How To Install Cedar Shake Siding // Dream Workshop Build (Part 1) // DIY

How to Install Cedar Shingle or Shake Siding. Video sponsored by Valspar and I used their One-Coat Exterior Stain & Sealer in the Transparent Cedar-Tone and Valspar Duramax for the trim.
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[@anthonymoraes3251]

Can’t wait for you to finish your shop. You were the very first woodworker video I’ve ever watched and you are the reason I fell in love with woodworking. Thank you so much. You saved my life. Literally. A story for another time. ❤️

[@twolilfishies]

Hey those look great! I love cedar siding! My dad makes hand split cedar shakes and shingles salvage logging in b.c. canada. He's been doing that almost 40 years already and is one of the only guys left in the bush doing it these days. (at age 71) Handmade is a dying trade. Now they make them all from machine splits. He also had a knife and would score them and then snap instead of sawing (like the other guy i just read in comments dad did as well) Dad says I might be in only a handful of ladies on earth who knows how to handsplit cedar shakes lol

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

A very cool dying art. Keep it alive!

[@twolilfishies]

@@ThirdCoastCraftsman it hurts my arms 😆 but I will make sure my son knows how

[@codydonovan7356]

That's some beautiful cedar shingles!! Can't wait to see this place finished!

[@jeffforbes3772]

Rock on Chris! Love the look and the tutorial was great. Hope you document all of the process and the house construction. Thanks for posting.

[@richardlaymance9984]

Very nicely done. Planning is definitely the key to making it look that good.

[@Dinie09]

That does look great, I know many people live the grey, but cedar is such a beautiful natural color

[@kenkramer8947]

Great video. Covered all the details and tips in plain language. Planning to add cedar shingles to three gables on my home. Haven't installed these before, but I have descent skills and combined with this video I'm confident of a great result. Thanks.

[@RedmarKerkhof]

This is looking great! The pure black trimming seemed like a bold choice at first (which is not a bad thing of itself) but now it forms a really nice contrasting frame around the natural wood colour. Great foresight.

[@jimstewart1044]

It really did transform that building. Beautiful work.

[@rvbah1174]

I love these kinds of shingles a lot. I am currently an architecture student and one of my current designs feature them mixed with metal paneling looks really good in the renderings. Can't wait to see your project completed man.

[@muanlian6845]

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[@vpool13]

Looks amazing! Love seeing the updates!

[@wz8729]

Chris, its good to see you posting video's again. I really loved how the cedar shingles turned out. Can't wait to see the house go up. Keep posting good content, we missed you.

[@pedrolozano8733]

Really digging this look. The Metal on Wood contrast is a game changer

[@gordoeinstein]

Very good tutorial. It’s been a long time since I’ve worked with cedar shingles or shakes; this brought everything back to memory.

[@richardshaw3094]

You are a very good teacher. Love watching you work. Great job

[@bretttodd901]

Talk about hard work paying off, the results speak for themselves. Beautiful job! I'm looking forward to the rest of the transformation.

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Thanks brett!

[@miltonpomales5405]

Very detailed explanation on the installation of the shingles!!!

[@SikofFalln]

Very nice work. It really makes a plain pole barn look really nice!

[@MakerNoKY]

For once KZbin suggestions helped me find a great channel. You do a great job explaining things without making videos too long. True “infotainment”.

[@Kaio7]

Amazing work, and thanks for such a thorough explanation

[@jonswoveland]

This is a fantastic video. You covered everything I was unsure of. Thanks for making this!

[@brockdykxhoorn--2943]

Amazing work as always! Looks great!

[@r3d_ti3_guy]

This was fantastic. Thank you for the quality content.

[@rschaefe1]

Looks great and a thorough explanation! Looking forward to seeing the shop and the apartment! Better hurry... its getting cold in Michigan!

[@whitward2283]

Looks great! Thanks for all your great content!

[@TheKnightrunners]

Looks great, super jealous. An old Yankee trick I've seen is to take the story pole and mark it with your largest reveal, so in this case 6 1/4. You can then figure out where your transition points are and line up your story pole on an angle with each transition point and that will give you the precise location of each coarse. No math needed.

[@brofoofer1942]

You have to be careful and double check the shingles recommended reveal from the mill. Even exceeding the recommended reveal by half an inch can lead to premature cupping of your shingles.

[@jerryf609]

Beautiful. Thanks for the explanation and tips.

[@nakamakai5553]

Chris, another excellent video tutorial, and it's so exciting to see your dream building coming along so quickly. You have such a natural teaching style, it's a pleasure to watch. Best wishes from Lansing

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Thanks so much neighbor! I appreciate the kind words!

[@SH-fi8sn]

Nicely done! Your place is looking great.

