My father (cut and burned wood all his life) this year packed 5 cord of semi dry (poorly dried) split birch in his basement because the summer rains just never ended. literally within days large mold spores formed on the concrete walls and you could feel the humidity when you go down stairs. He has a completely enclosed but unfinished basement with the wood furnace in it. Normally the wood furnace would help dry things some but the fact that it was summer and no fire in just made this problem worse. Cursing his impatience for not waiting until later to pack the wood in, he brought down a dehumidifier and got it to work. As it dried the air the walls were washed down and dried. The basement windows were opened along with the door when the winds and weather permitted (dehumidifier not running). A good lesson learned.. your never too old to make a mistake, or learn from one. He could have easily ruined the upper part of the house.
A tale for those who are thinking of drying their wood in the basement only. Have a drying plan.
A tale for those who are thinking of drying their wood in the basement only. Have a drying plan.