Another Firewood Shed fully stocked..

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CK-1

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Feb 10, 2006
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These past few weeks have been very busy in the firewood department. Except for some cosmetics, I've put up a firewood shed, built some racks and stacked white oak and maple until she is full. The white oak is in the far back and the maple is in the front. She holds around 3 rows of 8ft ish high firewood.. around 7-8 cords. By the time I get to the oak it should be next season. I also have a firewood rack on the right side of the shed that holds around 2 cords of seasoned maple/cherry.


Before Shed..
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After Shed..
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Sweet. It is always nice to have this years fuel all tucked away and ready to go. A shed just makes it that much easier in my opinion.
 
Jealous fella, right here! Very, very nice.......pat yourself on the back because you'll be glad having that thing over the years.
 
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I don't know if I would like to play this firewood game without a shed (and mine is fully enclosed, but only dry goes in). Dealing with pulling wood from outside stacks full of snow and ice or screwing with tarps and such sounds pretty sucky to me.
 
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Nice. I came to the conclusion, soon after getting my stove, that a wood shed was a good idea for the wood I was going to burn that year.
I really made up my mind during the last ice storm when I had to break ice with my axe to get the wood.
 
Thanks guys.... alot of bending and hauling sure got it done..

Jags... I agree. I will be installing the sides soon. Knowing me, just when its about to snow. I've been thinking about some heavyduty door hinges and making some kind of fence panels in the front.

If anyone have any suggestions, I'm all open..
 
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Thanks guys.... alot of bending and hauling sure got it done..

Jags... I agree. I will be installing the sides soon. Knowing me, just when its about to snow. I've been thinking about some heavyduty door hinges and making some kind of fence panels in the front.

If anyone have any suggestions, I'm all open..
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Sides . . . guess it depends on where you live . . . and what you get for snow. Here where I am I have board and batting without the batting . . . no issues with snow . . . other folks like to have open sides . . . others use heavy duty lattice . . . some fully enclose the shed.
 
I personally prefer enclosed because of the winds that I get. I have seen drifts on all 4 sides of a building.:mad:
 
CK-1 said:
These past few weeks have been very busy in the firewood department. Except for some cosmetics, I've put up a firewood shed, built some racks and stacked white oak and maple until she is full. The white oak is in the far back and the maple is in the front. She holds around 3 rows of 8ft ish high firewood.. around 7-8 cords. By the time I get to the oak it should be next season. I also have a firewood rack on the right side of the shed that holds around 2 cords of seasoned maple/cherry.

That's a thing of beauty ! I know that it took some very hard work to achieve that , but this coming winter you'll be so glad you took the time to build and fill it!
Before Shed..
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After Shed..
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Looks awesome. How much wood do you estimate you have under there?

Those are some tall stacks! Congrats
 
I prefer fully enclosed, but then that is as much for me as it is for the wood, maybe more;) In the winter, I make the 10 steps or so from the back door to the shed to get wood, and once I get in there, there is no hurry, regardless of the weather. I often have a smoke and relax, sometimes take my morning coffee with me. But my wood shed is more than a wood shed. My brother once told me, "you don't need to put your wood in there , that's silly, the weather won't hurt it" And I said, "it's not for the wood, it's for me!" The right side of the shed houses my wood supply for the winter. The outside storage under the eave and the porch are just extra during a really bad winter.
IMG_20101220_113924.jpgI have thought more than once about putting a wood stove out there;)
 
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Chief, I like your philosophy.


CK-1, that is nice work and you'll really appreciate that come January.
 
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Nice shed, your son sure moved a lot of wood for you ==c
 
Oh, I forgot to say CK-1, the wood shed is awesome but the best part was the little guy stacking wood......priceless. Here is my little guy (one of my grandsons) in the wood shed and helping me with the stacks
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For the sides.. I was thinking about lattice or some 1x6 boards with 4" gaps. Who sells the heavy duty lattice?.. I might go with that.. When it snows, it does drift and the setup I have now will just protect the top of the wood. The sides and front are still exposed to the elements if a good wind is there. For now, I left it all open to get maxium air for seasoning. This shed will be the main storage place for stacking/seasoning. When winter hits, alot of wood will be moved into my garage for burning. Usually in the lawn cart you see in my avatar.

Chief... thats what sons are for right?... lol Nice setup you have...
 
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I prefer fully enclosed, but then that is as much for me as it is for the wood, maybe more;) In the winter, I make the 10 steps or so from the back door to the shed to get wood, and once I get in there, there is no hurry, regardless of the weather. I often have a smoke and relax, sometimes take my morning coffee with me. But my wood shed is more than a wood shed. My brother once told me, "you don't need to put your wood in there , that's silly, the weather won't hurt it" And I said, "it's not for the wood, it's for me!" The right side of the shed houses my wood supply for the winter. The outside storage under the eave and the porch are just extra during a really bad winter.
View attachment 73299I have thought more than once about putting a wood stove out there;)
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Just don't accidentally burn down the place . . .

Hehheh . . . you're one of those guys huh Steve? Put on the SCBA to not breathe the bad stuff . . . and then take a break . . . and breathe in the bad stuff. ;)

Just picking on you . . . if you saw me you could easily make fun of my body shape . . . which is round . . . think Weeble Wobble.
 
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Just don't accidentally burn down the place . . .

Hehheh . . . you're one of those guys huh Steve? Put on the SCBA to not breathe the bad stuff . . . and then take a break . . . and breathe in the bad stuff. ;)

Just picking on you . . . if you saw me you could easily make fun of my body shape . . . which is round . . . think Weeble Wobble.
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I have seen you! I check on the Bangor FD every once in while on your web page.;)

The Doc said I had to quit smoking (cigarettes) when I broke my back or it wouldn't heal. Four months without a smoke before I succumbed. You would have thought I would have been over it by then. At least I didn't go back to the ciggs, just my pipes, which I am going to claim isn't as bad. And yes, unfortunately, for many years, I took the pack off and lit one up. Wish I was smarter than that, but I guess not.:confused:
Of course when I started, we didn't even have air packs;lol
 
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