2 Areas Your Renovation Warranty Should Cover

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Key Takeaways

A renovation warranty should cover workmanship issues like uneven tiles, silicon breakage, and sagging doors.
Workmanship warranty usually only covers the faulty area and may not cover natural material differences or self-sourced items.
A renovation warranty should also cover materials, so homeowners should check if their Interior Designer received supplier warranty certificates.

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Before signing your renovation contract, it is crucial to ensure the sufficiency of your post-sale warranty clauses (a.k.a. defects liability period).

Do note that wear-and-tear issues are generally excluded from warranty. ‍

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2 areas Your Warranty Should Cover

1. Workmanship

This is usually a grey area that is determined on a case-by-case basis. We advise checking directly with your Interior Designer on what they consider to be workmanship faults. Some examples: uneven tiles, silicon breakage, sagging doors etc.

Pro-Tip: All CaseTrust-accredited renovator will provide a workmanship warranty period of at least 12-months where the renovator is liable to conduct necessary rectification works at their own costs.

Here is a lowdown of how workmanship warranty generally works:

Limited Coverage: The warranty usually covers only the “area of defects” NOT a complete replacement of the item or fixture.
Exclusions for Natural Characteristics: Any variations or imperfections that develop naturally are not considered workmanship defects e.g. vein lines variations on marbles.
Variation Allowance: Reasonable variations between samples and actual products are not considered workmanship defects.
Self-Sourcing Liability: If you buy your own materials, renovators may choose to void the warranty entirely in areas where these materials are used.

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2. Materials

Most reputable materials supplier would present a warranty certificate to the buyer. Check with your Interior Designer if they made the purchase on your behalf.

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