No hardwood floor in the industry is manufactured to higher quality
standards than a Robbins hardwood floor. That's why we can back
it with a warranty that is second to none. The Warranties described
below are given to the original purchaser only AND ARE SUBJECT
TO THE PROCEDURES, LIMITATIONS, DISCLAIMERS AND EXCLUSIONS SET
FORTH HEREIN. The Warranties cover only approved product applications
as recommended by Robbins Hardwood Flooring, Inc. and are effective
on hardwood flooring products purchased after October 1, 1999.
Robbins offers different warranty levels depending on the product. To
determine the category of your floor, please reference the information
below:
Warranties On Both Solid and Engineered Floors
Full Premium Lifetime Warranty On All Premium
Collection, Standard Collection and Value Collection Floors
Robbins warrants, to the original purchaser, that the
floor you have purchased will remain free from manufacturing defects in
lamination, assembly, milling, dimension and grading for as long as the
original purchaser owns the home. Hardwood flooring, being a natural
product, will continue to expand and contract through heating and
non-heating seasons. Properly installed hardwood floors may consequently
experience some separation between boards at different times during the
year. If minor separations do occur, they are not covered by this
warranty.
Full Finish Warranties
Robbins warrants, to the original purchaser, that from
the date of purchase, the finish on its ForEver II™ (urethane) and
ForEver II Satin™ (urethane) factory finished products, when used
under normal residential traffic conditions and maintained under the
recommended Robbins Maintenance System or equivalent, will not wear
through or separate from the wood for the period specified for each of
the respective warranties below, on all such products purchased after
October 1, 1999:
Full 25 Year Finish Warranty On
All Premium Collection Floors
Robbins warrants, to the original purchaser, that
the finish will not wear through for the lesser of 25 full years or as
long as the original purchaser owns the home, for all Robbins factory
finished products with the ForEver II or ForEver II Satin finish in the
Premium Collection. For details ask your dealer for a copy of our
"Easy Care Maintenance" brochure number RHF-749.
Full 15 Year Finish Warranty On
All Standard Collection Floors
Robbins warrants, to the original purchaser, that
the finish will not wear through for the lesser of 15 full years or as
long as the original purchaser owns the home, for all Robbins factory
finished products with the ForEver II or ForEver II Satin finish in the
Standard Collection. For details ask your dealer for a copy of our
"Easy Care Maintenance" brochure number RHF-749.
Full 10 Year Finish Warranty On
All Value Collection Floors
Robbins warrants, to the original purchaser, that
the finish will not wear through for the lesser of 10 full years
or as long as the original purchaser owns the home, for all Robbins
factory finished products with the ForEver II or ForEver II Satin
finish in the Value Collection. For details ask your dealer for
a copy of our "Easy Care Maintenance" brochure number
RHF-749.
Finish Warranties exclude any indentations,
scratches or damage caused by lack of proper maintenance, misuse,
negligence, spiked heel shoes, pets, insects, water, moisture, erosion,
pebbles, sand, other abrasives or insufficient protection on furniture.
Use of floor care products other than those specially formulated for use
on Robbins flooring, may damage your floor and may void the warranty.
Three Sanding Warranty On All
3/4" and Three-Ply 1/2" Thick Premium Collection and Standard
Collection Floors
Robbins warrants, under normal residential wear
conditions, that your 3/4" solid flooring or 1/2" engineered
floor can be professionally sanded and refinished at least three times.
We can offer this warranty because the thick wear surface on many
Robbins products are up to twice as thick as that of other floors. This
warranty is only valid if proper sanding and refinishing procedures, as
defined by Robbins, are followed.
Additional Warranties
Exclusively On Engineered Floors
Robbins engineered flooring is constructed of
three plies bonded so that the grain of the center layer runs 90 degrees
to the grain of the top and bottom layers. The cross-grained
construction provides increased dimensional stability to the floor.
Because of the unique advantages of such construction, Robbins provides
to the original purchaser the following specific benefits for engineered
flooring as long as you own your home.
Full Lifetime Adhesive Bond
Warranty
Robbins warrants that its Big Bond™ polymeric
resin adhesive and FusionLock™ urethane adhesive, when properly
installed with Robbins engineered flooring products, will maintain its
bond for as long as the original purchaser owns the home. Proper job
site pre-inspection, installation and maintenance procedures must be
followed. Adhesive breakdown caused by subfloor moisture damage and/or
water damage, including but not limited to, broken water pipes, leakage
or flooding, is not covered under this warranty. Subfloor moisture is
detailed below under the "Full Lifetime Subfloor Protection
Warranty."
Full Lifetime Subfloor Moisture
Protection Warranty
Robbins provides an additional subfloor moisture
protection warranty against adhesive failure only for Robbins engineered
hardwood flooring products, when properly installed with Robbins Big
Bond or FusionLock, for as long as the original purchaser owns their
home. This adhesive has been specially formulated for use with Robbins
engineered hardwood flooring products. Before installation begins, all
subfloors must be inspected for moisture problems to ensure that they
are dry. Written documentation of this inspection must be obtained to
validate this subfloor protection warranty. Subfloors with known
moisture problems are not covered by this warranty. This Full Lifetime
Subfloor Moisture Protection Warranty is limited to one repair or
replacement.
Stability Over Radiant Heated
Subfloors For All Premium Collection, Standard Collection and Value
Collection Floors
Robbins warrants that all Robbins engineered
flooring will not cup or buckle for as long as the original purchaser
owns the home, when properly installed over radiant heated subfloors,
with a surface temperature not exceeding 85° F, properly installed
according to Robbins installation instructions and properly maintained
in accordance with such instructions in the Robbins Easy Care
Maintenance Brochure, number RHF-749. This warranty also applies to all
unfinished engineered products.
