Faux Exterior Materials Look Like the Real Thing, but They're Easier to Maintain. By Katherine Salant. June 3, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Walk down a street in almost any new subdivision and you will ...

Covering a full exterior extends to higher and harder-to-reach areas of your home will cost more. ... There are specific brick veneer and faux brick siding varieties that you can install yourself.

Gary Bowker explains why preplan surveys of buildings that appear to be brick from the exterior are necessary to ensure that the brick isn’t a veneer that covers Type V wood-frame ...

Exterior PermaBase® approvals: UL® Evaluation Report – UL ER22158-01, for direct applied finishes and exterior adhered veneers; MVMA Installation Guide 5th Edition – full inclusion of cement ...