LP SmartSide
LP SmartSide vs. Wood
LP SmartSide siding looks more like traditional wood because it’s made of wood – wood strands and fibers that are treated with zinc borate to resist damage from termites and fungal decay. It’s built extra strong to withstand impact and wind damage.
LP SmartSide vs. Vinyl
To solve these dilemmas for their customers, contractors first turned to vinyl siding. Vinyl promised to deliver the appearance of wood without the maintenance, but the minimal thickness of vinyl made it fall short of a real-wood look. Depending on the manufacturer, vinyl siding can be as thin as 0.035-inch. Even the thickest vinyl siding measures only 0.050-inch – about the thickness of a dime – resulting in a very shallow wood grain texture.
Wood Certified to the SFI® Standard
Because our products are made from wood, a renewable resource, LP invests in reforestation and uses forest management and fiber sourcing programs that meet the high standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI). In addition, in the LP SmartSide manufacturing process. See for yourself how LP SmartSide trim and siding are made!