DURACERAMIC PLUS, DURACERAMIC, DURACERAMIC OPTIONS, DURAPLANK and DURASTONE

RESIDENTIAL LIFELONG LIMITED WARRANTY

The Lifelong Limited Warranty provides that your floor:	Warranty Period
• will be free of manufacturing defects	Lifelong
• will not wear out	Lifelong
• will not fade	Lifelong
• will not stain	Lifelong

The Residential Lifelong Limited Warranty covers material for the period of the warranty and reasonable labor costs for the warranty period if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

DuraCeramic Plus featuring Scotchgard™ Protector provides these additional warranty provisions:

• will be easy to clean	15 Years
• will repel dirt and grime	15 Years

This warranty covers material and reasonable labor costs for years 1 through 15 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

See the Five-Year Commercial Limited Warranty for DuraCeramic Plus, DuraCeramic, DuraCeramic Options, DuraPlank and DuraStone installed in commercial application.

XCLUSIVE

XCLUSIVE FIVE-STAR LIMITED WARRANTY

The Xclusive Five-Star Limited Warranty means that your new floor:	Warranty Period
• will not wear out	Lifelong
• will be free of manufacturing defects	Lifelong
• will not stain including stains from asphalt, mats and common household items	15 Years
• will not gouge, rip, tear or indent from normal use	15 Years
• will not permanently scuff from shoe soles, including sneakers	15 Years
• will not discolor from mold, mildew or alkali	15 Years

Xclusive featuring Scotchgard™ Protector provides these additional warranty provisions:

• will be easy to clean	15 Years
• will resist dirt and grime	15 Years

The Xclusive Five-Star Limited Warranty covers material for the period of the warranty and reasonable labor costs for years 1 through 15 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

ULTIMA

FIVE-STAR LIMITED WARRANTY

The Five-Star Limited Warranty means that your new floor:	Warranty Period
• will not wear out	Lifelong
• will be free of manufacturing defects	Lifelong
•will not stain including stains from asphalt, mats and common household items	15 Years
• will not gouge, rip, tear or indent from normal use	15 Years
• will not permanently scuff from shoe soles, including sneakers	15 Years
• will not discolor from mold, mildew or alkali	15 Years

The Five-Star Limited Warranty covers material for the period of the warranty and reasonable labor costs for years 1 through 15 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

BRAVADA AND FLOR-EVER PLUS

FOUR-STAR LIMITED WARRANTY

The Four-Star Limited Warranty means that your new floor:	Warranty Period
• will not wear out	Lifelong
• will be free of manufacturing defects	Lifelong
• will not permanently scuff from shoe soles, including sneakers	10 Years
• will not discolor from mold, mildew or alkali	10 Years
•will not stain including stains from asphalt, mats and common household items	10 Years
• will not gouge, rip, tear or indent from normal use	10 Years

The Four-Star Limited Warranty covers material for the period of the warranty and reasonable labor costs for years 1 through 10 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

FAST TRACK, ENDURANCE PLANK, FAST TRACK, HIGHLIGHT, INTRIGUE, MAJESTIC and PACESETTER

THREE-STAR LIMITED WARRANTY

The Three-Star Limited Warranty means that your new floor:	Warranty Period
• will not wear out	12 Years
• will be free of manufacturing defects	12 Years
• will not permanently stain from asphalt driveways and driveway sealer	10 Years
• will not permanently scuff from shoe soles, including sneakers	10 Years
• will not discolor from mold, mildew or alkali	10 Years
• will not gouge, rip, tear or indent from normal use	10 Years

The Three-Star Limited Warranty covers material for the period of the warranty and reasonable labor costs for years 1 through 5 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

ADVANTAGE, ALTERNATIVES, CHOICES, CONCEPT, CX SERIES,
FLOR-EVER PLUS, FOUNDATIONS, and SPECIFICATIONS

TWO-STAR LIMITED WARRANTY

The Two-Star Limited Warranty means that your new floor:	Warranty Period
• will not wear out	10 Years
• will be free of manufacturing defects	10 Years
• will not discolor from mold, mildew or alkali	5 Years

The Two-Star Limited Warranty covers material for the period of the warranty and reasonable labor costs for years 1 through 5 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

