Georgia
Milton kept its acreage. Zoning here favored large septic lots and horse farms, so the exteriors run bigger and more exposed than anywhere else in north Fulton: four sided brick and stucco estates in White Columns, The Manor and Crooked Creek, board and batten and cedar on the older farmhouses along Birmingham Highway and Freemanville Road, and painted trim by the acre around Crabapple and Six Hills. Open pasture means no shade to hide behind. South and west walls take direct UV from April to October, wind driven rain arrives with nothing in front of it, and cold nights crack stucco at corners and window returns. Cedar in particular swells, moves and pushes paint off. Rhino Shield is a ceramic coating built to no less than 10 to 12 mils, roughly ten times the build of standard paint, and once cured it grips the board and gives with it rather than cracking along the grain. The 25-year warranty transfers with the property.