Wood in the wood shed

Getting it filled up,
I think I'll need 2 more sections for all the wood I have.
That's a good thing, I think.

Few more cords to add, each section holds about 4.75 cords

freeburn said:

bogydave said:

Few more cords to add, each section holds about 4.75 cords

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Is that a roof on that lean to or is it just tarps?

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Thanks, been needing one for years, time ??? what time??

ply wood for now, 2X6s on 2' centers, hoping to put on metal roofing.
tarps to help keep it dry, not enough tarps to cover it but they help
Hillbilly roofing
18" drop in 80", what ever angle that is.

zapny said:

bogydave said:

Few more cords to add, each section holds about 4.75 cords

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Bogy my wife just saw the picture (great job) plus guess who wants one, looks great.

zap

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Thanks everyone,
plan to add at least one more section as I move the wood out of the way & put it in the sheds.
roof is 8' deep so 1 sheet of plywood covers the width, used 2X6 stud (92-5/8") from Lowes (on sale $3.12 ea)
The ground was rough leveled but runs down hill to the right (in pic) so water will not lay under pallets & one end is taller.
wood space depth is 80", 2 pallets side ways just fit. (4 rows of 18" splits with some space in-between)
Can add to it easy, just need 2 more corner post then add a roof
Makes a good fence between property lines too.
Pics when I get to it

Zap:
Don't know if you'll be able to duplicate the the tarp color on the roof. If your wife is set on multicolor tarp roofs,
COSTCO has one silver/black sides. LOL

glenng said:

Great job Dave. I have a very similar shed. I use chain link fencing between each bay and I also use chain link fencing around 3 sides. Since the wood cannot fall out I can stack with a lot less attention to detail. I just fill er up. Saves a lot of time . I went from stacks/tarps to having a real wood shed last summer. Best thing I ever did. Only picture I have.

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Thanks
That is a great picture. tells a story: snow&rain;, wood is dry & findable
Chain link is a good idea.
That's the same model I used. I saw several on this site very similar (Some with various sides & backs & some with none) & went from there.
I may need to tweak it a little but like you, I'm way ahead of what I had. The air flow with open sides should
over come any precip. that blows inside. Our cold dry winters will shrink a prune to a raisin
My ground is not level so from left to right it grows in height, I found that about 7'4" is max for my reach
Shed 1 will hold almost 5 cords, Shed 2 will hold a little over 5 cords.
so if i figure 5 cords per section, i'll be close enough.
one more section should do it, but I can add another if needed & use any extra space for dry storage for "stuff"

heatit said:

I'm very impressed with the design as it allows for quick expansion. I noticed the 4x4 are actually off the ground on those plates. What are you using to secure them in the ground to keep the frost heave from destroying it each year? Also, with wood packed in there like that does it season at the same rate as in stacks? I have such a small yard that I'm trying to convince the wife that a wood shed is better served for us and not just lining the fence line with racks. I see lots of attention to detail such as the landscape fabric (?) under the pallets.

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I dug a 18" diameter hole down to gravel. filled with rock & sand up to 10 - 12 " from level ground & put in/buried a pillar block. (bottom left in pic)

Season time?, don't know first year to use it. but will dry faster than on the ground 8 rows deep like I had.

Old carpet (under L side) & land scape fabric (R side) under pallets, weed/brush/bug control