Exterior Improvements: Choosing Priorities Before Choosing Finishes

Exterior work protects, performs and presents — usually in that order. Deciding which of those the project is really about makes everything else fall into place.
Exterior Materials and Architecture: Balancing Performance and Appearance

Exterior materials make two promises at once: a performance promise about weather and time, and an appearance promise about what the building will be to look at. Good decisions honor both.