Warranties higher than 7’, the ward shall not exceed ¼” in any 3’6” by 7’ section. Doors up to and including 3’6” wide and over 7’ in height, the warp shall not exceed ¼” in and 7’ by width of door section. Doors that are 1-1/8” or 1-3/8 inch thick, the warp shall not exceed ¼” other than excluded below. “Warp” is any distortion in the door itself and does not refer to the relationship of the door to the frame or jamb in which it is hung. The term “warp” shall include bow, cup and twist. Measuring the amount of warp present in a door, the following method shall be used: bow, cup and twist shall be measured by placing a straight-edge, taut wire or string on the suspected concave face of the door at any angle (i.e. horizontally, vertically, diagonally), with the door in its installed position. The measurement of the bow, cup and twist shall be made at the point of maximum distance between the bottom of the straight-edge, taut wire or string and the face of the door. MATTERS EXCLUDED FROM THIS WARRANTY 1. Unsatisfactory service or appearance caused by failure to follow recommended “Handling, Job Finishing and Installation Instructions”, appearing below this warranty, is not covered by this warranty. 2. The appearance of field finished doors is not warranted in any event. 3. The appearance of a birch faced door which has been painted is not warranted in any event. (See Number 12 of the Handling, Job Finishing and Installation Instructions below). 4. Natural variations in the color or texture of wood are not to be considered as defects. 5. The warranty against warp does not apply to the following: a. All 1/1/8 inch and 1-3/8 inch thick doors which are wider than 3’0” or higher than 7’0”. b. All 1-3/4 inch thick stile and rail doors wider than 3’0” and higher than 7’0”. c. Doors with face veneers of different species. d. Doors that are improperly hung or do not swing freely. 6. This warranty does not cover: a. Flush doors with cutouts for lights and/or louvers, any edge of which is nearer than 5 inches to any edge of the door. b. Flush doors with cutout areas exceeding 40% of the area of the face of the door. c. Flush doors with cutouts exceeding one-half the height of the door. d. All doors having less than 5 inches between cutouts for lights (flush doors), unit locks, closures and/or other hardware cutouts. e. Any delamination caused by failure to protect and seal all exposed surfaces of the door. If warranted doors are found to contain defects as stated above, the manufacturer may, at its option either: (1) repair the door(s) without charge: (2) replace the door(s) at no charge, in the same stage of fitting and/ or finishing as was originally supplied to an amount to cover the purchaser’s cost in finishing and hanging the door(s), which amount shall not exceed the manufacturer’s selling price of the door(s): (3) refund the price paid for the door(s) together with an additional amount to cover the purchaser’s cost in finishing and hanging the door(s), which amount shall not exceed the manufacturer’s selling price of the door(s). The manufacturer will perform its obligations under the warranty within 60 days after an appropriate notice is given by the purchaser to it. The procedure which the purchaser should follow in order to obtain perfor- mance of any warranty obligation is as follows:
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