Cedar Garden Pod

mcbobbyb

Hi. Can anyone give me some advice on this. How is this constructed. Mainly the walls and how they are joined. From the view with the holes cut out it looks like one solid piece of cedar and not a stud wall. Pod.jpg

kadman

Looks like a tongue and grooved cedar sheeting, on each face of a suitable substrata.

I would hazzard a gues at a plywood box type construction, and then faced off each side

with cedar sheeting.

mcbobbyb

kadman wrote: »

Looks like a tongue and grooved cedar sheeting, on each face of a suitable substrata.

I would hazzard a gues at a plywood box type construction, and then faced off each side

with cedar sheeting.

Thanks I thought that too. That would mean no gap between the plywood and cedar cladding. Would that not lead to water and damp problems?
How do you think it's supported. There does not seem to be any corner posts?

kadman

Well basically if we are right in our assumption, then each wall is an engineered laminate construction.

And if properly laminated they will be very stable sections. And when connected at the corners,

will be extremely strong. Maybe some fabricated metal sections are in place in the laminations,

to connect and form a strong corner. Floor and roof sections would enhance the stability when fitted.

Damp and water would not be a problem, if properly engineered at the outset.

Bonzo Delaney

kadman wrote: »

Well basically if we are right in our assumption, then each wall is an engineered laminate construction.

And if properly laminated they will be very stable sections. And when connected at the corners,

will be extremely strong. Maybe some fabricated metal sections are in place in the laminations,

to connect and form a strong corner. Floor and roof sections would enhance the stability when fitted.

Damp and water would not be a problem, if properly engineered at the outset.

It's a funny one if looked at closely the wall panels where the circular cut outs are don't look very thick say a 18 mm ply or weather proof medite core then 10 mm cedar glued or pinned to each side. Does cedar form a long lasting weather tight bond with glue due it's natural preserving oils ?

mcbobbyb

Here is another one. This one you can see the groove joints where the cut out is. But again no corner posts visible.
POD...jpg

kadman

Bonzo Delaney wrote: »

It's a funny one if looked at closely the wall panels where the circular cut outs are don't look very thick say a 18 mm ply or weather proof medite core then 10 mm cedar glued or pinned to each side. Does cedar form a long lasting weather tight bond with glue due it's natural preserving oils ?

Yeah it is tricky to figure out from these pics.

Cedar as we know is a very durable wood. And the proper choice of the plywood
infil will give a good result as well.

Coupled with the choice of numerous top level adhesives, I,d say its an easy thing to make up a small sample section, and subject it to major amounts of water, over a test period.

Wurth do excellent products in such a scenario, but expensive, but cheaper than a crappy job at the outset.

kadman

You do have corner posts.

Each side section joint is effectively a corner post based on the length of
each face:)