Hi Everyone
I know there has been in the past a bunch of questions on the drying of wood, but I did not find a straight answer on this particular question, perhaps there is none. The question/problem I have is I have about 5 cords of mixed hardwoods that I have stacked in a straight line for a least a year. Recently I went to move some of the fallen stacks closer to my house and I noticed how heavy they were indicating to me that they are still wet. With my moisture meter, after taking a sampling of 3 different splits, I got readings of 17, 22, and a whooping 35 (all taken from center of split)
So, after all that babbling, my question is if I could speed up the process by hanging black plastic over the tops and sides to “bake” the wood and dry it faster. I know I should really build a solar shed to do this but in a pinch would this work? I have seen people say yes and I have seen people say it will trap the moisture in.
Any help on this would be great, I only have a few months left before the burning begins!
I know there has been in the past a bunch of questions on the drying of wood, but I did not find a straight answer on this particular question, perhaps there is none. The question/problem I have is I have about 5 cords of mixed hardwoods that I have stacked in a straight line for a least a year. Recently I went to move some of the fallen stacks closer to my house and I noticed how heavy they were indicating to me that they are still wet. With my moisture meter, after taking a sampling of 3 different splits, I got readings of 17, 22, and a whooping 35 (all taken from center of split)
So, after all that babbling, my question is if I could speed up the process by hanging black plastic over the tops and sides to “bake” the wood and dry it faster. I know I should really build a solar shed to do this but in a pinch would this work? I have seen people say yes and I have seen people say it will trap the moisture in.
Any help on this would be great, I only have a few months left before the burning begins!