I'm thinking of building a sugar shack out of all cedar post and board and batten. I have plenty of cedar around and a friend with a sawmill. How would this hold up with moisture?
Cedar sugar shack?
I'm thinking of building a sugar shack out of all cedar post and board and batten. I have plenty of cedar around and a friend with a sawmill. How would this hold up with moisture?
It will work great. Have agood friend with an all cedar sugar house. Was a lineman for the local utility company and had an "inside connection" for old poles being replaced, most of the old ones are old growth cedar...
Took them to a local guy with a saw mill. Shack is all cedar it's a beautiful building. Heck fences are made out of cedar.
John Allin
14x18 Hemlock Timber Frame Sugar House 2009
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I built my sugar shack using cedar from my woodlot. Didn't have access to a mill or a way to haul logs so I built it like a log cabin. I did square some with a chainsaw for door and window openings.
If you have enough good size logs you could have them squared on three sides and build a nice log shack. Your timber frame idea would be beautiful as well.
2019-2023 40 to 50 taps to get 8 to 10 gallons of syrup
2018 Built the sugar shack, produced 10.5 gallons (converted some to sugar,& cream). taps varied 45 to 50
2017 Built 2x4 arch for a divided pan, 8.5 gallons from 30 taps increased to 42 taps during season.
2016 Produced 3 gallons & 1 quart Syrup, Block arch & 3 buffet pans, 12 taps
2015 Thought about tapping
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