So I've been way to busy this summer and spent way to much money and I didn't get to build my wood shed pole barn so Im still using tarps I just picked up this sort of decent 10mil tarp and got my wood stacks all covered up so they'll be ready to for the winter. Maybe next year I'll get my woodshed pole barn built.
Yes and put lots of stuff on top to hold it down. Wind will get under any space you leave eventually, as I have found out firsthand!
I just covered all our shoulder season wood for this year with our old tarps this morning before the rain, it can be a pain but it works.
Or better yet, find some plywood scraps. They make for a pretty good sub roof under a tarp. I'll pick up any piece of plywood that I see bigger than 1' by 4'. Got quite the ecelectic collection of them after 20 years. The old crypt forms seem to be holding out the best. They also make for somewhat easy snow removal and give you the ability to have a bit of overhang.
Matt, it is good that you've been busy but sometimes one can be too busy. Sounds like that hit you. The money part? Well, that seems to hit most people from time to time. But you've went without the shed before so this is just putting off the shed for a little longer. You'll appreciate it when you get it finished.
Matt, the shed is one of the ABSOLUTE best things I've done since we moved here. Took me 3.5 years to do it, but it makes my life a ton easier. It's worth a lot more than the money and time I have in it. Start saving your pennies this winter, and by spring, you'll have at least a couple bucks toward building that bad boy.
Apparently my photo didnt load from my my phone so here it is. Ive been doing the tarp thing for years now and was hoping to build a woodshed this summer but it just didnt happen. We had the house painted, got a new HVAC system installed and worked on countless other projects and the shed just kept getting moved back but hopefully next year will be the year of the shed.
I get it. Tons of things around here needing to get done, and not enough time, energy, or money to get to all of it. You'll be kicking yourself once you get it built, wondering why you didn't fit building it into the schedule. You'll git 'er dun, and be happy you did. I was able to use the leftover tar paper, and shingles from redoing the house. Had to buy posts, OSB, and a bunch of 2x6.
Ive got just about enough posts for it in the barn and a bunch of 2x6x12 too as well as about ten sheets of leftover 3/4 plywood I just need a few more things but really the biggest thing I need is time. Ill be done with school next summer and that should open up a lot of time for me.
The year is not over yet. If all of your other chores are done there is plenty of time to build a simple shed. Financing it could be another matter though.
Matt, you have some nice wood piles but this scares me a bit. The reason is water flowing off the barn roof and then immediately a low spot on the wood pile. Hopefully one side of that pile is a lot lower than the other so water can flow off the sides. Otherwise that could prove to be a big problem. I see other low spots on the pile that also could be problems. Better to have a high spot in the center so water can run off both ends or one side of the pile a lot higher than the other to run off the sides. Then, of course, you have to be sure the water does not run onto the wood as it runs off the top else wood will get waterlogged. Not a good thing. Hopefully you have some plans on this or the pictures also can be deceiving.
Yes I do have a to get out there and tweek it a bit. Ive got some more wood on the other side of the barn that Im going to put in there and Ill probably also get some 2x4s or something to prop it up a bit. I dont like the way its hanging on the front of the stacks so Im going to work on that too. Im planning on getting to that on Thursday after work so I should have a slightly different picture up then. Good looking out there Dennis much appreciated advice.
I'm still a tarp guy. The biggest pain for me is the pallets that rot into the ground. I started using steel pole barn style metal on top of two rows which hold up way better than the 6 mil plastic. The metal also bridges any low spots so the water runs off better and drips off beyond the edge of the pile. My 6 mil plastic covers wrap the wood so as water runs off it runs onto the sides of the firewood which does wet the wood somewhat.
Different projects, but sounds like my carport. Next spring that is going to happen, along with the new 30-NC Englander. Greg
I just gave away 6- 20' x 4' sheets of steel roofing ! I had them for 2 years and everyone that I asked said that they wanted them, but no one ever came to pick them up. Finally a guy that was doing some work for me said , Hell Yes ! So now they are gone.
Well the tarp is gone for now. We had a pretty good storm last weekend and it got blown over and filled with water So I got it off and am going to leave it off for a while so that some sun gets down in there to help dry things out. When I do put it back on Im going to lay some lumber across the stacks and use string to tie the tarp down instead of the tie wraps that I had in place before. Oh and I leveled the stacks out some too so hopefully that will help out .
OH NO! That is some prime stuff for covering wood. I'd have taken those in a flash and so would many others.
Good lesson learned and just this once getting wet like that won't ruin things. For sure when you redo things, get the stringers or plywood under the tarp and not on top. Also, with tarps I've found that it is usually best to not try to get the entire thing weighed down. If it is just a slight bit loose, the wind can get under it to dry the moisture that gets through or the moisture that still comes out of the wood. Now if you just had those 4 x 20 sheets of steel roofing that ID1 gave away...
