Yet another woodshed (of sorts)

[DiscoInferno]

I've got about 3-4 cords of covered space under decks and such, but for the rest of my wood I've tried stacks with and without tarps in various places in my yard. Finally got sick of shredded tarps and uncovered stacks that rot and never dry, so I decided to put a roof over a previous stack location. I went pretty minimalist, 4x4 posts and PT 2x4 and 2x6 for the structure. Biggest cost items were the 8'x26" polycarbonate roof panels at $20 each, really wasn't a cheaper option that I trusted (PVC sounded iffy) and they were easy to install. Bonus is that the sun will still get to the wood. The siding on the ends is some tulip poplar I milled a while ago and was just cluttering up the yard anyway. I had to keep it fairly narrow due to limited space; it's 24' x 4' by roughly 6.5' high. I'll stack on pallets about 6' high, so it will hold roughly 4 cords if I pack it tight.

Obviously with the minimal overhang front and back the log ends will get wet now and then, but the main thing was to keep water from getting into the interior where it never seemed to dry out.

 

[Lumber-Jack]

Looks good to me, only problem I see is I'm thinking that because of the minimal slope you'll get water running back under the end of the polycarb roofing on the low end and running down the side fascia and side wall of the woodshed.
I've never found sideways blowing snow or rain to be a problem. I'm guessing you'll be able to get around 6 cord or more in there.

 

[Knots]

Is there any pitch to the roof? <Edit>: it looks like it slopes the long way with the back yard.

 

[gzecc]

Is that your neighbors house on the other side of the fence?

 

[xman23]

Where did you get the poly carbonate from. Has anyone seen sheets that have the ribs going the other direction?

Real nice job, thanks for sharing with us. Here's a few ideas I had. Use fine mesh tarp hanging down the top few feet. This will help keep out blowing snow and rain. I switched from pallets to PVC pipe. It doesn't rot.

 

[DiscoInferno]

Is there any pitch to the roof? <Edit>: it looks like it slopes the long way with the back yard.

Yes, it slopes with the back yard, which is surprisingly hard to judge in the photos. The yard has enough slope that I pretty much had to follow it anyway, and since the panels are corrugated it wouldn't have helped any to slope it along the other axis. It's not a super steep slope as roofs go, somewhere between 1/12 and 2/12, but enough to shed rain fine without any apparent leaking. (There's about 2" of overlap between panels.) We'll see how it deals with snow the next time we get a real storm, which happens every few years or so. I might have to clear it off if it sags too badly.

 

[DiscoInferno]

Is that your neighbors house on the other side of the fence?

Yes, our lots aren't much wider than the houses. They are OK with it, it's better than the ratty tarp-covered stack that was there before.

 

[DiscoInferno]

Where did you get the poly carbonate from. Has anyone seen sheets that have the ribs going the other direction?

Real nice job, thanks for sharing with us. Here's a few ideas I had. Use fine mesh tarp hanging down the top few feet. This will help keep out blowing snow and rain. I switched from pallets to PVC pipe. It doesn't rot.

It came from home depot: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Suntuf-26-in-x-8-ft-Clear-Polycarbonate-Roofing-Panel-101697/100021329
They also have a cheaper PVC version: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Palruf-26-in-x-8-ft-Clear-PVC-Roof-Panel-100423/100038031
but the reviews for that made it sound like it would not last. They also have metal and different colors of polycarbonate and PVC.

You can cut the panels and orient them the other way on a short roof, I was going to do that at first. I've never seen roof panels where the ribs ran the short way, though. It would hard to transport and work with that way, they would be floppy.

I've got a whole pile of rotten pallets to dispose of (burn) that agree with you. But I always seem to find new free ones.

 

[Applesister]

I like it...its open and airy looking and the clear plastic may be just the thing. And handy to stack and get to.

 

[gzecc]

Yes, our lots aren't much wider than the houses. They are OK with it, it's better than the ratty tarp-covered stack that was there before.

Sure thats true. This is much better.

 

[Michael Golden]

You shouldn't have a problem that shed looks well built!