NewlyWoodwards

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Choosing Engineered Wood Siding

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If you have been following along with our house-building adventure, you know that we have made lots of decisions – from the large to the minute.

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Honestly, I think that’s the most most challenging part of building a house. So. Many. Decisions. And while I tried to remember the bigger picture, it was hard not to get caught up in tiny details. Because in isolation, every single design decision matters too much to phone it in.

But, in all honesty, things like toilet paper holders probably didn’t matter as much as, say, the heating and cooling system. So it has been an exercise in big picture thinking.

CHOOSING ENGINEERED WOOD SIDING

But one really important decision (and also one of our best, I think) was our decision to install LP SmartSide treated engineered wood siding on the exterior of the house.

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We chose the siding for a variety of reasons, and we are still thrilled with the decision after almost a year. The style of siding and trim, along with the colors we chose, really makes the exterior the beautiful farmhouse we love.

We went with LP SmartSide siding, trim and shakes. The entire package has come together beautifully with our black aluminum-clad windows, too.

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I actually wrote about our decision to install engineered wood siding last year, and now I’m back to share more insights and thoughts after living with it for a while. Here are a few reasons I love our LP Smart Siding:

Authenticity Of Engineered Wood Siding

  • Wood siding feels authentic to an old farmhouse and has a traditional look.
  • We love the look of the wider planks and the natural cedar texture.
  • The options and styles (including cedar shakes, board and batten and lap siding)

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Long-term wear of engineered wood siding

  • This siding is made to last. LP SmartSide siding features an innovative, SmartGuard® manufacturing process for strength and to resist fungal decay and termites
  • With wood, painting is always an option down the road. This just extends the life of the siding.

Quality of engineered wood siding

  • It’s designed to last – and it withstands weather (which we see plenty of in the country). Harsh winter weather and wind are no match.

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Cost of engineered wood siding

  • An affordable price makes this quality work for our budget.

The hardest part was narrowing down the styles and colors. But now there’s a solution for that – the LP SmartSide Design Planner. You can upload your own home photo and spend as much time as you need playing with colors and styles of LP SmartSide siding, trim and fascia. You can even insert wood or brick into the pictures.

I really love the colors we chose, but I couldn’t resist playing with other color combinations.

Four different LP SmartSide looks

It’s as simple as outlining the areas and playing with siding styles and colors.

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Thanks to LP Smart Side for sponsoring this post. Visit LP Smart Side to find a local retailer, get a quote or request a brochure. And thanks to NewlyWoodwards readers for supporting sponsors who make content like this possible. 

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Comments

  5. I love this siding. I hope to reside our house in the next couple years.

  9. I would love to remodel my bathroom. The quotes have been too high, but I haven’t gotten the guts to DIY it myself yet!

  11. Absolutely beautiful, we are in the process of purchasing our first home and you have given me great ideas!

  20. I’d love to renovate the floors in my house! Would love some hardwood floors 🙂

  24. If I were dreaming, our dated kitchen. If I were being (slightly) more realistic, both of our carpeted, sponge painted bathrooms :/

  30. I’d love to remodel my den! The floors are really a mess and could use a replacement floor!!

  31. That is so cool, we just picked out shingles and I wished we had that tool. It was hard to choose a color.

    We wood remodel our guest half bath turn it into a full and move the washer dryer into a laundry room instead of the garage. Cause man Phoenix summers are hot to be doing laundry in the garage.

  33. Well, I already have a list, first up painting our kitchen cabinets over coffee! 🙂

  34. Thanks for the info on siding! Siding is in my 15 year plan for our home (I think you understand 15 year plans Kim) so I would love to hear an updated review in a few years time! I would use the gift card (over coffee, of course) to plank our fireplace which we have been meaning to start any day now!

  36. Our home is currently a blah tan color with an orangey brown roof. I’d love to paint it navy blue and put on a new gray roof. That and a thousand other projects! 🙂

  37. My husband and I have been talking about expanding our kitchen into what is currently a garden area and putting French doors out of that addition onto a patio. It would give us so much space!

  39. I love the gray and white together! We are starting to think about building in the next couples years and your posts help with all the possibilities!

  40. I would love to redo our dining room, which has some very outdated wall paneling and popcorn ceiling. Love the siding you chose!

  42. I would like to remodel pretty much everything in my home. But I would start with the bathroom & kitchen.

  43. We are thinking of using this on a new house we are designing. Certainly looks better than Hardi, which we’ve found tends to crumble! (Not a good feature!).

  44. Looks beautiful! I would love to remodel my kitchen, but that dream is a loooong way off.

    • Sorry, hit enter too soon. It looks so great and you are so close. I am amazed at your hard work!!