I stopped in HD on the way home and looked at potential wood pile covering material. The nominal 1/2" ply was $14 something and the osb was $6 something. My idea for my pile which'll be maybe 22 ft x 6 ft or so, is to put the osb sheets, each covered with stapled black poly (or a cut up tarp). They would be laid next to each other and connected to each other by ropes through drilled holes, as a kind of hinge. They would be tied down to screws in a lower layer to hold them in place. When it comes time to draw wood, the end piece could be opened like a hatch and left open so that wood can be drawn from accross the width of the pile while standing. When it comes time to go farther down the pile, the hinge ropes can be undone or cut as well as the holddown strings for the next piece.
Has anyone used plastic-covered OSB? The stuff would appear to be naturally more straight than the plywood, less than half the cost, but I can see it not liking water. Would the plastic stapled on top do the trick?
Has anyone used plastic-covered OSB? The stuff would appear to be naturally more straight than the plywood, less than half the cost, but I can see it not liking water. Would the plastic stapled on top do the trick?