Shangle, Presidential Shake TL, and Landmark TL offered by
this warranty is designed to cover individual homeowners only.
In the instance of shingles purchased by or installed upon
property owned by, for example, corporations, governmental
agencies, partnerships, trusts, religious organizations, schools,
condominiums or cooperative housing arrangements, or installed
on apartment buildings or any other type of building or premises
not used by individual homeowners as their residence, the
warranty period for Grand Manor Shangle, Carriage House Shangle,
Presidential Shake TL and Landmark TL will be 50 years following
the installation of the shingles, and in all four instances
CertainTeed's maximum liability after the SureStart period
will be calculated using the figure indicated in Table 1 as
the maximum material liability, exclusive of costs of labor,
roof tear-off, metal work, and disposal, and by then decreasing
that amount by the reduction figure specified in Table 1 for
each month as measured from the date the shingles were installed
to the date when proven defective.
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TABLE 1
Product
|
Warranty
Period |
SureStart
Period |
Wind
Warranty
MPH |
Algae
Resistance
Warranty
Period** |
Maximum
Material
Liability
After
SureStart
Period |
Reduction
Figure
Per
Month |
| GRANDMANOR SHANGLE® |
LIFETIME |
10 YEARS |
110 |
15 |
$140/Square |
1 / 600 * |
| CARRIAGE HOUSE SHANGLE™ |
LIFETIME |
10 YEARS |
110 |
15 |
$110/Square |
1 / 600 * |
| PRESIDENTIAL SHAKE™ TL |
LIFETIME |
10 YEARS |
110 |
15 |
$140/Square |
1 / 600 * |
| LANDMARK™ TL |
LIFETIME |
10 YEARS |
110 |
15 |
$120/Square |
1 / 600 * |
| PRESIDENTIAL SHAKE™ (and AR) |
50 YEARS |
10 YEARS |
90 |
15 |
$95/Square |
1 / 600 |
| LANDMARK™ 50 (and AR) |
50 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
90 |
10 |
$55/Square |
1 / 600 |
| WOODSCAPE® 50 |
50 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
90 |
N/A |
$55/Square |
1 / 600 |
| INDEPENDENCE SHANGLE® (and AR) |
50 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
90 |
10 |
$55/Square |
1 / 600 |
| HATTERAS® |
40 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
110 |
10 |
$55/Square |
1 / 480 |
| LANDMARK™ 40 (and AR) |
40 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
80 |
10 |
$45/Square |
1 / 480 |
| WOODSCAPE® 40 |
40 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
80 |
N/A |
$45/Square |
1 / 480 |
| HALLMARK SHANGLE® |
30 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
60 |
N/A |
$55/Square |
1 / 360 |
| CUSTOM SEALDON® 30 |
30 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
80 |
N/A |
$35/Square |
1 / 360 |
| XT™ 30 (and AR) |
30 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
80 |
10 |
$35/Square |
1 / 360 |
| LANDMARK™ 30 (and AR) |
30 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
70§§ |
10 |
$40/Square |
1 / 360 |
| WOODSCAPE® 30 |
30 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
70§§ |
N/A |
$40/Square |
1 / 360 |
| PATRIOT™ AR |
30 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
60 |
10 |
$40/Square |
1 / 360 |
| NEW HORIZON SHANGLE® |
30 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
70 |
N/A |
$40/Square |
1 / 300 |
CLASSIC
HORIZON SHANGLE® |
25 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
60 |
N/A |
$40/Square |
1 / 300 |
| HEARTHSTEAD® |
25YEARS |
5 YEARS |
60 |
N/A |
$35/Square |
1 / 300 |
| CUSTOM LOK™ 25 |
25 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
60 |
N/A |
$35/Square |
1 / 300 |
| XT™ 25 (and AR) |
25 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
60 |
10 |
$30/Square |
1 / 300 |
| SEALDON® 25 |
25 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
60 |
N/A |
$30/Square |
1 / 300 |
| FIREHALT™ (and AR) |
25 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
60 |
10 |
$40/Square |
1 / 300 |
| SEAL KING® 25 |
25 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
60 |
N/A |
$30/Square |
1 / 300 |
| JET® 25 |
25 YEARS |
4 YEARS |
60 |
N/A |
$30/Square |
1 / 300 |
| CT 20 (and AR) |
20 YEARS |
3 YEARS |
60 |
10 |
$25/Square |
1 / 240 |
| FIRESCREEN™ |
20 YEARS |
3 YEARS |
60 |
N/A |
$25/Square |
1 / 240 |
| ANY SHINGLES APPLIED TO ANY INADEQUATELY VENTILATED ROOF DECK |
10 YEARS§ |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
See above |
1 / 120 |
*
For Grand Manor Shangle, Carriage House Shangle, Presidential
Shake TL and Landmark TL, at the completion of the 40th
year the reduction figure will remain at 480/600, or 20%
of the total maximum liability.
