What we don t like durability.
Lp smartside prefinished siding reviews.
If you pour water on the back side of each product it will absorb into the hardie while staying beaded up on the smartside.
It is prone to flaking and the susceptibility to rot is high.
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.
Lp smartside is a great product that i have yet to find a single failure on but i find installation errors on nearly every home i inspect.
Lp smartside products are very popular and they re some of the most durable siding solutions available especially compared to other wood siding products.
1 was from lp.
When i first saw lp smartside i was pretty skeptical of an osb siding product based on the history.
It took seeing moisture tests and demonstrations for me to become a believer.
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.
While some users have found lp durable many tend to disagree.
Homeowners with no prior installation knowledge can easily master the art.
Installing lp smartside siding is pretty easy and it requires nothing more than the usual woodworking tools.