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Originally Posted by Catalina36
When I purchased a home in TV, I was told the Stucco homes required pressure washing, and painting every so many years. Also the walls can develop cracks from settling. With the vinyl siding homes and there are many, you just have to wash the siding every couple of years. Note, It is easier to wash siding then stucco. Another I read where a HIP roof is stronger against high winds then a Gable roof. A house with a Gable roof can sustain damage to siding and trim where as the HIP roof directs the wind upward??
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We got a decent discount from insurance company because of the hip roof. And, yeah, siding is easy to clean. Also, siding homes with the identical floor plan as stucco are a few inches larger - a total of about 35 square feet larger @ 2000 sq ft, because the walls are not as thick.
So, it is really personal preference. You can paint external stucco. Siding, not so much!