Exterior Concrete Warranty
1. Limited Warranty Foundation: For 1 year, commencing from the closing of your home or completion of the concrete project there will be no “Major Cracking,” “Major Scaling and Spalling” or “Major Pop-out” due to defective workmanship. For this warranty to be effective, all concrete must be 6 bag mix 3000psi and only covers defective workmanship and not defective materials.
2. Definitions: “Other exterior concrete” includes patios, sidewalks, and other exterior flat work. “Major Cracking” means cracks wider than 1⁄2 inch that: *in total width; are more than 60% of the length of all the joints in your driveway or other exterior concrete, or * in any parcel, the total length is more than 60% of the perimeter length of the panel. “Major Scaling and Spalling” means any substantial surface disintegration that occurs at the surface of the driveway or other exterior concrete that covers more than *20% of the surface area of your driveway or other exterior concrete; or *25% of any panel of your driveway or other exterior concrete. “Major Pop-out” means more than 50 conical breakouts per 100 square feet in the concrete surface from fractured pieces of aggregate.
3. Exclusions: This limited warranty does not apply to damage resulting from *abuse of your driveway or other exterior concrete *not any purpose other than residential purposes *fire, flood, earthquake, defective subsurface or other act of God * altering areas near your driveway or other exterior concrete so that drainage or water runoff undermines your driveway or other exterior concrete * the growth of trees (including roots) or plants near your driveway or other exterior concrete * Scaling , spalling or pop-outs other than major scaling, spalling or pop-outs *Contact between your driveway or other exterior concrete and vehicles, foreign objects, animals or persons (other than contractor) during the 3 day period after your driveway or other exterior concrete is installed *Cracks other than major cracks *discoloration or stains * any settlement or shifting from installation or repair of utility trenches near your driveway or any other exterior concrete at the point where it meets a garage, carport slab, existing patios, existing foundations. Also, uniformity in the color of a driveway or other exterior concrete may vary within the same pour or when repaired or replaced. When the concrete has color within or is stained, can vary in color from the purchase or once it’s mixed/applied to the concrete. This warranty will not guarantee uniformity in color. Concrete will not be replaced, colored, or re-stained due to the lack of uniformity in color.
4. Remedy:
A. If you think that your driveway or other exterior concrete has Major Cracking. Major Scaling and Spalling, or Major Pop-outs due to defective workmanship, you must notify your Contractor in writing. IF YOU DO NOT NOTIFY THEM WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER YOU DISCOVER MAJOR CRACKING, MAJOR SCALING AND SPALLING, OR MAJOR POPOUTS, YOUR LIMITED WARRANTY RELATING TO THAT CONCERN IS VOID. TELEPHONING WILL NOT PRESERVE YOUR RIGHTS.
B. Inspection: Once your Contractor receives notification, your driveway or other exterior concrete will be inspected by your Contractor or representative within 30 days to determine if Major Cracking, Major Scaling, Spalling, or Major Pop-out has occurred due to defective workmanship.
C. Repair or Replacement: If Major Cracking, Major Scaling, and Spalling, or Major Pop-out, which is the subject of the notice, occurred within 1 year of the completion date due to defective workmanship, the Major Cracking, Major Scaling or Spalling, or Major Pop-outs will either be repaired or the damaged part of your driveway or the exterior concrete will be replaced (WE ONLY REPAIR/REPLACE WHERE DAMAGED). Once repaired or replaced, it is understood that it might look different in color or thickness. Understood by the homeowner that we have no control. This will be carried out at no charge to the homeowner. Your Contractor will have the right to choose between repair or replacement.
5. No Other Warranties: There are no other warranties, expressed or implied concerning your driveway or other exterior concrete.
6. Transfer: You may assign this Agreement one time to any purchaser that buys the property on which your driveway or other exterior concrete is located. However, the purchaser that buys the property on which your driveway or other exterior concrete is located will assume this Agreement subject to your prior actions or inactions and will have no greater rights that you would have had under the Agreement had you not sold the property on which your driveway or other exterior concrete is located. This warranty is not assignable to any third or subsequent purchaser or any other party.