NOTE: In addition, Concept with its ArmorGuard Protection is covered for 5 years for the following:

• will not gouge, rip tear or indent from normal use
• will not stain from asphalt driveways and driveway sealer

CAREFREE and PRELUDE

ONE-STAR LIMITED WARRANTY

The One-Star Limited Warranty means that your new floor:	Warranty Period
• will be free of manufacturing defects	5 Years
• will not discolor from mold, mildew or alkali	5 Years

The One-Star Limited Warranty covers material for the period of the warranty and reasonable labor costs for years 1 through 3 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

NOTE: In addition, Prelude with its ArmorGuard Protection is covered for 5 years for the following:

• will not wear out
• will not gouge, rip tear or indent from normal use
• will not stain from asphalt driveways and driveway sealer
• labor will be paid for years 1 through 5 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

REFLECTION

STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY

The Standard Limited Warranty means that your new floor:	Warranty Period
• will be free of manufacturing defects	1 Year

The Standard Limited Warranty covers only material for the period of the warranty.

AIRSTEP PLUS

AIRSTEP 20-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

The Twenty-Year Limited Warranty means that your new floor:	Warranty Period
• will be free of manufacturing defects	20 Years
• will not stain including stains from asphalt tracking, rubber-backed mats and common household items	20 Years
• will not wear out	20 Years
• will not permanently scuff from shoe soles including sneaker	20 Years
• will not fade or discolor from heat or sunlight	20 Years
• will not discolor from mold, mildew or alkali	20 Years
• will not gouge, rip or tear	20 Years
• will not permanently indent when proper floor protectors are used	20 Years

The AirStep 20-Year Limited Warranty covers material for the period of the warranty and reasonable labor costs during years 1 through 3 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed. For years 4 through 5, the warranty covers material and 50% of reasonable labor costs if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed. After the fifth year, the warranty covers material only; labor will not be paid.

AirStep Plus featuring Scotchgard™ Protector provides these additional warranty provisions which mean that your new floor:

• will be easy to clean	15 Years
• will repel dirt and grime	15 Years

Correct installation practices must be followed to ensure a trouble-free installation. While installation errors are the responsibility of your flooring installer and not covered by Congoleum's warranty, if the flooring is correctly installed following all guidelines in the AirStep Plus installation instructions, your AirStep Plus floor will be warranted:

• not to curl	20 Years
• not to open at seams	20 Years
• not to buckle	20 Years
• not to release over joints in underlayment panels	20 Years

The conditions above will be warranted as long as the flooring is installed in an occupied residence that maintains a temperature range of 55° to 100° F. Any of the above conditions will not be covered if caused by job site environmental conditions in new construction or renovation work.

This warranty covers material for the period of the warranty and reasonable labor costs for years 1 through 15 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

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AIRSTEP, and CLOUD NINE

15-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

The 15-Year Limited Warranty means that for 15 years from the date of purchase, in normal household use, your floor will not:

have manufacturing defects wear through defined as a wear off of the printed pattern or design stain or discolor scuff from shoe soles fade or discolor from heat or sunlight gouge, rip, tear permanently indent when proper floor protectors are used

The 15-Year AirStep Cloud Nine Limited Warranty covers material for the entire warranty period and reasonable labor costs during years 1 - 3 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed. For years 4 through 5, it covers material and 50% of reasonable labor costs if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed. After the fifth year, it covers material only; labor will not be paid.

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AIRSTEP - BASIS

5-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

The 5-Year Limited Warranty means that for 5 years from the date of purchase, in normal household use, your floor will not:

have manufacturing defects stain or discolor from moisture when installed over a concrete subfloor gouge, rip, tear

The Five-Year AirStep Basis Limited Warranty covers material for the warranty period and reasonable labor costs during years 1 - 3 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed. For years 4 through 5, it covers material and 50% of reasonable labor costs if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed.

FIVE-YEAR COMMERCIAL LIMITED WARRANTY

Products Covered: Alternatives, Choices, CX Series, DuraCeramic Plus, DuraCeramic,DuraCeramic Options, DuraPlank, DuraStone, Flor-Ever Plus, Foundations, and Specifications.