One Sanding Warranty On All
Three-Ply 3/8" Thick Premium Collection and Standard Collection
Floors
Robbins warrants, under normal residential wear
conditions, that your engineered floor can be professionally sanded and
refinished at least one time. This warranty is only valid if proper
sanding and refinishing procedures, as defined by Robbins, are followed.
Pre-installation Warranty On
All Premium and Standard Collection Floors
Robbins warrants that after inspection of all
flooring when removed from the carton, if any product does not meet the
grading standards as described in the Robbins price list, return in the
full carton to your dealer within 15 days after your purchase for a free
replacement.
Here's What You Are Responsible
For Under All Robbins Warranties
The necessary conditions for your coverage under
all Robbins warranties are really nothing more than common sense steps.
Just follow these guidelines and you are covered: Make sure that
flooring is properly installed in accordance with the Robbins
installation instructions provided with each carton. Properly maintain
your new floor under the easy-to-follow Robbins Maintenance System. For
details ask your dealer for a copy of our "Easy Care
Maintenance" brochure number RHF-749. If you are unable to obtain a
copy, please call Robbins Customer Service at 1-800-233-3823, and we
will send one to you.
Robbins Warranty Protection
Means...
If, in the unlikely event, any portion of your
floor should fail with respect to the provisions of these warranties,
Robbins, at its sole option, to the original purchaser, will repair,
refinish or replace such portion, at no cost to you with the same
product or another product of equal value. In the unlikely event Robbins
is unable to correct the failure after a reasonable number of attempts,
Robbins will refund, if requested, the purchase price for that portion
of the floor that fails. To file a claim, first contact the Robbins
retailer where the original purchase was made. If the retailer is unable
to satisfy the claim, contact Robbins at: Armstrong World Industries,
Inc., 2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17602, Attn: Consumer
Solution Center. Claims must also be filed within the warranty coverage
period, and information verifying date of purchase and purchaser will be
requested. Robbins reserves the right to have a designated Robbins
representative inspect the floors and to have samples removed for
technical analysis.
- Robbins warranties are not transferable.
- No installer, retailer or distributor, or agent or employee of
Robbins Hardwood Flooring, Inc., has the authority to alter the
obligations or limitations of any Robbins warranty.
Please register your warranty by completing the warranty registration
form and returning it to Robbins within 30 days of the purchase date.
Failure to return the warranty registration form does not void the terms
of this warranty.
Warranty Disclaimers and Exclusions
- Color variations in flooring are a natural occurrence due to species,
age, character of flooring and exposure to UV light or sunlight.
For these reasons, new and/or replacement flooring may not match
display samples and/or existing flooring. Gloss reduction is
not considered surface wear.
- Robbins is not responsible for color variation of product
and/or samples for the consumer matching flooring to other wood
products, such as cabinets, stair railings, trim and moldings.
- Naturally occurring wood characteristics such as variations
in grain, color, mineral streaks and knots, are not considered
defects.
- Normal exposure to sunlight will bring about changes in the
shading of any hardwood floor as the floor ages. Area rugs should
be moved occasionally as they block sunlight and may give the
appearance of discoloring under the rug. This is not a product
defect.
- Installations must be performed in accordance with all Robbins
Installation Instructions.
- It is the responsibility of the installer and/or the homeowner
to inspect boards prior to installation. Robbins accepts no
responsibility for costs of product or labor when boards with
visible defects have been installed.
- Damage due to water and/or moisture, including but not limited to
damage resulting from broken or leaking pipes, wet mopping, weather
conditions or natural disasters, is excluded from Robbins
warranties.
WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS
ROBBINS WARRANTIES DO NOT COVER INDENTATIONS, SCRATCHES, STAINS OR
DAMAGE, CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, FIRE, WATER, MOISTURE, EXCESSIVE
HEAT OR EXCESSIVE DRYNESS, EROSION, PEBBLES, SAND, OR OTHER ABRASIVES,
PETS, INSECTS, SPIKED HEEL SHOES, WEATHER CONDITIONS OR NATURAL
DISASTERS, COLOR VARIATIONS, NATURALLY OCCURRING WOOD CHARACTERISTICS,
FAILURE TO FOLLOW ALL THE MANUFACTURER'S WRITTEN INSTALLATION
AND/OR MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS, IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, INSUFFICIENT
PROTECTION, MISUSE, OR IMPROPER ALTERATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED
PRODUCT.
ROBBINS WARRANTIES DO NOT COVER NATURAL EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION
RESULTING IN SEPARATION BETWEEN BOARDS, OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY LOW
OR EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY.
NO WARRANTIES APPLY TO ANY PRODUCT OR PRODUCTS DESIGNATED AS THRIFT,
ANTIQUE, TAVERN, BARGAIN OR CABIN GRADES, SECONDS, ECONOMY GRADE,
OR NON-STANDARD ITEMS. ANY PRODUCT OR PRODUCTS SO DESIGNATED ARE
SOLD "AS IS".
THIS WRITING IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE EXPRESS
WARRANTIES PROVIDED HEREIN AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS
AND/OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES BY THE MANUFACTURER, TO THE EXTENT
PROVIDED BY LAW. ROBBINS ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. HOWEVER, SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS
EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC
LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM
STATE TO STATE.
THE SOLE REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN IS THE REPAIR, REFINISH OR REPLACEMENT
OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS, OR REFUND FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS.