Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit.
Failed lp siding.
Technically the other products could be accurately labeled as a hardboard siding whereas lp s inner seal is an osb siding product.
Full lp siding removal is the best way to ensure complete eradication of and fungus.
Regardless of the maintenance nearly all lp siding installations i look at from this era have failed at least certainly to some degree.
Lp was not the only player.
1 was from lp.
The 1990 s saw other hardboard sidings or sidings made from a composite of wood fibers emerge onto the market.
However if you have 4 x 8 sheets of lp siding leave them on.
Lp smartside engineered wood trim siding resists damage from impacts better than fiber cement and vinyl siding.
The siding had typical swelling at the edges and was clearly delaminating.
Send your questions to tom.
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.
You should always remove lap or board siding since this siding is most likely to damage the substructures of your home.
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.
My opinion is and always has been that swelled recalled moisture compromised lp siding should be replaced.
I was visited by 3 men representing 3 different companies at a jobsite in east tennessee.
When you buy the home the lp siding issues are now yours to deal with.
Get help with your home improvement projects.
The affected sections usually the bottoms will need to be cut off and.
It takes your time and your money once you own the home.