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Originally Posted by AJP
Congratulations on 500!!
....Cedar would be nice... funny you should mention that ... the wood siding on my mothers house is over 45 yrs old and protected by oil based paint that has penetrated pretty deep - it has held up extremely well considering I've painted it only twice in the last 40 years.
Lumber prices are way down as well - at least what is being paid for it off the woodlot....in fact the 2x6's and 2x8's in this building came off of my lot cause the prices were so low was worth keeping it...
Maybe I ought to look into wood again...except I am pretty lazy about exterior maintenance!
thanks for the thought. Plan to do all the interior in pine and a little cedar for sure.
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IMHO you may want to weigh those costs. Cedar is a pain in the ass to maintain, however, old school homes are sided with it. If done right, You may get that kind of re coating time out of it as your Ma's house.
I do know if you go with the "natural" look as my house is, you will be doing it every 5 yrs. no matter what you use, so steer clear from that. If I didn't do what I do for a living , I would go with a man made material.
