Watch the Japanese do this, it is called; Shou Sugi Ban, also known as Yakisugi, is a traditional Japanese wood-burning technique that has been used for centuries.13 It involves charring wood to create a textural surface that is beautiful to look at and offers practical advantages when executed correctly.3 The process involves charring the wood, cooling it, cleaning off any soot or burnt debris on the surface, and finally finishing the boards with an oil.1 Today, Shou Sugi Ban is an environmentally friendly way to preserve timber and, paradoxically, make it fire-resistant.2 The technique involves charring cedar boards, burnishing the burnt results with sandpaper and wire brushes, and then sealing the charred surface with natural oils such as Pure Tung Oil.0 Shou Sugi Ban has caught on recently as a treatment for contemporary exteriors and indoor furnishings alike.4 Accoya® is a combination of high-performance modified wood and an award-winning charred technique that enhances the exterior performance and aesthetic value of natural wood products.5

@KoalityofLife

10 ай бұрын

I have done a bit of this in builds that have ground contact. Seems to be working good. Thanks for watching. :)

Awesome video. You broke everything down into clear steps, and the shots/camera position showed everything nicely. I’m planning to build a similar shed to store wood for my woodturning. Your video will be very helpful!

@KoalityofLife

Ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

I really enjoyed this. You did a fantastic job. Should last near forever. Also it was nice to hear that rooster, I miss having chickens.

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. We love having chickens, we let them free range so they eat all the bugs around the property. Thanks for watching. :)

I like your clear and concise explanations. Thanks for your time and effort in sharing.

@KoalityofLife

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching. :)

Always enjoy watching your work, and your dedication to finding a way to make what you want yourself

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

A concise & clear narrative on how to do this job. Thanks.

@KoalityofLife

8 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching. :)

Absolutely beautiful love it so easy well done buddy

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

That’s a nice wood shed! Love the way you explained each step so well!

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm trying to make more informative content, I figure if someone just wants to watch the video they can mute me. lol :)

Really nice job.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Great job and ideas

@KoalityofLife

3 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

A lot of good tips thrown into your video. May need to watch it again just to remember all the extras.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

I've been trying to give more tips in my videos. :)

I just soak post ends in used motor oil in a 55 gallon barrel. Let them soak for days. First barn I see this done to is still fine after 45 years in the Missouri Ozarks.

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

That's good to hear. This is the first time I have tried this method and was hoping it would last. Thanks for the post and thanks for watching. :)

@allengina1091

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@KoalityofLife

3 ай бұрын

@@allengina1091 You're very welcome. :)

Well done! Great idea thanks!

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thanks for watching. :)

Niiice. I like the way you use a full set of pre-measured spacer boards to maintain column dimensionality prior to attaching permanent 2x6's.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I wonder if I get to anal over something like a woodshed, but then again, if you take time to build something it might as well be built correct. :)

Yes. That shed works for me.

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

Than you and thanks for watching. :)

Looking great just need to build mine this coming summer so I can start coming all the firewood I cut up and get so I can start saling good firewood to the people here were I live .....

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. I have a few more builds coming spring. :)

Nice job!

@KoalityofLife

Ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Very interesting how you treated your post you set in the ground. The wood shed build turned out great.

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Awesome build ! I love my woodshed never having to dig your wood out from under the snow : you will never have to build another I'm sure it will stand for a good many years :)

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I might build another just to have enough wood to last 2 years, maybe. lol Thanks for watching.:)

Nice job my friend. 😃

@KoalityofLife

2 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Awesome work. Gretings from Spain

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Greetings from the PNW. :)

Your build steps are logical. Pine isn't known to be rot resistant so your technique of burning and oiling is interesting. My woodshed has half inch gaps between boards and it keeps out the rain and snow. Kind of interesting to see that the gap still keeps the wood dry. Thank you for sharing your build.

@KoalityofLife

9 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Thx for sharing

@KoalityofLife

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome and thanks for watching. :)

Excellent video! That is a fine out building. I am going to use some of your techniques to add a lean to on my workshop. Thank-you.

