leaning stacks

[iron]

currently, i am single stacking on some 2x4s. i find that all of my stacks develop a lean towards the more exposed sun side and about half of them have toppled at one point or another.

i plan to build a lean-to shed off my house this summer to store about 4.5 cords (stack height ideally around 5.5ft). i'm planning to use pallets for my base, so my rows will be three deep.

this lean-to will likely not see any sun and will have little wind (ideal, i know!). so, will my stacks lean? if so, will they lean houseward or outward?

 

[moresnow]

Was my wife helping you stack? Haaaaaa!

 

[spudman99]

I'm leaning towards the position that its possible or not

 

[moresnow]

Cannot confirm..... Nor deny.....

 

[Ashful]

I’ve never noticed any consistent sunward or windward lean to my stacks. I think it’s pretty random, dependent on the care and wood you put into each one.

I will say I have much more trouble with my 17”-18” splits for the BKs, than I ever had with the 21”-22” splits I used to make for the Jotuls. lōʻihi ka maikaʻi.

 

[peakbagger]

Its definitely an issue in areas with frost in the ground and soils that don't drain well. The frost in the ground on the sunny side of the stack melts first while it melts last on the shady side, that gets the stack tilting towards the sun.