When is it OK to stack wood beside your house?

[CJRages]

We have 4.5 cord of multiple hardwood varieties collected, split and stacked over the past 6 months. Most of the wood is currently sitting out in the open 30 ft from the house and drying (only when it is not raining :lol: ). At what point in time should I move and stack a couple of cord under our deck next to the house and out of the elements?

I'd rather not invite vermin - mice, ants, bugs, etc near the house any earlier in the fall/winter than absolutely necessary, and the deck is the best wood cover available.

 

[oldspark]

I would wait for a nice dry spell in the fall and then move what you need to.

 

[smokinj]

I would want some under cover before the snow starts piling up and once I fill that area up I would continue to get wood from the far piles until they are full of snow. Use the wood under cover only when you have to.

 

[Slow1]

After the first good hard freeze but before the snow falls Good luck timing that one though eh?

 

[Fsappo]

When my house is right next to my wood pile

 

[thewoodlands]

We have 4.5 cord of multiple hardwood varieties collected, split and stacked over the past 6 months. Most of the wood is currently sitting out in the open 30 ft from the house and drying (only when it is not raining :lol: ). At what point in time should I move and stack a couple of cord under our deck next to the house and out of the elements?

I'd rather not invite vermin - mice, ants, bugs, etc near the house any earlier in the fall/winter than absolutely necessary, and the deck is the best wood cover available.

It's cheaper to buy a Rhino Yamaha with a plow along with a wagon then pile it far enough from the house then go get it has you need it.

Zap

 

[CJRages]

It's cheaper to buy a Rhino Yamaha with a plow along with a wagon then pile it far enough from the house then go get it has you need it.

Zap

Looks like a good reason to buy much needed equipment.

 

[CJRages]

After the first good hard freeze but before the snow falls Good luck timing that one though eh?

I like that plan. Usually late October or early November yields the first solid freeze here.

 

[thewoodlands]

It's cheaper to buy a Rhino Yamaha with a plow along with a wagon then pile it far enough from the house then go get it has you need it.

Zap

Looks like a good reason to buy much needed equipment.

This year my (our) wood is further away from the house so were getting a plow put on the Rhino this August, guess I better tell the BOSS! :coolgrin:

Zap

 

[smokinj]

It's cheaper to buy a Rhino Yamaha with a plow along with a wagon then pile it far enough from the house then go get it has you need it.

Zap

Looks like a good reason to buy much needed equipment.

This year my (our) wood is further away from the house so were getting a plow put on the Rhino this August, guess I better tell the BOSS! :coolgrin:

Zap

surprise her thats what I did last auguest.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

After the first good hard freeze but before the snow falls Good luck timing that one though eh?

I like that plan. Usually late October or early November yields the first solid freeze here.

That is when I typically do it; late October or early November.

 

[Pagey]

On the third Tuesday of the month after 3:30pm following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. I think.

 

[CJRages]

On the third Tuesday of the month after 3:30pm following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. I think.

Let's see... Vernal Equinox is March 20th, then we had a full moon March 30th... and the third Tuesday in April would have been April 20th. And now that it is after 3:30 PM - we are all systems go!

 

[SWNH]

It's cheaper to buy a Rhino Yamaha with a plow along with a wagon then pile it far enough from the house then go get it has you need it.

+1

We use the Big Boss and haul 3 loads (tad less than 1/2 cord) from the wood piles to the covered porch every week or so. I find that I don't need a plow. Every snow, I ride the backwoods and around-the-house paths to pack down the tracks. After a few snowfalls, it's like riding a slot car. Can't go off the track even if I wanted to!

 

[firefighterjake]

After the first good hard freeze but before the snow falls Good luck timing that one though eh?

+1 or +2 . . . plus it's cooler weather to work in when this happens typically . . . another benefit to moving the stacks then.

 

[ansehnlich1]

I've found that it's best to wait for a good solid freeze or two before bringing my wood up onto my porch. Otherwise there's bug activity. And I NEVER stack directly against the house. I've found that my stacks of wood stay real nice and dry all winter if I keep the tops covered and the sides wide open. Sure it'll rain/snow and get the wood wet on the ends but it dries out in the wind that always follows a storm. And there's always enough dry stuff right under the top cover that I can use if need be. I used to get nuts with it all, wanting to build a big wood shed, tarps, you know the drill. Now I cover the tops of the stacks with plywood and such, then rubber roof material on top of that, then splits/rounds/block or whatever to hold it down. Works just fine.

The less wood next to the house the better, and the less wood IN the house the better, IMHO.

 

[oldspark]

I've found that it's best to wait for a good solid freeze or two before bringing my wood up onto my porch. Otherwise there's bug activity. And I NEVER stack directly against the house. I've found that my stacks of wood stay real nice and dry all winter if I keep the tops covered and the sides wide open. Sure it'll rain/snow and get the wood wet on the ends but it dries out in the wind that always follows a storm. And there's always enough dry stuff right under the top cover that I can use if need be. I used to get nuts with it all, wanting to build a big wood shed, tarps, you know the drill. Now I cover the tops of the stacks with plywood and such, then rubber roof material on top of that, then splits/rounds/block or whatever to hold it down. Works just fine.

The less wood next to the house the better, and the less wood IN the house the better, IMHO.

Well I been at this a while and I have wood in the garage and a wood box in the house, I bring my wood in the house before it freezes and never have any bugs, my wood is in single rows and bugs do not like dry wood.