{"id":9252,"date":"2024-04-15T19:12:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T19:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westlakeroyalbuildingproducts.com\/liveabode\/?p=9252"},"modified":"2025-04-25T14:26:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:26:58","slug":"understanding-the-fine-print-of-siding-warranties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westlakeroyalbuildingproducts.com\/liveabode\/understanding-the-fine-print-of-siding-warranties\/","title":{"rendered":"Siding Warranties: Understanding the Fine Print"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Siding Warranties: Understanding the Fine Print<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Whether you\u2019re buying a new home or remodeling your existing house, choosing a siding material comes with a number of decisions\u2014material, profile and color, to name a few. Just as important is the robustness of the siding\u2019s warranty. After all, there are few better indicators of a product\u2019s quality and lifespan.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the language of siding warranties\u2014and nearly every building product, for that matter\u2014can vary greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer. If you don\u2019t read the fine print, you may be left helpless if products start to fade or fail prematurely.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to look out for.<\/p>\n

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Get to Know Your Siding Warranties<\/strong>
\nWarranties are notoriously hard to decipher\u2014there\u2019s a lot of jargon, legal speak and fine print. But understanding the meaning behind the warranty and what it actually covers is important.<\/p>\n

When in doubt, ask your contractor, retailer or the manufacturer itself for a layman\u2019s explanation of what the warranty covers and when. For siding, this not only means manufacturer defects and other obvious flaws, but also color and fading. For what length of time is color fading covered? And how much change is considered fading?<\/p>\n

Vinyl siding is one product category in which you might find some big differences if you dig into the fine print.<\/p>\n

For example, Westlake Royal Building Products\u2122\u2019 Royal\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> and Exterior Portfolio\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> siding lines with Chromatix\u2122 Color Technology carry an industry-leading Double Lifetime Warranty. While most other vinyl companies prorate the coverage for the second owner of the house, Royal and Exterior Portfolio provide full coverage to the second owner. This additional coverage not only instills peace of mind, it can help increase resale value.<\/p>\n

In addition to Double Lifetime coverage, the use of Chromatix technology enables us to warrant fade to as low as 3 Hunter Units (a common measure of color difference), while most other vinyl manufacturers only warrant a higher fade amount of 4 Hunter Units. The following image shows the approximate magnitude of 3 Hunter Units of fade with a typical gray color.<\/p>\n

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This also can be the case in considering vinyl siding to other materials. In comparing Royal and Exterior Portfolio\u2019s surface finish coverage versus a fiber cement manufacturer\u2019s prefinished offering, Royal and Exterior Portfolio both offer a Double Lifetime Warranty with fade coverage of 3 or 4 Hunter units, depending on the color, while the fiber cement product carries just a 15-year warranty for chipping and flaking, but only covers fade of up to 4 Delta E for just three years.<\/p>\n

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A Portfolio of Robust Siding Warranties<\/strong>
\nAlong with Royal and Exterior Portfolio, many of Westlake Royal Building Products\u2019 other siding lines carry strong warranties. For example, Celect\u00ae<\/sup> Cellular Composite Siding<\/a> carries a 25-year color-protection warranty covering fade of up to 4 Delta E. CraneBoard\u00ae<\/sup> SolidCore Siding\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> comes with a life-of-the-home limited warranty.<\/p>\n

For further guidance, reach out to our customer service representatives<\/a> to get more details and a full understanding of warranty offerings.<\/p>\n

See Also: How to Pick the Right Siding for Your Home: A Comprehensive Guide<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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