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That big one I built is a 10 foot diameter one. I have build a 4 pallet one but it is not nearly as impressive and does not hold nearly the same amount of wood.
 
Mine is 10 ft diameter but looks smaller than yours. Could it be that mine is taller that makes them look so different.... or is it your roof kicks my HH roofs ass! lol! I agree that the roof is cosmetic and far from waterproof.

Was going to work on it more today but wind is 25 mph. Paperwork instead...ugh!
 
RowCropRenegade said:
Mine is 10 ft diameter but looks smaller than yours. Could it be that mine is taller that makes them look so different.... or is it your roof kicks my HH roofs ass! lol! I agree that the roof is cosmetic and far from waterproof.

Was going to work on it more today but wind is 25 mph. Paperwork instead...ugh!
We must live pretty close, wind is kicking up here too. Mine was built on a slope and was much taller in the back (where I was standing) and also when my daughter was in the picture was several months later and shrinkage was happening. It is amazing how much they will shrink over time. One thing I did with my first one was split some pieces that had mostly bark and used that in a shingle effect, and that gave it a really nice look. But again, it is cosmetic, but people really like the look. Mine was eight to nine feet tall in the middle. I found I could step up on the sides and use it like a ladder to get up to reach the middle. After it shrunk it might have been 7 feet tall.

My originial one is up in smoke, and I sold some to some hearth members and gave some away, I needed the driveway space. Next big one will be in new spot, my 4 pallet one just not impressive. I saw you went 6 pallets which would make a 10 footer. There is a lot of wood in a 10 footer, but it will break your heart to tear it apart. One thing I found was you can take a piece of the pie and rebuild it to keep it alive awhile longer.
 
Pittsburgh is 3 or 4 hours drive I believe. Mine was also built on a slope. Taller in front than back. I didn't even bother to level the pallets. Ours would be identical dimensions. It will be interesting to watch it skrink down. On building the roof, I threw the barked pieces on top and then climbed up and stacked. Next time I will be sure to sort out good roof parts as I go along.

I play golf also. We have a couple cool hobbies.
 
I see you have a lot of nice equipment too. I would like to also have a Farm Tractor, although I have almost all woods and little open space. I am planning on putting in some food plots this year. Great minds, think a like. Believe it or not I am actually own a software business, but I love the outdoors and working with my hands. So my Bobcat, ATV and chain saws give me a chance to be out in the woods and get some excercise. Golf is another way of being outdoors and enjoying the challenge. I also have a lake house in Ohio so I might not be too far from you, it is near Calcutta/Negley Ohio..
 
I'm lucky to have so many tools at my disposal. My family has been farming "since they got off the boat". This has resulted in having a unique array of equipment. I try minimize using the big equipment because the goal is to save fuel. I do really like my 333 in gathering big logs from around the woods, I will sacrifice a few gallons of diesel for big time man hour savings. I bet I gathered 6 cords firewood in less than 3 hours in logging and limbing. All placed around the HH building site. So nice. Grapple bucket is a heavenly creation. My avatar is my other loader tractor, 69 Oliver 550.

Calcutta is more NE ohio, thats a couple hours from here. Being outside is so rewarding work. You can See/Touch what you accomplished for the day. You got a grapple for your T190? Actually I can believe you are a software business owner. You are inside all week, need the outside time. Me, I'm outside all the time (farmer) and I like my time inside on the computer doing excel spreadsheets. Ying-Yang. I only play golf a couple times a year now. Golf season is hardcore farm season for me. Was on the golf team in high school.

Choose a job you love and you will NEVER have to work a day in your life! - Confucius
 

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Very nice looking. I was wondering if anyone knows if they dry fastesr than regular stacking? I have a bunch of wood I'm going to have to stack pretty soon and was wondering if it was worth building one of these.
 
ClassicSWC said:
Very nice looking. I was wondering if anyone knows if they dry fastesr than regular stacking? I have a bunch of wood I'm going to have to stack pretty soon and was wondering if it was worth building one of these.



Please do not open this one up!!! Next someone will ask if I should cover my stacks or not??????

I think the Fireman said it best in this thread


https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/78633/

I do both . . . but if I was stacking my wood for use next year I would go with single or double rows in the traditional stacking method—mainly because it’s just plain easier to stack with this method. I also believe (without much evidence) that it would season faster as well.

