The Louisiana Siding Contractor Package includes essential legal documents specifically designed for siding contractors, owners, or subcontractors. This package contains everything needed to assert legal rights, manage claims, and navigate significant legal issues during siding projects, including a siding contract that complies with Louisiana state law. By using this package, you can streamline your legal processes and ensure you have the appropriate forms at your disposal.
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Frankly, while the LP SmartSide warranty lasts 20 years beyond Hardie's, it is prorated, so it loses value every year, and most homeowners are ready for a siding change by that time anyway.
The most common issue we still see is swelling at the edges with some panels clearly delaminating. It's pretty clear that swelled, recalled, moisture-compromised LP siding should be replaced. With a thorough inspection, nearly all composite fiberboard, hardboard or OSB siding has failed.
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. If you install LP SmartSideA®, don't make these mistakes.
Louisiana Pacific's Inner Seal siding, commonly referred to as LP fits this bill. Inner Seal siding exploded onto the market in the early 1990's and at least in the Western Washington area, many of t.
LP SmartSide cost: $2.00 to $4.00 per square foot for siding and all trim accessories. LP SmartSide installation: $5.00 to $10.00 per square foot. LP SmartSide total cost: $7.00 14.00 per square foot.
The materials are naturally resistant to rot and insects. LP SmartSide Construction: LP Building Products makes SmartSide siding from wood strands that have been coated with wax for moisture resistance and bonded with resin and other binders.
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. If you install LP SmartSideA®, don't make these mistakes.
Once the contractors believed in the product, the information was passed to the homeowners, including the following advantages: LP SmartSide has superior moisture protection and strength, longer lengths than Hardie (162032 over 122032), less weight than Hardie, and is less expensive to install (no special cutting tools
LP had just gone through the fiasco of their earlier Oriented Strand Board (OSB) siding product, Inner Seal, which had major problems. It was plagued with rot and swelling, and once that process started the paint would no longer hold. LP had to settle a class action lawsuit and resolve homeowners' claims.