@KoalityofLife

6 ай бұрын

Glad the video helped and thanks for watching. :)

great Job ,thanks

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Good project 👍

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Very nice

@KoalityofLife

8 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

I know I'm a little late but it's worth a comment. Amazing build you did there, like myself I build by myself quite often so working out ways to help is great. Awesome shed buddy, I'll be sure to check the rest of your channel out.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for checking out my channel, I don't think my video work is all that great but I try to put out good content and get better at videos as I go. :)

Nice job

@KoalityofLife

7 ай бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching. :)

Man, I wish I had a bunch of pine trees to saw. All I have on this property is white oak, post oak, black oak, and shagbark hickory. I want to build a wood shed like yours in the Spring, but I've never done a construction project in hardwood. Not looking forward to it. Great video! 😁

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

Hope your woodshed project goes good, thanks for watching. :)

@throngcleaver

5 ай бұрын

@@KoalityofLife Thank you! 😁

Damn good job partner

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Dang nice work

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thanks for watching. :)

Good video. Thank you.

@KoalityofLife

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching. :)

Awesome wood shed big savings at the price of lumber these days glad you built your house when you did 👌

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

I don't think I could afford to build a house right now. Lumber seems to be coming down a bit but it's still really high.

Nice job buddy

@KoalityofLife

8 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Char and tar on a concrete cookie does the job good enough. Building a skillon frame for a cabin. I gotta use 3 2x12's for headers because snow loads. 24x28 because can only span 14'6" with 2x12x16' boards 16 o.c. Nice woodshed.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks for watching. :)

great job,,,thx

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Thanks for sharing God bless 🙏

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching. :)

good to see ya man. been a while.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you. :)

I joined up Good content 👍✌️

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the sub and thanks for watching. :)

Cool

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Great looking shed. Getting ready to build one about that size here pretty soon. Kind of confused on your ventilation theory though. Usually wood expands in summer and shrinks in winter.

@KoalityofLife

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have a few comments about the wood expanding in the summer and shrinking in the winter but where I live wood expands in the winter with all the rain and snow we get and then shrinks up in the simmer with the dry heat we have. What region of the country do you live in that wood expands in the summer and contracts in the winter. I'm always curious how different climates in different parts of the world. :)

Thanks for sharing this video. Getting ready to build a wood shed this exact size and was going to use concrete but this seems so much easier to just burn the outside and use oil.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

This is the first time I have used this method but I have heard it will last just as long as pressure treated wood you buy in the store. :)

@oldmanadventuring

Жыл бұрын

@@KoalityofLife Friends of ours remodeled their basement and had one of their friends use this method on their pine ceiling to give it that cool charred look with the added benefit waterproofing. This person now offers this as part of his remodeling business. It just didn't occur to me that this could be done on ground wood. I am so buying a propane weed killer torch. Thanks again.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

@@oldmanadventuring Thanks for watching. :)

This is awesome and basically what I want to build for 3 stall horse barn, but 12x12. How did you sort out your diagonal boards to ensure all was square? I was thinking I was just going to do the 3,4,5 method with some string but the boards seem easier. Great vid brother! So easy to understand!

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I used my "math major wife" to figure out the diagonal boards but it isn't that hard. Side A squared + side B squared = the diagonal squared. But the 3 4 5 method works also. Some day I will figure out the batter board method of building. Every time I try and set up batter boards I screw something up. lol Thanks for watching. :)

Really cool shed. You made it look way easier, and with far less profanity than I would have. How many days did it take start to finish?

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

I don't know how many days it took me in all. I didn't get to work on it constantly, always getting pulled away to get other stuff done, but if I had to guess I would say about 3 full days. Thanks for watching. :)

Big like and 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

Good evening! This was just what I was looking for. Can you please share the dimensions of this shed or a material list of exactly what I need to buy to build this exact shed? Thanks Nick

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

The outside dimensions are 8 foot by 16 foot, the roof is 8 foot tall on the tall side and 6 foot tall on the short side. The material list is a bit harder because I milled all this lumber out myself so the boards aren't exact to what you would buy in the store. The advantage to having my own mill and a lot of logs to produce my own lumber. The disadvantage is that to make plans I would have to figure out how many store bought boards someone would need to build this. What I can tell you is that a typical store bought 1x6 is only 5.5 inches wide so you would need more than 16 to do an 8 foot wall. Sorry I couldn't help more but hope your build goes great and thanks for watching. :)

I harvested 30 year old radiata and am milling it to do just what you've done. I'm in rainy new zealand. I have people telling what mistake it is. "untreated pine rots quickly"... Maybe I should dry thoroughly and then primer paint the outside bits, no?

