Wood Shed In Progress

[ChuckTSI]

I bought an old 1850s stone home (1500sqft) on 8 acres with electric heating. That had to be taken care of.



It had a small decorative propane fireplace that ripped through propane and gave off very little heat. It has been replaced by an Osburn Wood stove.



I thought how hard could it be to get my own wood? Well after chainsaws, log splitter and wood chipper, I needed a place to store wood. So my father being a draftsman, drew up some plans and here it is. 16wx10dx9t. Used gravel covered by landscape fabric to prevent dirt getting into the gravel and skids to keep wood up. I have too many other projects i need to do before winter. I will have to hold off on the walls. Left side dry wood, right side.



Felling trees around here is tough because all the trees and tightly packed. Getting hung up a lot and the mosquitos are insane! Sadly, other than about 20 dead elm, the property is mostly pine. Focusing on elm this year and may have to buy wood if I find pine not cutting it (there is an abundance)

Side note: you should re-open the show us your Shed thread. It's nice to see them all in one spot.

 

[johneh]

Nice sheds
You are not far from me (Lanark )
My home is also 1850s but hand squared cedar log
2000 sq.ft.

 

[Jeffm1]

Very nice!

 

[WoodyIsGoody]

Looks good!

It might be wise to put a couple temporary boards on the side walls as cross bracing in case you get big winds/snow this winter. It would be a shame to see that beautiful thing fall over before you put the slats on!

Also, it's pretty deep/wide for fast wood drying so consider that when you install the slats/louvers and leave enough gap. Since your eaves are not very deep, the most effective ventilation while retaining protection from wind driven rain would be angled louvers. These take a little more time but about the same amount of material.

 

[Bad LP]

Now that's a shed!! Care to share the plan?

 

[kennyp2339]

Stone Greek revival? Beautiful home and nice woodshed

 

[ChuckTSI]

Thanks all. I appreciate the tips for walls

As for the plans, I never got final copies and there had to be some adjustments to even his final. I can find my copy but it's only 16x8 with a different roof pitch. And can't guarantee exact measurement. We measure 3 times minimum before each cut


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