Wood rick/storage plans or ideas

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We just had our Jotul Oslo installed today. We have some wood from downed trees in our yard last 2 years but need more. Trying to come up with a storage plan and start getting wood.

Any suggestions for easy to build wood storage? Plans on line? Does a open rack with roof help dry wood out?

My Dad made wood ricks with 2x4 with two sides and a small roof that he built for summer cabin.

Our house and much of our yard is hill so no great spot to put many cords. We have a spot at end of our driveway that will be likely our spot about the size of a car parking spot.

We live in SE MA near 95 & 495 if any of you know of any quality wood sources.

We also had new to us pellet stoves installed hoping to avoid paying the oil man.
 
I think the open racks with a roof help wood dry but so does a covered stack.
Good air circulation is important.

I googled "firewood racks: got this: Search

saw some with covers:
Racks

May give you some ideas of what you want to build or buy.
Copy the ones your dad built ;)
 
I'd love to copy the racks my Dad built. He passed away last August. Racks are at a cabin on island in Northern MN and we live in MA so not easy to copy. They had to be approved by US Forestry Dept.

I've been googling for last week and can't find what I'm looking for.

Maybe my brother or brother in law know how to make the racks.
 
I don't have any racks. I was stacking on pallets but now I'm cutting small (4") dead Sassafras trunks. I cross-stack the ends every few levels so the end of the stack can go straight up.

If you need to get wood dry for next season, stack in single rows so the air can blow through. These particular pallets have double rows stacked on them.
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These are rounds, not splits, but you can see the Sassafras trunks I'm talking about.
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TriMom said:
We just had our Jotul Oslo installed today. We have some wood from downed trees in our yard last 2 years but need more. Trying to come up with a storage plan and start getting wood.

Any suggestions for easy to build wood storage? Plans on line? Does a open rack with roof help dry wood out?

My Dad made wood ricks with 2x4 with two sides and a small roof that he built for summer cabin.

Our house and much of our yard is hill so no great spot to put many cords. We have a spot at end of our driveway that will be likely our spot about the size of a car parking spot.

We live in SE MA near 95 & 495 if any of you know of any quality wood sources.

We also had new to us pellet stoves installed hoping to avoid paying the oil man.
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TriMom, with all due respect, it is more important to get the wood now!!!! Then if you want a storage building, that is good. But it is really important that you should already have next year's wood on hand, stacked out in the wind so it can dry......especially if you are buying your wood.

Many of us on this forum simply stacked their wood outdoors for many years and got along just fine. The only advantage for us by putting the winter's supply in the barn (after it has dried outdoors) is that we then don't have to mess with the snow and ice on the top of the wood piles.
 
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I'll get some photos of the racks I built once the snow is melted off them. I just used 2x4s. The racks are 6 or 7 feet wide and hole 3 rows of wood with 8" between each row. I built enough to hold about 20 cords.

Didn't bother with treated wood, but even reg cheapo Lowe's lumber will last 10+ years before it's rotted out.
 
Thanks guys!

Dexter what do you cover the top of the wood stacks?

We have brackets that we can put 2x4s but with terrain doesn't stay square.

We have ordered some wood thanks to Roy here on Hearth for a recommended Wood Supplier. We aren't sure how much wood we will need as 2 pellets stoves on main floor of our house will hopefully be our main source of heat next year.
 
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5 mil plastic sheeting.. Wrapped and slap stapled all around.

As for the brackets. They will stay square with enough support. I use 2.5" lag bolts and then add a 3x4 to the top for added stability for the end uprights.
 
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