[@BeaverCraftTools]

What a great idea to install a cedar shake siding! Very useful video. Thank you

[@justinromer6128]

the shop/house is looking way better then i thought. the color choices are spot on. i like the wormer color for sure. I'm currently in the middle of doing raised panel wainscoting inside the house with a dramatic color flop. a blue coal color from valspar and a white called grey shimmer ( not grey at all unless you but it next to pure white. but the grey shimmer fits better on the color flop.

[@travisandtracyjacobs6198]

That looks great. And a beautiful property.

[@tonymarrazzo354]

That looks stunning, I totally have shop envy......

[@Crow184-83]

Man that looks so good!

[@brucegibson8053]

When I 1st saw we're doing side wall (that's what you're doing - did) I thought, DAMN! I wish i would have seen this while he was doing it! I spent my career roofing & framing. I'm 11 mins. into this and I said to myself, this young man did his homework! The mesh material is new to me, we used 1x4 for the air gap (on customs) and just laid them up on tracts. Anyone else watching this should pay attention to your words here. I couldn't have taught anyone better! Really I'm really enjoying watching you work! :) Carry on young stud!

[@harrytaylor6854]

very nice i did the cedar shingles on house and garage just looks really good

[@spinstressandfelonmatthews6150]

Awesome thanks for posting this!!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Looking very well so far. Can't wait to see what you decide to do next. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend forge keep making greatness.

[@ashachowdhury5135]

Very nice work, as in most things the "layout" is the key.

[@itsblowecuz]

Dang that looks amazing!!

[@jjsroofing860]

Looks good . When I did mine I used a 1X6 to line up the rows at 5 1/2”. I brought a mitre saw up on the pump jacks. I left the shingles natural. The south , east and west sides just naturally turned dark almost blackish. The north sides turned pale. You would think it would do the opposite. Just love cedar gables.

[@fowlerfinefurniture]

very satisfying, looks amazing!

[@dacek13]

It sure is nice to have you back on the web. I'm really looking forward to the development of your 'estate'...

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Thanks for staying with me!

[@SPIKESLAYER1]

Fantastic instructional video. Thank you !!

[@erstwhilesavvy562]

Really nice job!

[@robertsmithjr.5839]

Great video brother! And that’s a beautiful building!

[@dougschoenberg8235]

Looks great!!!!

[@jefffoggymountainworkshop5021]

Looks great!! You have a true Barn-Dominium now!

[@ernestguerrero6117]

Amazing work

[@jamesoncross7494]

Beautiful.

[@devonborgen5238]

Looks great!

[@melissabarron1574]

Your a hard worker!,🐝 nice to see!

[@kenknight4560]

Very nice work, as in most things the "layout" is the key.

[@uneartheros]

Heck yes Chris is back!!!

[@whiteheadcustomcrafts3555]

i love your videos my friend in fact you and others have inspired me to make my own channel white head custom crafts nothing as good as yours but im having great fun doing it partially because of you so thanks for that and keep up the great videos

[@Grizzlife]

Awesome info thanks!

[@kanedNunable]

looks awesome

[@WeekendWoodworker]

I'll have to try this!

[@sgtcarroll]

Great job and incredible foresight.

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Thank you brad

[@redneckgoatfarmer]

Well done dude.

[@poulamongauthier1711]

In the installation instructions of Aquavent its written to put the vent with the blue side facing the wall.

[@sloejam]

Fantastic video Chris, the shingles really do add something special. Hope you and your family are all well. Will be following this series closely, keep safe!

[@jacobmartin4088]

So glad you’re back, man.

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Thanks brother!

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Thanks for sharing that

[@RSI77]

I get that Valspar sponsored the vid but I used Cabot Australian Timber Oil for the same application and it is a very good product. I shared the same concerns of wanting to preserve the beauty of the wood which requires a transparent stain but by default those offer the least protection. The Timber Oil has held up very well and really let the wood shine.

[@mikeyoung5329]

Anyone wondering about the peice of strapping he has nailed into the shingles. The nail holes will eventually close next time they get wet and if water were still get behind the shingle theres several lines of defence behind the shingle itself 🍻

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Nice video. I have done shingle siding several times and always snapped a line and set a ledger strip to make sure everything lined up but never thought about putting a string line at the bottom of the next course to hold the shingles in place so I could adjust positions. I guess an old dog can learn new tricks. Beautiful job and thank you for the new technique. Take care and stay well.

[@bosse641]

Nice job.

[@c.a.g.1977]

Looks really nice Chris! I agree with the colour: keeping the shingles a brown "wood" colour in combination with the grey of the building just looks good. Nice job, man!

[@fisheralaric692]

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[@alvinleandro5794]

@Fisher Alaric Instablaster :)

[@fisheralaric692]

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[@fisheralaric692]

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[@alvinleandro5794]

@Fisher Alaric glad I could help :D

[@_r_mck]

Great to have you back brother. Best of luck for the next few months with all the construction!

[@_r_mck]

BTW, that is beautiful

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Thanks my man!

