Exterior Cedar Accent Wall Build

[@PottersWork]

Thanks for watching! A Like and Subscribe goes a long way if you enjoyed the video. We would like to keep making videos like this in the future!

[@survivaldoggy]

Really awesome job! My girlfriend and I are replacing some vinyl siding with cedar, on our stone house. We want to change the trim from brown to black as well. Your video is basically what we discussed doing. Thanks for the example, and the aluminum angle idea!

[@PottersWork]

You bet! If you guys happen to video it or take pics, I’d love to see it when you’re done. And thank you!

[@LifeSurfingDude]

simple adjustment but looks absolutely beautiful

[@PottersWork]

Thank You!

[@thunderstreet78]

Wow. Looks so much better. Nice work.

[@PottersWork]

@@thunderstreet78 thank you! We still really like it!

[@robbosch3449]

Very nice work as usual. We did something somewhat similar. Our two story house is an olive green color, but we ripped off the siding on one of the front sections of our house (where the front door is) and went with beveled cedar, which we stained a slightly darker brown. It really pops, just the way yours does. It's funny because people use accent walls all the time on the interior of the house, but you don't see much of it on the exterior. I guess great minds think alike :)

[@PottersWork]

Rob Bosch, very true lol! I bet the cedar looks really good with your green color too! I can’t take much credit for the idea itself, that goes to my wife. I just make them happen ;) I do really like it, it makes a big difference for sure!

[@jeffcole1914]

Very nice it added a nice lil accent and ! It made your wife happy 😃

[@PottersWork]

Thank you! And it definitely did do that lol. I have to say that I like it a lot too.

[@DmonteCarlo8472]

LOOKING GOOD BROTHER!!

[@PottersWork]

Thank you Demonde!

[@dawnbearden7979]

Absolutely love it!! Good choice end capping the cedar with the black aluminum.. clean lines. Nice job!!

[@PottersWork]

Dawn, Thank you so much! One of my favorite projects to date still!

[@zaheraldik5016]

Wonderful job I was thinking of doing the same and you helped me alot, thank you.

[@PottersWork]

Thank you! I hope it was good inspiration for your project :)

[@dctaken]

The dogs 16:00 also admiring the handiwork. New to this channel and loving the content.

[@PottersWork]

Danny Corona, he’s also creeping behind the door at 17:00 too lol. He’s always watching me

[@builderspluscustomhomesand2146]

Ahh thank you for not staggering, not everything needs staggering. Looks very nice and where you placed the screws, those suckers will never warp out

[@PottersWork]

Builders Plus, thank you! I’m glad we were able to make it work without the staggering too. Looked too much like reclaimed wood

[@JuanMartinez-df1lc]

Great job man

[@PottersWork]

Daniel, thank you!

[@mizzelleve]

Looks great!! What a difference ✅✅

[@PottersWork]

mizzelleve, thank you! We are very happy with it!

[@physicspholder]

That looks great!

[@PottersWork]

Thank you! We really like it too!

[@mysteriousmike226]

That turned out really really nice.... Can I do the same over stucco in my backyard for my barbecue accent wall...🤔✌🍺🍺

[@PottersWork]

Thank you! I honestly don't know much about stucco...I am not sure what kind of structure it has that you can screw or nail into. Do you know if it's the stucco that has foam behind it?

[@waynek848]

Looks great!

[@PottersWork]

@@waynek848 thank you!

[@flienlow6281]

The Aluminum L angle was a brilliant idea. How is is holding up?

[@PottersWork]

Thanks! It's holding up really well! Still looks like it did when I put it up. The cedar is probably going to need to be re-stained in a year or two I'm guessing, the sun shines right on it in the morning and is starting to weather it a little.

[@nicknauman5616]

Nice looking.

[@PottersWork]

Thank you Nick!

[@Jurijim314]

Looks great what stain did you use for it?

[@PottersWork]

Thank you! I believe it was Flood CWF-UV Penetrating Wood Finish (cedar color)

[@dart6731]

Nice! Wouldn’t u have to leave some space tho so during temperature change the wood won’t crack due to expenditure/shrinkage?!

[@PottersWork]

Hello, and thanks! I chose cedar for this reason, as it doesn’t expand and contract much. I also installed while it was warmer so that it should have been expanded about as much as it was going to. So far over the last year, we’ve had temps up to 108° and this winter we got down to -20° and so far it looks the same as it did when I installed it. If you live in a very humid climate, you might want to space them some though.

[@Barberbydefault]

very nice job, install a celling lamp to top it off.....

[@PottersWork]

I would, but I’m pretty fond of our 3 lights I installed on the soffit ;)

[@angelitawilliams5816]

Looks so nice! Planning to do this on my house. I dont't want to remove the siding. Can I just apply the new wood straight over the oringinal flat siding? Thanks! Awesome job. Thx for posting.

