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Originally Posted by Ned.B
Except that there are many buildings in Chicago and the Midwest in general with uncoated exterior concrete. Or are you suggesting that what those have done is different than the typical concrete residential building?
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No, it's a load of crap that our environment makes this impossible. There are 120 year old bridges that have stood for that long with basically zero maintenance all over Chicago being constantly blasted by salt.
Paint is to cover up lazy concrete work and stretch landlords maintenance dollars. Also because Americans have been trained to believe concrete is an ugly material.