Do you jenga stack in your wood shed against the walls?

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OHutton

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Just wondering because I threw about 1.3 cords of wood in my 4.5 cord shed and the walls are starting to show a little bending. It's pretty much impossible to tell from the pics, but you get an idea of the walls. I'm not sure if I should restack with the jenga technique or just let it ride. The last thing I want is the sides giving out for some reason or not springing back and having them bow out more and more over the years.

I could always throw another 2x4 in the other direction for a little added support. To be honest, the jenga technique seems like a lot of unnecessary trouble though I'm sure I'd get faster at it.

Hmm...

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I crib my ends at the back and front of the stack (I stack in rows front to back vs. side to side).
 
It would be easy to reinforce the walls and continue to stack the way you have been stacking.
 
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Reinforce the walls. Those 1x's ain't gonna cut it, they will bow.
Just add some 2x4s long side facing in, and that should be fine. All you need is one or two at each row of splits.
 
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