Best And Worst Siding Review: Vinyl | James Hardie | LP Smart Side

Dmitry Breaks Down his comparison on Siding brands: James Hardie | LP Smart Side | Mastic Vinyl
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02:32 Intro of Categories
03:40 Look/Appearance
05:04 Cost
05:30 Durability
09:03 Finish (paint)
10:31 Warranty
12:49 Fire Rating
13:41 Repair
14:06 Maintenance
21:13 Easy Installation
21:57 Termites
23:15 Safety
23:58 Water Reaction
25:57 Marketing Gimmicks
29:00 Value to the Property
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[JerrlEvans]

I’ve had hardie on my house for 17 years and it’s never been hit by a sledge hammer

[rightytighty]

I've installed both JH and LP here in Oklahoma for years. Although this evaluation was well thought out and nicely presented as a comparison of siding options, I'm not sold that JH and LP should be compared as Best/Worst as in the "same" category. Concrete option vs Wood option, and the negative focus seems to be water penetration (?). Because I can only speak to my experiences regardless of marketing techniques, I'd like to offer a viewpoint. When given the option of siding products, it's not uncommon homeowners may choose JH. Unfortunately, when the numbers come in, LP wins almost every time. Product costs, as well as labor costs routinely will turn a customer's nose up. I simply think it's important to express that when it comes to moisture, NO wood product will ever be superior to a product lacking the ability to absorb water. For that reason, product installation, protection, and maintenance dollars spent over time typically outweigh the "up front" spending from an otherwise careful budget while building or remodeling. That said, I have no preference of one over the other. I've made plenty of JH repairs due to cracking and broken siding, just as I've made plenty of repairs to LP from moisture issues. Either siding, once compromised, moisture will find its way in.
Good video ... just another viewpoint.

[judahbrutus]

A couple comments from an inspector who looks at each of these daily. Hardie board cracks fairly often. If you overdrive the nails, install too tight, or have minor expansion and contraction of the framing or sheathing. I've also seen it deteriorate pretty quickly if the paint is worn. Vinyl siding dry rots over time, especially the areas that get a lot of sun. After about 20-30 years it becomes very brittle. It always cracks. I have seen the least amount of issues with LP. The only issue is if you do not seal the ends or caulk properly it will deteriorate at the cut ends. Thats if you have no overhangs and the siding is exposed to a lot of water. It's much more forgiving and won't crack like hardie. This ranking is not accurate, vinyl is at the bottom of the barrel for siding. I would personally pick LP over hardie.

[michelfilion]

Fantastic breakdown. I highly appreciate not only the time and effort you put in this, but above all, your honesty.

[michaelmoore]

As a home owner looking to update my home to me this video was absolutely the best time I have spent watching YouTube video’s. Thanks for this video.

[Shiloh]

I installed LP smart siding on my house (3600 sq ft) all by myself. After reading about the failures LP Smart siding has had in the past due to not following manufactures installation guidelines, I didn’t trust anyone to install it correctly following the instructions to a T.
I installed it exactly as manufacturer instructed and it’s been up for seven years without a problem. I haven’t had a sledge hammer hit any of it but living in the ozarks we have plenty of rocks and I’ve seen the mower throw rocks at blazing speeds at the siding on more than a few occasions and the siding has never once taken on damage. Can’t say the same thing for a couple of Windows around the house.

My neighbor built is house at the same time and has Hardie Board on his house. He wanted to install his own but after finding out the amount of dust and special cutting tools needed to install it he hired someone to install it. The people that installed it used cheap caulking when installing it and though his Hardie Board is still up, the wall it’s nailed to has taken on moisture and begun to rot and mold.

I’ve been in construction for many years and I do believe that both Hardie and LP siding both have their advantages. But if either one of them is installed by those that don’t pay extra attention to detail then you’re almost guaranteed to have problems.

[ivanxyz]

Yeah man. I live in Washington and had two houses with LP siding. They suck. Any water that gets on the siding your house is done. LP siding is multiple class-action lawsuit in the making. Don't use it. Very good video. I agree with your evaluation completely.

