After forming from a georgia pacific spin off in 1972 louisiana pacific was born.
Louisiana pacific siding recall.
A decade ago this product was new.
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.
Over 500 million has been paid out to customers regarding this suit.
Composite siding recall information.
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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 most commonly seen problematic siding out there hands down is louisiana pacific inner seal 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.
Claims should be directed to l p s product warranty department.
Building through acquisitions the company bought fiberboard corporation and fifteen southern california building centers that provided the needed distribution points.
Jones entered an order final judgment and decree granting final approval to a nationwide settlement requiring louisiana pacific to provide funding up to 475 million to pay for inspection of homes and repair and replacement of failing siding over the next seven years.
Call 1 877 677 6722 for lp siding installed before january 1996 call 1 800 450 6106 for lp installed after january 1996 includes smart system products.
The class action settlement ended on december 31 2002.
District judge robert e.
Within a few years thousands.
The edges were highly susceptible to water and thus allowed the product to take on water rather easily.