The warranty on lp smart siding is not very long.
Gap for smart siding and ground.
Maintaining proper clearances reduces access to wood structures behind the siding by wood destroying insects or damage from water that might.
The only thing currently blocking the gap is the tar paper i believe it s tar paper that comes down from behind the siding.
This requirement is not just to prevent damage to the siding it serves a couple of other functions as well.
Once you go beyond that limit then the pro rata deduction on the coverage you receive is 2 2 per year.
This includes butt joints and places where the siding terminates vertically against windows doors and other fixtures.
Leave a 3 16 inch 5 mm gap and seal.
There is roughly a 2 inch gap at the back of my house between the fiber cement siding and ground level that leaves the crawlspace exposed.
Insulated sheathings lp smartside lap sidings may be installed over low compression.
Where siding butts window trim door casings and masonry etc.
Lp smartside engineered wood trim siding resists damage from impacts better than fiber cement and vinyl siding.
Climb cut the surface of the siding such that the rotation of the blade cuts downward on the primed or prefinished surface.
Learn more about our engineered wood siding and trim.
The manufacturer requires a 3 16 gap at the end of each piece of siding.