Lp smartside siding is a manufactured wood product.
Identifying lp siding.
A home that has had proper painting and caulking can perform well for years but this maintenance is often overlooked.
The most commonly seen problematic siding out there hands down is louisiana pacific inner seal siding.
The timing is a little fuzzy but to my understanding lp stopped making inner seal siding around 1996 and they started making a similar and improved product called smartside starting around 2000.
After forming from a georgia pacific spin off in 1972 louisiana pacific was born.
Lp smartside siding is made from wood strands coated with wax.
This is one easy way to spot lp siding and indicates that damage has already occured.
Smartside siding is available as lap siding or panel siding.
It is coated with smartguard lp s proprietary sealant which.
Being able to identify lp siding can save you a lot of time and hassle.
Since it is made of pressed and glued wood chips there are lots of end grains that will readily absorb water if it is not properly sealed.
This article describes the characteristic embossed fingerprints of woodgrain or knots on some fiber cement siding products the markings and stampings on others and the dimensions or details on still others all of which can.
Lp siding lp is one of the most common problematic siding products we see.
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However the siding is 90 percent sand and cement.
Just a little history of composite siding.
Lp inner seal siding can be identified by the classic lp knot that is embossed into the siding see attached photo.
Here we explain how to identify the manufacturer brand or type of fiber cement siding installed on a building.
However some siding is fairly well sealed with paint and caulk and therefore the lp siding may be in relatively good condition.
Fiber cement siding identification photos markings.
The strands are also bonded with resin and other binders.
Cellulose fiber is made with ethers or esters of cellulose which comes from plants leaves wood and bark.
