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Though cedar wood siding offers a rustic mountain look, Bellwether experts advise against cedar wood siding products for Colorado homes, especially in the mountains, for many reasons. Though cedar wood siding performs better in the dry Colorado climate than other wood siding options, it does not hold up well to weather extremes like excess moisture or baking sun. For homes with southern exposure or all day exposure to the sun, cedar wood siding is susceptible to dry rot. The heat from the sun causes the wood grains to open and expand, making the wood brittle.

Brittle cedar wood siding has many drawbacks. First, it attracts birds, such as woodpeckers, who can easily drill into the wood siding. Though on other siding materials, you can patch woodpecker damage, it is difficult to replace cedar wood siding in a seamless and beautiful way.

Wood expansion and animal damage exposure cedar wood siding to additional moisture intrusion, which will exacerbate rotting and soften the cedar wood so that it begins to warp and cup. After this mutation has begun, it becomes a growing problem by exposing seams between the wood planks, opening for more moisture, more rot.

In instances where the brittle wood doesn’t warp from moisture damage but stays dry, cedar wood siding becomes vulnerable to wildfire, a particular problem for Colorado Front Range and mountain homes. The dried, damaged wood quickly burns with no hope of salvaging.