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Buffalo 
 Forge 
 Steel ®
 Doors 
 and 
 Entryways 

GlassCraft 
 Door 
 Company 
•
 Limited 
 Warranty 
 2011 
 


Buffalo 
 Forge 
 Steel ®
 Doors 
 and 
 Entryways 



 Our 
 Warranty 
 to 
 you …
 GlassCraft ’ s 
 Buffalo 
 Forge 
 Steel 
 prehung 
 doors 
 and 
 entryways 
 are 
 designed 
 to 
 create 
 lasting 
 value 
 and 
 beauty 
 for 
 your 
 home ,
 and 
 this 
 warranty 
 is 
 effective 
 for 
 all 
 Buffalo 
 Forge 
 door 
 systems 
( the 
“ product ”)
 sold 
 by 
 GlassCraft 
 on 
 or 
 after 
 January 
 1 ,
 2011 
 for 
 use 
 in 
 the 
 United 
 States .
 Any 
 previous 
 warranties 
 will 
 continue 
 to 
 apply 
 to 
 door 
 products 
 manufactured 
 by 
 us 
 prior 
 to 
 this 
 date .
 For 
 additional 
 information ,
 including 
 care 
 and 
 maintenance 
 and 
 installation 
 instructions ,
 or 
 to 
 report 
 a 
 warranty 
 claim ,
 see 
 your 
 dealer 
 or 
 refer 
 to 
 www . glasscraft . com .

Subject 
 to 
 the 
 conditions 
 and 
 exclusions 
 stated 
 below ,
 GlassCraft 
 Door 
 Company ,
(“ GlassCraft ”)
 warrants 
 that 
 each 
 Buffalo 
 Forge 
 Steel 
 Door 
 product 
 will 
 be 
 free 
 from 
 defects 
 in 
 material 
 and 
 workmanship 
 which 
 would 
 render 
 the 
 product 
 unfit 
 for 
 normal 
 and 
 recommended 
 use 
 and 
 service 
 when 
 installed 
 in 
 the 
 continental 
 USA .

 GlassCraft 
 warrants 
 this 
 product 
 only 
 to 
 the 
 first 
 purchaser 
 of 
 this 
 product 
 for 
 purposes 
 other 
 than 
 resale ,
 or 
 to 
 the 
 original 
 purchaser 
 of 
 the 
 residence 
 into 
 which 
 such 
 door 
 is 
 installed .

 This 
 warranty 
 covers 
 only 
 defects 
 which 
 become 
 evident 
 during 
 the 
 periods 
 outlined 
 below ,
 provided 
 that 
 the 
 owner 
 gives 
 written 
 notice 
 of 
 such 
 defects 
 to 
 GlassCraft 
 Door 
 Company ,
 2002 
 Brittmoore ,
 Houston ,
 Texas 
 77043 ,
 within 
 the 
 applicable 
 time 
 period .
 This 
 warranty 
 constitutes 
 the 
 sole 
 and 
 exclusive 
 warranty 
 offered 
 by 
 GlassCraft 
 Door 
 Company :
 it 
 is 
 not 
 transferable ,
 and 
 no 
 dealer ,
 distributor ,
 or 
 representative 
 of 
 GlassCraft 
 has 
 the 
 authority 
 to 
 modify 
 or 
 expand 
 this 
 warranty .

Buffalo 
 Forge 
 Door 
 and 
 Entry 
 Components 
 and 
 Glass 
 Panels 
 GlassCraft 
 Door 
 Company 
 offers 
 a 
 limited 
 warranty 
 for 
 five 
( 5 )
 years 
 for 
 custom 
 and 
 standard 
 Buffalo 
 Forge 
 Steel 
 doors 
 and 
 entryways 
 from 
 date 
 of 
 first 
 purchase 
 from 
 GlassCraft 
 of 
 the 
 product .
 And 
 your 
 insulated 
 glass 
 panel ,
 for 
 a 
 period 
 of 
 5 
 years 
 from 
 the 
 date 
 of 
 first 
 purchase 
 from 
 GlassCraft ,
 is 
 warranted 
 against 
 any 
 material 
 obstruction 
 of 
 vision 
 through 
 the 
 panel 
 due 
 to 
 the 
 accumulation 
 of 
 dust ,
 moisture ,
 or 
 film 
 on 
 the 
 internal 
 surface 
 of 
 the 
 glass 
 caused 
 by 
 failure 
 of 
 the 
 panel ’ s 
 edge 
 seal 
 due 
 to 
 defects 
 in 
 material 
 or 
 workmanship ,
 under 
 normal 
 conditions .
 This 
 warranty 
 assuring 
 that 
 each 
 such 
 product ,
 for 
 this 
 period ,
 is 
 of 
 good 
 material 
 and 
 workmanship 
 and 
 free 
 from 
 defects 
 that 
 would 
 render 
 the 
 door 
 unserviceable 
 or 
 unfit 
 for 
 the 
 ordinary ,
 recommended 
 use .

 This 
 warranty 
 shall 
 be 
 void 
 if 
 the 
 door 
 has 
 not 
 been 
 stored ,
 installed ,
 and 
 maintained 
 in 
 a 
 good 
 and 
 workmanlike 
 manner .

