Avoid siding your home. It has already been abandoned in Europe. Only we are chasing the "perfect picture of an American home"

I watched an American film with my wife and inspired it. I remembered how our people watched such films and "cherished" the American dream. And this is understandable. The perfect picture of an American family on the screen is neighborly friendship, love, adventure and houses. Beautiful houses, which are finished with siding, as per the selection. Every single one.

Clean wonderful beautiful houses. It seemed that it could not be better than theirs! But the picture does not always correspond to reality. In fact, siding has only one very attractive advantage - cheapness. Compared to any other exterior finish, siding really costs a lot less. Probably a cheaper option is just a whitewash.

There are many more disadvantages to siding. One of the first that comes to mind is its absolute non-environmental friendliness. Secondly, siding does not protect. Thirdly, whoever says what, but the installation of siding is quite difficult.

Why is siding so popular?

In America, the popularity of siding is due to some benefit. If the house is insured and finished with siding, then insurance will cover its restoration. But the fact is that it is not capital construction that is trimmed with siding there. Frame-panel houses have been built there. In fact, their designs are more reminiscent of our sheds, only of a larger area.

In such houses, you can not live badly for a while. But not for long. Because they are not very durable. The houses are inexpensive. After a few years, they begin to deteriorate. And to restore them, it is enough to use the insurance payment.

Many people do not know that normal stone and wooden houses are not built in America. There it is considered unprofitable and impractical. And what is shown on TV is definitely not something to strive for. At least in Russia.

The climate in America is different. Therefore, the buildings there are different. And they use a different finish.

On American homes, siding looks longer. There it is enough to wash it with water to make the houses look aesthetically pleasing. And houses in America are beginning to collapse faster than siding deteriorates. So there is complete dependence - bad construction, bad materials. Why spend a lot of money when you can periodically update everything at the expense of the insurance company?

For Russia, such a construction will not work. Since no one can replace a ruined house and a damaged facade. And you will have to restore everything on your own and at your own expense.

That is why siding in Russia should be abandoned. Don't waste money on short-lived materials.

I do not understand at all why brick houses are sheathed with siding?? Write your versions in the comments!

By the way, in Canada and European countries they refused to decorate houses with siding. This is explained by non-environmental friendliness. In fact, the reason is not only that, but also that siding is made from oil and chlorine. And if there are no problems with chlorine, then oil reserves in Canada and Europe are scarce. Therefore, the production of siding is dying out. And replace the siding there with wood! The material that has been used in Russia from time immemorial.

And we are still trying to chase the "perfect American picture" from the TV screen.