Got all the floor down today. Front and back 2x10's will be doubled up. Luckily had a 16'er to extend into the existing on the front. May get more work done this afternoon.
With the brutal wind chill and some snow cover I didn't feel like doing any work this week. Snow dried up and it wasn't too bad on Thursday so I got the other end doubled up. Plan on working on it next week, but more snow has fallen.
Looking good my friend Can't beat a woodshed, I'd like to build another, seems you can never build them big enough or have to many of them. Racks, tarps, liners, etc... getting old
Thanks Chuck. I hear ya. And this is only for my bundle wood. One bay filling, one bay emptying, and one full bay drying...that's if it all goes according to plan. I've got my other general cordage area next door close to being organized. Need a few more stacks to sell and I'll redo that part too.
Looks good! Nice and stout. If your hoard can't expand outward the only way is up. It's hard to tell, how tall is that shed on the inside?
Looks great, these are the best kind of shed builds imo. Bit by bit, using what's around. To reference earlier posts in the thread, my heart goes out to you for not having an inside fire! Put one in, you've got my vote.
Got both front and back "beams" up yesterday. Ill frame the divider wall and start filling it up next week even without the roof done yet.
6'6" clearance from floor to bottom of "beams" The 2-3 rows closest to the front will tilt badly with uneven drying. Gotta combat this somehow this time. Had a few logalanches last year.
To keep stacks from falling, I have been using 30inch pieces of 2x4, laying them across 2 rows of wood about 3 feet up on a 6 foot stack. It binds the rows together and it has been working when I have stacked wood outside and when stacked in my wood shed. I cut my wood to 16 inch lengths.
I stack outside with pt 2x4s on the ground and t posts on the ends. Two rows stacked next to each other, then 3' clear then the next two rows. I have the same problem with stacks coming down because the south side rows dry faster. Last year I tried putting some scrap lumber in the middle of the stacks to join the two rows together. I don't know yet if it is working. Also means I have to fill two adjacent rows at the same time. If you come up with a solution I'd sure like to hear it!
Im gonna try laying a 2x4/1x3 on the flat so the stack initially is tilted and as it dries it will even out. Its 6 rows deep and the back rows arent affected. This will be the second time its getting filled. With me it seems as its always a work in progress.
Any way you can orient your stacks perfect North/South direction? Gets equal amount of sunlight? This shed gets only afternoon sun and a good Westerly breeze across the open yard.
Nope, no room in the other direction. It's not so bad. I just have to remember to adjust the stacks at the end of the first summer. Does the wood in the center dry okay?
On the two other two bays I really didn't check the MC as i got to the middle. It depends how fast it fills up too. I did notice splits near the bottom were a bit heavier. The wood was in there over a year and I try to mix 1/3 SS woods with one year drying woods. The stacks are spaced a couple inches apart.
Set part of the interior "wall" and started in with stacking. I want to get as much wood back there with the truck while the ground is frozen. Being smaller sized splits I forgot how much it will take to fill this up. With what I have split already and rounds on hand it wont fill this bay. Gotta get going hoarding bundle woods. Wish I had an unlimited supply of red maple and black cherry.
Stacked the rest of the driest splits (5-6 months)I had there. Some sugar maple splits that will get mixed in as I fill it. Have well over a cord of rounds next door to split that will go in there next.
Stacked the load I split yesterday directly from the truck. Rare luxury to be able to back right up as the ground is nice and frozen. Went next door and split half the red maple and tulip poplar. Came back and stacked that too. Ill add the tulip little by little as I stack. Nice when I cut a load of bundle wood rounds and this is all that goes to general cordage. Usually shoot for 75-90% of quality splits. What's left I'll split Monday and stack. The maple from the cut there will go in after. I'd love to get a few cords of T.Jeff Veal straight red maple logs just for bundle wood. I'd like to fill this bay by end of next month.
