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Siding

Referring to the protective outer covering of a house to repel water or guard from the effects of bad weather.

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Wood shakes

Construction; Siding

Thick, rough, uneven shingles that hand split, split and sawn on one side, or sawn on both sides, used as siding.

Wire mesh

Construction; Siding

A mesh attached to the wall sheathing and studs used to anchor a stucco base coat to the wall.

Termites

Construction; Siding

Social insects that live either in the ground or in wood and eat wood, they can cause serious structural damage to a home.

Windload pressure

Construction; Siding

Is a measurement of how well a panel might perform in high wind areas.

Tongue and groove (T & G)

Construction; Siding

A connexion system between components, like wood, in which the tab or tongue of one board is placed into the grove at the end of another board.

Wall sheathing

Construction; Siding

Sheets of plywood or wood planking used to cover the wall framework of the house.

Veneer

Construction; Siding

Veneer is one ply or one thickness of something; in siding there are brick and stone veneers, there are also veneers of one wood bonded to another.

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