Can someone identify this siding? - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

curapa · 04-13-2009, 04:40 PM

This is on a customers home. At first I thought it was Hardie but upon closer inspection it appears to be a compressed paper product? The pic shows the damage that is occurring all around the house which would be flaking and separation of the layers that were pressed together. Sorry I did not take a close up picture.

**ChrWright** · 04-13-2009, 04:46 PM

If it looks like OSB when you peal it off or cut it--it's very likely the LP Innerseal Siding that was the subject of a class action settlement not too long ago.

Here's a link you might find helpful:

http://www.sidingsolutions.com/pages/classtat.htm

knucklehead · 04-13-2009, 04:49 PM

Looks like 8" lap siding to me. With questionable installation! Too tight to the roof and it is supposed to be horizontal.
That needs to be 1 1/2" off of the roof.

**framerman** · 04-13-2009, 04:53 PM

LP Siding, OmniWood, it's junk, if that's what it is. OSB core with a rough sawn embossing on the surface. Billion dollar lawsuit against LP with this product.

TimelessQuality · 04-13-2009, 05:24 PM

Pressed paper... sounds like plain ol lap 'masonite'... I didn't see any thing in the post about wood (osb??)

tomstruble · 04-13-2009, 05:31 PM

yea could be masonite i belive there was a lawsuite with that product also

curapa · 04-13-2009, 05:53 PM

Thanks guys, after doing some searching I believe it is LP inner seal siding.