rod
Retired 23 years
When we built our house in 2004 all the outside window trim and facia and exterior doors are metal clad. I used factory stained Hardy Board (cement siding). The garage doors are metal. The front deck is made out of that composite stuff. In the 18 years we have lived here I repainted 2 of the outside doors once. Now if I would have been smart and not built the river-side deck out of cedar I would have an almost maintenance free exterior. NEVER BUILD A CEDAR DECK unless you like staining every 3 or 4 years.We pay people to do that sort of thing out here in the flyover states