Louisiana-Pacific Corp., or LP, is a manufacturer and supplier of various building products, and is headquartered in Portland, Ore. LP manufactures SmartSide? products, a technically sophisticated line of treated engineered wood siding and trim products that were milled to more than 484 million square feet in 2003. SmartSide siding and exterior trim products are designed to resist damage caused by termites and decay fungi. See similar questions...

In a way, it's almost no contest. When compared to wood, brick, stone, stucco, and metal sidings on the basis of initial cost, maintenance costs, appearance, durability and value, vinyl siding is clearly superior. Alside offers a broad range of vinyl siding products, so you can choose one that's easily affordable. Whichever you choose, you can expect the highest quality and lasting beauty. And Alside vinyl siding never needs painting or staining. See similar questions...

Quit Smart is available in a self-help stop smoking kit and, in many communities, as a three-session quit smoking class that utilizes the kit plus personalized instruction. Quit Smart combines several powerful treatment elements — including hypnosis, medication recommendations and a patented cigarette substitute that simulates a cigarette — to produce a potent stop-smoking treatment. See similar questions...

A chinchilla is a very curious furry creature. They resemble a rabbits body with a squirrels tail. They are a rodent. They come in colors ranging from white to black with all colors in between. They each have their own personality. See similar questions...

In addition to recording programs specified by the users, a feature pioneered by TiVo is the recording of additional programs based on the viewing habits of the household. TiVo users can also rate programs favorably or unfavorably (ranging from three "thumbs up" to three "thumbs down"). These ratings as viewing habits are correlated with the content of other programs to identify similar programs that the viewer is likely to find favorable. See similar questions...

If you are not having problems now, there is a high probability damage will appear in the near future. The question is not if your composite wood siding will go bad, the question is when. Qualifying damage may not be visible to the untrained eye. Most homeowners don't think they have a problem because they haven't taken the time to carefully examine their siding properly. See similar questions...

Hardboard siding is fine-grained sawdust and wood waste product combined with resins (glue) using high heat and pressure. Although this material has been manufactured since the 1940's, the bulk of the material was installed on properties from 1980 to 1998. These properties include, apartments, townhomes, condominiums, manufactured homes and single-family homes. Most manufacturers have discontinued manufacturing hardboard siding. Most recently was the Masonite corporation in March of 2001. See similar questions...

Yes, The Foundry makes a 7" shake and shingle panel that they provide a Fullback field applied panel for. We also offer a flat ?" and ?" EPS product called Halfback for all other shake and scallop profiles. See similar questions...

Installing siding is not a simple "do it yourself job" and is better left to siding installation professionals who have the necessary skills and equipment to do the job right the first time. See similar questions...

No! Vinyl siding is virtually maintenance free. The most you ever have to do is give your home a wash down with soap and water once or twice a year. See similar questions...

S.M.A.R.T. stands for "Self Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology" and utilizes a series of your hard disk's built-in sensors and diagnostic systems to monitor its mechanical and electronic status. Parameters such as temperature, effective operating time or data throughput are monitored and can be very useful in determining the "health" of your hardware. This is where O&O DriveLED enters the picture. See similar questions...

Sure. Vinyl siding is extremely versatile and can be used with just about any exterior building material?brick, cinder block, even natural logs and field stones. If you have special installation concerns?such as running vinyl siding along a natural stone chimney, for example?talk to your contractor. He's probably handled a similar installation in the past. If he hasn't, he always can get detailed installation instructions from an Alside technical specialist. a homeowner, that's important. See similar questions...

You can side your shed with plywood siding which mimics the look of vertical car siding (see the examples below). This siding is usually available in both wide and narrow (3" to 4" )simulated board widths. While it is a matter of personal taste, we feel that the narrow board pattern is more in scale with the size of our sheds. The main drawback with plywood siding is that it only comes in 8 ft. lengths, so sheds over 8 ft tall will have horizontal seams in the areas taller than 8 ft. See similar questions...