How high to stack fire wood?

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bogydave

bogydave

Minister of Fire
Dec 4, 2009
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So Cent ALASKA
I am a little over 8'
I put a rope thru the middle of all 4 rows& a knot on the face of the row.
& tied the ends in with some straps & a few survey laths
Started raining again before I got it filled. Not much left to go.
Space left will be 2 pallets for some more spruce to stack & another load I have to pick up up north.

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My first year with the shed, I split and then stacked soon after right up to the ceiling. The thinking was that the tight wedge against the ceiling would keep my no where near as pretty as yours 9.5 foot stacks stable. I got a real education in shrinkage and ended up using 2x6s on the outside at a 45 to stabilize the stacks. Shrinkage is a lot easier to measure when you stack that high. I am interested to hear how your rope trick works out.
 
I've done two different things to stabalize stacks. I've stacked about 3 feet high in 3 rows, then laid 2x4's across the rows, then finish stacking on up. That ties it all together and provides stability. Also, I've been known to screw 2x4's into the ends of splits/across rows. That really can firm things up too.
 
The days in Alaska are long this time of year
 
Old mother nature has a new sheriff in town!
 
Thanks all,
Yep long days & on the downward slide so MN is pushing me.

ansehnlich1, I like the 2X4 idea & have used same idea using 1X2s. I was going to run 2 ropes all the way across the stack every 3' lift but
didn't have rope when doing the stacking.

SW:I did wedge it into the top of the shed in places to help it no sway as I push/pull on each row. Good thoughts about shrinkage, I didn't think about that.
I'll watch what happens & am curious.
I did & still worry that a frost heave under the pallets could lift the roof.

Hope to get it all stacked today & will post a "happy picture" DONE!
 

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Yes Bogydave, as cold as it gets up there, shrinkage can occur- in all forms of things! ;-P (sorry, couldn't resist) VERY nice job on the shed and stacks, BTW.
 
I am a little over 8'


Damn dude!!!
 
holy crap that is a lot of wood, yer a madman :-O
 
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