when you're choosing new siding and you want to make sure it'll last standing up to weather and time your new siding has to be beautiful and durable LP smartside trim inciting isn't traditional wood and it's not typical OS b it's engineered wood designed with intention to its core backed by robust technology and built with the care and detail you expect it delivers advanced durability for longer lasting beauty but you've probably heard that before so let's go back to the beginning LP smartside trim in siding may not be traditional wood but it does start there with aspen logs conditioned and softens so they're ready to work with aspen trees can regenerate from their own roots helping LP to make sure the resources they use are fully renewable and when bark is removed it's used to fuel the plant so 99% of each log is used during the process from there logs are shaved down into strands about the thickness of a business card and dried out the strands are tested often along the way to ensure each piece of siding leaves the plant exactly as its intended next in a drum that acts much like a huge tumble dryer each strand gets covered with a mix of advanced binders waxes and st. borate these work together in order to help provide multi-layered protection against moisture fungal decay and termites this is what LP calls the smart guard process LP smartside trim and siding isn't just protected from the outside it's durable down to each strand it's also backed by an industry leading 50 year limited warranty based on scientific data that comes from testing in a wide variety of climates and conditions once the strands are treated they're arranged in two layers even this part of the process is engineered for long-lasting siding LP smartside trim and sitings layers are purposefully oriented in different directions this intentional design guarantees strength where it's needed most next the moisture-resistant overlay is added as a final safeguard against moisture it is firmly adhered in the next part of the process the press at this point LP smartside trim and siding is much thicker than when it's used but pressure and heat change that each sheet is compressed to ensure the resins are fully cured and the texture is firmly embossed to finish the edges of each sheet are trimmed cut to size and primed they're ready to be packaged shipped and installed LP smartside trim in siding is wood that has been engineered for durability and beauty and it's engineered wood you can trust combining technology and style to offer you advanced durability for longer lasting beauty LP smartside trim and siding is a product you can rely on learn more about LP smartside trim and siding at LP smartside dot-com you