ADDITIONAL WARRANTY INFORMATION
Photographing and Warp Tolerances
Action on any claims for warping or for photographing may be deferred , at the option of the manufacturer for a period not to exceed 12 months from date of claim .
Stile , rail and core show through ( photographing ) on flush doors shall not be considered a defect unless the faces of the door vary from a true plane in excess of 1 / 100 inch in any three inch span .
The following warp allowances are for 1-3 / 4 " or thicker doors . Doors wider than 3 ' 6 " ( 42 in ) and less than 7 ' ( 84 in ) in height , warping shall not exceed 1 / 4 " in a section 3 ' 6 " by height of the door . Doors wider than 3 ' 6 " and higher than 7 ', the warp shall not exceed 1 / 4 " in and 3 ' 6 " by 7 ' section . Doors up to and including 3 ' 6 " wide and over 7 ' in height , the warp shall not exceed 1 / 4 " in any 7 ' by width of door section
“ Warping ” is any distortion of the door itself and does not refer to the relationship of the door to the frame or jamb in which it is hung . The term “ warping ” shall include bow , cup , and / or twist . To measure the amount of warping present in a door , the following method shall be used : bow , cup , and / or twist shall be measured by placing a straight-edge , taut wire or string on the suspected concave face of the door at any angle ( i . e ., horizontally , vertically , and diagonally ), with the door in its installed position . The measurement of bow , cup , and / or twist shall be made at the point of maximum distance between the bottom of the straight-edge , taut wire or string and the face of the door . Warping shall not be considered a defect unless it exceeds 1 / 4 " in the plane of the door itself . stevesdoors . com
November 1 , 2014