All of us here in the Midwest seem to have suddenly awoken on the wrong side of The Wall . Despite the extreme cold (and my irrational fear of White Walkers…I mean, they are about as real as Grumpkins and Snarks), I have managed to do a little work for the exterior of my house. Just before Christmas, I had the siding on my house replaced. I ended replacing the old aluminum siding with heavy-duty vinyl siding. I've noticed that vinyl siding seems to illicit some strong opinions on the interwebs ( here's one ). I have mixed feelings about it myself. My project manager and real estate agent both had positive things to say about it, but on the next house when I do the siding work myself, I will probably look more into wood siding and maybe even try to salvage original materials if possible. Construction is one of the biggest industries contributing to waste, and I love the ideas of keeping the carbon footprint low and saving the historical value of a structure. But I digress. H...
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