I can't get a good pic of the floor because the pellets are covering it but the plywood measures 44x14 and it fits right in the bottom. I had pellets on it over the summer during some fierce storms and no water issues.
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I can't get a good pic of the floor because the pellets are covering it but the plywood measures 44x14 and it fits right in the bottom. I had pellets on it over the summer during some fierce storms and no water issues.
Wood rack cover. 30 bucks at home depot. I got the racks there too. They sell longer ones if you have the space but I had to buy 3 shorter racks. You can tie the covers down tight if it gets windy. I have them untied for air circulation.
Neat job ! I keep mine in the semi attached garage. I like your storage solution better. Good luck!
Needed to update my storage for this year. I got such a great deal on pellets, I bought a two year supply.
Loaded two ton into basement on homemade slide (two 2x4's and some luan plywood I had laying around). Just don't build it as wide as the stair case as you may need to climb upstairs when the slide is in place.
Check out the video of my beautiful wife loading pellets onto the top of the slide.
Bill
Stocked with over 4.5 ton on November 14th.
Loaded two ton into basement on homemade slide (two 2x4's and some luan plywood I had laying around). Just don't build it as wide as the stair case as you may need to climb upstairs when the slide is in place.
Check out the video of my beautiful wife loading pellets onto the top of the slide.
Bill
Stocked with over 4.5 ton on November 14th.
Smart man bill.. Have the wife help out
I'm down to 2 options ...
1. My wife says to just put tarp on the concrete and pellets on top
2. I feel more inclined to what you guys were telling me.. To lift them off the floor and put them on scabs/plywood sitting on 2x4
Still planning out my setup... If option 2.. I would like cut everything in half so I can take it apart and put away in the shed when done. Rather than having long pieces of wood to store
Smart man bill.. Have the wife help out
I'm down to 2 options ...
1. My wife says to just put tarp on the concrete and pellets on top
2. I feel more inclined to what you guys were telling me.. To lift them off the floor and put them on scabs/plywood sitting on 2x4
Still planning out my setup... If option 2.. I would like cut everything in half so I can take it apart and put away in the shed when done. Rather than having long pieces of wood to store
I was going to do it all myself, but she volunteered and immediately jumped in loading them downstairs.
DO NOT stack directly on concrete! Stack on pallets or anything that raises them up. You can get an extra pallet from any industrial area to move the bags from the original pallet to your new location.
Bill
Ive got 4 piles of 1 1/2 tons each stacked up in my basement right now. The only thing separating them from bare concrete is a layer of carpeting. It's never posed a problem.
Is laid carpeting or pieces of carpet placed there for that purpose? Also has the concrete floor been painted with drylock or some other sealer? Just looking for a frame of reference to see how you set up compares to a garage floor.
I store mine in the cellar usually 5/7 ton as for moving them upstairs i use 5gal buckets and fill as i go the Mrs does like spring when she gets her cellar back !
The Mrs over here never gets her basement back. I start the season with 6 tons, use 3 then replenish in April.
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If you guys recall. I posted a picture of my set up and many of you said it was not good because they were sitting on cement.. Also if water to leak in my garage which sometimes does happen..
I took your advice and built A quick set up with plywood screwed onto 2x4's to lift them up off the ground
Does this look better?
Here in Denver, I let Home Depot or Lowe's store mine...I buy 20 or 30 bags at a time....There has never been a shortage here and the price has not changed much in the 6 years I have been using pellets...If you buy a full skid (a ton) SOMETIMES they will offer a 5% or 10% discount..But I do have a natural gas furnace as a backup......
Looks like side of my garage. I gave up trying to stack them like a pallet though. ( one, half way on top of the other) I just pipe them in rows one straight on top of the other. Ten high is good for my height. Seems just as sturdy and no overhanging bags on the ends. Just being picky!
Ants good job!
Buying a ton at a time at a little Mom & Pop store up the road and they can get supply all day long of green lettered Lignetics for $250/ton. No shortage but rather a glut of many brands this year, so far.
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