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We generally do not clad our houses with wood in the US either. We're mostly clad with brick, vinyl, or stucco. Roofing is occasionally wooden shake in dry clim
by asdfasgasdgasdg 5y ago
We generally do not clad our houses with wood in the US either. We're mostly clad with brick, vinyl, or stucco. Roofing is occasionally wooden shake in dry climates like California. But asphalt and clay are by far more common.
- jsight 5y agoAlso cement siding (hardiplank).
- rootusrootus 5y agoI was going to say. In the PNW at least, probably 99% of all new construction uses cement siding for the lion's share of the exterior.
- jsight 5y agoI feel like it is becoming more common here in the southeast as well. I don't particularly like it, tbh, though it does have some advantages. It seems to block noise pretty well.
- shadilay 5y agoHere in the PNW most new houses are ugly boxes with some kind of flat paneling. Quite the contrasting sitting next to far more attractive older brick houses.
- silexia 5y agoBrick houses are terrible for insulation, terrible for running any new technologies like wiring or plumbing through, terrible for disasters like earthquakes. I also live here in the PNW and I know what you mean by the ugly boxes, but that is what people want.
- tlavoie 5y agoSpeaking of both wooden siding and hariplank, construction is a big factor in the survivability of a home in the case of a wildfire. Cedar shake looks very nice, but perhaps it is a bad idea when there is a non-zero chance of a neighbourhood fire blowing embers onto your roof. Here in western Canada, the Fire Smart guides are great. e.g., https://firesmartbc.ca/ https://firesmartbc.ca/
- mcswell 5y agoAnd for Reasons, we make the vinyl look like wood.