I'm looking for a realistic alternative to wood cladding.
I'd LOVE to get a wood look outdoors that has no maintenance or upkeep. My architectural accents are within 5 feet of your eyes as you enter my house so it will have to really look like real wood in the sunlight. Most of the products I'm seeing are shiny and plastic looking except some brush plastic products like Geolam. I'm investigating wood look tile but not sure it can withstand the fake wood sunlight test.
Do you have any recommendations for me? Here are some wood-look ceramic tiles. The black one would be quite a statement but it is the most realistic tile I've found.
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