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TREX TRANSCEND®, TREX ENHANCE®,

TREX SELECT® AND TREX® UNIVERSAL FASCIA

LIMITED FADE & STAIN WARRANTY

For the term set forth below, Trex Company, Inc. (hereinafter

“Trex”) warrants to the original end-user purchaser (the

“Purchaser”) that Trex Transcend

decking, porch or fascia,

Trex Enhance

decking or fascia, Trex Select

decking or fascia

or Trex Universal Fascia, as the case may be (the “Product”)

will perform, under normal use and service conditions, as

follows:

Term of Warranty: The term of this warranty shall begin

on the date of original purchase, and shall end (1) twenty-

ﬁve (25) years thereafter for a residential application of the

Product, and (2) ten (10) years thereafter for a commercial

application of the Product. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the

term of this warranty for Transcend Product used as outdoor

cladding shall be twenty-ﬁve (25) years for both a residential

application and a commercial application.

Residential/Commercial Application: For purposes of this

warranty, a “residential application” shall refer to an installation

of the Product on an individual residence, and a “commercial

application” shall refer to any installation of the Product other

than on an individual residence.

Fade Resistance: The Product shall not fade in color from

light and weathering exposure as measured by color change

of more than 5 Delta E (CIE) units.

The Product is designed to resist fading. No material is

fade proof when exposed to years of UV exposure and the

elements. The Product is designed to resist fading, and will

not in any event fade by more than 5 Delta E (CIE) units.

Stain Resistance: The Product shall be resistant to permanent

staining resulting from spills of food and beverage items

including ketchup, mustard, salad oils, tea, wine, coee, fruit

punch, barbeque sauce, grease, sodas and other food and

beverage related items that would typically be present on a

residential deck, or mold and mildew naturally occurring in

the environment, provided that such substances are removed

from the Product with soap and water or mild household

cleaners within one (1) week of exposure of the food or

beverage to the surface or ﬁrst appearance of the mold and

mildew.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Trex does not warrant that the

Product is stain-proof, and does not warrant stain resistance

resulting from spilled or otherwise applied food and beverage

substances which are not properly cleaned as provided

above within one (1) week of exposure. In addition, materials

not covered in the stain resistant warranty include abrasive

compounds of acidic or basic pH, paints or stains, strong

solvents, metallic rust or other abnormal deck use items, and

non-food and non-beverage substances, including but not

limited to, biocides, fungicides, plant food, or bactericides.

Mold and mildew can settle and grow on any outdoor

surface, including this Product. You should periodically clean

your deck to remove dirt and pollen that can feed mold and

mildew. This warranty does not cover mold and mildew which

is not properly cleaned as provided above within one (1) week

of ﬁrst appearance.

Standard Trex Company Limited Warranty: This warranty is in

addition to the standard Trex Company Limited Warranty that

applies to all Trex products.

Transferability: With respect to a residential application, this

warranty may be transferred one (1) time, within the ﬁve (5)

year period beginning from the date of original purchase

by the Purchaser, to a subsequent buyer of the property

upon which the Trex products were originally installed.

With respect to a commercial application, this warranty is

freely transferable to subsequent buyers of the property

upon which the Trex products were originally installed.

EXCLUSIONS FROM WARRANTY COVERAGE:

Exposure to Heat: Direct or indirect contact with extreme

heat sources (over 275 degrees) may cause fading and may

damage the surface of the Product, and any eects of such

exposure are expressly excluded from coverage under this

warranty.

Surface Damage: Never use metal shovels or sharp-edged

tools to remove snow and ice on the surface of the Product.

If the surface of the Product is damaged or punctured, this

warranty will be voided.

Paint or Other Materials Applied to the Product: If paint

or other coating materials are applied to the Product, this

warranty will be voided.

Railing: This warranty does not cover Trex Transcend

Trex Enhance

or Trex Select

railing components.

