ITEMS COVERED UNDER THE 1-YEAR WORKMANSHIP COVERAGE
DEFICIENCY
CONSTRUCTION
PERFORMANCE
GUIDELINES
BUILDER/SELLER/
WARRANTOR
RESPONSIBILITY
EXCLUSION
HBW_307_090114
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Resilient flooring or base
loses adhesion.
Seams or shrinkage gaps show at
resilient flooring joints.
Depressions or ridges appear
in the resilient flooring due to
subfloor irregularities.
Cracks appear in grouting of
ceramic tile joints or at junctions
with other
material such as a bathtub,
shower, or countertop.
Cracked corner bead, excess joint
compound, trowel marks, or
blisters in tape joints.
7.4 Resilient Flooring
Nail pops appear on the surface of
resilient flooring.
Resilient flooring or base that
lifts, bubbles, or becomes
unglued is a deficiency.
Gaps in excess of 1/32-inch in
width in resilient floor covering
joints are deficiencies. Where
dissimilar materials abut, a gap in
excess of 1/16-inch is a deficiency.
Readily apparent depressions
or ridges exceeding 1/8-inch
are a deficiency. The ridge or
depression measurement is
taken as the gap created at one
end of a 6-inch straight edge
placed over the depression or
ridge with 3-inches on one
side of the deficiency held tightly
to the floor.
Cracks in grouting of ceramic
tile joints in excess of 1/16-inch
are deficiencies. Regrouting of
these cracks is Your maintenance
responsibility after the Builder/
Seller has regrouted once.
Cracked or exposed corner
bead, trowel marks, excess joint
compound, or blisters in drywall
tape, are deficiencies.
Readily apparent nail pops are
deficiencies.
Builder/Seller shall repair or
replace resilient flooring or base
as required. Builder/Seller is not
responsible for discontinued
patterns or color variations.
Builder/Seller shall repair or replace
the resilient flooring to meet the
Construction Performance Guidelines.
Builder/Seller is not responsible
for discontinued patterns or color
variations of floor covering. Proper
repair can be affected by sealing gap
with seam sealer.
Builder/Seller shall take required
action to bring the deficiency
within acceptable tolerances
so as to be not readily visible.
Builder/Seller is not responsible
for discontinued patterns or
color variations in the floor
covering, Your neglect or abuse,
nor installations performed by
others.
Builder/Seller shall repair
grouting as necessary one
time only within the first
year of Limited Warranty
coverage.
Builder/Seller will repair to meet Construction
Performance Guidelines, and touch up paint to
match as closely as possible, one time only. Such
conditions should be reported near the end of
the first year of Limited Warranty coverage to
allow for normal settlement of the Home.
Open cracks or loose
grouting, where the wall
surface abuts the flashing
lip at a tub, shower basin, or
countertop are considered
Your maintenance and any
resultant damage to other
finish surfaces due to leaks,
etc. are not considered
deficiencies.
7.3 Hard Surfaces
Flagstone, Marble, Quarry Tile,
Slate, or other hard surface
flooring is broken or loose.
Tile, flagstone, or similar hard
surfaced sanitary flooring that
cracks or becomes loose is a
deficiency. Subfloor and
wallboard are required to be
structurally sound, rigid, and
suitable to receive finish.
Builder/Seller shall replace
cracked tiles, marble, or stone
and resecure loose tiles,
marble, or stone flooring.
Cracking and loosening of
flooring caused by Your
negligence is not a deficiency.
Builder/Seller is not
responsible for color
and pattern variations or
discontinued patterns of
the manufacturer.
Builder/Seller shall correct nail
pops that have caused damage to
the floor material and repair or
replace damaged floor covering in
the affected area. Builder/Seller is
not responsible for discontinued
patterns or color variations.