 The 
 following 
 shall 
 not 
 be 
 considered 
 defects 
 in 
 material 
 or 
 workmanship ,
 and 
 are 
 not 
 covered 
 by 
 this 
 warranty :
 
 1 . The 
 physical 
 appearance 
 of 
 the 
 product .
 2 . Damage 
 caused 
 beyond 
 the 
 control 
 of 
 GlassCraft ,
 including 
 but 
 not 
 limited 
 to 
 damage 
 caused 
 by 
 misuse ,
 abuse ,
 accident ,
 or 
 mishandling ,
 or 
 by 
 fire ,
 flood ,
 earthquake ,
 storm ,
 tornado ,
 or 
 other 
 acts 
 of 
 nature .
 In 
 addition ,
 water 
 penetration 
 due 
 to 
 pressurized 
 water 
 application 
 from 
 a 
 water 
 hose 
 or 
 sprinkler 
 systems 
 is 
 not 
 covered .


3 . Damage 
 caused 
 by 
 improper 
 or 
 incorrect 
 installation 
 of 
 the 
 door 
 or 
 entry ,
 or 
 improper 
 or 
 incorrect 
 installation 
 of 
 the 
 lock 
 or 
 lock 
 hardware 
 into 
 the 
 product .

4 . Damage 
 caused 
 by 
 failure 
 to 
 perform 
 normal 
 homeowner 
 maintenance ,
 or 
 by 
 attempts 
 other 
 than 
 by 
 GlassCraft 
 to 
 repair 
 the 
 product .
 5 . Rust 
 or 
 metal 
 deterioration 
 of 
 any 
 part 
 of 
 the 
 product .
 6 . Any 
 and 
 all 
 damages 
 resulting 
 from 
 exposure 
 due 
 to 
 installation 
 in 
 an 
 unprotected 
 opening ,
 such 
 as 
 an 
 installation 
 without 
 sufficient 
 roof 
 overhang 
 protection ,
 which 
 causes 
 the 
 door 
 to 
 be 
 exposed 
 to 
 an 
 unusual 
 amount 
 of 
 precipitation .
 Sufficient 
 roof 
 overhang 
 depends 
 upon 
 the 
 specific 
 installation 
 and 
 weather 
 patterns 
 in 
 the 
 area 
 of 
 the 
 installation ,
 but 
 typically 
 means 
 an 
 overhang 
 over 
 the 
 door 
 or 
 entry 
 extending 
 outwards 
 from 
 the 
 entry 
 or 
 door 
 for 
 a 
 distance 
 of 
 not 
 less 
 than 
 one‐half 
 of 
 the 
 height 
 elevation 
 measured 
 from 
 the 
 bottom 
 of 
 the 
 door 
 to 
 the 
 bottom 
 of 
 the 
 overhang 
 at 
 the 
 point 
 that 
 the 
 overhang 
 is 
 furthest 
 from 
 the 
 door 
 or 
 entry .
 7 . Leakage 
 around 
 the 
 interior 
 glass 
 door 
 frame .
 8 . Glass 
 breakage 
 and 
 physical 
 appearance 
 of 
 a 
 glass 
 panel 
 is 
 not 
 covered 
 by 
 this 
 warranty .
 9 . Damage 
 resulting 
 from 
 window 
 film ,
 shades ,
 blinds ,
 a 
 storm 
 door ,
 or 
 any 
 foreign 
 materials 
 that 
 are 
 used 
 on 
 or 
 near 
 the 
 surface 
 of 
 the 
 product .



 Claims 
 Procedure 
 and 
 Limit 
 on 
 Remedies 

 All 
 warranty 
 claims 
 must 
 be 
 presented 
 as 
 outlined 
 above ,
 within 
 the 
 warranty 
 period .
 We 
 will 
 not 
 honor 
 warranty 
 claims 
 made 
 prior 
 to 
 payment 
 in 
 full 
 for 
 the 
 warranted 
 product .

 Upon 
 validation 
 by 
 GlassCraft 
 of 
 any 
 warranty 
 claim ,
 we 
 will 
( at 
 our 
 option ):

 1 ) Provide 
 a 
 replacement 
 at 
 no 
 cost 
 to 
 the 
 customer ,
 and 
 return 
 it 
 to 
 the 
 customer ,
 FOB 
 GlassCraft 
 in 
 Houston ,
 Tx .,
 or 

 2 ) Refund 
 the 
 purchase 
 price 
 paid 
 for 
 the 
 product 
 by 
 the 
 original 
 purchaser 
 of 
 the 
 product 
 from 
 GlassCraft 
 Door 
 Company ,
 or 

 3 ) Provide 
 a 
 replacement 
 at 
 a 
 cost 
 of 
 25 %
 of 
 the 
 current 
 list 
 price 
 of 
 the 
 product ,
 and 
 return 
 the 
 product 
 to 
 the 
 customer ,
 FOB 

GlassCraft 
 in 
 Houston ,
 Texas ,
 or 
 4 ) In 
 the 
 event 
 that 
 the 
 factory‐applied 
 prefinish 
 be 
 proven 
 defective ,
 GlassCraft 
 can 
 choose 
 to 
 refinish 
 the 
 door 
 or 
 entry ,
 or 
 refund 
 up 
 to 
$ 100 
 to 
 the 
 homeowner .