Other Exclusions: This warranty shall not cover any condition

attributable to: (1) improper installation of the Product and/or

failure to abide by Trex’s installation guidelines, including but

not limited to improper gapping; (2) use of the Product beyond

normal use or service conditions, or in an application not

recommended by Trex’s guidelines and local building codes;

(3) movement, distortion, collapse or settling of the ground

or the supporting structure on which the Product is installed;

(4) any act of God (such as ﬂooding, hurricane, earthquake,

lightning, etc.); (5) improper handling, storage, abuse or

neglect of the Product by Purchaser, the transferee or third

parties; (6) any fading or staining not on the walking surface of

the Product (i.e., the underside or the ends of the Product); or

(7) ordinary wear and tear.

Procedure for Making a Claim under this Warranty

In order to make a claim under this warranty, Purchaser must

do the following:

1. If the Purchaser is making a claim relating to the warranty on

stain resistance, Purchaser must do as follows:

(a) Purchaser must try to clean the aected area of the deck

by using the cleaning procedures described above within one

(1) week of exposure of the food or beverage to the Product or

ﬁrst appearance of the mold and mildew.

(b) If the aected area remains reasonably unsatisfactory

after Purchaser has tried these cleaning procedures,

then Purchaser must have the aected area of the deck

professionally cleaned at Purchaser’s expense.

the professional cleaning, Purchaser may make a claim under

this warranty, provided that such claim is made within thirty

(30) days after the professional cleaning.

2. To make a claim under this limited warranty, Purchaser, or

the transferee, shall send to Trex, within the warranty period

referred to above, a description and photographs of the

aected area of the Product, proof of purchase, and if the

claim relates to the warranty on stain resistance, proof of

compliance with paragraph 1. above, to the following address:

Trex Company, Inc.

Customer Relations

160 Exeter Drive

Winchester, VA 22603-8605

3. Upon conﬁrmation by an authorized Trex representative of

a valid claim hereunder, Trex’s sole responsibility shall be, at

its option, to either replace the aected item or refund the

portion of the purchase price paid by Purchaser for such

aected item (not including the cost of its initial installation).

Replacement material will be provided that is as close as

possible in color, design and quality as the replaced material,

but Trex does not guarantee an exact match as colors and

design may change.

4. If a valid warranty claim hereunder is made during years

eleven (11) through twenty-ﬁve (25) after the original purchase

for a residential application, recovery will be prorated. If Trex

is providing replacement materials, it may elect to replace

the percentage listed below of boards otherwise meeting

the requirements for a claim, or if it is refunding the purchase

price, it may elect to refund the percentage listed below of the

purchase price of boards otherwise meeting the requirements

for a claim.

YEAR OF

WARRANTY CLAIM

PERCENTAGE

RECOVERY

11 80%

12 80%

13 80%

14 60%

15 60%

16 60%

17 40%

18 40%

19 40%

20 20%

21 20%

22 20%

23 10%

24 10%

25 10%

5. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER

THE LAW, THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT COVER AND

TREX SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS AND

EXPENSES INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO THE REMOVAL

OF AFFECTED PRODUCT OR THE INSTALLATION OF

REPLACEMENT MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED

TO LABOR AND FREIGHT.

No person or entity is authorized by Trex to make and Trex

shall not be bound by any statement or representation as

to the quality or performance of Trex products other than as

contained in this warranty. This warranty may not be altered

or amended except in a written instrument signed by Trex and

Purchaser.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER THE LAW,

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL TREX BE LIABLE FOR

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER

SUCH DAMAGES ARE SOUGHT IN CONTRACT, IN TORT

INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE AND

STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND TREX’S LIABILITY

FOR NONPERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS WITH RESPECT

TO PRODUCTS SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE

REPLACEMENT OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR REFUND OF THE

PURCHASE PRICE, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

Some States or Provinces do not allow the exclusion or

limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the

above limitation or 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 or Province to

Province.