Racks in the wood shed

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ironspider

ironspider

Feeling the Heat
Nov 13, 2013
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Flanders, NY
I've previously posted about my new wood shed which is a 20x10 carport. I need to stack now and I'm thinking of the pic below, and just build new racks all the way through the carport. This pic us a dry run, it's 5x9, but there is so much room in terms of height. How can I go another two feet high and keep the stacks from falling?
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My 4 foot stacks are tough to keep up, 7-8 seems impossible
 
Maybe you could get the height with one of those round heltzie stacks, but you may lose volume putting cylindrical stacks in a rectangular cube space...
 
Stack meticulously. Make sure you have straight vertical rows! With already dry wood you shouldn't have to worry about a bunch of settling which is usually why stacks fall over. We would stack wood in my grandparents wood room to almost the ceiling (7.5-8 ft) without trouble. With the carport wind shouldn't be much of a factor. A level sturdy foundation is a must. I like to use 2x6's on edge and attach them together with a cross piece about every 2 ft. Shim or block them so they are level in every direction. Yes, its time consuming, but so is picking up a stack of wood a few times. And you wouldn't want a stack going through your tarp.
 
Sconnie Burner said:
Stack meticulously. Make sure you have straight vertical rows! With already dry wood you shouldn't have to worry about a bunch of settling which is usually why stacks fall over. We would stack wood in my grandparents wood room to almost the ceiling (7.5-8 ft) without trouble. With the carport wind shouldn't be much of a factor. A level sturdy foundation is a must. I like to use 2x6's on edge and attach them together with a cross piece about every 2 ft. Shim or block them so they are level in every direction. Yes, its time consuming, but so is picking up a stack of wood a few times. And you wouldn't want a stack going through your tarp.
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Stacks ripping the tarp is off great concern. I have no idea the mfg of this and it's oddly proportioned so buying replacement tarps may be difficult.
 
4' is a nice height. You could go to 5' but gravity always seems to get the best of my stacks. The end rows are the most important. So spend more time on getting those tight and vertical. The inside stacks will support each other.
 
Why don't you build in vertical supports for the end columns, say 2' in from the end? I wouldn't let that space goto waste, especially indoors.
 
I agree with Sconney. If your wood is good and dry, done shrinking, you should be able to go pretty high if you are careful.
 
First real hood at building cribbed ends. Then butt the rows up against each other. As you stack, about half way up, put in 2 or 3 pieces of nylon web that running through the rows. Screw or nail it into the splits that it sits on. That way each row will be tightly tied to the row adjacent to it and the stack will be much more stable.
 
Put two more braces up, what a hassle to get them level and even!
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According to my calculations I can get 5+ cords in here plus my splitter. If I can stack it properly!
 
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