Hardwood flooring warranties
When considering hardwood flooring warranties you
should first remember that a manufacturers warranty is designed to
protect the consumer against faulty or defective product. The
unaware consumer can easily get caught up in a trap of purchasing
the best warranty and not necessarily the best product. The flooring
professor is committed to helping you get the right product for your
project at the best value.
What type of hardwood flooring warranties should I look for?
We suggest you keep it simple...as is our
recommendation on all warranties on flooring.
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Look for a quality manufacturer by checking how
they rate with us and/or asking your local dealer (but beware as
in many cases your local salesperson or dealer may have bias
toward the limited brands they carry in their store, whereas we
rate most brands since in our many years of combined experience we
have come across nearly all of them at one time or another)
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look for a solid manufacturing defects warranty
(usually 5 to 10 years is sufficient as any real legitimate
defects will show up in the first 2)
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Be sure the product has a quality finish applied
and carries a minimum 10 year wear through warranty (again a
little tip here is that the warranty is only as good as the
manufacturer who represents it) sidenote*** much
more than a ten year wear through warranty is overkill as the
average consumer will screen and recoat their floors every 12
years or so.
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DO NOT get too caught up in the extended times
offered on some warranties it does NOT necessarily mean this
product is any better than most of the others. We have seen far
too many times where a manufacturer has put a ridiculous time
length on a warranty as a marketing tool knowing
full well they will not be paying out a claim.
Do hardwood flooring warranties typically cover surface scratches in my floor?
NO. Most hardwood flooring warranties just
like most other flooring warranties do NOT cover scratches in the
finish of your floor. Some overzealous salespeople often represent
certain durable products as having scratch warranties. DO not
mistake a product that is produced to be "scratch resistant" as one
that will not scratch or one that will have a warranty that covers
scratches in the finish.
Are hardwood flooring warranties usually pro-rated?
Because most hardwood flooring warranties (as well
as other products in the hardwood flooring family) are clear cut and
generally only cover visible defects, finish wear through, or finish
releasing from the material there is really no need for pro-rating
of the warranty, most are not.
Are hardwood flooring warranties better or worse compared to similar products?
We have found that most hardwood
flooring warranties are very similar to similar products. We
consider them to be competitively equal to their peers.
Be sure to read and understand our
flooring warranty overview page so that you can see how hardwood
flooring warranties a relative to all flooring warranties. On our
wood
floor care page you will find tips to keep your hardwood flooring
warranties valid.
To recap...
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Read and understand our inside
knowledge of what is relevant when looking for a warranty and what
is "fluff" or "marketing tools"
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find a reputable quality manufacturer using our
rating system.
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DO NOT get caught up in the "hype" of the
longest warranty.
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Thoroughly research which product is best for
YOUR individual application using our tips, tools, and related
hardwood flooring links!
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