Exterior, House Building Type, Metal Siding Material, and Flat RoofLine To avoid constant maintenance issues—after all, “durability is part of sustainability,” Gaffney states—the roof is clad in standing seam metal and the siding is composite plastic decking, rather than easily weathered wood.  Photo 9 of 10 in Leave it to Beavers

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To avoid constant maintenance issues—after all, "durability is part of sustainability," Gaffney states—the roof is clad in standing seam metal and the siding is composite plastic decking, rather than easily weathered wood.