[@ortofoncape]

You do good work. Wondering why you did not pad the sub rake out 3/4” so you wouldn’t have to worry about cutting em so perfectly . Also gives another area of protection .

[@jasmadsen]

Awesome job! Cost of materials is insane right now, but glad to see you overcoming and making your dream come true!

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Yea prices are killing me!

[@danielascoet2012]

Magnifique , félicitation (mauritius)

[@pmacedo6778]

Nice...! Thxs!

[@garygary1043]

Nice 👍

[@ericwaltersdorf9202]

My dad always used a sharp utility knife to score the shingle and snap it. He went though a bunch of blades, but its much faster than an hand saw for straight cuts.

[@twolilfishies]

thats what my dad does too. he has a knife he uses to score and snap them when installing. hes still out making them by himself too. handsplit from salvage cedar in the b.c. bush at age 71!

[@johng8049]

great video all the details i needed to know. I am installing in the gable ends of a small shed i dont want to buy whole roll of aqua vent. Is there any other way to vent behind?

[@richardwalther883]

Consider buying some used scaffolding from a vendor. You're planning to do your own house build in the future, and the cost of continued rental of similar elevated work platforms will pay for the scaffolding twice over (or even more than that). During my last two story addition, the purchase price of the scaffolding was covered just by the trade to do my own paint work verse hiring professions come do the same task. That doesn't count the savings for having the scaffolding it while doing the windows, roofing, siding, and pretty much all the ladder work.

[@user-yl6yy2yj3n]

Bye far the best Advice yet👍

[@zimmejoc]

Absolutely gorgeous. My house is split materials too: brick first story and hardie board second story. I'd love to replace that crappy hardie board with some real cedar shakes.

[@benjaminbromley3762]

Hey mate :) love your channel, very chill! I wanted to ask you, what are you nailing the shingles into? Is that ply or something?

[@ashachowdhury5135]

That came out looking fantastic Chris, very nice work! I was wondering why you didn't stain the entire shingle back & front? Also, where is our buddy UTZ? 👍👍😉😉

[@rickyrickharris4908]

I wanna know how you covered the nail holes that were used to hold the stringer/srap wood that you were setting the shake peices on to have a straight line??

[@desanson]

How is the top row of the shingles attached? Are the nails exposed? Thank you for the video, very helpful.

[@charliehobson33]

Beaut!

[@imsorry8236]

What brand jacket are you wearing in first clip? Looks like a good fit.

[@seanlandsman7516]

Hey Chris! Any chance you could do a YT Short on how the Valspar finish is holding up a few years after application?

[@tomkearns6830]

Great Video and build. I am beginning to install shingles on the three gables of my house. One question I do have is nailing the support bar for each layer of shingles. If I understand your method, you nail a level 1X onto the shingle layer below the previous row to support the new layer. You probably use a few small nails BUT doesn't that leave a hole thru both layers of shingles that are being installed after the support is removed? How do you handle rain soaking through or leaking through the shingles? Is that an issue of concern? I live in western WA, an area that gets over 60 inches of rain a year. Fortunately for me, the three gables won’t face the prevailing storm direction, but two gables do get more weather(rain) that the other.

[@adamk4160]

The color pallet looks amazing! I'm glad you did this video as I have a 205 years old house and barn and plan on residing them this coming spring with cedar shake. Lots of great info, my only question, and maybe I missed it in the video, what did you do for spacing in-between the shakes (side by side)?

[@jonathchamp8450]

@10:20

[@adamk4160]

@@jonathchamp8450 Thank you!

[@AZCobraman]

Aww man...you put the Tyvek on upside down!

[@cxsey8587]

Wouldn’t you want to put some of that space between the shingle reveal and the last shingle? So any water lodged underneath could dry?

[@justindtackett]

Non shank fasteners will back out over time with expansion and contraction correct?

[@mbueno8595]

Please..what brand of garage door did you use?

[@jimnaeve6780]

Nice work Chris! Where’s Ootz?

[@Sle267]

Recommendation on where to buy the cedar shake?

[@larrytischler570]

These cedar shakes are made to have a layer of smooth cedar underlayment.

[@compsosinc]

Isn't that Aquavent supposed to be installed with entangled core side facing building for shingles?

[@epicurius6510]

👍

[@tanyason1138]

I’m in the process of having the option to purchase the red cedar shingles in a natural state. They are meant for the walls and I’m wondering can I be use this way or should they be stained?

[@stephenson1614]

When do you find cedar plank siding in bulk like this?

[@gregorymosher5008]

For the fur out strip where you nail it on temporarily, when you remove it what do you do about the nail hole?

[@dillboticus9563]

Same question here… I think that since that nail is at the line of the next expose, it just barely covers? I guess you’re counting on it only being a few nails, and the vapor barrier etc

[@NickWhite630]

Where did you purchase the cedar shakes and the cedar breather product? I'm looking to do this on a small barn I have on my property.

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

A local place, but I can’t recommend them. Had some bad dealings