Use And Care Manual

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WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS
These exclusions apply to all Beaulieu
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carpets, and unless otherwise noted, excluded in these warranties is
carpet that has not been used for its intended purpose, carpet that has been improperly specified, installed on
boats, docks, rooftops, carpet used for any type of athletic playing surfaces, courts, greens, or for any type
of recreational activity, carpet installed in recreational vehicles, motor homes, time-share dwellings, bathrooms,
kitchens, laundry rooms, on stairs, in common areas of multi-family dwellings, commercial facilities, and in other
than owner-occupied residences, including rental properties, daycare facilities, and in-home businesses, damage
resulting from improper installation, improper maintenance (which will accelerate changes in appearance), pets,
abnormal use, or abuse, by smoke, fire, water intrusion, by athletic equipment, by shoes with cleats and spikes,
or by chairs equipped with roller casters, and the installation of carpet used for any reason other than normal foot
traffic in an owner-occupied residence.
Additional exclusions include carpet that has been cut or altered; installation of the wrong style, color, or width;
carpet with visible defects; carpet sold as seconds, less than first quality or “As Is”; claims for minor differences in
carpet weight, color and texture from roll to roll, or between the dealer’s sample and the finished carpet; and claims
for tears, cuts, snags, pulls, burns, pilling, shedding, fuzzing, crushing, matting, soiling, staining by other than
common household food and beverages, including, but not limited to, food and beverages that contain strongly
colored natural dyes (i.e., mustard, coffee and tea, etc.) and residual stains or wicking that may occur, products
containing benzoyl peroxide and bleach, or for shading, pooling, and watermarking, and carpet used as rugs,
mats, and runners. Unless otherwise specified by Beaulieu
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, costs associated with on-site preparation, restoration,
carpet installation, removal and disposal of existing carpet, required sundries, extra handling, and the removal and
re-installation of fixtures and furnishings are also excluded. Beaulieu
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will not pay labor for carpet that was installed
two (2) or more years prior to the date of a claim unless otherwise noted on the sample board or specified in these
warranties.
CONSEQUENTIAL & INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
BEAULIEU
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HEREBY EXCLUDES ANY AND ALL CONSEQUENTIAL AND INCIDENTAL DAMAGES UNDER OUR
LIMITED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY TYPE OF LOSS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING
LOST PROFITS AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES OTHER THAN TO THE CARPET ITSELF THAT MAY
ARISE OR RESULT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE CARPET.
IMPLIED WARRANTIES
NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, EXTEND BEYOND THE SPECIFIC LIMITED WARRANTY FOR A PARTICULAR WARRANTY PROVIDED.
Implied warranties refer to warranties the law presumes are provided by the seller, even though they are not set
forth in writing. PLEASE NOTE: Some states do not allow limitations on the duration of implied warranties, or the
exclusion or limitation of incidental and consequential damages. These limited warranties provide you with specific
legal rights which may exist or vary from state to state. Except for these rights, the remedies provided under our
limited warranties state and set forth the limit of Beaulieu’s
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obligations.