Building a wood crib

[bobdog2o02]

I am getting ready to build a fairly permanent wood Crib. I am taking the pallet approach a step further. Landscape timber bottom rails with 5/4 decking on top of them, 5' tall 2x4 ends with decking across those. My question is this; i was planning on going 6' wide (overall dimensions would be 32' Long X5' Tall X 6' Wide) Is 6' too wide for adequate airflow. The pallet setup i used last year was a standard pallet width and worked great but the pallets are rotting.

 

[_CY_]

not my design .. but this is what I'm building next .. dimensions are 8 X 8 X 8 .. holds 4 cords with pallet floors

 

[bobdog2o02]

not my design .. but this is what I'm building next .. dimensions are 8 X 8 X 8 .. holds 4 cords with pallet floors

OK, so 6' deep should be no problem.

 

[paul bunion]

The underside of my some of my stacks rest on 6x6s also but I found some old pallet rack posts that I lay horizontally and then put the pallets on. You can sort of see it in the picture below. A bit more space under and little less permanent than what you propose. Getting the pallets up off the ground definitely helps. They tend to last a very long time. So getting your deck 6" will be better than pallets. If I redid this stack I would probably stand some pallets vertically in the middle to create a gap for some air flow. I concede that packing wood this tight will probably slow down the process but I have the time to watch it dry.



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[weatherguy]

OK, so 6' deep should be no problem.

It shouldn't be because you should be putting fairly seasoned wood under cover. I'm setting mine up so I can rotate wood into the shed from the outside stacks so I always have 5 cords under cover.

 

[bobdog2o02]

It shouldn't be because you should be putting fairly seasoned wood under cover. I'm setting mine up so I can rotate wood into the shed from the outside stacks so I always have 5 cords under cover.

I cut and split into a lose pile. Sit there for a season then move to the crib. The crib will be on my driveway right outside my house with asphalt underneath.

 

[weatherguy]

I cut and split into a lose pile. Sit there for a season then move to the crib. The crib will be on my driveway right outside my house with asphalt underneath.

That'll work. I stack mine 3 deep on pallets and it all seasons. Next year will be my first with a shed too, sick of the tarp thing and messing with snow and ice. I have the wood just waiting for the weather to cooperate.

 

[mass_burner]

I have a deck (8x4) and sides built already. Now I have OSB on the deck as it was left over from a project, but that stuff degrades quickly and holds moisture. I will be putting down pallets on the 2x6 pt structure. My next addition is a roof. Should I try to build the frame on the ground and lift it into place?

 

[bobdog2o02]

Its built and partially loaded......landscape timbers on the bottom, 3/4X6 fence pickets rippin in half across those. Its sturdier than i thought it might be.

 

[bigbarf48]

Rack looks good. Make sure those ends are bolted on tight or they'll spread with a full load.

Your wood will dry a lot faster if you stack it as soon as you split t rather than leaving it in a pile for a season. In a pile only the outside splits are drying much

 

[bobdog2o02]

Rack looks good. Make sure those ends are bolted on tight or they'll spread with a full load.

Your wood will dry a lot faster if you stack it as soon as you split t rather than leaving it in a pile for a season. In a pile only the outside splits are drying much

12 16D nails in each end of each strut..... i grew up in construction.

 

[bigbarf48]

12 16D nails in each end of each strut..... i grew up in construction.

That oughta do it