Warranty

This warranty is limited to SmartSide® Strand and Fiber
Substrate Lap Siding, Panel Siding (including panels with or
without SmartFinish® or SilverTech®), Shake, Trim & Fascia,
Sot, and ArmorStrand® Panel (“the Product(s)”) installed
on structures permanently located in the contiguous
United States, Alaska, Hawaii, or Canada.
1. Warranty Coverage–Limited 50-Year Substrate
Warranty Louisiana-Pacic Corporation
(“LP”)’s warranty is made to the original purchaser of
the Product(s) (“Purchaser”); the original owner of
the structure on which the Product(s) are installed; and
to the next owner of that structure (together “Owner”).
LP’s express warranties may not be assigned to any
subsequent owners of the structure.
a) LP warrants that the Product(s) will remain free from:
(i) fungal degradation; (ii) buckling; and (iii) cracking,
peeling, separating, chipping, aking or rupturing of
the resin-impregnated surface overlay for a period
of 50 years from the date application is completed,
when the Product(s) has been stored, handled,
applied, nished and maintained in accordance
with LP’s application, nishing, and maintenance
instructions in eect at the time of application.
LP SmartSide Strand Substrate Lap and Panel Siding
product(s), LP SmartSide Fiber Substrate Lap and
Panel Siding product(s), and ArmorStrand Panel
are warranted against buckling when installed up
to 16 inches o.c. stud spacing and when stored,
transported, handled and maintained in accordance
with applicable LP Application Instructions. Buckling
is dened as 1/4 inch out of plane covering a
distance no greater than 16 inches between studs.
Waviness due to misaligned framing, crooked
or bowed studs, foundation or wall settling, or
improper nailing is not considered buckling.
THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER PERFORMANCE OF
SIXTEEN 16 FOOT LONG 76 SERIES FIBER SUBSTRATE LAP
SIDING IN ALASKA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, HAWAII, NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA NORTH OF I-80, OR WEST OF THE CASCADES
IN WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER COATINGS
APPLIED TO SMARTSIDE PRODUCTS.
LP SmartSide Strand Substrate 76 Series lap siding
product(s) and LP SmartSide Strand Substrate
190 Series panel product(s) are warranted against
buckling when installed up to 24 inches o.c. stud
spacing and when stored, transported, handled
and maintained in accordance with applicable LP
Application Instructions. Buckling is dened as 3/8
inch out of plane covering a distance no greater
than 24 inches between studs. Waviness due to
misaligned framing, crooked or bowed studs,
foundation or wall settling, or improper nailing is
not considered buckling.
LP further warrants that the Product(s) have been
treated with the borate-based SmartGuard® process
during their manufacture to enhance their ability to
resist structural damage due to termites and fungal
decay.
WARRANTY
Prorated 50-Year Limited Warranty