The Five-Year Commercial Limited Warranty means that your new floor:	Warranty Period
• will be free of manufacturing defects	5 Years
• will not discolor from mold, mildew or alkali	5 Years

The Five-Year Commercial Limited Warranty covers material for the warranty period and reasonable labor costs during year 1 if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed. For years 2 through 3, covers material and 50% of reasonable labor costs if professional installation was paid for when the original floor was installed. After the third year, covers material only; labor will not be paid.

General Warranty Information

ALL CONGOLEUM RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FLOORING WARRANTIES:

• Cover only first quality materials purchased after December 1, 2008.
• Are not transferable.
• Apply to normal residential applications only. The Five-Year Commercial Limited Warranty applies if the product is used in a commercial application.
• For a floor to "wear out" is defined as the absence of the wearlayer and printed design due to normal household use. Scratching is not "wear out".
• "Permanent scuff marks" is defined as non-removable marks made on the surface of the wearlayer by shoe soles. Loss of gloss, scratches and dulling are not considered scuffs and are excluded.
• If covered under these warranties, one replacement floor only will be made for discoloration from mold, mildew and alkali, staining, wear-out, fading, scuffing, rips, tears and gouges.
• Products covered with an indent warranty will only be covered if adequate furniture floor protectors are used. The size of the protector should be in proportion to the weight of the furniture; the heavier the item, the wider the floor protector should be.

EXCLUSIONS …WHAT IS NOT COVERED

• Problems due to improper installation, non-recommended subflooring or improper subfloor preparation, improper floor care and installation products, or failure to follow maintenance recommendations.
• Change of gloss level, dulling, scratching, cutting, chipping, breakage or grout staining.
• Problems due to accidents, abuse, or improper usage. Some examples are: damage from moving appliances (unless covered by a gouge warranty) or sliding of furniture without adequate protection, rolling casters on furniture, appliance and plumbing leaks, rotating beater bars on vacuum cleaners and dropping of heavy or sharp objects, and damage or discoloration from burns or fire.
• Problems due to excessive temperatures or fading from sunlight.
• Color or design variations from samples and literature.
• Problems due to excessive moisture or water leaks and floods.
• Damage occurring during renovation or construction.
• Use of floor mats that are labeled "non-staining".
• Labor on material installed with obvious visible defects.

Unless specifically stated as being covered in these warranties, the following items are not covered.

• Permanent scuffs.
• Stains or discoloration.
• Rips, tears, gouges, or indentations.

WARRANTY REMEDY

Congoleum will repair the defective areas or supply new Congoleum material of the same color, design, and grade, if available; if unavailable or discontinued, Congoleum reserves the right to select and supply similar Congoleum material. After corrective action is taken on an existing defect, you will continue to receive warranty coverage for the remaining period of your original warranty.

CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES

Congoleum excludes and will not pay consequential or incidental damages under these limited warranties. By this we mean that Congoleum will not cover or pay for any loss, expense, or damage other than to the flooring itself that may result from a defect in the flooring. Some examples are: replacement of subfloors, trim moldings, disconnecting/reconnecting appliances or fixtures, or moving of furniture. If flooring was installed in a commercial application, this means that Congoleum will not cover or pay for any loss, expense, damage or loss of profit arising from inability to use the floor or premises because of defect in the flooring.

IMPLIED WARRANTIES

There are no implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use, extending beyond the limited warranties available under this plan.

PLEASE NOTE: Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

These limited warranties give you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state, except for these other rights, the remedies provided in the above warranties state the limit of Congoleum Corporation's responsibility.

No representative, employee, or agent of Congoleum is authorized to modify or change the limited warranties as stated herein.

HOW TO MAKE A CLAIM

If you find a defect or other matter covered by any of the limited warranties described previously, the retailer who sold the floor covering material should be notified in writing promptly and must be supplied proof-of-purchase. The correspondence with the retailer should include the product purchased, the amount purchased, installation costs (if applicable) and the date of purchase. If necessary, the retailer will then notify a Congoleum representative who will review the claim or arrange for inspection of the floor. The normal time period for review or inspection after the claim has been filed with Congoleum is within 60 days.

If you are unable to contact your retailer, please write to us at: Congoleum Corporation, Dept. C., 3500 Quakerbridge Road, P.O. Box 3127, Mercerville, NJ, 08619. Please include proof of purchase with your correspondence.