This document establishes that the product is no longer manufactured. CertainTeed reserves the right to discontinue or modify any vinyl siding product including colour, disclaims all liability for the discontinuation itself, and disclaims liability where replacement material varies in colour or gloss from the original as a result of normal weathering. Warranty effective date 3/1/23 (©01/24); '04-02-2005' in the filename is CertainTeed's product code, not a year. Quote: 'CertainTeed reserves the right to discontinue or modify any of its Vinyl Siding Products, including the color, and shall not be liable as a result of such discontinuance or modification, nor shall CertainTeed be liable in the event the replacement material varies in color or gloss in comparison to the original product as a result of normal weathering.'
DiscontinuedVariform by Ply Gem · Siding · 12 pages
Variform vinyl siding products
In their own words
We reserve the right to discontinue or modify any siding product line or color without notifying the original purchaser.
Variform by Ply Gem — Variform vinyl siding products
That sentence is not our characterisation of the manufacturer’s position. It is the manufacturer’s position, in the document below, which you can read yourself in about a minute.
The same document also establishes
Variform instructs the homeowner in plain terms not to begin repair before receiving written notice from the manufacturer, states that all warranty work must first be approved by Variform, and separately states in full capitals that any repair undertaken without prior written authorization from Variform voids the warranty. Warranty effective January 1, 2011 (© 2019).
“Do not begin repair before you receive written notice from us.”
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Variform vinyl siding products
Issued by Variform by Ply Gem. Published here complete — no summary standing in for the document, no email required.
Issued by Variform by Ply Gem. Retrieved from plygem.com, August 2026, and hosted here so it stays available in the version quoted above.
What to do with it
A carrier cannot direct you to buy something that is not sold. Once the product is off the market, the question stops being "can this be repaired" and becomes "can this building be restored with materials of like kind and quality" — which is a very different question, and one the carrier has to answer.
- You have the manufacturer’s document. That part is finished. Most homeowners never get this far, and it is the step a carrier cannot argue with — it is not your opinion, it is the company that made the product.
- Put it in writing, to the adjuster, with the claim number. Attach the document and ask one specific question: name the exact replacement product — manufacturer, line, colour, dimensions, exposure, nail zone, sealant design, supplier, quantity available locally — and who will answer for the repair if it fails. Vague answers are the whole game; a specific question ends it.
- Get the position on the record before anything gets installed. Once a mismatched or incompatible repair is on the building, you are arguing about something already done.
If you want the second and third steps handled by someone who does this for a living, that is what we are for — and the review costs nothing. If you would rather do it yourself, the document above is yours either way. That is the point of publishing it.
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The rule this document serves
Your policy promises repair or replacement with material of like kind and quality. That is a replacement-cost and indemnity obligation, not an appearance theory — and it is why “matching” is the carrier’s word, not the policy’s. Where the installed product cannot be bought, or cannot be combined with what is still sold, the covered building cannot be restored to like kind and quality by patching it, and that is true before anyone argues about how it looks. The full doctrine, and the other 125 documents, are on the discontinued materials hub.
You have the manufacturer's document. The next part is the argument. Handing a carrier a technical bulletin and getting it honoured are two different jobs. The case review is free, and you pay nothing unless we recover.
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