** Algae-Resistant warranty period cited is only applicable
to Algae-Resistant version of the pertinent shingle.
§ For details of warranty coverage for shingles installed
on inadequately ventilated roof decks on both residential
and commercial buildings, see provisions below under “Limitations.”
§§ Landmark 30 and Woodscape 30 roof shingles
shall be resistant to blow-off due to wind velocities,
including gusts, up to a maximum of 80 miles per hour,
during the first five (5) years following application,
provided that the shingles are installed using six (6)
fasteners per shingle. |
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SureStart™ Protection
All of CertainTeed’s shingle products are covered by
SureStart™ protection for the period specified in Table
1. Under this warranty feature, CertainTeed, at no charge,
will repair or replace, at its option, any shingles proven
to be defective during the applicable SureStart period (the
SureStart period begins when shingle application
has been completed and terminates at the end of the year indicated
as its term of duration; i.e., the SureStart period for Independence
Shangle terminates at the completion of its fifth year of
service). CertainTeed’s maximum material liability under
SureStart will be equal to the reasonable cost to replace
the defective shingles, plus labor. CertainTeed shall not
be responsible or liable for costs of roof tear-off and disposal
and of flashing and metal work (and repairs required by defects
therein) except for Grand Manor Shangle, Carriage House Shangle,
Presidential Shake TL and Landmark TL, for which CertainTeed’s
maximum liability will also include the cost of roof tear-off
and disposal.
SureStart protection does not
extend to any shingles applied to any inadequately ventilated
roof deck systems upon which the shingles are attached.
In the case of these shingles, CertainTeed’s maximum
contribution toward the cost of repairing, replacing or cleaning
the defective shingles will be calculated using the figure
indicated in Table 1 as the maximum material liability, exclusive
of costs of labor, roof tear-off and disposal, and by then
decreasing that amount by the reduction figure (related to
shingles applied to an inadequately ventilated roof deck)
for each month as measured from the date the shingles were
installed to the date when proven defective.
In instances in which CertainTeed, under the terms of this
warranty, has agreed to pay the cost of labor required to
repair, replace or clean defective or contaminated shingles,
CertainTeed will provide reimbursement only upon receipt of
a copy of the contractor’s invoice or other written evidence
of the completion of such work which CertainTeed, in its sole
discretion, deems acceptable.
Beyond SureStart™ Protection
Should any shingles prove to be defective subsequent to the
SureStart™ period, CertainTeed’s maximum contribution
toward the cost of repairing or replacing the defective shingles
will be calculated using the figure indicated in Table 1 as
the maximum material liability, exclusive of costs of labor,
roof tear-off and disposal, and by then decreasing that amount
by the specified reduction figure for each month as measured
from the date the shingles were installed to the date when
proven defective.
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Transferability
DURING THE SURESTART PERIOD
This limited warranty may be transferred by the original consumer
to the subsequent property owner.
