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Originally Posted by Phobia
They're both expensive. If done correctly, cladding can be very nice. It's definitely an incredibly curb appeal improvement. But it's difficult to shovel, clean, seal, and maintain. I'm working on a house in a very, very expensive part of town. Let's just say there are 2 sportscars in the garage which cost more than my house. They just stripped all the "clad" stone away from their pool and put in stamped, decorative concrete because the stone was incredibly high maintenance.
Even though you think it's going to be expensive, choose option 1. Make sure you properly vet your contractor. There are a lot of morons out there passing themselves off as concrete experts.
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Y'know, that's kind of what I'm thinking. I plan to live in this house until the sun explodes, so I'm big on doing things in the best long-term manner and with the least maintenance. The guy today was telling me that cladding would be no problem, but I generally am suspect of anything that requires sealing.
How do I vet a concrete guy?