Failed Lp Siding

I was visited by 3 men representing 3 different companies at a jobsite in east tennessee.

Failed lp siding. The siding had typical swelling at the edges and was clearly delaminating. Their intent was to sell me the lp smart siding and trim. Lp was not the only player. Lp smartside engineered wood trim siding resists damage from impacts better than fiber cement and vinyl siding.

1 was from lp. When you buy the home the lp siding issues are now yours to deal with. Weyerhaeuser had their product so did masonite. Send your questions to tom.

The affected sections usually the bottoms will need to be cut off and. Regardless of the maintenance nearly all lp siding installations i look at from this era have failed at least certainly to some degree. You should always remove lap or board siding since this siding is most likely to damage the substructures of your home. Get help with your home improvement projects.

If there are any signs of the lp siding failing we advise getting the lp siding removed or repaired and covered before purchasing a home. Between 1985 and 1995 800 000 homes were sided with a louisiana pacific lp product called inner seal that sparked one of the largest class action lawsuits in history after the siding began to fail. Full lp siding removal is the best way to ensure complete eradication of and fungus. It takes your time and your money once you own the home.

Technically the other products could be accurately labeled as a hardboard siding whereas lp s inner seal is an osb siding product. The 1990 s saw other hardboard sidings or sidings made from a composite of wood fibers emerge onto the market. Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit.