Lp Smart Lap Siding Reviews

James hardie siding and lp smartside siding offer a wood like appearance.

Lp smart lap siding reviews.

Lp smart siding is a more upscale looking higher quality product than vinyl which is the cheapest option. Today i rarely see james hardie siding used on new homes any more. Lp uses its own smartguard process to add a layer of protection to their engineered wood products. For a head to head comparison click on the following link for an in depth discussion of james hardie siding vs.

Some consumers have noted that out of the two brands lp smartside siding has a more realistic wood appearance. Lp smartside products are very popular and they re some of the most durable siding solutions available especially compared to other wood siding products. 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. 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.

Smartguard protects against hail wind moisture fungal decay and termites. That means you ll pay between 1 25 to 2 15 per square foot when using lap siding or panels. Builders are using lp smartside instead. Engineered products are priced 20 to 50 below what you would pay for natural wood siding.

Their intent was to sell me the lp smart siding and trim. 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. Each brand also offers more traditional smooth surfaced siding in a range of shapes sizes and colors. Lp smartside which ryan carey posted on this blog over a year ago.

In the last few years this his changed. 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. 1 was from lp. I was visited by 3 men representing 3 different companies at a jobsite in east tennessee.

This therefore requires users to incur more costs in the maintenance. It is prone to flaking and the susceptibility to rot is high.