New woodshed coming, and stacking techniques

inline takes up less space.

Criss cross if it needs more seasoning.

metalsped said:

No... no pictures yet. Still framing the roof. I want to show it completed, then I will show the 'in process shots' . It will be 8x20 (two bay).

The reason for the post... I am not 100% sure which way I want to stack the wood in it. I have always done criss-crossed layers.. but many folks do the inline stacking. What is your all general consensus?

Gonna put down gravel for the base, then palletize the stacks. Air can flow from all around, top, and bottom.

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What I do is stack the wood on pallets outside of the shelter for at a least a year then move the wood into the shelter. The wood dries faster this way and the shelter keeps it dry to finish the seasoning. I have tarp sides on my shelter which are rolled up when I am done burning . In October I roll the tarps down but air still can get in but the rain stays out. So far this has worked well for me..

Ray

Nice I just finished mine. I built it yesterday. It holds 16 chords. About a 3 year supply.

Very nice Wolf! You built that in one day? Amazing! Being in Alaska you must use lots of wood..

Ray

I am a carpenter by trade.
My only source of heat is wood. I heat a 1500 sq ft house with 5 chords a year.

metalsped said:

No... no pictures yet. Still framing the roof. I want to show it completed, then I will show the 'in process shots' . It will be 8x20 (two bay).

The reason for the post... I am not 100% sure which way I want to stack the wood in it. I have always done criss-crossed layers.. but many folks do the inline stacking. What is your all general consensus?

Gonna put down gravel for the base, then palletize the stacks. Air can flow from all around, top, and bottom.

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We like to dry our wood outdoors before putting it in the shed. When stacking in the shed, I would not stack it criss-cross. We use criss cross only on the ends.

wolfkiller said:

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Nice I just finished mine. I built it yesterday. It holds 16 chords. About a 3 year supply.

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If you start stacking in there....wouldn't the more seasoned wood be toward the back.....then you can't get to it ???....or do you season outside, then stack in the shed (then all in the shed would ready to roll) ?

Beer Belly said:

If you start stacking in there....wouldn't the more seasoned wood be toward the back.....then you can't get to it ???....or do you season outside, then stack in the shed (then all in the shed would ready to roll) ?

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There is a wall down the center. I cut and split wood then leave it in a pile outside for a year. I will then season for a second year in the shed. Burning alternating sides each year.
I own a lot of land so I can get wood any time.

metalsped said:

No... no pictures yet. Still framing the roof. I want to show it completed, then I will show the 'in process shots' . It will be 8x20 (two bay).

The reason for the post... I am not 100% sure which way I want to stack the wood in it. I have always done criss-crossed layers.. but many folks do the inline stacking. What is your all general consensus?

Gonna put down gravel for the base, then palletize the stacks. Air can flow from all around, top, and bottom.

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Good start.
Looking forward to seeing it full of firewood
I stack to get as much in it as I can. Cross tack the ends since mine don't have sides.

wolfkiller said:

Nice I just finished mine. I built it yesterday. It holds 16 chords. About a 3 year supply.

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Nice shed !
Are you stacking right on the ground / Is it a gravel floor?

Sacrificial bottom row.

wolfkiller said:

Sacrificial bottom row.

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Your area typically don't get allot of rain like we had here this summer. Probably just fine.
I'd just hate the mud during break up

I live on a hill it drains off as fast as it melts

Metalsped - My shed looks like its similar to how yours will end up. We have 3 bays though, aiming to use a bay a year.

We stack straight across in rows, with crisscross end towers. We had a few rows collapse on us which was annoying, but we are getting better at stacking now. I've put rough sawn boards, with approximately 12" gaps between, horizontally between the bays and around the outside which seems to hold it all together nicely.

We left the boards on the far side removeable so that we can properly close off a bay when it is full, but open it up again easily when we are ready to burn.

A few operational problems - my dad also sometimes loads this shed up. Helpful as that is he has a tendency to dump uneven chunks and unsplitables right across the front of the bays. Seems like every time I work there I end up having to move stuff to find room to work. I suggest tacking on a dedicated chunks, unsplitables and shorties mini bay on one end.

Mike

I like how you notched the side posts to accept the cross 2x's. Nice detail.

Only wood that goes into my woodshed is pretty much seasoned already -- and then once it is in the woodshed it is another year or so before I burn it.

I cross stack the ends . . . and straight stack in between most times.

I think I'm also a little unusual in that I stack back to front vs. side to side . . . in this way my most seasoned/older wood is never "buried" in the back of the shed (or conversely I don't have to move the older stuff to the front of the shed).

Looking good MetalSped; the gravel and pallets should work well. Please post pics when it's done.

Awesome looking shed Wolf!

Should be nice.....looking forward to seeing the final product!

firefighterjake said:

Only wood that goes into my woodshed is pretty much seasoned already -- and then once it is in the woodshed it is another year or so before I burn it.

I cross stack the ends . . . and straight stack in between most times.

I think I'm also a little unusual in that I stack back to front vs. side to side . . . in this way my most seasoned/older wood is never "buried" in the back of the shed (or conversely I don't have to move the older stuff to the front of the shed).

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When I built my shelter I had lots of wood already on the deck part and it was side to side. I would like to stack it front to back as it makes more sense however I would have to empty it out and that's not gonna happen lol..

Ray