Write A Lp Siding Review

By ryan carey in james hardie siding lp smartside on june 17 2014.

Write a lp siding review. The material is impact and weather resistant and lp uses sustainable. When you install lp smart siding on your home then the warranty you receive will only cover defects in craftsmanship and materials for up to five years. List of the cons of lp smart siding. We ve all seen some epic battles over competing products in which parts of the ad campaign relied on going after the competition.

Lp smartside is a collection of siding products manufactured by lp louisiana pacific corporation. Lp smartside is made out of what lp calls an engineered wood product the first step in the process involves placing raw lumber through a wood chipper to create wood strands chips that are somewhat uniform in shape size. Appearance of james hardie siding lp smartside siding james hardie siding and lp smartside siding offer a wood like appearance. Once you go beyond that limit then the pro rata deduction on the coverage you receive is 2 2 per year.

The wood strands are then fed through a mixing mechanism whereby all surfaces of the wood chips are coated with a mixture of waxes resins and zinc. Each brand also offers more traditional smooth surfaced siding in a range of shapes sizes and colors. It used to be stucco but moisture intrusion problems with stucco siding made many high end home builders start using james. With four components of protection the process adds strength and helps our products withstand impacts freeze thaw cycles high humidity fungal decay and termites.

The warranty on lp smart siding is not very long. They are the leading manufacturer of building and lumber products offering alternatives to plywood and solid wood building products. Their intent was to sell me the lp smart siding and trim. Lp smartside is the new high end siding of choice here in minnesota.

Lp is an engineered wood siding available as panels or lap siding. Lp smartside in a battle for contractors builders and you. I was visited by 3 men representing 3 different companies at a jobsite in east tennessee. This is a guest blog post by ryan carey of my 3 quotes.

Lp smartside trim siding products are treated with our proprietary smartguard process. Some consumers have noted that out of the two brands lp smartside siding has a more realistic wood appearance.