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The armor a house wears so it never has to feel the weather.
means The exterior cladding—boards, panels, or sheets of wood, vinyl, or metal—fastened to a building's outer walls to shield it from weather.
from From the plain old English noun 'side,' the flat outer face of a thing, plus '-ing.' By the 18th–19th century 'siding' had hardened into a builder's term for the material covering a house's sides. (The railway 'siding,' a track set off to the side, is the same 'side' wearing a different hat.)
- vinyl debut
- Vinyl siding first appeared in the late 1950s
- railroad twin
- A siding is also a side rail track
- fire history
- Asbestos siding was sold as fireproof for decades
- color trick
- Dark siding can warp from absorbed summer heat
- layered defense
- Real protection comes from the barrier beneath it
vinyl siding — became dominant exterior material in us homes starting 1960s, now covers ~30% of american houses
cedar shake siding — traditional wooden shingles used on new england coastal homes since 1800s, still premium option in martha's vineyard
hardieplank fiber cement — james hardie's 1980s innovation, now largest non-vinyl siding material in north america due to durability claims
metal siding iaaf — aluminum corrugated panels common on rural barns and agricultural buildings across midwest since 1950s