LP Smartside

Basics

• A brand of Engineered Wood / Composite Siding
• Seems like Engineered Wood with a (Thermoset Plastic) Epoxy Coating?
  • Not QUITE Epoxy Stabilized Wood however as it doesn’t go that deep
• Some sort of anti-mold/termite etc additive is mentioned
  • NEEDED, but considering how that impacts downstream disposal may be worth looking into (What type of scrubbers for Incinerators / W2E etc

Internal Links

• Siding
• Engineered Wood Siding
• Composite Siding

External Links

• The LP Corp Page on “SmartSide”
• A Video by the YouTube Channel “LP Building Solutions” Titled “How It’s Made: LP®️ SmartSide®️ Trim and Siding
  • TLDW:
    • Polular Trees are Coppiced
    • Trees are transported to the Plant
    • Trees are Debarked
      • The Hog Fuel is used for Process Heat / Energy etc
    • The Wood is Converted into Strands (Re: OSB )
    • The strands are dried and coated in a Wax-Binder-Zinc Borate Mixture
    • The Strands are Alligned
    • Potentially alternating layers of strand orientation?
    • The OSB is Thermally Pressed (with a thermoplastic sheet toplayer?)
    • The final product is Trimmed + Painted and cut to shape+packaged
• A 2024 Article by an Exterior’s Company Titled “ What Is LP SmartSide® Siding Made Of?”
• A YouTube Short by the YouTube Channel “HausPlans” Titled “Installing LP SmartSide on Our New House”