Lp Lap Siding Reviews

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Lp lap siding reviews.

1 was from lp. Please choose a rating. New lp smartside 3 8 in. View the lp smartside trim siding 31 98 31 98.

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. While some users have found lp durable many tend to disagree. For the siding boards themselves lp has a little deeper woodgrain than hardie but they are both designed to look like cedar and they both do a pretty darn good job. 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.

I was visited by 3 men representing 3 different companies at a jobsite in east tennessee. Lp smartside is a collection of siding products manufactured by lp louisiana pacific corporation. Many people find that there is no reason to pay such a high premium for hardie plank if lp offers great curb appeal and quality at a fraction of the cost. Lp smartside is a great product that i have yet to find a single failure on but i suspect i ll be seeing failures soon enough because i find installation errors on nearly every home i inspect.

This therefore requires users to incur more costs in the maintenance. That means you ll pay between 1 25 to 2 15 per square foot when using lap siding or panels. Their intent was to sell me the lp smart siding and trim. Lp was founded in 1973 and is based in nashville tennessee.

Prefinishing options hardie is the only one that comes prefinished from the manufacturer with the colors plus process that has a 15 year warranty. Both the textured and smooth finishing of lp smartside is great. Engineered products are priced 20 to 50 below what you would pay for natural wood siding. Lp smart siding is a more upscale looking higher quality product than vinyl which is the cheapest option.

About lp smartside wood siding for contractors business owners and homeowners who want the look of wood without the maintenance or cost lp smartside siding is a good fit. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. It is prone to flaking and the susceptibility to rot is high. The company builds siding products that have the beauty and warmth of wood but with added durability.