Show Us Your Wood Shed
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BC_Josh
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ajzzara
Member
Yea! They work for sure. I currently have 5. I want to do the shed to tidy things up a bit. Will probable do a 6x12x8 separated into 2 bays. That should hold 3 cords of wood give or take.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
Well, I was just hauling wood up to the house over lunch today, so I grabbed a fresh pic of the current setup.
There's one more shed up by my barn, in high ground I can access in a monsoon, if needed. These ones reside in lowlands, not always great accessibility when it's warm and wet in March or April. Primary log storage (~20 cords) is just off-screen.
There's one more shed up by my barn, in high ground I can access in a monsoon, if needed. These ones reside in lowlands, not always great accessibility when it's warm and wet in March or April. Primary log storage (~20 cords) is just off-screen.
Solarguy3500
Feeling the Heat
I got around to modifying my woodshed finally. Instead of dismantling pallets and filling in between the cross braces, I actually replaced the cross braces with pallets running horizontally on the back wall. Used one full and one cut in half long ways and ended up with just a small space along the top. This works really well and definitely speeds up stacking, and the outside of that back wall of pallets will be perfect for attaching lattice to.
Thanks again for the suggestion!
ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
Built this in 2019
with mostly junk
the roof and gutter were newly purchased
framing is leftover CLS (1.5"x3")
ext cladding is chestnut
dryer wood under plastic on palettes
I'll get some better pics
cutting out plastic this year cuz I originally made it too sealed;
so far, tho, it's still not enough air movement..all this purchased wood is molding fast...like roquefort! 😨
with mostly junk
the roof and gutter were newly purchased
framing is leftover CLS (1.5"x3")
ext cladding is chestnut
dryer wood under plastic on palettes
I'll get some better pics
cutting out plastic this year cuz I originally made it too sealed;
so far, tho, it's still not enough air movement..all this purchased wood is molding fast...like roquefort! 😨
@creitzell I would raise the platform higher and putdown a sheet of plastic under, also be sure the ground slopes away for drainage.
That is so French. I love it. Looks like the roof could use some help.
Did you say u r in Normandy?
Did you say u r in Normandy?
ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
Thanks! My plan is to abandon this location
platform? I suppose that is my big issue, thanks!
what I'm doing here is chestnut sticks on the ground...and the splits bridge the 2 "battens"
that is surface rainwater drainage along the exterior wall...
another mistake
I need to build a dryer in one of my fields...but my windy-est field is very difficult to access with a vehicle
so I have yet to find a good location close to where a big truck can deliver...
ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
I'm not in Normandy; just over the Sarthe border in the Mayenne
Normandy is a couple hours drive north
did you see this post of mine?
that adjoining hip of the roof you see is currently being demo'd...sadly
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/work-done-2023.196725/page-34#post-2702098
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Here is a recent pic of my shed, been working nicely since built a couple years ago. I dry outside the shed in piles, then move into the shed. Shed is divided into two and holds ~10-11 cords (10’x20’). Whole shed would last me 4-5 years. All the wood from our 6.5 acres.
Klaubs
New Member
Just finished it, faces due South, hoping to get all that wood split and in it so I don't have tarps draped everywhere!
No floor, I have a bunch of pallets that I'll be using this year, if I feel it works better with a floor I can build that later.
No floor, I have a bunch of pallets that I'll be using this year, if I feel it works better with a floor I can build that later.
mpaul
Burning Hunk
I see you don’t have traditional footings. I was considering building a shed like that due to my rocky terrain. I was concerned that without any serious weight that a strong wind may catch the roof and blow it over.
Keep us posted on how it works without a floor to weigh it down.
Klaubs
New Member
Will do! Especially if something "interesting" occurs... which would be tragic for me, but entertaining for others...
The idea is that I wasn't sure if my wife was going to like the location, and right now it can be relocated if needed with the cement footings being left behind.
There are a pair of 2x4s running between the middle posts, I plan on having logs resting on them, so that would help weigh the shed down in a heavy wind.
Caw
Minister of Fire
Looks great! If either of us think of it I'm really curious how those footings perform over the next few winters. I thought about going the same route but my back yard is fairly wet and gets frost heaves. I am going to need to dig footing holes when I build mine.
Edit - just saw you just discussed this as I was typing. Building science!
Gearhead660
Minister of Fire
One of my bigger wood sheds doesn't have a floor. Its 8dx18wx7h. Built it out of pallet racking. Got the feet sitting on 16x16 cement pavers. I put gravel down and then pallets on that. Pallets showing no signs of rot. Its a 2 year shed so one side is always full and helping hold it down.
Wood Rat
New Member
What are the dimensions on your shed?Glad to see someone started a new woodshed sticky thread.
Here's my shed I just built a month or two ago. Holds about 5 cords.
Wood shed is 10 X 14 X 6' high. It was an old hen house 75-100 years ago, at least that is what the previous owner told me. . Was here when I bought the property 35 years ago. Building is a little "warped" from age as the roof line shows. Has 2 doors on the other side and screened windows. Doors keep small animals out. First overhang is for additional wood storage and second overhang is where the log splitter lives. I can hook the splitter up to the tractor and drive it straight through. Additional wood stacks with tarps on top gives me 10-11 cords of split wood.
Build from scrounged/on hand materials. Reverently referred to as the Frankenstein Shed. Many of the beams are actually spliced pieces.
I think this is a great way to repurpose odd wood, spares, ect. I for one think its pretty sweet, good job!
stoveliker
Minister of Fire
Anything that keeps wood off the ground and dry is a great shed!
ctreitzell
Feeling the Heat
what better use of scrap lumber? all that board stretching is classic!
what harm can befall if any scab fails? it's just wood :-D
what harm can befall if any scab fails? it's just wood :-D
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