The edges were highly susceptible to water and thus allowed the product to take on water rather easily.
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The louisiana pacific siding problems pretty much all lead back to the fact that louisiana pacific siding was not sealing well when it was put up.
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After forming from a georgia pacific spin off in 1972 louisiana pacific was born.
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.
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.
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The areas that leaked most were the bottom of the siding and around the edges and seams.
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The most commonly seen problematic siding out there hands down is louisiana pacific inner seal siding.
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