Mike,
After looking at the LP Smart Siding Installation instructions again, I think the Inspector may have made an understandable, but not necessarily correct call. Then again, I wasn't there, so I don't know what he saw that I can't see in the pictures. LP Smartside has a pretty clear installation guide and a very clear manufacturer warranty void statement. The key would seem to me to be if the windows are self flashing; and the one pictured does
appear to be. Was the Inspector's call a valid one? I think that's the wrong question. It should be " who can defend his position with respect to the manufacturer instructions and his local code?
http://www.lpcorp.com/Literature/LP_...tructions_.pdf
Jerry,
I think it also answers your questions regarding horizontal laps and nailing patterns. It seems to me that all that banding could add a lot to the cost of a siding job.
Several years ago I used this stuff to replace rotted T-111 on one side of my house. Typical for me, after starting to paint, I realized I had used non-paintable caulk. It takes a lot longer to remove than to install caulk.