With respect to Grand Manor Shangle, Carriage House Shangle,
Presidential Shake TL and Landmark TL, if this warranty is
effectively transferred during the ten (10) year SureStart
period, the duration of the warranty will be 40 years measured
from the date of installation, and the remaining period of
SureStart protection will be available to the subsequent property
owner.
The lifetime coverage offered by this warranty for Grand Manor
Shangle, Carriage House Shangle, Presidential Shake TL and
Landmark TL automatically ceases not only upon sale of the
property, but also upon the death of the last of the original
owners of the property at the time of installation. In either
event, the warranty will cover 40 years and CertainTeed’s
maximum contribution toward the cost of repairing or replacing
the defective shingles will be calculated as explained in
the above section titled “Beyond
SureStart Protection.”
For all other shingle products, if the warranty is transferred
by the original consumer during the SureStart period, the
duration of the warranty, measured from the date of installation,
will remain the same as for the original consumer, and the
remaining period of SureStart protection will be available
to the subsequent property owner.
AFTER THE SURESTART PERIOD
In the event that the warranty is transferred by the original
consumer subsequent to the SureStart period, the warranty
duration following the transfer will be two years from the
date of real estate title transfer, and the warranty obligation
will be calculated as explained in the above section titled
“Beyond SureStart Protection.”
Limitations
This warranty provides protection against any shingle defects
that arise in the course of ordinary and everyday wear and
tear to the roof caused by normal exposure to the elements.
It does not provide protection against damage caused by situations
and events beyond normal exposure conditions, such as, but
not limited to:
- winds, including gusts, greater than those listed in Table
1 for each product, lightning, hurricane (see Limited Wind
Warranty for hurricane wind exception), tornado, hailstorm,
earthquake, fire, explosion, flood or falling objects.
- distortion, cracking or other failure, or movement of
the base material over which the shingles are applied, or
of the roof deck, or of the walls or foundation of the building
itself.
- damage caused by structural changes, alterations or additions,
or by the installation of equipment (such as aerials, signs
or air-conditioning equipment) to the structure after the
original shingles have been applied.
- stains or contamination to the shingle arising from sources
such as, but not limited to, moss, lichens or other vegetation,
or paints, chemicals or other similar materials, unless
the applied asphalt shingle was sold as an “algae-resistant
shingle,” in which case CertainTeed will clean, repair
or replace, at its option, per the terms of the warranty,
only such shingles which are proven to be contaminated with
algae during the term of the warranty against algae growth.
- improper storage of CertainTeed shingles.
- installation of shingles over non-approved roof decks
as fully explained in the CertainTeed Shingle Applicator’s
Manual.
- damage to CertainTeed shingles, the roof deck or the structure
caused by ice backup or ice damming.
If the applied shingles contain self-sealing asphalt strips,
and if any of these strips fail to activate within the first
year following application, CertainTeed shall have no liability
under this warranty for such a defect unless CertainTeed is
afforded the opportunity to hand-seal, at its sole expense,
any non-sealing shingles.
CertainTeed reserves the right to discontinue or modify any
of its products, including the color of the shingles, and
shall not be liable as a result of such discontinuance or
modification, nor shall CertainTeed be liable in the event
replacement material may vary in color in comparison to the
original product as a result of normal weathering. If CertainTeed
replaces any material under this warranty, it may substitute
products designated by CertainTeed to be of comparable quality
or price range in the event the product initially installed
has been discontinued or modified.
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Inadequately Ventilated Roof Decks
This limited warranty (with no reduction in warranty duration)
will apply under the following conditions to CertainTeed’s
“top-of-the-line” roofing shingles installed on
commercial buildings without adequate ventilation installed
directly beneath the shingled roof deck (and directly above
the insulation):
Shingles must be among those covered in this limited
warranty by a 40-year or longer warranty duration. Shingles
with a lesser warranted life will qualify for only a 10-year
warranty duration with respect to shingle problems related
to the absence of adequate roof ventilation.
