An outdoor shed is seldom a high budget project and as far as materials are concerned durability usually trumps appearance.
Best type of siding to use on a shed.
T1 11 plywood is an economical easy to install option for siding.
The best type of wood siding for shed applications must resist pests and rot.
Let s say you ve got the frame of your shed up and you want to sheath the walls with panels that look good and are able to stand up to the weather.
What you intend to use the shed for and your budget will determine how you approach shed wall construction.
Some siding materials are better than others.
Redwood and cedar siding is usually available as planks.
T1 11 comes in 4 x8 panels and has channels running vertically about every 8.
Therefore naturally hardy lumber such as redwood and cedar makes the best siding for sheds.
Horizontally installed planks that overlap are called shiplap siding and planks that interlock at their edges are.
Sheet wall siding panels.
The shed siding is of course only the outside skin of the shed.
Another common type of vertical shed siding is t1 11 exterior siding.
The type of wood plank dimensions and the siding profile affect the price as do the shed dimensions.
For the 8 x10 gable roof example i ll use 9 16 x5 1 4 x8 pre primed pine channel siding.
Different types of softwood plywood type sheet material are made for this job including the ever popular t1 11 plywood siding panel.