LP SmartSide and other engineered wood sidings look like painted wood and cost somewhere between vinyl and fiber cement.
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In Omaha, 23 percent of homes were built in the 1980s and 1990s (Census Bureau, 2020 to 2024). Those houses are now between about 27 and 46 years old, past NAHB's roughly 25-year estimate for exterior trim. LP makes matching SmartSide trim, so siding and trim can be replaced together.
SmartSide is engineered with waxes, resins and zinc borate, which LP says give it resistance to fungal decay and termites. Two things still matter on site: the finish, and sealing the ends wherever a board is cut.
Five years of full coverage, 100 percent of labor and material. Then a prorated material replacement feature runs to year 50, with LP paying a share of the material cost. ExpertFinish, the factory-finished line, adds 15 years of limited coverage on the finish.
The least expensive siding to put on and the simplest to fix later.
A dense, painted board (James Hardie is the best-known maker) that costs more at the start than vinyl.
Foam behind the siding, either bonded to the panel or as a separate board, to add R-value.
Send a line about the job and a licensed Omaha siding contractor will be in touch to arrange a look at the house. A siding quote needs the walls measured, so it follows the visit rather than a phone call.