Only “Structural Insulated Panels” (SIPs) or “nailboard
insulation panels” having either minimum 3/8" plywood
or minimum 7/16" OSB on their top surface may be used
as the substrate upon which the shingles are applied. Use
of any other inadequately ventilated insulated substrate will
limit the warranty duration to only 10 years with respect
to shingle problems related to the absence of adequate roof
ventilation.
Shingles must be applied to a non-residential building.
Appropriate insulation and vapor retarder, if necessary,
must be installed in order to prevent deterioration of the
roof deck or shingle substrate affecting either shingle appearance
or shingle performance due to excessive moisture. It is the
responsibility of the deck system manufacturer and/or deck
system designer to choose the appropriate insulation and to
determine the need for a vapor retarder.
Shingles installed on a private home or residence (as opposed
to an apartment building, for example) will qualify for a warranty
duration of only 10 years with respect to shingle problems related
to the absence of adequate roof ventilation. This 10-year warranty
duration applies even if CertainTeed’s “top-of-the-line”
shingles have been used.
In any instance in which the shingles qualify for only a
10-year warranty, CertainTeed’s obligation will be calculated
by using both the maximum material liability and pertinent
monthly reduction figure shown in Table 1 related to shingles
applied to an inadequately ventilated roof deck.
Limited Wind Warranty
CertainTeed warrants both its fiber glass asphalt shingles
and its organic-base asphalt shingles to resist blow-off damage
due to wind velocities, including gusts, up to 110 miles per
hour (including hurricane winds) during the first ten (10)
years following application for Grand Manor Shangle, Carriage
House Shangle, Presidential Shake TL, Landmark TL and Hatteras
shingles and up to 90 miles per hour during the first ten
(10) years following application for Presidential Shake. All
other shingle products are warranted to resist blow-off damage
due to wind velocities, including gusts, up to the maximum
wind velocity per product listed in Table 1 during the first
five (5) year period following application of the shingles.
If any such blow-off damage does occur during those initial
time periods after application, CertainTeed will furnish replacement
shingles without charge for those shingles damaged (but will
not be responsible for labor costs pertaining to removal or
replacement of damaged shingles). However, in the event the
shingles involved contain self-sealing asphalt strips, CertainTeed
shall have no liability under this Limited Wind Warranty unless
it is first afforded the opportunity to hand-seal, at its
sole expense, any non-sealing asphalt strips which fail to
activate within the first year after application.
Any costs in excess of CertainTeed’s contribution shall
be the owner’s responsibility through homeowner’s
insurance, etc.
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What the Customer Must Do
The property owner must promptly notify CertainTeed in writing
of any manufacturing defect or algae contamination and provide
proof of the date of purchase and date of application of the
shingles. CertainTeed will then investigate the claim, and
if a defect covered by this warranty is confirmed, CertainTeed,
within a reasonable amount of time after the inspection, will
repair, replace or clean the defective shingles or reimburse
the property owner the appropriate amount for the repair,
replacement or cleaning of the shingles under the terms of
the warranty.
Notification should be sent to:
CertainTeed Corporation
1400 Union Meeting Road
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Attn.: RPG Technical Services Department
800-345-1145
This warranty, which is effective on shingles applied on
or after November 1, 2002, supersedes the written warranty
previously issued by CertainTeed coded No. 20-20-1821.
THIS WARRANTY REPLACES ALL OTHER ORAL OR
WRITTEN WARRANTIES, LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS OF CERTAINTEED.
PERTINENT STATE LAW SHALL CONTROL FOR WHAT PERIOD OF TIME
SUBSEQUENT TO SALE A CONSUMER/HOMEOWNER MAY SEEK A REMEDY
PURSUANT TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL CERTAINTEED 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 ANY WARRANTY
SET FORTH HEREIN. NO FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRIBUTOR OR
DEALER OF CERTAINTEED 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 EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may
also have other rights that vary from state to state.
