Cedar Colonial Shed

Very sharp looking. Well done!

-- Grace & peace, Chris+

That’s one nice looking shed!!

-- Scott in Texas

what did you finish this with?

Chris & scarpenter002,

Thanks for the compliments.

Brian,

It’s finished with Sikkens Cetol products.

I sanded everything with 80 grit using a r.o. sander and then applied one coat of Cetol 1, followed by two coats of Cetol 23. At least o/n drying between coats.

http://www.sikkens.us/en/Products/Exteriors/Pages/Cetol1.aspx
http://www.sikkens.us/en/Products/Exteriors/Pages/Cetol23Plus.aspx

Very cool, something like this would probably help to convince my wife that sheds are cool.

Now that’s a tool shed you can be proud of. Great job.

Gorgeous… and it looks pretty big, too. I love that the wood shines through so well.

-- Nate, Harvard, MA

Beautiful job! It looks just like the one in the book! I do CAD/Sketchup work for Better Barns, they are a great company. I built the 12×16 Plywood sided version of this shed with the gable extensions…I had a 5 man crew working when we put up my roof trusses!

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Very, Very professional looking. What type of wood is that?

-- A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. -- Mark Twain

Wow, it’s very handsome. Really nice work. I’m glad you paid for the cedar and not me;)

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Willie,

It’s western red cedar. This gives me a chance to put in a plug for the local lumberyard that provided all of the cedar. The guys at Braundera are great.

http://www.braunderalumber.com/Home.php
http://www.braunderalumber.com/Western_Red_Cedar.php

Brad,

I was really impressed with everything that I received from Better Barns. That’s cool that you get to work with them.

Gillyd,

My fiancee has been very patient with me for the past several months. I couldn’t have done it without her support.

Very well done. I built my shed from the same book but went with the more basic plan because I’ll be leaving it in a few years. When I move, I’ll build to this plan. The book is very good for folks like me without a lot of building experience. The steeper pitch roofs really add some style although they are a little tricky to shingle. Are you storing wood in the collar ties like I am?

I cut out the center truss bottom chord and framed the opening, then I decked the truss chords with 9 dollar a sheet HD 1/2” plywood…now my barn has a loft that almost doubled the storage…

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Great suggestion, David. I’m still working on the interior. I encourage you to do a post on your shed, so I can borrow more of your ideas!

Dusty,

I haven’t finished the interior. Post some photos of your shed if you get a chance.

that is GORGEOUS… I’m so jealous.