ITEMS COVERED UNDER THE 1-YEAR WORKMANSHIP COVERAGE
DEFICIENCY
CONSTRUCTION
PERFORMANCE
GUIDELINES
BUILDER/SELLER/
WARRANTOR
RESPONSIBILITY
EXCLUSION
HBW_307_090114
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1. Site Work
1.1 Grading
Settling of ground around
foundation, utility trenches or
other areas on the property
where excavation and backfill
have taken place that affect
drainage away from Home.
1.2 Drainage
Improper surface drainage.
Soil Erosion
Grassed or landscaped areas,
which are disturbed or damaged
due to work performed by
Builder/Seller on the property in
correcting a deficiency.
Settling of ground around
foundation walls, utility
trenches or other filled areas
that exceeds a maximum of
six inches from finished grade
established by Builder/Seller.
Necessary grades and swales
shall be established to provide
proper drainage away from the
Home. Site drainage, under the
Limited Warranty, is limited to
grades within 10-feet and swales
within 20-feet of the foundation
of the Home. Standing or
ponding water shall not remain
in these areas for a period longer
than 24-hours after a rain,
except in swales that drain from
adjoining properties or where
a sump pump discharges. In
these areas an extended period
of 48-hours is to be allowed for
water to dissipate. The possibility
of standing water after an
unusually heavy rainfall should
be anticipated and is not to be
considered a deficiency. No
grading determination is to be
made while there is frost or snow
or when the ground is saturated.
NONE. NO COVERAGE.
Landscaped areas that are
disturbed during repair work are
deficiencies.
If Builder/Seller has provided
final grading, Builder/Seller shall
fill settled areas affecting proper
drainage, one time only, during
the first year Warranty Term.
You are responsible for removal
and replacement of shrubs and
other landscaping affected by
placement of the fill.
Builder/Seller is only responsible
for initially establishing the
proper grades, swales and
drainage away from Home.
You are responsible for
maintaining such grades and
swales once constructed by
the Builder/Seller. Builder/Seller
is not responsible for drainage
deficiencies attributable to
grading requirements imposed
by state, county, or local
governing agencies.
NONE. Builder/Seller is
not responsible for soil
erosion due to acts of God,
weather conditions, property
alterations by the homeowner,
construction on adjacent
properties, utility company’s
work or other conditions
beyond the Builder/Seller’s
control.
Restore grades, seed and
landscape to meet original
condition.
Builder/Seller is not responsible
for grassed or landscaped areas
which are damaged by others,
including any work performed
by public or private utility
companies.
Standing or ponding water
outside of defined swales
and beyond 10-feet from
the foundation of the Home,
or that is within 10-feet but
is caused by unusual grade
conditions, or retention of
tree areas, is not considered
a deficiency. Standing or
ponding water caused by
changes in the grade or
placement of sod, fencing,
or any other obstructions
by You are excluded from
Limited Warranty coverage.
Soil erosion and runoff
caused by failure of You
to maintain the properly
established grades, drainage
structures and swales;
stabilized soil, sodded,
seeded and landscaped
areas; are excluded from
Limited Warranty coverage.
Replacement of trees and
large bushes that existed
at the time Home was
constructed or those added
by You after occupancy or
those that subsequently die
are excluded from Limited
Warranty coverage.
