Expensive houses built in the 1990s often used cedar siding, which was considered a luxury siding. It offered good weather resistance and beauty. However, it is a natural product and eventually lost its status when artificial and more durable sidings were introduced...
I am currently doing a bid on a property to replace damaged siding. When I examined the current siding I saw that despite being cedar siding, it had significant rot. On closer examination the reason for this became clear. The siding was touching the roof shingles....