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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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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.
tongue and groove (T & G)
Construction; Siding
A connection 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.
stucco
Construction; Siding
A type of water resistant, plaster like siding material made of cement, sand and water; it may have an acrylic finish.
