Production of oriented strand board osb panels.
Louisiana pacific siding recall.
Today lp is the world s largest producer of osb and manufactures engineered wood building products.
Lp products are sold to builders and homeowners.
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For those new to this topic lp refers to louisiana pacific inner seal siding a composite wood material put together under pressure.
The areas that leaked most were the bottom of the siding and around the edges and seams.
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Louisiana pacific corporation lp makes a variety of engineered wood products including smartside siding.
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.
Composite siding recall information.
Claims should be directed to l p s product warranty department.
Within a few years thousands.
It s too late to be part of the class action suit between 1985 and 1995 800 000 homes were sided with a louisiana pacific lp product called inner seal that sparked one of the largest class action lawsuits in history after the siding began to fail.
The class action settlement ended on december 31 2002.
A decade ago this product was new.
The publically traded company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in nashville.
Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit.
After forming from a georgia pacific spin off in 1972 louisiana pacific was born.
Louisiana pacific corporation commonly known as lp is an american building materials manufacturer it was founded in 1973 and is currently based in nashville tennessee lp pioneered the u s.
The edges were highly susceptible to water and thus allowed the product to take on water rather easily.
Plaintiffs asserted claims for breach of warranty fraud negligence and violation of consumer protection statutes.
Louisiana pacific s inner seal siding commonly referred to as lp fits this bill.