Hi everyone,
I have some questions on storing/seasoning wood that I hope you can help me with. I ordered 8 cords of mostly oak, half of which is sitting in my driveway currently. The wood was supposed to be "green", but some random moisture meter readings are putting the wood between 17%-25%. Not great, but not horrible either, especially at green wood prices. Now comes the challenge of understanding and finding the best place to season and store this wood. I know sun is important, but wind is even more important. How much wind is really necessary? The way my property is laid out, I get lots of wind in some areas, and less in others. Obviously putting in the best wind is ideal, but due to hills, layout, etc. it is not the easiest. So, do you think I would ok putting it in an area that does get some breeze, but just not a whipping blow of wind? Also, I have lots of trees around me, so sun would be tough also. Not deep forest shade, but a good amount of large, old trees around.
My other question for the group is about moving the wood per year. If I put the wood on the one side of the property do to the best amount of wind, I would then need to stack the 4+ cords again in the fall closer to the house. Does this "normal" or could I get away with just stacking near the house and expose it to less wind? I should mention that I hope to burn around 4 cords per year so in theory, the stacks would sit for 2 years before burning.
I hope the gist of my questions are coming across...I am new at this since it is my first year of seasoning/burning.
THANKS!
I have some questions on storing/seasoning wood that I hope you can help me with. I ordered 8 cords of mostly oak, half of which is sitting in my driveway currently. The wood was supposed to be "green", but some random moisture meter readings are putting the wood between 17%-25%. Not great, but not horrible either, especially at green wood prices. Now comes the challenge of understanding and finding the best place to season and store this wood. I know sun is important, but wind is even more important. How much wind is really necessary? The way my property is laid out, I get lots of wind in some areas, and less in others. Obviously putting in the best wind is ideal, but due to hills, layout, etc. it is not the easiest. So, do you think I would ok putting it in an area that does get some breeze, but just not a whipping blow of wind? Also, I have lots of trees around me, so sun would be tough also. Not deep forest shade, but a good amount of large, old trees around.
My other question for the group is about moving the wood per year. If I put the wood on the one side of the property do to the best amount of wind, I would then need to stack the 4+ cords again in the fall closer to the house. Does this "normal" or could I get away with just stacking near the house and expose it to less wind? I should mention that I hope to burn around 4 cords per year so in theory, the stacks would sit for 2 years before burning.
I hope the gist of my questions are coming across...I am new at this since it is my first year of seasoning/burning.
THANKS!