Hey Rich, Ken here. It's more than vinyl siding. I'm just finishing up building my new house. I had to use either siding or stucco on by bay area's because of not having a bottom edge for the brick to sit on for the weight factor. Everyone I have spoke to, say's that the "new" stucco is really good and doesn't crack like the old stuff used to. The expense is about 1/3 more than the Vinyl. KEN