2-10 Home Buyers Warranty

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty

Since 1980, the 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty (2-10 HBW) has protected over 5.8 million new and pre-owned homes. Focusing on reducing the financial risk of millions of homeowners nationwide. While touring your home, before and after purchase, this booklet will help you:

• easily navigate the types of coverage (pages 5-7)

• provide simple language, defined, to understand what’s covered (pages 12-13)

• further, describe in detail items that are specifically covered by warranties (pages 15-37)

• Procedure on How to Report A Claim

If you would like any other clarification on 2-10 booklet items, contact the 2-10 warranty administrator at, for more information pertaining the covered 2-10 items in YOUR home, please contact your builder's warranty representative:

2-10 Home Buyer Warranty Headquarters:

• 855.429.2109 (Phone)

• warrantyadministration@2-10.com (Email)

• https://secure.2-10.com/homeowner/ (Homeowner Portal)

Yanez Homes Builder Representative for Warranties:

• Submit all Warranty requests on the builders' website: www.yanez.homes/warranty

• Warranty Support/Questions to warranties@yanez.homes

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Types Of Warranties

There are 3 types of warranties: Workmanship, Distribution Systems, and Structural. Each category focuses on certain elements found in your home. Workmanship Warranty is a 1-year warranty that establishes materials used in the construction, fit, and finish of your home. Distribution Systems Warranty is a 2-year warranty that overviews what we don’t see behind the walls. And Structural Warranty is a 10-year warranty that focuses on the designated load bearing elements of the construction of your home. Remember, if there is a defect within any of these warranties, immediately report a claim to the builder/seller. All claims must be reported to the builder/seller before the warranty expires or no later than 15 days after the expiration of the warranty term.

Section II. Your Workmanship Warranty (page 5)

The workmanship warranty addresses fit, finish, and materials used in the construction of your home. Fit and finish are designated items such as roof coverings, cabinets, countertops, door panels, exterior siding, hardwood floors, basement floor, ceramic tile, drywall, interior trim, carpet, paint, and fireplace. Remember that fit refers to how well the parts of the finished product come together and, finish, to the completeness of the work.

For further assistance in determining what components fall in the correct warranty, such as items covered in Workmanship Warranty coverage, pages 15-36, the Construction Performance Guidelines, help describe exactly what deficiency is being covered, who should have responsibility if builder/seller, and if there are any exclusions that may apply.

Section III. Your Distribution Systems Warranty (page 6)

The distribution systems warranty addresses electrical, plumbing, and mechanical functions delivered throughout the home. The overview of items covered are supply piping, waste piping, ductwork, and electrical wiring. Section VIII (page 14) summarizes that if any items in the Workmanship or Distribution Systems warranty fail to meet Construction Performance Guidelines, they require corrective action by the builder/seller. ******Remember, if there is a defect within any of these warranties, report a claim to the builder/seller immediately. All claims must be reported to the builder/seller before the warranty expires or no later than 15 days after the expiration of the warranty term.

For further assistance in determining what components fall in the correct warranty such as items covered in Distribution Warranty coverage, pages 36-37, the Construction Performance Guidelines, help describe exactly what deficiency is being covered, who should have responsibility if the builder/seller, and if there are any exclusions that may apply.

Section IV. Your Structural Warranty (page 7)

The structural warranty provides protection against structural defects to the designated load-bearing elements. Designated load-bearing elements are roof framing systems. load bearing walls and partitions, beams, columns, footings and foundation systems, floor framing, girders, lintels, and masonry arches. The structural warranty addresses structural defects caused by soil movement to qualify as structural defects:

• There must be actual physical damage to one or more of the designated load-bearing elements in your home.

• The actual physical damage must be caused by the failure of a designated load-bearing element.

• The failure of the designated load-bearing function of the element renders your home unsafe, unsanitary, or otherwise unlivable.

Exclusions (structural warranty does not cover loss or damage to):

• Boundary walls, retaining walls or bulkheads, except to the extent such as structures are necessary for the structural stability of the home.

• Driveways, decks or porches, detached carports, outbuildings, fences, exterior recreational facilities, such as tennis courts or swimming pools or any other appurtenant structure or attachment to your home.

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New Home Maintenance Manual

This New Home Maintenance Manual is very useful for new homeowners. With this manual, you’ll be able to record and stay on top of what you need to do to keep your new home in great condition.

Before the move…

• Make sure to notify businesses that your address will be changing

• Call your telephone and cable companies to let them know of changes happening

After the move…

once you settle into your new home, take a couple of moments to locate:

• Important shut-off valves and switches

• Get to know appliances that have been installed in your home

• Install contact paper in cabinets, protector pads on legs of furniture, and apply grout sealer to ceramic tiles

• Place fire extinguishers on every floor, and a first aid kit in an easy-to-access location

• Store away important documents, birth certificates, warranties, and insurance papers in safe deposit boxes

• Connect with your community, introduce yourself, identify your HOA and their requirements, offer old boxes to someone to may be moving, and change your address on your driver’s license

Home Maintenance Catalog and Service Contractor Catalog

Pages 3-4 are recommended to keep all systems neatly organized. The chart allows you to fill in the manufacturer, model, and serial number of appliances and systems. The chart on the service contractor page offers a chart that encourages you to write down phone numbers of service contractors. This is a great way to keep all information organized in a singular place.

When To Maintain Your Home?

It can be challenging to know when to do home maintenance routines. Some appliances need more love than others! Fortunately, the Homeowners Manual, pages 5-13, lets you know when to inspect, clean, monitor, and replace indoor and exterior appliances, systems, and materials. Remember that it is your responsibility to maintain your home and be on top of any issues.

Pre-Closing Quality Assurance Checklist

Pages 14-19 are a few of the most important pages before closing in your home. Doing a walkthrough before closing the home and checking if items pass, or need to be repaired is important in locating an issue and fixing it early on. Let your builder/seller know if any systems, or materials should be fixed. Describe the location and exactly what is wrong and sign the HOME BUYER / BUILDER PRE-CLOSING WALKTHROUGH LIST so that issues are addressed prior to closing.

In addition California also provides homeowners with Title 7- Requirements for actions for construction defects. Title 7 breaks down into part requirements, obligations, and procedures to any damages caused in your home.

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From Yanez Homes, we hope the windows and doors of your new home open up to good luck, prosperity, and fortune for your entire family!

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