How to get air

[Doc C]

 

[Doc C]

The house we just bought has an enclosed wood shed.

I’ve always left my sides open but because of CCR the wood sheds have to be enclosed.

We have all soft wood. I am wondering how folks get their wood to dry in an enclosed wood shed.

I can usually stack my wood in April and be good and dry by October. Not sure that will work with this setup.

Any thoughts?

 

[vtwoodheater]

Window frames with screens, ridge vent, gable vents, leave the door open, whirly bird vents on roof?

What is CCR?

 

[ZZ Tom]

A quick google search comes up with CCR is Creedence Clearwater Revival

A little more effort turns up CCR is Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions

 

[Doc C]

Window frames with screens, ridge vent, gable vents, leave the door open, whirly bird vents on roof?

What is CCR?

CCR is rules set by housing developments. In our area they usually match the city codes.

There are soffit already vents but I don’t feel like that is enough.

 

[Ctwoodtick]

It would have been a lot cooler if you left your sides open because of Credence Clearwater Revival.

 

[Doc C]

The back side of the shed faces a field so I can get away with maybe putting a vent or something there.

On the back side of the building is where the sun sets and I was thinking maybe a piece of plexiglass for a window to let in a ton of heat. Was thinking maybe it would create like a small kiln like drier shed thing.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

A quick google search comes up with CCR is Creedence Clearwater Revival

A little more effort turns up CCR is Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions

I was wondering when John Fogerty came into this discussion.

 

[Ashful]

A quick google search comes up with CCR is Creedence Clearwater Revival

My brain just read the OP that way, without Google.

The house we just bought has an enclosed wood shed.

I’ve always left my sides open but because of Creedence Clearwater Revival the wood sheds have to be enclosed.

 

[ZZ Tom]

My brain read it that way too, but all work and no play makes Tom a dull boy.

I sure did derail this thread. My apologies Doc.

 

[Woody5506]

The first wood stacks I made were put into an enclosed shed. They were also split about half the size of what I split now, but they actually dried decently in about a year. In my opinion, it's far from ideal, but the wood will dry out...Just slower.

 

[blades]

enclosed shed - need to set up thermal siphon- so you have gable vents just need some vents close to the bottom to let air in - standard practice when creating a solar kiln. Window really isn't needed, just the sun beating on the shed will be fine. The thermal rise of the warm air will carry the moisture vapors out gable vents, providing you install the low level vents. Gets pretty warm in my garage or shed closed up all day just from the sun, with that long afternoon sun exposure it will get plenty warm.

 

[Bad LP]

thWill CCR allow a privacy fence facade? Basically every other board is placed on the outside that is a little narrower than the board itself. On the inside you install the missing board from the outside. Even with a 1 or 2 " gap you will get some air flow throughout the wall unlike installing a window or three.

 

[Ashful]

Basically every other board is placed on the outside that is a little narrower than the board itself. On the inside you install the missing board from the outside.

Otherwise known as shadowbox construction.

 

[firefighterjake]

Probably doesn't help, but I would guess most of my seasoning happens in the stacks outside of my woodshed a year or two previously. The woodshed for me is mainly to keep it rain, snow and ice--free during the winter . . . although I did leave the front open and the side and back have board and batting minus the batting to further allow drying. I suspect even if it was fully enclosed I would be fine as the wood is pretty much seasoned by the time I load it in the shed.

 

[Doc C]

enclosed shed - need to set up thermal siphon- so you have gable vents just need some vents close to the bottom to let air in - standard practice when creating a solar kiln. Window really isn't needed, just the sun beating on the shed will be fine. The thermal rise of the warm air will carry the moisture vapors out gable vents, providing you install the low level vents. Gets pretty warm in my garage or shed closed up all day just from the sun, with that long afternoon sun exposure it will get plenty warm.

So I got to looking and there are probably 5 4” holes drilled about 2’ off the ground on one side of the shed. I wonder if this enough

 

[Doc C]

thWill CCR allow a privacy fence facade? Basically every other board is placed on the outside that is a little narrower than the board itself. On the inside you install the missing board from the outside. Even with a 1 or 2 " gap you will get some air flow throughout the wall unlike installing a window or three.

No it won’t. The building has to be sided with the same siding as the house and in the same manner. I’m new to CCRs so it’s a weird adjustment to not be able to whatever I want.

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

Most greenhouses have automatic window vents that open when it gets warm enough. Maybe install a few windows on the southern side and install a couple of skylights that use the automatic opening feature of the greenhouse venting.

At least install a couple of vents at both ends just under the ridge.

How about a few more pics of the shed from the outside?

 

[walhondingnashua]

What does the CCR say about the roofing material, if it can be seen? Maybe replace the roofing material with poly greenhouse sheets. Or at least a section of it. Drill 2" holes around the bottom and keep your roof vents for the siphon. The poly roof would just work like a greenhouse. More heat and the venting would draw all that moisture out like stated before.

 

[Ashful]

I’d just remove the lowest six inches of siding, all the way around. No one will notice, and with a ridge vent, it would solve the thermal siphon problem. Ten minute job with a sidewinder saw and wonder bar.

 

[kennyp2339]

#$^%&*! John Fogerty and his stupid rules.

 

[saewoody]

#$^%&*! John Fogerty and his stupid rules.

Clearly the OP ain’t no Senator’s son; otherwise he could get away with whatever kind of shed he wanted.


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[Manly]

#$^%&*! John Fogerty and his stupid rules.

Enough now! Who'll stop the rain? I thought dumb rules like that only existed here in the socialist North East. I keep my split wood under a tarp shelter opened on both ends. Has worked well for a long time. Just this week I went to our town hall to get a building permit to construct a garage in my yard. While I was filling out the application the young lady sitting at her desk announced that I had multiple structures on my yard and some appeared to be too close to the border. They google earthed my yard and started questioning these "structures". The main offender I explained was just a tarp structure covering my fire wood, not a permanent structure. Said it didn't matter, it had to conform to zoning. I was just about ready to give her a tongue lashing about government over-reach and alike, but thought better of it. They didn't tell me that I had to move it, but then this was the building department, I may yet still hear from zoning. I hate this state. Wish I were born on the bayou.

 

[Jeffm1]

The house we just bought has an enclosed wood shed.

I’ve always left my sides open but because of CCR the wood sheds have to be enclosed.

We have all soft wood. I am wondering how folks get their wood to dry in an enclosed wood shed.

I can usually stack my wood in April and be good and dry by October. Not sure that will work with this setup.

Any thoughts?

They might have dried it outside then moved it into the shed once it was properly seasoned.