How Storm Damage Affects Window Warranties
A hard storm can leave a window with obvious damage, but that does not automatically mean the manufacturer is responsible. In many cases, the warranty covers defects in the product, while the storm itself is treated as an outside event. Most warranties are written to cover manufacturing defects, not sudden events. That means a window that fogs because the seal was bad may be covered, but a pane shattered by flying debris during a storm generally is not. The language matt