Concrete Pressed Piers and Steel Pressed Piers have a lifetime transferable warranty
Pier & Beam understructure shimming and wood replacement has a one year transferable warranty
| General Conditions The work to be performed under this contract is designed to attempt to return the foundation to as near its original horizontal position as possible. The house will be lifted until, in the sole opinion of the Company, further raising will produce or create unacceptable damage to the foundation or structure. The stabilization or stopping of foundation settlement can and may reverse the damage already done to the foundation and structure and can and may cause or create new damage by movement or lack of movement. The Company has no obligation to repair or to replace any damage whether it is exposed, concealed, or buried, to the foundation, structure, floors, plumbing, electrical wiring, other portions of the structure and its systems, furniture, fixtures, furnishings, landscaping, vegetation, wood or other decks, spas or personal property without regard to when or where said damage occurs. Please remove all items from the walls in the area to be lifted. Please remove exterior lighting from work areas before the work starts. We will transplant shrubbery at the point of installation but we cannot guarantee it survives. If spread footings, builders and/or drill piers are discovered after work has begun and it is necessary to remove or cut them loose from the foundation, an additional fee of $75 will be due for each builder’s or drilled pier that must be removed or cut off from the foundation. If after work has begun, it is discovered that the foundation has been constructed of substandard materials or lacks the structural strength necessary to poperly transfer the load imposed by underpinning, there can be an adjustment in the contract price, and scope of work. Owner shall supply Company with water and electricity at owner’s expense. Company must have access to the breaker box at all times and must enter the property at the time it is leveled. This Warranty Shall Be Null and Void If: Full payment is not made within 30 days of completion of work is specified. An additional story is added to the structure, or changes of a similar scope are made, without the prior written approval of the Company, when such changes would affect loads on the foundation. The structure is sited on a fault, or is affected by an earthquake. Underground facilities or swimming pools are installed within a horizontal distance from the foundation equal to or less than their depth. The foundations is undermined (i.e. soil slumping, eroding, plumbing leaks, creek beds, excavations, etc.) The natural eroding of existing structure. Any accidental or intentional damage, fire, flood, windstorm, earthquake or other acts of God. LIFETIME WARRANTY – (Concrete Pressed Piers or Steel Piers only) unless specified otherwise. It is the intention of the Company to permanently stabilize the settlement of that portion of the foundation covered by this contract. Within one (1) part in two hundred and forty (240) parts for the life of the structure that it supports (1″ settlement in 20′ horizontal span or 1/4 inch in a 5-foot horizontal span). This warranty applies to only the work performed by Company described as LIFETIME WARRANTY WORK under the terms, provisions and conditions of this contract. Pier and beam understructure shimming one year warranty unless specified otherwise. Excessive warranty calls may result in a $75.00 per trip charge. Transfer of Warranty In the event a change of ownership occurs, assignment of this warranty to a new Owner or Owners must be accomplished no later than thirty (30) days after tranfer of title. Assignment will be made in accordance with the warranty and with the procedures in affect at the time of transfer, upon receipt of payment of the transfer fee current at the time of transfer. So long as the provisions of this paragraph are met, there is no limit to the number of transfers that can be made. UNLESS ASSIGNMENT IS PROPERLY MADE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER TRANSFER OF TITLE THIS WARRANTY IS NULL AND VOID. To transfer the warranty, a written request stating the name of the new owner and the property address must be mailed along with a check for $100 (or the current transfer fee) to the address stated below. Arbitration of Disputes In the event the Owner or Owners of the Comapny cannot agree that the movement in the foundation has been controlled and settlement is within the tolerances specified above, it is specifically agreed by acceptance of this warranty that the matter shall be determined by binding arbitration. Each party shall select one (1) arbitrator who shall be Registered Professional Civil or Structural Engineer, experienced in the field of shallow foundations and engaged solely in the private practice of his or her profession. If the 2 selected engineers cannot reach agreement, than an Arbitrator of like qualification shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association, or any success or thereto, on application of any party. Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the rules revailing of the American Arbitration Association or any successor thereto. Termination The Company may terminate this warranty at any time by paying the current owner an amount equal to the total payments made under the original contract or a mutually agreed on amount. Notices Direct notices to PRO-SELECT FOUNDATION REPAIRS located at 801A East Abram, Ste. E, Arlington, Texas 76010 No changes to this document will be valid unless approved in writing by both parties. |
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