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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.
