By Lee Wallender, About.com
Refurbishing the original wood siding would be preferable, until you price it out. And if that wood siding is torn-up, weather-beaten, and termite-eaten, forget about it. That's before you consider things like spending a whole summer scraping and sanding lead-based paint.
What's a home renovator to do in a situation like this? Consider fiber-cement siding.
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