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

I have heard the same thing, that pine rots quickly. But I have some pieces of pine trees that went through a fire many years ago sitting on the ground, still solid. So I figured I would put it to the test. I did coat these posts in a heavy coat of oil before putting them in the ground, and made sure the oil went at least 6 inches above the ground level. Time will tell. Thanks for watching. :)

@2nostromo

5 ай бұрын

@@KoalityofLife Over the years there was always a young tree down due to wind etc... I learned that if I got the bark off and kept it off ground that log would stay reasonably strong for years. I always paint my constructions and found that it will preserve the pine very well. I'm using concrete base with mounting hardware for the poles... no ground contact. And I have a good supply of oil to treat any exposed areas. Thanks for doing these videos. Very useful for a guy on his own.

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

@@2nostromo You're welcome, glad the video helped. :)

If I built a woodshed, m firewood would be accessible from the back as well as n the front. I'd do this so I could get to the wood that is first in. It will be dryer and there is a chance it could be in the back for years unused. Maybe barn doors on the back with ventilation at the top under the overhang.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

I had thought about having a door on each end so that we could get to wood that might be from the previous year but if we have left over wood it wont be much and we can move it to the other end as we stack new wood in the back. It would be a little more work that another door would prevent. Maybe later I will put another door on the other end in the future. Thanks for watching. :)

Woodshed? Man, that's good enough to live in. I really must compliment you on your neat, accurate work and careful editing. What editing software are you using, if you don't mind me asking? I'd not seen that method for treating posts but it looks good. This is an excellent tutorial and I'm sure the views will skyrocket on this one--it seems that everyone is looking for a better way to build a shed and you have it here. Lucky you to have wood on your property for these projects. Take Care.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

thank you for the compliments. I use Wondershare Filmora to edit. I used to use Photoshop CS6 but somehow lost my piad for account and now you have to pay by the month so I went with Wondershare. Almost the same format. It would be nice if one of my videos went viral someday. lol :)

@EverydayProjects

Жыл бұрын

@@KoalityofLife Thanks for the editing info. I'm sure one of your videos will take off. You have mastered the most info in the shortest time in clear steps which is what a lot of people are looking for. I, on the other hand, put out a lot of videos with ridiculous humor in them that sometimes only I laugh at but it is what I do and it's what making videos for me is all about. I'm not too concerned about the overall presentation so long as the facts are facts and the funny is appropriate. Best wishes and take care.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

@@EverydayProjects I like your videos and the information in them. Funny thing, I don't think any of my videos are worth posting but I have people that like to watch them so I keep posting. :)

@EverydayProjects

Жыл бұрын

@@KoalityofLife Everything that one person can do, another person will want to watch and learn from or be entertained by it. Keep going.

@Moondoggy1941

Жыл бұрын

Japanese technique, they burn there wood to preserve it.

Thanks a lot for your video. I will almost reply it! Is there any reason to do it with vertical boards? Im thinking about do it with horizontal ones and just a bit bigger. Regards from Chile!

@KoalityofLife

3 ай бұрын

I'm sure you can do it with horizontal boards, I have never thought about doing it that way but I don't see any reason why you couldn't. Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

That's really nice. I've been putting off similar build and now althought will not have so much wood in it, feel like going ahead. Please tell me how blue pine differes from East Texas pine? As that's what I have access to. Old growth, but not sure the variety. I live in the middle of the state…so not really close to check it out in person. I just know it's been growing there at least 100 years. Hopeful it is worth building with and wrassling back over here someday soon. Thank you so much for the video…

@KoalityofLife

6 ай бұрын

Blue pine is Ponderosa Pine that has been killed by the pine beetle. The pine beetle bores into the tree, in doing so the fungus the beetle has in its mouth turns the wood blue and the whole process kills the tree. Ponderosa Pine is not considered a building material. I believe the pine in Texas is Yellow Pine and is considered a building material so you should be fine. Hope this helps and thanks for watching. :)

@moki888

6 ай бұрын

Ohhh…that's so tragic. They sell beetle damaged tongue and groove from Colorado…and I just can't unsee how devastating that is up there. You sure made fine wine out of lemons…well done

@KoalityofLife

6 ай бұрын

@@moki888 Thank you. I hate to see wood go to waste so I try and process as much of the beetle kill pine off my property as I can. Some still goes into a slash pile but a lot gets made into something. :)

Would burning the boards on the outside as well hinder the wood from contracting and expanding?

