Installation Guide

Ap p l i c A t i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s
PRECISION SERIES 38 SERIES, 76 SERIES, 190 SERIES
PRIMED PANEL SIDING
INCLUDES PANEL WI TH SMARTFINISH
Ge n e r a l
•   Atthetimeofmanufacture,LP'sPrecisionSeriesprimedpanel
sidingmeetsorexceedstheperformancestandardssetforthin
ICC-ESacceptancecriteriaACC321andhasachievedcoderecogni-
tionundertheICC-ESReportESR-1301,andHUDrecognition
underHUD-MR-1318.ForcopiesofESR-1301,callLPCustomer
Supportat1-800-648-6893orgoon-lineathttp://www.icc-es.
org/reports/pdf_les/ICC-ES/ESR-1301.pdf.
• Minimum6in.clearancemustbemaintainedbetweensiding
andfinishgrade.
• Sidingappliedadjacenttoporches,patios,walks,etc.must
haveaclearanceofatleast1in.aboveanysurface.
• Minimum1"clearanceatintersectionwithroofline
• Applysidinginamannerthatpreventsmoistureintrusionand
waterbuildup.
• Allexposedwoodsubstratemustbeprimedandpaintedina
mannerthatpreventsmoistureintrusionandwaterbuildup.
• Innon-traditionalICFandSIPassemblies,theICForSIPmanu-
facturermustprescribethefasteningspecications.Note:LP
doesnotrecommendLPSmartSideforuseinthesenon-tradi-
tionalassemblies.Ifused,LPwillnotwarrantforBucklingand
Shrinkage.However,balanceofwarrantydoesremainintact.
• Whenusingwetblowncelluloseinsulation,adequatedrying
timemustbeallowedpriortoenclosingthewallcavity
• DONOTUSESTAPLES
St o r a G e
•  Storeoffthegroundwellsupported,onaatsurface,undera
rooforseparatewaterproofcovering
• Keepsidingcleananddry.Inspectpriortoapplication.
• Allowsidingtoadjusttoatmosphericconditionsbeforeapplication.
Ga p S & Se a l a n t S
•Sealallgapswithahigh-quality,non-hardening,paintable
sealantwithaminimumstatedservicelifeof30years.Follow
thesealantmanufacturer’sinstructionsforapplication.
• Allopeningsmustbeproperlysealedorashedinamannerthat
preventsmoistureintrusionorbuildup.Severalexamplesthat
accomplishthisareshownonthefollowingpages.
Fl a S h i n G , Wi n d o W S , do o r S & op e n i n G S
St u d Sp a c i n G
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Va p o r re t a r d e r /We a t h e r Ba r r i e r
•Aproperlyinstalledbreathablewater-resistivebarrieris
requiredbehindthesiding.
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•Consultyourlocalbuildingcodefordetails.
•LPwillassumenoresponsibilityforwaterpenetration.
Trimshouldbethickenoughsothesidingdoesnotextendbe-
yondthefaceofthetrim.
•Trimandfasciamustbeappliedinamannerthatwillnotallow
moistureintrusionorwaterbuildup.
•LP®SmartSide®sidingisnotdesignedand/ormanufactured
tobeusedastrimorfascia.LPSmartSidetrimandfasciaare
availableinavarietyofdimensions.
tr i m
DO
•Primingallexposedwoodsubstratesbeforepaintingishighly
recommended.
•Paintallexposedsidingsurfacesincludingdripedges.
•Thoroughlypaintthebottomedgesofsidingespecially
allcutendsnexttotheroofline.
•Applypaintassoonaspossibleandwithin180daysofap-
plication.
•Followthecoatingmanufacturer'sapplicationandmainte-
nanceinstructions.
•High-qualityacryliclatexpaint,speciallyformulatedforuse
onwoodandengineeredwoodsubstrates,ishighlyrecom-
mended.Semi-glossorsatinnishoiloralkydpaintsare
acceptable.Foratalkydpaint,pleasecheckwiththecoating
manufacturersfortheirrecommendationsforuseoncompos-
itewoodsiding.
Fi n i S h i n G in S t r u c t i o n S
mo i S t u r e
•Moisturecontrolandmoisturevaporcontrolarecriticalelementsof
properhousingdesign.Checkyourlocalbuildingcodesforapplication
proceduresforhandlingmoistureandmoisturevaporinyourarea.
•Aswithallwoodproducts,donotapplyengineeredwoodsidingtoa
structurehavingexcessivemoistureconditionssuchasdryingcon-
creteorplaster.Ifsuchconditionsexist,thebuildingshouldbewell
ventilatedtoallowittodrypriortotheapplicationofthesiding.
•Sidingmustnotbeappliedtogreenorcrookedstructuralfram-
ingmembers.Donotapplysidingoverrain-soakedorbuckled
sheathingmaterials.
•Guttersarerecommendedforcontrolofroofwaterrunoff.