Fresh Split Wood...Cover or Let it Air out????

When in doubt, air it out!
I don't worry about covering until maybe the end of the warm/dry part of the summer, and even then only when I plan on burning that particular stack that coming winter. But as others have said, if you are gonna cover before that time, top cover only. I actually move what I need for the winter into a 3 sided shed to keep snow off but still allow some airflow

 

You're doing good just keep going a Hoarders s work is never done

 

As usual I still debate on to cover or not... some say if you don't cover the moisture/water will cause the wood to get fungus...obvy as shown in picture I have some covered. Their about 4 feet high I guess give or take . I'm going to pick up more tomorrow. I constantly check Craigslist everyday for people giving away logs or downed trees. I'm definitely going to get a moisture Meter. Someday I'll be able to tell the different woods and kinda apart. I should label each pallet cuz their all different kinds.

 

Covering can never hurt.
Someday I will never be able to tell all different Woods apart

 

Before ...after coming soon (this is oak right? )

 

Yeah, sounds like they were keeping busy with the wet wood alright!

I don't have enough "cover" to cover all of my wood, so I mostly just cover what I'm planning to burn for the next year or two. One thing I've learned with top covering is that it can work against you if it's not shedding water properly. I use some vinyl siding leftovers; and that works much better than the blue tarps for me, which tend to get holes in them and pool water if they're not taught. All that water eventually drains onto the wood below, causing these spots to get wetter than they would have if you left them uncovered.

 

After

 

Nicholas it depends on your situation that is exactly what I am building as my storage spot is 200 yards from where I put wood in winter to use. I also have a tractor so with forks in cubes real easy to transport boxes without reading stacking over..

 

I don't like to go far for my firewood, or re-stack it each year, so it's covered behind the work shop with the stove just inside the back door. Fixed the wood splitter so it doesn't need a catch pan any longer or a support hydraulic container!

 

I Use a heavy black tarp over top of my stacks. Acts like a solar cover with the sun. I do not cover the sides of my stacks until winter.

 

+1
Top cover only, let the sides get air

 

I never cover the wood until seasoned and then only for the wood I will use that winter.

 

It seasons it much faster than letting it get soaked with rain water. I've had wood season within 4 months and was getting well below the recommended moisture content.

I never burn wood with fungus. That's where the horrid wood smoke smell comes from. Thus leading to smoke trolls complaining about wood stoves. That also leads to eye and skin irritation.