LP Building Solutions

5 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8 third-party studies with RSMeans to prove the benefits of its products. LP SmartSide Trim & Lap Siding, for example, comes in 16-foot lengths (as opposed to the 12-foot industry standard) and weighs 45% less than fiber cement. In a recent third-party study to test LP SmartSide ExpertFinish Trim and Siding, it was revealed that these prefinished engineered wood siding products helped reduce build cycles, resulting in a 36% faster installation with LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® lap siding and trim than fiber cement products. LP’s success is partly built upon its open approach to innovation. The company’s acceptance of new ideas is also on show when building its partner network. “Our partnerships are critical to our business,” Henry notes. “This stretches all the way from the distributor partners that get our products to various markets to the builders and installers that we partner with when they utilize our products. We place J.M. Thomas is proud to be long-time partners with LP, and having LP SmartSide in our markets for over 15 years! We are building better communities together, one home at a time! We’ve got you covered, from start to nish! Providing quality building products since 1981