By ryan carey in james hardie siding lp smartside on june 17 2014.
Ppg prefinished siding reviews.
Ppg prefinished 3 8 x 12 x 4 reversible strand shake siding click to add item ppg prefinished 3 8 x 12 x 4 reversible strand shake siding to the compare list compare click to add item ppg prefinished 3 8 x 12 x 4 reversible strand shake siding to the compare list.
Ppg prefinished paint colors.
This engineered wood siding brand makes two lines.
1 was from lp.
Both are made from 100 pre consumer recycled wood material.
It comes primed and paintable not pre finished.
It used to be stucco but moisture intrusion problems with stucco siding made many high end home builders start using james.
Engineered wood siding can be purchased pre primed ready to paint or pre finished in any number of finish options which reduces the field and labor time once installed.
Ppg prefinished sidings are available in a variety of colors ready to install saving you valuable time and labor.
Lp smartside in a battle for contractors builders and you.
The textured face long edges and ends of each piece are painted.
The premium paints are applied using a machine coating process to ensure a great looking finish.
You can find reviews and costs for other types of siding here.
Ppg prefinished 7 16 x 6 x 16 arbor mist smooth fiber lap siding actual size 0 375 x 5 84 x 16 model number.
1433108 menards sku.
Eco side is made in 3 siding styles and 1 staggered shake style.
I was visited by 3 men representing 3 different companies at a jobsite in east tennessee.
Their intent was to sell me the lp smart siding and trim.
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.
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.
We ve all seen some epic battles over competing products in which parts of the ad campaign relied on going after the competition.
This is a guest blog post by ryan carey of my 3 quotes.