The Koester American Warranty is supported by an independent
insurance policy issued to the owner covering the floor up to two
million dollars and a three million dollar umbrella for the business
itself. This policy covers repair or replacement of the Koester
System and the specified flooring.

We feel this is the most secure warranty being issued in this area
today and there is a reason; Koester American, in over eight years
has not been required to exercise this comprehensive policy. It is
far more important to instill confidence in our company's forensic
attention to the unique elements associated with each flooring
problem then attempt to market products by virtue of a warranty.

Koester American Corporation developed their systems based on
sophisticated research, produced the products specifically to resolve
the problems of moisture vapor on concrete surfaces and substantiated
their performance by independent testing. We sleep well knowing our
systems are designed to work.

This limited warranty covers against failure due to concrete water
vapor transmission as well as alkalinity up to pH 14 and includes the
following:

1. Koester American Corporation approved adhesives
2. Koester American Corporation approved cementitious underiayments
3. Floor covering systems (including epoxy and polyurethane systems)
4. All labor charges involved

This limited warranty is further subject to the following conditions:
1) Koester American Corporation products must be applied as per Koester American Corporation application specifications on "structurally sound" and clean areas in which the concrete meets acceptable industry standards as defined in ACI Committee 201 Report, "Guide to Durable Concrete". If the areas to which the products are applied now or in the future fail to meet these standards, the aforementioned warranty shall be void.

2) The foregoing warranty shall be void if a cohesive substrate failure in the concrete surface occurs resulting in a delamination of the Koester VAP 1 Systems and / or concrete surfaces have been treated with any kind of penetrating surface sealer like silicates.

3) The aforementioned warranty shall be void if the products are applied to improper substrates such as cracks, expansion joints and surface honeycombs in areas not properly prepared per Koester American Corporation surface preparation requirements, or bond inhibiting contaminants are present preventing proper performance/adhesion of Koester products.

4) The foregoing warranty shall be void if Koester American Corporation's required guidelines for material coverage/surface preparation are not strictly followed (see product specifications).

5) The foregoing warranty shall be void if any cracks develop after the application of Koester American Corporation products or leakage/water vapor transmission occurs due to pin holes in the coating.

6) The foregoing warranty shall be void if the Koester American Corporation products have been applied by an applicator not approved/certified by Koester American Corporation.

Subject to the foregoing, the sole and exclusive remedy due to a breach of this warranty shall be expressly limited to the repair of defective areas due to the failure of Koester American Corporation products, and shall expressly exclude consequential damages including, but not limited to, damages to structure or to contents of structures. All accounts must be paid in full prior to any warranty being issued or enforced.

The beneficiary of the warranty must provide Koester American Corporation, 2585 Aviator Drive , Virginia Beach, Virginia 23453, a written notice within thirty (30) days of the discovery of a breach of this warranty in order to assert its right to any repairs covered by this warranty.