[Jerome74911S]

My house is covered with cedar shingles, 100% coverage, and three stories high.

They are neither painted nor stained. Good grade cedar shingles will last longer than you might - I know they will outlast me. The original buildings on top of Mt. Washington, NH withstand some of the harshest weather on the planet Earth, and they are shingled with cedar. Bare cedar will last a very long time, as long as your house is correctly built with proper drainage, etc.

In time, the cedar will weather to a silvery grey and will resemble stone in color.

But, expect to do a little work now and then. Mine were installed almost 12 years ago and it's time to replace a few here and there. Paint is nothing but a bother. If you have painted cedar on the house you are considering then all bets are off.

I have never seen a stucco covered house up here.