EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
Here, they are using Hardie siding that looks like Board and Baton in new construction. You have to paint it, so you lose the look of real wood, but it is very popular. Years ago, back in the 70's, give or take, Western Red Cedar was very popular on the gable ends of brick homes. Woodpeckers, squirrels and even racoons eat through it to get into the attics of those homes. It's too expensive to repair, so I get hired to cover the holes with metal plates and paint to look like the cedar.