[jeffreyhillmeyer]

Dmitry - good job! I'm an architect and I appreciate the thorough comparison. I am so glad you called out the warranty provisions. There is nothing worse for a property owner to discover than when they realized they had all this "work" to do to "maintain" the warranty for the manufacturer!! Anyway, I have specified James Hardie products for over 35 years on all my residential and commercial projects where we want this kind of look for the client and the architecture.

[TheRealA-A-ron]

I’ve sold, installed, and owned both LP & Hardie. I’ve been in the trades for almost 30 years. I like them both.
I can say that I’ve had the unique opportunity to see 2 houses across the street from each other. One with Hardie & the other with LP. I know the Hardie installer and he is a Hardie “Elite Preferred”Contractor. Don’t know the LP installer. They where at the end of a development so both walls faced the same direction. Large hail literally bashed half the Hardie off the garage wall. The garage wall on the house with LP had no holes. You had to walk up on it to see the dents. If I didn’t see it with my own eyes I wouldn’t have believed it. Same damage to the roof, gutters, and facia on both houses.
However, I think if they are installed correctly both products are very good quality and will give you many years protection. I’ve also experienced both Hardie & LP refuse a warranty claim for moisture damage & finish problems. In my opinion, take the time to vet your installer. In most cases that will make the difference. Even your Vinyl will fail, leak and promote moisture damage if installed incorrectly.

[gkboettger]

I am in the process of getting bids for windows and siding now. I have it down to LP and JH and I have gone back and forth based on the companies comments when they come out to give the bid. This is really great. Thanks for the help on this.

[carlbaldwin]

Definitely 5 🌟..I was actually getting completely ready to use LP siding on my new house...starting watching video..very imformative..makes complete sense...immediately contacted drafting engineers and changed over to t1-11 plywood..it was that close..thank goodness for your imformation..viewers can definitely benefit from utube videos like this..need plenty more

[mylightofhope]

As a consumer I really appreciated this video! I stumbled here after seeing a video where a guy said get rid of your vinyl siding, it's like wrapping you're house in jet fuel. So of course that was a bit alarming--but thankfully I live in the country so no houses close enough to me to easily catch fire from another house, and really common sense has always been to locate/use a grill away not up next to a house! So with that potential exception, your chart looked very much in favor on what matters most of vinyl siding, especially if outs insulated. This gave me information I needed to make a decision based upon my budget what I need to do. Thank you thank you!

[TheSamba]

Vinyl siding melting from window reflections is the biggest issue I've seen. Easy to replace the siding with a fresh bit of vinyl, but if the neighbor doesn't get rid of their window, it's just going to continue happening. Big point deduction for vinyl because of this.

[ntnsty]

My builder countered with LP Smartside when I told him I wanted to upgrade from vinyl to JH. I read their warranty and was also suspicious before finding your video. THANKS for this breakdown!!

[yinznebby]

This is probably the most honest and truthful comparison video i have personally ever watched. Great job Dmitry!

[rickkephartactual]

I'm a retired firefighter and I have seen so many fires that either spread to or just did significant damage to structures with vinyl siding. For me personally, because of what I have seen James Hardie siding wins hands down because of this one category. All your other categories are easier to recover from compared to a house fire.

[paulchristenson]

I installed vinyl siding on the second floor of my house in Sunnyvale. After a few years, large areas of the siding began to slowly melt and sag. It took a while for me to figure out that at certain times of day during the summer, some of my low-e glass windows were reflecting IR from sunlight onto those sections of vinyl. So those sections were being heated by the combination of direct sunlight PLUS the heat that was being reflected from windows. I ended up ripping off all the vinyl and doing it over with Hardie Cedermill planks. It looks beautiful. I also used Hardie on my ranch house in the mountains. We survived a wild fire that burned right up to the house.

[gidgemo]

This is the best video! I’ve learned quite a bit and know not to buy LP Siding. But the best part was watching you call them out so harshly! Thanks for telling us the truth.

[michaelguarino]

Please do a metal siding comparison and pros cons. Also composite rain screen looks promising. Dude you rock. You are what makes this country amazing. Cheers yo

[eh_bailey]

I would love to see a comparison on wood sidings too (cedar, redwood, ipe, pine, etc.).