You were told this was the low-maintenance siding. The stuff that lasts, resists rot, and never gives you trouble. So

You know the scene. A February thaw rolls through, the icicles finally let go, and you step outside to look

If the shaded side of your house has turned green, gray, or streaky black, you are not imagining it, and

You are a couple of hours into prepping the house for paint, scraping a bit of trim, when your screwdriver

You are cleaning up the yard after a long Wisconsin winter when you notice a pile of reddish chips at

You pull into the driveway, look up at the house, and there it is. The south and west walls look

You brushed against the wall carrying groceries in, and your sleeve came away with a white, powdery film. The siding

You patched the cracks last summer. You mixed the compound, filled every line, feathered it smooth, and the wall looked

The storm passes, the sky clears, and you head outside to walk the perimeter of your home. You are looking

You go out to sweep the deck and another patch of finish lifts off in your hand. A few days

You walk past a wall you have looked at a hundred times, and this time something is off. A cluster

You walk past the brick and there it is: a white, chalky bloom spreading across a wall you already had