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

I don't know if burning the boards stops them from absorbing any moisture, something to look into. :)

Are the rafters 2 x 6 as well?

@KoalityofLife

3 ай бұрын

Yes, the rafters are 2x6. Thanks for watching. :)

It looks like there is some kind of roofing membrane over just part of the roof. Can't tell if there is some plyboard over just part of the roof as well? Or is it all just metal roof?

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

I put roofing felt under the metal roof to protect the wood from the metal condensation. Thanks for watching :)

Subbed at 1:44

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub and thanks for watching. :)

Used motor oil - unfathomably based

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

And yet still used by a lot of people. Thanks for watching. :)

Is your frost line 2ft?

@KoalityofLife

23 күн бұрын

My frost line is 18 inches but I usually dig a little deeper than the frost line just to be safe. Thanks for watching. :)

👍🏾👍🏾

@KoalityofLife

8 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. :)

How did you determine the length of the rafters, and the angles to be cut?

@KoalityofLife

9 ай бұрын

For the length of rafters I just used a tape measure across the posts and added the overhang that I wanted. The angle was done by holding a board up against the 6X6 posts up under the 2X6 that the rafters will connect to and then marking the line from 6X6 to rafter, if that makes any sense at all. Kinda hard to explain but I hope you get the idea. Thanks for watching. :)

@tommulvey6134

9 ай бұрын

Thanks very much. I'll try to put it in practice.

@KoalityofLife

9 ай бұрын

@@tommulvey6134 You're welcome. :)

What did you do for the floor?

@KoalityofLife

9 ай бұрын

Just a gravel floor. Thanks for watching. :)

What kinds of screws did you use?

@KoalityofLife

3 ай бұрын

Just deck screws, nothing special. Thanks for watching. :)

@jkozmo31

3 ай бұрын

@@KoalityofLife Great video. I am planning something this spring, toying with screws or nails, but have read so much about structural screws. They are so much more money though

@KoalityofLife

3 ай бұрын

@@jkozmo31 Make sure whatever screw or nail you use is rated for outside use. There are screws and nails out there that are not rated for outside use. Most that are rated for outside use have a coating on them to prevent rusting. :)

You wet t he dirt so it wouldn't catch fire?

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

I don't remember if I wet the dirt in this video or not but if I did wet the dirt it was to pack it down not to keep it from catching fire. Wetting dirt to keep it from catching fire doesn't make to much sense. lol Thanks for watching. :)

So burning the wood makes it water proof?

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

Burning the wood makes it bug resistant, not bug proof but most bugs don't like it. Putting a thick coat of oil on the wood makes it water resistant. This is not something I have a lot of experience with but people have been doing it for a very long time. I'm using ponderosa pine which rots fairly quickly if not treated in some fashion. Different species of wood will last longer. Thanks for watching. :)

Do you have a material list?

@KoalityofLife

4 күн бұрын

Sorry, I do not have an actual material for this. But doing a quick walk around of my 8X16 shed I can tell you that there is 6 6X6 posts, 21 8 foot long 1X4 girts, 10 2X6 rafters, 6 17 foot long 1X4 purlins, and 75 boards. Hope this helps a little and thanks for watching. :)

cost and how long did it take?

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

The cost for me was almost nothing because I milled out all the lumber from trees off our property and I got the roofing from a neighbor that didn't want it. It only took a couple days to build but could be done faster. Thanks for watching. :)

Looks nice but you are skirting the line between a shed. I have read the firewood needs to be stored off the ground on a platform and that you need air flow if you are storing the wood for a long time. I think you have too many boards on the side. Your building looks more like a place for a 4 wheeler etc.

@KoalityofLife

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have been using this woodshed for 2 winters and have not had a problem. As far as I know firewood needs to be off mineral soil, I put gravel down inside the woodshed to prevent the firewood from being in contact with mineral soil. I could have installed a subfloor but it would have added to the cost of building a simple woodshed and a subfloor would give skunks and other rodents a place to burrow under and make into a home. If someone were to split and stack firewood in the spring the firewood would need more air flow to dry it out. The larger the gravel you use the more air can circulate under the firewood. I stack my firewood in the fall after it has had all summer to dry out. Hope this makes sense and thanks for watching. :)

Anyone know the angle of the cut for the rafters?

