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Also cement siding (hardiplank).
by jsight 5y ago
Also 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/