Big Problems With Exterior House Coating Warranties
There was a company who guaranteed that their product
would last for the lifetime of your home. I will not name the product
manufacturer, but this company is not what I would consider to be 100%
legitimate and gave many of their customers a false illusion of their
warranty.
I recently worked on a house where this company painted the woods fascia
board and a couple of the exterior beams. The homeowner contacted me to
do the repairs and explained that the company was only responsible for
the product, not the installation of the product.
In other words, the lifetime guarantee was only for the paint that was
applied to the fascia board and wood beam, it wasn't good for the labor
that it would take to reapply another coat of paint to protect the
house. I don't really know how many homeowners would actually consider
this to be an excellent home warranty.
If you're thinking about having any exterior coatings applied to your
home that have a limited or lifetime warranty attached to them, make
sure that you find out as much information that you can about their
warrantees, especially if you're planning on using their guarantees in
the future.
If you're really concerned about the warranty, have the salesperson
explain it to you in detail and if they don't understand the warranty or
avoid answering your questions, it wouldn't be a bad idea to find
another company or product.
Be careful whenever you hear the words lifetime or limited lifetime
warranty. Sometimes it's just another way for someone to sell an
inferior building product or a product that thoroughly hasn't been
tested properly.