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Woodshelter build

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by mike bayerl, Sep 5, 2015.

  1. papadave

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    The problem I have with the short overhangs is the dripping, then the splashback. Will the tarps help that?
     
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    Dave, can you get a few sheets of galvanized roofing or fiberglass or something similar and just put those along the bottom to stop the splashback?
     
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    Mike, when you stack the wood in, you could also possibly stack it front to back rather than the long ways. Yes, it means more ends but perhaps easier to rotate the wood.
     
  4. jetjr

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    I run mine down to the ground and then add weight at the bottom.
     
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    That doesn't sound good at all. Usually better to leave it up so air can continue to circulate. Even with the rubber roofing, there can be condensation.
     
  6. papadave

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    I think he's talking about the overhang on his shed, Dennis.
    Correct me if I'm wrong jet.
     
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    Yes just the overhang on the shed. Still leave room for circulation.
     
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    Learned better than that from you.
     
  9. FastDonzi

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    if the ground has that much rock, drill it attach a cable to hold the shed down at each corner, then it wont blow over. I used that same clear roof on 1/2 my wood shed, the other 1/2 is metal so I don't have to work in the sun...mine is 24'x 31'
     
  10. Oldman47

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    For those cinder blocks just mix up some sacks of concrete and fill them. If you need an anchor, you could even put an anchor through the hollow centers before filling them with concrete and solve that problem too. Any anchor needs to be attached to the support posts, not just the cinder blocks.
     
  11. mike bayerl

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    I like this idea. Simple and sweet. It is just a woodshed after all.
     
  12. Brad38

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    Mobile home anchors in mine. It's not going anywhere. This could be an option if not too awful rocky.

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  14. Frank and Beans

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    There are many kinds of splashback. They are all undesirable. Got to eliminate the splashback.
     
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    Only problem I see is that it is empty!:)

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  16. mike bayerl

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    Well, I finally got the wood that was stacked there before back in place. About a cord of dry cherry, ash, black birch, red maple and tulip. That should get up started this Fall. Still haven't found any final anchor system.
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  17. Shawn Curry

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    Just keep it full of wood. :D Look great! :yes:
     
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    These might do it for you.
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    Yeah. I think I can get away with something like that. Ground is really rocky, but I think I can make them work.
     
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    I think that was on LOWES.