Lots of Rain Will the Wood Be Dry?
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Like always, depends on how long it has had. With proper time, and some top cover, I wouldn't worry any.
Stack it in the wind and sun, or like I do inside my garage that gets like a kiln, and hope for the best.
Gotta be slowing it down quite a bit; This rain is making for a lot of high-humidity days. I've got some Oak to burn that's been stacked for years but some of it has a little punk so I'll have to make sure it's covered well a couple months before I need it. That's where a shed that would hold a year's worth would be nice. I don't know if that's gonna happen this year, though...
Thats the question lots of people are asking.
Absolutely. But not as dry as if you completely submerge your wood in water. Preferably salt water.
My firewood rules:
1. C/S/S
2. Off the ground
3. Exposed to wind and sun.
4. Top cover if you can.
After the wood has seasoned long enough to remove cellular moisture, there will be atmospheric and rain moisture entering and leaving the wood. A good stretch of dry weather will take care of atmospheric/rain moisture. This is especially true if your wood is stacked in single rows or other geometries (like log cabin) that permit greater air flow.
1. C/S/S
2. Off the ground
3. Exposed to wind and sun.
4. Top cover if you can.
After the wood has seasoned long enough to remove cellular moisture, there will be atmospheric and rain moisture entering and leaving the wood. A good stretch of dry weather will take care of atmospheric/rain moisture. This is especially true if your wood is stacked in single rows or other geometries (like log cabin) that permit greater air flow.
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No, but it does smell better. West coast shores look better, east coast shores smell better.
On the wood, stack it long enough that it won't matter. Top cover several months or a year in advance, and don't sweat it.
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