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

I usually set the board up on the posts and use a plumb bob to mark the angle. This is a fast way to do it without math. Hope this makes sense. Thanks for watching. :)

Ok, I give up. Why char the posts ? I suppose it's to keep our creepy-crawlies. Now I'm wondering about all of the utility poles I've seen that are black a few inches above the dirt line. I've always thought it was creosote, now I'm not so sure

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Burning the posts is an old Japanese way of preserving wood called yakisugi. Burning the posts and then coating them in an oil helps to prevent mold, and rot while also being a deterrent for bugs. The utility poles you see have creosote on them, some of them also have tar on them to do the same thing, deter bugs and help prevent rot. Hope this helps and thanks for watching. :)

too nice for just wood i try and wrangle more out of nice cover like that

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

I need to make a few more like this for some of my equipment like the log splitter and my old tractor. Thanks for watching. :)

Why no eve on the front and back?

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

It has a small eve on the front and back, enough to keep the water from running down the siding. Don't really need any more than that. Thanks for watching. :)

what are the dimensions of your shed?

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

This shed is 16 foot long and 8 foot wide. :)

sorry my bad english, I rave cross the wall. it is better than rave in level. hard to me explain this

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, I'm not catching what you mean. :)

@harritoivonen7478

Жыл бұрын

frame posts should be cross-supported, you catch my meaning?

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

@@harritoivonen7478 you want a diagonal support between the posts for sideways support?

@harritoivonen7478

Жыл бұрын

@@KoalityofLife , yes, it supports much better.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

@@harritoivonen7478 Ah, I understand now. In a traditional building I would put diagonal supports but this building the posts are set 2 feet into the ground so the earth keeps the posts supported from shear loads. The idea is to set the posts deep enough so they will not lean, this depends on the type of soil in your area and what you are backfilling with. :)

What’s the dimensions on this shed ?

@KoalityofLife

14 күн бұрын

Outside measures 8 foot by 16 foot. Thanks for watching. :)

What are the dimensions of your shed please?

@KoalityofLife

3 ай бұрын

This shed is 8 foot deep by 16 foot long. Thanks for watching. :)

@mikequeen6732

3 ай бұрын

@@KoalityofLife Thanks for the reply!

@KoalityofLife

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome. :)@@mikequeen6732

Ummmmmmm wood usually expands in the summer with the humidity and shrinks in the winter when it is drier. Where I live anyway.

@stevendouglas6593

5 ай бұрын

Well, we’re I live, we get our rain in the winter and it’s hot and dry in the summer. Isn’t the world an amazing place.

@KoalityofLife

5 ай бұрын

Interesting. Where I live it's dry and hot in the summer and cold and wet in the winter so the wood shrinks in the summer and expands in the winter. What part of the country do you live in? Thanks for watching. :)

@rf8driver

4 ай бұрын

If you are looking at interior wood, it shrinks in winter because the house is heated and usually drier.

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

@@rf8driver Interior wood will also shrink if you have a ductless mini split as it will collect all the moisture out of the air inside your house, I know this because I just installed a ductless mini split in our house and the gap between the blue pine panels I put up on the walls grew a tiny bit bigger. But I think the previous statement was directed toward the wood shed build that is outside. Either way, learn something new every day. Thanks for watching. :)

Your statement about wood shrinking in the summer and expanding in winter is incorrect it is just the opposite the gaps will get wider in the winter and close up in the summer

@KoalityofLife

4 ай бұрын

I have had another person comment the same thing but here in my area the boards dry out in the summer and the gaps get bigger, then in the winter the boards get wet and expand making the gaps smaller. It must be different in different areas of the world. Where abouts are you from? Thanks for watching. :)

No air flow or light. This is a storage shed, not a wood shed.

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. :)

@michaelpurdy1116

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking. He did a great job at building it, but you need lists of air flow for a wood shed. All in all, I did enjoy the video.

Why no overhang at rear so water off the roof doesn't rot out rear wall?

@KoalityofLife

9 ай бұрын

You can't see it in the video that well but the metal roofing hangs over the rear wall about 5 inches to keep water from running down the wall. Thanks for watching. :)

@charlesmaneage113

9 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks for answering ! Good to watch a real craftsman.

@KoalityofLife

9 ай бұрын

@@charlesmaneage113 Thanks :)

Thx for sharing

@KoalityofLife

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for watching. :)