Oof, you got similar weather to us here in Maryland, then. Brutal during the build! We're in another period of about a month with no rain...glad we installed those barrels!
It took us about a week working on it part-time, though two of those days my husband worked on it for about 5 hours straight. Staining and organizing all of the pieces by step in advance definitely saved some time when we started bringing them outside!
I'd be curious to find someone who has owned this for a number of years. It's a nice design but they go out of their way to avoid mentioning what it is made of which should be the most important feature. When asked they will say "Chinese Cedar" which isn't related to Western red cedar, and is actually a fir for which you can expect limited lifespan outdoors. Might be best to buy this and and cover it with real cedar.
I saw the discussion you posted in the FB group about this before buying mine. In your post comments, someone stated they compared the Chinese cedar with domestic cedar and reported the cedar used by BYD was more dense than domestic and a better product for lasting longer. And that the Chinese cedar is frequently used in construction in Asia due to its durability. It smells 100% like cedar inside my greenhouse, and I'm planning to seal the outside yearly regardless of the material to help prolong its life. But since it's a new product, all of us early adopters are all kind of guinea pigs!!😂
Enjoyed your video, just built the the 12*7 model .... I live at the beach in DE, definitely could relate to heat and drought during construction....
Oof, you got similar weather to us here in Maryland, then. Brutal during the build! We're in another period of about a month with no rain...glad we installed those barrels!
This was so helpful, THANK YOU
Glad it was helpful!
How long did it take you to build it?
It took us about a week working on it part-time, though two of those days my husband worked on it for about 5 hours straight. Staining and organizing all of the pieces by step in advance definitely saved some time when we started bringing them outside!
I'd be curious to find someone who has owned this for a number of years. It's a nice design but they go out of their way to avoid mentioning what it is made of which should be the most important feature. When asked they will say "Chinese Cedar" which isn't related to Western red cedar, and is actually a fir for which you can expect limited lifespan outdoors. Might be best to buy this and and cover it with real cedar.
I saw the discussion you posted in the FB group about this before buying mine. In your post comments, someone stated they compared the Chinese cedar with domestic cedar and reported the cedar used by BYD was more dense than domestic and a better product for lasting longer. And that the Chinese cedar is frequently used in construction in Asia due to its durability. It smells 100% like cedar inside my greenhouse, and I'm planning to seal the outside yearly regardless of the material to help prolong its life. But since it's a new product, all of us early adopters are all kind of guinea pigs!!😂