In an exclusive interview with Australia's Sunday Night that aired this week, the late princess's former lover James Hewitt was asked point-blank about a pesky rumor that has been circulating since the '80s â that he, not Prince Charles, is the biological father of Prince Harry.
Here's a closer look at the longevity numbers in the NAHB and InterNACHI reports: 1  Aluminum siding -- The InterNACHI report projects that aluminum siding should last for 25 to 40 years.  Brick veneer -- Both the NAHB and the InterNACHI indicate that brick is a good choice for a long lasting exterior veneer.
''It chalks, it fades, it can even wear down to bare metal,'' said Toby Holtzman, the owner of Crown Today, a roofing and siding company based in Passaic, N.J. ''It's a gradual thing, but after 20 or 30 years, aluminum siding just won't look like it did when it was new.''. In fact, homeowners with aluminum-sided houses often find that no matter how often they scrub, hose-down and even steam-clean their house it just never quite recovers the look it had when it was young.