Hello all,
I recently had a wood stove installed in my basement and have a question about wood storage. I'm not new to wood burning and have had three stoves in the past but none of them were purchased by me and were there when I rented or purchased the home. The extent of my knowledge was to cut, dry, store and burn, also they were all pre EPA stoves. Ive been without for the last 6 years and have had lots of fun recently learning about how modern stoves work, moisture content etc... All the regions I have burned in have heavy snow loads and it is normal for the wood pile to get buried for many months. Ive been reading quite a bit of the posts from Hearth.com and everything Ive read here says don't cover your wood entirely. I used to cover my wood piles once dried with poly so the snow and the fall rains didn't soak in. At the moment ive only covered the tops and a bit down the sides but with recent rain and the first snow my ends are dripping!! This seems to go against my hard work of drying my pine and larch down to 10%. Should I leave it as is and let the snow pile up against my wood or should I cover it like I have in the past? My wife suggested I can help this a bit by running a path with the snow blower along the edge of the wood pile but this wont stop the snow from getting in between the splits and im worried about the rain. In the winter our humidity is low and the temps are cold so I expect the wood to keep drying. The entire stack is on pressure treated 2x4. I think next year I will double them up as they seem to have sunk a bit with the weight. Ive included a photo, its a couple months old but not much has changed. Ive been lurking here for a few months and have enjoyed everyone taking the time to share knowledge! Thanks,
Sean
I recently had a wood stove installed in my basement and have a question about wood storage. I'm not new to wood burning and have had three stoves in the past but none of them were purchased by me and were there when I rented or purchased the home. The extent of my knowledge was to cut, dry, store and burn, also they were all pre EPA stoves. Ive been without for the last 6 years and have had lots of fun recently learning about how modern stoves work, moisture content etc... All the regions I have burned in have heavy snow loads and it is normal for the wood pile to get buried for many months. Ive been reading quite a bit of the posts from Hearth.com and everything Ive read here says don't cover your wood entirely. I used to cover my wood piles once dried with poly so the snow and the fall rains didn't soak in. At the moment ive only covered the tops and a bit down the sides but with recent rain and the first snow my ends are dripping!! This seems to go against my hard work of drying my pine and larch down to 10%. Should I leave it as is and let the snow pile up against my wood or should I cover it like I have in the past? My wife suggested I can help this a bit by running a path with the snow blower along the edge of the wood pile but this wont stop the snow from getting in between the splits and im worried about the rain. In the winter our humidity is low and the temps are cold so I expect the wood to keep drying. The entire stack is on pressure treated 2x4. I think next year I will double them up as they seem to have sunk a bit with the weight. Ive included a photo, its a couple months old but not much has changed. Ive been lurking here for a few months and have enjoyed everyone taking the time to share knowledge! Thanks,
Sean