Each brand also offers more traditional smooth surfaced siding in a range of shapes sizes and colors.
Lp vs hardie plank siding.
Through years 6 49 the warranty is reduced by 2 2 per year.
However when compared to james hardie siding it tends to falter in absurdly humid conditions.
Lp makes more of a bold hand split rustic shake for an up north look.
Lp smartside total cost.
5 00 to 10 00 per square foot.
Lp smartside provides customers with a prorated 50 year limited warranty.
Installed where as lp costs about 5 5 7 5 per sq ft.
7 00 14 00 per square foot.
The warranty covers 100 of defects only through the first 5 years.
Use our siding calculator to quickly estimate the cost of different materials for your house.
On average hardie siding costs about 7 9 5 sq ft.
Some consumers have noted that out of the two brands lp smartside siding has a more realistic wood appearance.
Hardie s shake has a laid back cape cod look on both their straight edge and staggered edge version.
Hardieplank fiber cement siding roi.
James hardie siding and lp smartside siding offer a wood like appearance.
However since our crews at scottish home improvements are extremely experienced and know exactly how to install james hardie siding properly this benefit is nearly moot.
Made out of a mixture of wood pulp and synthetic polymers lp smartside siding is designed to thrive in all types of weather conditions.
Lp is cheaper because both the materials and labor cost less than james hardie.
Lp is a lighter siding that contains no silica which makes it easier and safer for crews to install.
This equates to only 34 coverage after 30 years while at 30 years a hardie customer still has 100 coverage.