Cedar Shingle Siding Shed

Wall siding and roof shingles already assembled no dangerous and time consuming cutting.

Cedar shingle siding shed.

There are a number of different materials that are standard choices for siding a shed. A small garden shed is a good way to try your hand installing cedar shingles. There are a number of clear advantages of using shingle siding. A shed needing 100 square feet of siding would need four boxes of siding.

Cedar shingles will last for decades before they need replacing. Browse our selection of outdoor storage solutions. Milled planks in different profiles applied horizontally or vertically including cedar shakes or shingles that need to be painted or stained. Although cedar shingles take more time to install than most other types of siding they lend a rich textured look to your exterior.

The individual shingles are installed in overlapping courses which do an excellent job of shedding rainwater. Red cedar is one of the most popular wood species for exterior use because of its natural rich red color and its natural resistance to decay. Each box of cedar shingles covers 25 square feet so divide your total by 25 and round up. Its fine even grain low density and light weight makes it easy to work with.

As a premium provider of cedar shed kits olt has a storage shed for sale to fit any application or need. If you re siding your shed as well also remember to subtract square footage for your windows and doors. You will use the same installation techniques although on a smaller scale. Add the totals for each side of your project.

You can also buy engineered wood shingle products such as truwood shingles which are extremely durable and not susceptible to rot curling or decay. Used for shingles trim house siding decking fences hot tubs and gates cedar is cheap widely available highly versatile easy to fabricate and best of all it weathers exceptionally well. We use only the best 100 western red cedar in our products rich vibrant aromatic and best of all non toxic. Availability price and installation cost determine how frequently they are used.

All our prefab kits can be modified with our many different options doors windows wood shingles screens benches and more. The reality of using shingle siding. The most common woods used to make shingles are cedar redwood and treated pine.