There are three reasons for building a holz miete: 1) You can stack more wood in a holz miete AND have it remain stable when stacking in the traditional method in the same footprint (although you may need a step ladder or stool to build it and take it apart which can be a pain), 2) It’s cool to look at and gives the neighbors something to gawk at or talk about and confirm that you truly are crazy when it comes to burning wood and 3) As a hearth.com member you are required to at least attempt to build one of these at some point in your burning career.

As for how hard they are to build . . . I do not find them overly complicated. In fact, in some ways they are easier since you can toss your punks, chunks and uglies into the center and some of the Y- or splits with nubs can be used around the edges . . . but that said, you do have to think a little bit more about where to put the splits, when to start putting down wood so it tips inward to form the “roofâ€, etc.

As for speed of seasoning . . . like Got Wood I agree . . . I do not think the holz miete seasons any faster . . . in fact I would guess that in some ways it seasons slower—especially with the jumble of wood in the center . . . but if you’re several years out they are wicked cool to build!!!


Cheers

Tom
 
Could be a white oak RCR, and thanks for telling me about this site it's great info. Nice work:), ps I'm bored
 
RowCrop I did get grapple Forks for my Bobcat. They come in real handy with the logs and clearing some brush, I would like to have full grapple but then I figured I needed forks too so this was a good comprimise. I do have a tooth bucket and landscape bucket. Rented a ditch witch this year and it worked great and I know the augers work great too (had a pole barn built to keep the toys). I find the T190 is pretty easy on the diesel. I have been thinking of getting an old tractor like a Ford 9N . I lke them all from Green to Orange, but I really don't need one, however I would like to have it for doing some small farming, log splitting, etc. It is amazing how the old tractors just keep on running and hold their value. I think an old farmall or ford sells for more than when it was new, but still cheap by todays standards.
I see you are in South West Ohio, I was thinking east.

And yea, HH do not season any faster, but they sure look better and hold a lot of wood in a small footprint that is very stable if built properly.
 
GolfandWoodNut said:
And yea, HH do not season any faster, but they sure look better and hold a lot of wood in a small footprint that is very stable if built properly.

Want to highlight the "if built properly". I built my second HH a couple weeks ago (Super Bowl Sunday). If you notice in the picture I got sloppy in parts of the upper half and had a couple areas that the sides bulged out. Well Thursday afternoon I hear this crashing sound and look out and yep, my HH had a blow out. Havent fixed it yet cause we got a little snow Friday night and I didnt want to handle wet wood - I'll wait until it dries out. But, word of caution to those building a HH - keep those sides straight as well as tilting in.
 

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Normande, told ya beats agweb so much more in the form of content and user interface. White Oak? The bark on some of the younger branches that are 4-8 inch diameter flakes off like big paint chips. I need to create a new thread for that tree. The log is as long and straight as I have seen in my short years. I'll go with white oak because I know its not red oak or burr oak. There was parts with some black ants and wasps that I did not see in the red oak.

Classic/macmane, I read all the threads on hearth archives about HH a couple years ago when I first started burning wood. I did not build this HH for drying. However, I understand the arguments of both sides in the HH better drying/worse drying than conventional row stacking.

GotWood, sorry that yours took a tumble. I built mine during a windy week and so far so good. Hope you get it back together. Dig the plastic pallets

Golf Wood, tractors and equipment are going for outrageous prices. You could probably find you a Nice Ford 600 or 8N for around 2500.
 
The only other trees I'v seen in eastern ohio/wPA with bark like that where cottonwoods and even more rare at that size Iron woods/ if you cut the main log and it smells like nuts it's and Iron wood, get it cut and split FAST, as if it dries out you'll ruin more chains than you can dream of. Oh and Calcutta is more SE Ohio, way south of Youngstown, AH the Old turf
 
Got Wood said:
GolfandWoodNut said:
And yea, HH do not season any faster, but they sure look better and hold a lot of wood in a small footprint that is very stable if built properly.

Want to highlight the "if built properly". I built my second HH a couple weeks ago (Super Bowl Sunday). If you notice in the picture I got sloppy in parts of the upper half and had a couple areas that the sides bulged out. Well Thursday afternoon I hear this crashing sound and look out and yep, my HH had a blow out. Havent fixed it yet cause we got a little snow Friday night and I didnt want to handle wet wood - I'll wait until it dries out. But, word of caution to those building a HH - keep those sides straight as well as tilting in.
Got Wood, you got that right, that is why I said if you build them right. I have heard of several people having blowouts. I am always careful to keep the wood slanting inwards, that way I do not think they can ever blow out, in fact they are so strong you can climb up and down the sides. Hope you get it repaired OK.
 
