Siding
SIDING ADDS TO CURB APPEAL
BY WENDY KING
What is the thing that grabs you when you pull up in front of a house? A realtor would call it “curb appeal,” the overall attractiveness of a home.
B ut “overall” implies that the appeal is made up of components, and one of the most important components is the cladding or siding — not just for its look but for its function.
“Siding is there to protect you from anything that Mother Nature can throw at your home,” says Errol Blatz, general manager at Timberstone, Winnipeg (timber- stonedistribution.com).
“The functionality of siding is protection from the elements — and then obviously the esthetics come into play, perhaps to give you something unique within the neighbourhood.”
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