Major Structural Defects definition

Major Structural Defects means those defects constituting Major Structural Defects under the terms of a Limited Warranty.

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Major Structural Defects means a fault or deviation from the intended structural performance of a building element and is a major defect to the building structure of sufficient magnitude where rectification has to be carried out in order to avoid unsafe conditions, loss of utility, or further deterioration of the building structure. Major Structural Defects does not include any non-structural element, e.g., roof plumbing and roof covering, general gas, water and sanitary plumbing, electrical wiring, partition walls, cabinetry, windows, doors, trims, fencing, minor structures, non-structural damp issues, ceiling linings, floor coverings, decorative finishes such as plastering, painting, tiling etc., general maintenance, or spalling of masonry, fretting of mortar or rusting of primary structural elements.

Major Structural Defects means those defects constituting Major Structural Defects under the terms of the Limited Warranty.

Examples of Major Structural Defects in a sentence

• In any case, actions to correct Major Structural Defects will be limited to those necessary to restore load bearing capacity or to repair any defects which make the home unlivable.

• In any case, actions to correct Major Structural Defects will be limited to those necessary to restore load-bearing capacity or to repair any defects which make the home unlivable.

• During the first year of this Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions listed herein, your Builder warrants your home against faulty workmanship and materials, defects in appliances, fixtures and equipment, defects in wiring, piping and duct work in the electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling, ventilating and mechanical systems, and Major Structural Defects (see Definitions, Section ll-E) due to non- compliance with the Warranty Standards.

• QBW through its insurer provides insurance coverage insuring the Builder’s performance hereunder during the first two years of this Warranty and is the warrantor providing insurance protection through its insurer against Major Structural Defects, as defined in Section II-E, during the third through tenth years of this Warranty.

• Your builder further warrants that your home will have no Major Structural Defects in that period.

• In years three through ten of this Agreement, QBW warrants that your home will be free from any Major Structural Defects as and only as that term is defined in Section lI-E of this document.

• During the first year of this Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions listed herein, your Builder warrants your home against faulty workmanship and materials, defects in appliances, fixtures and equipment, defects in wiring, piping and duct work in the electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling, ventilating and mechanical systems, and Major Structural Defects (See Definition, Section ll-E) due to non- compliance with the Limited Warranty Standards.

• For the purposes of this Limited Warranty, Major Structural Defects to Load Bearing Elements means actual damage to the load bearing elements of the Home which causes the Home to be unsafe for single-family residential dwelling purposes.

• In years two through ten of this Limited Warranty Agreement, your Builder warrants your home will be free from any Major Structural Defects as and only as that term is defined in Section II-D of the Limited Warranty Agreement.

• Beginning on the Commencement Date of the Warranty, as specified herein, and subject to the terms and conditions listed in this Warranty, the Builder will also protect your Home against loss resulting from Major Structural Defects for one (1) year (as defined in Section II of this Warranty).

More Definitions of Major Structural Defects

Major Structural Defects means any defects as defined in Appendix A of the Standard.

Major Structural Defects means only actual physical damage to the following specified load-bearing segments of the home, caused by a failure of such segments which affects their load-bearing functions to the degree that the home becomes unsafe or unlivable: 1. roof framing members and systems (rafters and trusses); 2. floor systems (joists); 3. bearing walls and partitions; 4. columns; 5. lintels; 6. girders; 7. load-bearing beams. Examples of non-load-bearing elements which will be deemed not to have a Major Structural Defect potential and therefore become excluded are: 1. non-load-bearing partitions and walls; 2. wall tile or paper, etc.; 3. plaster, laths, or drywall; 4. flooring and sub-flooring material; 5. brick, stucco, stone or veneer; 6. any type of exterior siding; 7. roof shingles, sheathing and tar paper; 8. heating, cooling, ventilating, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems; 9. appliances, fixtures, or items of equipment; 10. doors, trim, cabinets, hardware, insulation, paint and stains; 11. decks, porches and chimneys.