[@PottersWork]

Angelita, if it's flat, I don't see a problem with it...I did that as well. That was just aluminum siding I attached ours to in the video. I figure it's an extra layer of protection since the cedar is not lapped or tongue and groove to prevent water from getting behind it. Thank you!

[@DaraAbasute]

looks so nice! thanks for sharing. was searching for a cheaper alternative to cedar for the same look, have any suggestions?

[@PottersWork]

Dara, thank you! Honestly right now, as far as real wood goes, I am not sure that there is a cheaper alternative for an exterior project. Building materials are much higher than normal since Covid. There are cheaper woods, but they usually aren’t great for outdoors without more maintenance.

[@DaraAbasute]

@@PottersWork got it, thanks so much for sharing!

[@carromacumba]

Excellent!!👑Big like!!

[@PottersWork]

Thank you!

[@carromacumba]

Potter's Work you’re welcome 😃

[@tenzinminz5150]

Looks great. Do you see a problem from gapping between each blocks from shrinking and expanding of cedar? Thank you.

[@PottersWork]

Tenzin, I haven’t had any issues at all so far with gaps or expansion. However if you live in a more humid location that could possibly be an issue. Thanks!

[@tenzinminz5150]

@@PottersWork Good to know. Thank you.

[@PottersWork]

@@tenzinminz5150, no problem!

[@MrRobrob010]

Great job dude! Did you build your deck as well? What is that type of fence on your deck called? With the wires.

[@PottersWork]

Rob, sorry for the late reply! I did build the deck as well, I just did 1/8" stainless cable railing. I have a video of me doing the cable railing as well on my channel from a couple years ago. Thanks!

[@MHemstead]

I missed how you attached the cedar. Did you pre-drill? What size/type screw? Thanks. Looks great.

[@PottersWork]

Michael, I used time head wood screws for the install, I did not pre-drill the holes since the screws I bought have a self cutting tip. I show the screws I used at 6:20 in the video if you want to put eyes on them :) Thanks!

[@olelaustsen8657]

Hi Potter! Thanks for the video. I always use stainless steel nails as none stainless can color the cedar black/dark. Have you experienced that yet? Greetings from Sweden!

[@UNKPCRIDE]

Is there a reason. You used face screws vs blind nail?

[@PottersWork]

No, just convenience on my part. I also wanted to be able to replace them easily later if I needed to. Blind nails would be cleaner for sure, but I don’t even notice the screws.

[@videofactory9780]

Excelente felicitaciones!

[@PottersWork]

Gracias!

[@arsboy007]

The wood penetrating finish you used, is it gloss or satin?

[@PottersWork]

I don’t have the can any longer, but I know it wasn’t a gloss finish. It just darkened the wood a little, other than that it still looks natural. Hope that helps!

[@EmiLySaNdRa-fk2mb]

👍👍👍👍

[@justinhall8958]

Can this be done over cinder block?

[@PottersWork]

@@justinhall8958 if I was doing it, I’d place a moisture barrier against the block and furring strips on top to fasten your cedar to. There might be other options for materials to place over the block as well that you could fasten the cedar directly to that would stop moisture migration from the block to the cedar.

[@rbronen4471]

❤

[@neburfernandez7379]

What did you use on the edges where it meets the ceiling? Silicone? Caulking?

[@PottersWork]

NebuR, I didn't use any sealant around the outside edges or the top since I went right over the weather tight aluminum siding that was already in place. I did however silicone caulk around all the black window trim where it meets the vinyl window so moisture wouldn't get in there. If I was going to do this as the actual siding, I would router a lap into the cedar to keep water from getting behind it at all the seems...Then caulk around the edges as well.

[@neburfernandez7379]

@@PottersWork gotcha thanks for the reply came out great!

[@PottersWork]

NebuR Fernandez, you bet! And thank you for saying so!

[@pham4041]

Can you install these on stucco wall? My wall is not smooth

[@PottersWork]

Pham, I’m not sure…I haven’t dealt with stucco before. I would think as long as there is wood behind the stucco that you could screw into, it might be OK. I’m not 100% sure though so I don’t want to give you bad information.

[@pham4041]

​@@PottersWork thank you. Can you tell me where to buy the metal frame to hold the wood plank? or what is it called?

[@PottersWork]

@@pham4041, you bet, it’s just called Hillman Aluminum Angle…I bought it at my local Menards store. I believe about any hardware store carries it though.

[@andrewleeramosable]

What kind of stain did u use

[@PottersWork]

@@andrewleeramosable I believe it was Flood CWF-UV Penetrating Wood Finish (cedar color)

[@youngb6651]

you working too hard

[@PottersWork]

Haha, well this was when wood was still cheap…can’t afford to work this hard now