GolfandWoodNut said:
Got Wood said:
GolfandWoodNut said:
And yea, HH do not season any faster, but they sure look better and hold a lot of wood in a small footprint that is very stable if built properly.

Want to highlight the "if built properly". I built my second HH a couple weeks ago (Super Bowl Sunday). If you notice in the picture I got sloppy in parts of the upper half and had a couple areas that the sides bulged out. Well Thursday afternoon I hear this crashing sound and look out and yep, my HH had a blow out. Havent fixed it yet cause we got a little snow Friday night and I didnt want to handle wet wood - I'll wait until it dries out. But, word of caution to those building a HH - keep those sides straight as well as tilting in.
Got Wood, you got that right, that is why I said if you build them right. I have heard of several people having blowouts. I am always careful to keep the wood slanting inwards, that way I do not think they can ever blow out, in fact they are so strong you can climb up and down the sides. Hope you get it repaired OK.

Nice weather today so I fixed er up. The problem wasnt the angle in - I had that - I got sloppy on ballooning out on the sides.
 
Got Wood said:
GolfandWoodNut said:
And yea, HH do not season any faster, but they sure look better and hold a lot of wood in a small footprint that is very stable if built properly.

Want to highlight the "if built properly". I built my second HH a couple weeks ago (Super Bowl Sunday). If you notice in the picture I got sloppy in parts of the upper half and had a couple areas that the sides bulged out. Well Thursday afternoon I hear this crashing sound and look out and yep, my HH had a blow out. Havent fixed it yet cause we got a little snow Friday night and I didnt want to handle wet wood - I'll wait until it dries out. But, word of caution to those building a HH - keep those sides straight as well as tilting in.

I mentioned this a while back... I use poultry netting wrapped around my HH's. Some are leaning, but no collapses yet. It might be cheating, but it works for me!
 
macmaine said:
ClassicSWC said:
Very nice looking. I was wondering if anyone knows if they dry fastesr than regular stacking? I have a bunch of wood I'm going to have to stack pretty soon and was wondering if it was worth building one of these.



Please do not open this one up!!! Next someone will ask if I should cover my stacks or not??????

I think the Fireman said it best in this thread


https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/78633/

I do both . . . but if I was stacking my wood for use next year I would go with single or double rows in the traditional stacking method—mainly because it’s just plain easier to stack with this method. I also believe (without much evidence) that it would season faster as well.

There are three reasons for building a holz miete: 1) You can stack more wood in a holz miete AND have it remain stable when stacking in the traditional method in the same footprint (although you may need a step ladder or stool to build it and take it apart which can be a pain), 2) It’s cool to look at and gives the neighbors something to gawk at or talk about and confirm that you truly are crazy when it comes to burning wood and 3) As a hearth.com member you are required to at least attempt to build one of these at some point in your burning career.

As for how hard they are to build . . . I do not find them overly complicated. In fact, in some ways they are easier since you can toss your punks, chunks and uglies into the center and some of the Y- or splits with nubs can be used around the edges . . . but that said, you do have to think a little bit more about where to put the splits, when to start putting down wood so it tips inward to form the “roofâ€, etc.

As for speed of seasoning . . . like Got Wood I agree . . . I do not think the holz miete seasons any faster . . . in fact I would guess that in some ways it seasons slower—especially with the jumble of wood in the center . . . but if you’re several years out they are wicked cool to build!!!


Cheers

Tom

I agree 100% . . . this Fireman sounds like a genius to me! ;)
 
Chickenwire is a great idea for a problem HH. So far, so good here. Had 35 mph gusts. Glad you got yours back together gotwood

Haven't reworked roof yet. Picked up the wifes wedding present this weekend. 8 week puppy Chihuahua. Fun! Unfortunately, he will not be joining me in the woods like my other dog.
 
normande, I hope it is not ironwood. No way will I get that monster cut up this year. Tree cutter thought it was some type of oak. Hope white oak!
 
RowCropRenegade said:
normande, I hope it is not ironwood. No way will I get that monster cut up this year. Tree cutter thought it was some type of oak. Hope white oak!
I'm bettings it's white oak I've only ever seen one iron wood that big in the 30 years I can remember and that tree was about 18" at the top of the main log, a buddy with a big husky made five cuts and had a dull chain. He cut them 3' lengths for his old taylorway and it took both of use to pick up the pieces, I'm 5 10, 205 and he's 6'3" 250, on the bright side those 5 pieces burned for 6 days altogether
 
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