CEDAR SHED 12x10ft – 3.6mx3.1m

The CEDAR SHED JARRAH 12 x 10 is a large sized timber garden shed or workshop – a handsome addition to your property as well as providing a functional, long-lasting outdoor storage facility or work space. The JARRAH 12 x 10 has a double opening door set with a locking T-handle and 2 opening windows as standard, making it ideal for a studio or workshop. It also features a Colorbond gable roof with overhanging eaves. Options including additional Opening Windows, stylish Ornate Wrought Iron Hardware Kit as well as Flooring Kits are available. This is a quality shed, it stands apart from the more common, cheaper pine clad products, cedar is a beautiful wood that makes your shed a feature of your property.

2023 update: This cedar shed now has several new standard upgrades -  We have new roof framing and stronger CNC cut collar ties. Optional "Aircell" foil insulation for the roof available also. Our floor kits feature a new design that uses a lot more timber and in most cases extra stumps/posts, this makes them even stronger than before.

The CEDAR SHED JARRAH 12 x 10 features include:

• Dimensions: 3640mm Wide x 3124mm Deep x 2600mm High (add 140mm for HD floor kit)
• Double colonial style glazed doors (1440mm opening 1800mm high) in the middle of 3640mm side is standard
• 2 Opening Windows, 630mm openings with tinted acrylic glazing included standard
• Colorbond ‘MONUMENT’ roof panels
• Termite resistant treated pine 42mm x 35mm framing
• Wind rating: W33 / N2 – 33m sec = 118 kmh winds
• Canadian Western Red Cedar 18mm thick VJ cladding
• Preassembled panels for quick and easy assembly
• Heavy Duty Floor Kit available as optional extra
• 10 year warranty

List of dimensions:

• Internal Dimensions: 3516 x 3000 x 2450 Front x Side x Height (mm)
• External of Frame Dimensions: (Concrete Slab Size) 3600 x 3084 Front x Side (mm) (making slab smaller than cladding size gives a rebate, this allows rain to run off walls and not enter the shed)
• External of Cladding Dimensions: 3648 x 3132 Front x Side (mm)
• External of Roof Dimensions: 3968 x 3432 x 2600 Front x Side x Peak Height (mm) (peak height of 2600mm can be reduced if required, contact us to customise this to your need)
• Door Opening Dimensions: 1750 x 1440 Height x Width (mm)
• Wall Height: 1890mm
• Pack Dimensions: 1900 x 1500 x 900mm

Our CEDAR SHED range of products are manufactured in Australia, and constructed using 42 x 35mm termite resistant pine framing and 18mm thick Canadian Western Red Cedar VJ cladding with a Colorbond steel roof. The JARRAH 12 x 10 is supplied in an easy to assemble kit with pre-made panels. The panels come in raw timber (not stained or painted) allowing you to select the finish of your choice. Typically time required for assembly is about 4 – 5 hours, excluding the floor. The unit can be sited on a concrete base or paved area, or a flooring kit can be used.

Installation of the Cedar garden shed products is a relatively simple process. The first step is to choose a nice level site in your yard. You can lay a concrete slab, but our flooring kit is a more cost effective and easier option, its also easier to screw the shed to our floor than it is to dynabolt to concrete. The HD floor has been specifically designed to reduce site works where the ground is not level. Once the floor is in position the next step is to erect the pre-made walls. Starting at the front corner, the panels are joined and gables fastened into position. The roof is then assembled on the ground, lifted into position and fastened to the walls. Next the hinges are attached to the doors, the doors fastened to the wall and the door handle installed. Finally, the corner posts, cover strips, fascias and the ridge capping are attached to complete the product.

Size shown here is the Willow 12×8

The CEDAR SHED JARRAH 12 x 10 is supplied standard without a floor. A Heavy Duty Floor Kit is available as an optional extra, this includes tough, Yellow Tongue flooring sheets as the finished surface. The Heavy Duty Floor Kit provides for installation without the need for a prepared base such as a concrete slab or paved area. It comes with stumps that go into the ground allowing you to level the shed up and overcome any unevenness and importantly, gives the entire shed a secure foundation.

Cedar coatings - what to use? click to expand

Cedar coatings - click to enlarge

Cedar can be left bare, to naturally weather to a grey colour or coated in a range of oils or stains. Using a coating will give the UV protection needed to prevent fading or greying of the timber. We have applied 6 commonly used products to a test panel, shown on the right. We have a second photo, below, showing how the different treatments weather over time. We did one row with a single coat for all the products, this will give an idea of how things will look after they fade a little and some may even choose to do one coating.

Initial coating is best done with the panels on the ground, prior to assembly. This makes the job much quicker and easier. The best tool is a heavy nap roller with a long handle attachment. All products will require recoating after a time, typically 3-5 years.

After 9 months of weather

We don't endorse any of the products tested but we do have some opinions: The clear coat from Dulux Intergrain, does look very nice initially but we have had feedback that is doesn't protect the underlying colour as time goes on and it can flake. One of our favourite colours is the Ultradeck Light Oak option, again from Dulux Intergrain, some of our shed/studio photos have been done with this stain.

Stains will change the colour of the natural cedar but they do preserve well, the underlying grain/pattern of the timber, the grain is one of the features of cedar, its patterns are much more pronounced than pine or other styles of cladding.

Painting is an option many customers have chosen also, you will lose the natural look of timber but colour choice and long term protection are the benefits with paint. Because of cedar's large pores, it is necessary to prime the wood before painting it also. Any acrylic paint will work, talk to your paint supplier about what they recommend.

Weathered cedar - click to enlarge

A two tone paintjob looks best with the doors/windows a different colour to the walls.

Unprotected cedar will fade to a grey colour fairly quickly, within a year or so. It will still last a long time, but will eventually decay one day. The weathering penetrates to about 2mm fairly quickly but then slows dramatically. Cedar deteriorates slowly due to the natural oils it contains: cedrine, cedrol, and thujopsene. These have many natural benefits from termite and bug repelling to medicinal properties to treat things like fungus.

We recently coated a cedar studio in a dark stain called Black Ash, by Cutek. There are several photos of this on the Pioneer 20x10 studio page. This is a high quality product that is available at many paint suppliers Australia wide. It provides a great contrast on cedar timber due to the rich grain. Image on the right shows the Black Ash on our cedar studio Pioneer.