Failed Lp Siding

The affected sections usually the bottoms will need to be cut off and.

Failed lp siding.

Regardless of the maintenance nearly all lp siding installations i look at from this era have failed at least certainly to some degree. Their intent was to sell me the lp smart siding and trim. Send your questions to tom. However if you have 4 x 8 sheets of lp siding leave them on.

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. 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. Lp smartside engineered wood trim siding resists damage from impacts better than fiber cement and vinyl siding.

When you buy the home the lp siding issues are now yours to deal with. 1 was from lp. I was visited by 3 men representing 3 different companies at a jobsite in east tennessee. You should always remove lap or board siding since this siding is most likely to damage the substructures of your home.

Lp was not the only player. Full lp siding removal is the best way to ensure complete eradication of and fungus. The siding had typical swelling at the edges and was clearly delaminating. 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.

Weyerhaeuser had their product so did masonite. Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit. It takes your time and your money once you own the home.