More renovation realties:

If they make it with wood, they also make it with vinyl. You can have wood look anything in plastic - fences, garage doors, floors, even "lumber."

But is it smart to build a vinyl paradise? I think not. Yes, wood requires work. But 10 years from now people will be seeking houses with at least some "real wood" in them.

"Just give me some wood" will be a prayer of young first time buyers and will no longer be reserved for old men begging their doctors for viagara.