Louisiana Pacific Siding

Lp pioneered the u s.

Louisiana pacific siding.

Today lp is the world s largest producer of osb and manufactures engineered wood building products. Modern houses are all sheathed in osb lp was not the only player. The most commonly seen problematic siding out there hands down is louisiana pacific inner seal siding. Lp siding otherwise known as louisiana pacific siding was the product that a number of homeowners sued louisiana pacific in a class action lawsuit.

After forming from a georgia pacific spin off in 1972 louisiana pacific was born. 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. Production of oriented strand board osb panels. Louisiana pacific operates 27 facilities 18 in the united states 5 in canada 3 in chile 1 in brazil and employs approximately 4 800 people.

Lp smartside engineered wood trim siding resists damage from impacts better than fiber cement and vinyl siding. News stories7 min how lp building solutions is committed to you during covid 19. This lawsuit ended up resulting in a judgment for the homeowners that added up to 25 million bucks. Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit.

It goes to show that with proper installation and maintenance having louisiana pacific wood composite siding at least that manufactured in 1996 can be no different than other types of siding. Lp is a global company headquartered in the heart of downtown nashville tennessee. Louisiana pacific used this osb material and formed it into siding panels and lap siding with an embossed covering meant to look like the natural grain in real wood. It was founded in 1973 and is currently based in nashville tennessee.

Plaintiffs asserted claims for breach of warranty fraud negligence and violation of consumer protection statutes. It s too late to be part of the class action suit 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. Yes there is still a lot of lp siding out there. Just a little history of composite siding.