The problem with most of the things you can do to enhance the look of your house is that they labor intensive and also increase the number or things which must be maintained. Wood trims or accents need to be primed and maintained. Depending on the climate where you're living, the home may have to be scraped and painted every few years. In recent years, select companies have started manufacturing decorative mouldings made out of high-density urethane. These are ideal for all types of climates because they don t react to extreme temperature or humidity changes.
Wood trims can rot or deteriorate quickly due to moisture and insect infestation.
Urethane products don t have those problems. These products can even be used close to the ground, where wood trims generally are no recommended. If you really like the look of stained wood but want the low maintenance advantages that urethane has to offer, you can cheat . All you have to do is order the wood grain version of the trim pieces from companies like Style-Mark. All that remains is for the pieces to be stained using a regular wood stain.