Wood Rot

[AppalachianStan]

Okay my wife just asked how do you keep the fire wood from rotting when its out in the weather and not covered?

 

[DexterDay]

How old is it? Wood should last a few yrs uncovered? I have some that is going on almost 3 yrs, uncovered, and is gonna be some AWESOME WOOD next year!

If its on the ground, that's a different story. No wood should be in the dirt, or resting in water.

 

[ScotO]

Keep it off the ground, split and stacked in a breezy location, it'll last for years. Put a top cover on it during the winter/wet months, it'll last a decade or even longer.....

 

[bogydave]

Some of it depends on the wood type.

Scotty "covered it" pretty well

 

[Wood Duck]

Keep it off the ground is the key thing. My firewood has been stacked outside for three years and shows no signs of rot except for those pieces that were punky when I stacked them. The punky wood is even punkier now.

 

[basod]

Okay my wife just asked how do you keep the fire wood from rotting when its out in the weather and not covered?

...You know what honey? You're right
I think I need to build a woodshed

 

[bogydave]

Okay my wife just asked how do you keep the fire wood from rotting when its out in the weather and not covered?

...You know what honey? You're right
I think I need to build a woodshed

+1
Build that gal a wood shed!
Hints gotta work both ways

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Okay my wife just asked how do you keep the fire wood from rotting when its out in the weather and not covered?

Stan, tell your wife that you know a guy who has burned wood for a few years now and he's never had any wood rot yet! However, we usually don't keep it around more than 6-8 years.

Also, this year I scrounged some white oak from a neighbor's woods. That oak had been sitting for at least 10 years and about half of it was cut to length (16") already. It was even sunk in to the dirt. Wood is just fine.

 

[AppalachianStan]

We moved the off the ground today. Got it on some concrete blocks and 4"X 4" it looks pretty good. Now need to get them rounds split and start another stack.