Louisiana Pacific Lp Siding

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Louisiana pacific lp siding.

The most commonly seen problematic siding out there hands down is louisiana pacific inner seal siding. Inner seal siding exploded onto the market in the early 1990 s and at least in the western washington area many of t he developments from this era were sided with lp. Now available in 16 versatile prefinished colors the expertfinish color collection is guaranteed to look great and remain durable for years to come due to a factory finish with acrylic latex paint. Lp siding otherwise known as louisiana pacific siding was the product that a number of homeowners sued louisiana pacific in a class action lawsuit.

Yes there is still a lot of lp siding out there. At lp we understand the challenging dynamics of the building industry deadlines limited skilled workforces potential liabilities reputation management and inventory shortages just to name a few and how those are amplified during this time of unparalleled unknown amid covid 19. News stories7 min how lp building solutions is committed to you during covid 19. Today lp is the world s largest producer of osb and manufactures engineered wood building products.

With four components of protection the process adds strength and helps our products withstand impacts freeze thaw cycles high humidity fungal decay and termites. Louisiana pacific corporation commonly known as lp is an american building materials manufacturer. Just a little history of composite siding. Expertfinish lap also features a proprietary joint that helps you avoid the need for seam caulking joint molds or pan flashing.

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. Lp smartside trim siding products are treated with our proprietary smartguard process. Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit. After forming from a georgia pacific spin off in 1972 louisiana pacific was born.

Production of oriented strand board osb panels. It goes to show that with proper installation and maintenance having louisiana pacific wood composite. To this day december 2010 our lp siding looks like it did the day we bought the house.