{
  "title": "Selected vinyl fence limited warranty terms, checked October 2026",
  "compiledBy": "Fence Advisors",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-10-03",
  "referencePeriod": "Manufacturer documents available October 3, 2026; individual applicability dates vary",
  "compilationLicense": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "licenseNote": "Original compilation and graphics only; does not relicense third-party documents or trademarks.",
  "sources": [
    { "id": "catalyst", "label": "Catalyst vinyl, molded and composite fence warranty (CAT26)", "url": "https://www.catalystfence.com/wp-content/uploads/Vinyl-Molded-Composite-Fence-Warranty_CAT26-D-634250_WEB.pdf", "locator": "Both pages: PerformancePlus; Who is covered; Transferee coverage; Registration" },
    { "id": "illusions", "label": "Illusions vinyl fence warranty, June 2026 file", "url": "https://illusionsfence.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Illusions-Vinyl-Fence-Warranty-0626.pdf", "locator": "One page: Classic; Grand; Limitations; non-single-family coverage" },
    { "id": "legacyBufftech", "label": "Bufftech-hosted Barrette warranty, effective after January 1, 2024", "url": "https://bufftech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/2024_BOL_VF_Warranty-2-24.pdf", "locator": "Both pages; historical comparison only, not assumed to govern a new Catalyst purchase" }
  ],
  "products": [
    { "product": "Catalyst vinyl fence", "residential": "Limited lifetime, original single-family purchaser", "transfer": "One eligible transfer; ends 30 years from original purchase", "otherProperty": "30 years; commercial warranty not transferable", "ordinaryLabor": "Excluded", "additionalLabor": "PerformancePlus 2-5 years depending on installer Club Catalyst tier; qualified defects; fading excluded", "registration": "Within 30 days of product purchase", "sourceId": "catalyst" },
    { "product": "Illusions Edge/Advantage/Classic", "residential": "Purchaser lifetime while still homeowner", "transfer": "Ends upon sale or death of last purchaser", "otherProperty": "20 years; proration applies", "ordinaryLabor": "Excluded", "additionalLabor": "No additional labor benefit stated", "registration": "Claim through original company of purchase", "sourceId": "illusions" },
    { "product": "Grand Illusions", "residential": "20 years, prorated; purchaser still living and homeowner", "transfer": "Ends upon sale or death of last purchaser", "otherProperty": "10 years; proration applies", "ordinaryLabor": "Excluded", "additionalLabor": "No additional labor benefit stated", "registration": "Claim through original company of purchase", "sourceId": "illusions" }
  ],
  "grandIllusionsResidentialRecovery": { "firstYearPercent": 100, "twentiethYearPercent": 5, "durationYears": 20 },
  "limitations": [
    "These are selected manufacturer terms, not an exhaustive market ranking or legal advice. Full documents and applicable consumer law control.",
    "A lifetime warranty is conditional product coverage, not a promised service life or installer workmanship warranty.",
    "Product family, purchase date, owner type and installer program can change coverage. Confirm the exact certificate in writing.",
    "Catalyst PerformancePlus is separate from ordinary labor exclusions; its 2-5-year period is not automatically five years for every installer.",
    "The older Bufftech/Barrette file is retained as a dated comparison, not substituted for current Catalyst terms.",
    "The Grand Illusions graphic shows expressly stated endpoints only; it does not invent a full annual proration schedule."
  ]
}