WinterGuard™ Series Limited Warranty
What and Who is Covered and For
How Long
CertainTeed warrants to the consumer that the WinterGuard™
Series of waterproofing shingle underlayments* (WinterGuard),
when applied under a new asphalt shingle application, and
when applied to a clean roof deck, will be free from manufacturing
defects and will remain watertight with respect to that area
only over which it is applied for the period of the written
warranty applicable to the roofing shingles applied on top
of the WinterGuard up to a maximum of 50 (fifty) years.
When WinterGuard is used in approved roofing applications
other than new asphalt shingle applications, such as valley
replacements, CertainTeed warrants to the consumer that the
WinterGuard will be free from manufacturing defects and will
remain watertight with respect to that area only over which
it is applied for a period of five (5) years from the date
of installation.
All application instructions and precautions must be observed
for this warranty to be valid.
In the event of repair or replacement pursuant to the terms
of this warranty, the original warranty shall apply to the
repaired or replacement WinterGuard and will extend for the
balance of the warranty period in effect at the time the WinterGuard
proved defective.
*Granular,
sand and film surface versions
SureStart™ PROTECTION
Under the SureStart™ warranty feature, CertainTeed will
pay the reasonable cost to repair or replace, at its option,
any WinterGuard material proven to be defective during the
first five years following installation. CertainTeed’s
maximum liability under SureStart will be equal to the reasonable
cost to repair or replace the defective WinterGuard, and any
shingles damaged as a result of the defective WinterGuard,
including labor to re-install both the WinterGuard and the
shingles over the affected portion of the roof. CertainTeed
shall not be responsible or liable for costs of roof tear-off
and disposal or of flashing and metal work (and repairs required
by defects therein). SureStart protection only applies to
WinterGuard which is installed in new asphalt shingle applications.
After SureStart
Should any WinterGuard material prove to be defective subsequent
to the SureStart period, or in the event the WinterGuard is
not installed in a new asphalt shingle application, CertainTeed’s
maximum contribution toward the cost of repairing or replacing,
at its option, the defective WinterGuard will be calculated
by dividing the remaining number of months in the warranty
period of the shingles applied on top of the WinterGuard (or,
if applicable, the number of months remaining in the five
(5) year warranty coverage) by the total duration (in months)
of that warranty, and by then taking the resulting percentage
and multiplying it by the reasonable cost to replace the defective
WinterGuard and any affected shingles (excluding costs of
any labor, tear-off, disposal, or flashing or metal work).
Limitations
THIS WARRANTY REPLACES ALL OTHER ORAL OR WRITTEN WARRANTIES,
LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS OF CERTAINTEED. PERTINENT STATE
LAW SHALL CONTROL FOR WHAT PERIOD OF TIME SUBSEQUENT TO SALE
A CONSUMER/HOMEOWNER MAY SEEK A REMEDY PURSUANT TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL CERTAINTEED 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 ANY WARRANTY SET FORTH HEREIN. CERTAINTEED
DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ITS FIELD REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRIBUTORS
OR DEALERS 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 EXCLUSIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you also
may have other rights that vary from state to state.
What the Customer Must Do
To obtain performance under this warranty, the consumer shall
promptly notify CertainTeed in writing. CertainTeed shall
then promptly inspect the alleged defect and if such examination
does disclose a defect covered by this warranty, shall within
a reasonable time after inspection either repair or replace,
at its option, the defective material or reimburse the property
owner the appropriate amount for the repair or replacement
of the material under the terms of this warranty. In the event
CertainTeed elects to pay the property owner for the reasonable
cost to repair or replace the defective material, CertainTeed
shall pay the lesser of the reasonable cost of repair or replacement.
Notification should be sent to:
CertainTeed Corporation
1400 Union Meeting Road
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Attn.: RPG Technical Services Department
800-345-1145
This warranty, which is effective on WinterGuard applied
on or after January 1, 2003, supersedes the written warranty
previously issued by CertainTeed coded No. 20-20-1822.
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