Giving up on pallets for storage...building a open face storage Hut

So I have given up on storing and seasoning my firewood on pallets as shown below. Its to much of a hassle checking to see which wood is which and uncovering and covering up the pallets. I know I've created and asked and caused many discussions on to cover or not to cover wood....And I have tried both and honestly don't know which works better. Obviously the stuff covered the top wood is dry, but it also don't get any circulation I feel. I see people in my area with like the storage huts where its got cover on the back part of it and a roof, but the front is open I'm guessing for circulation and air. So I'm going to try to find some kind of idea/instructions for building a nice storage "hut type thing" to store my firewood.

Cause this pallet stuff aint working lol

 

I agree it works, but its annoying cause i feel rearranging is def something that has to be done every so often. Only positive about is is being able to stack the wood like shown in the picture which allows air flow, with the shed type things it seems everyone just sticks them all in the same way and their on top of each other with no air movement :/

 

I'd say if we're building up a multiple year stash of wood that it's all be plenty dry by the time it hits the fire. I have pallets in one very long line about 50' and every year I pull wood from the opposite end eliminating the need to rearrange it. However, now it's so long I will pull from the middle of the pile this year because I didn't get to the middle last year, so I'll be splitting it in two I'm afraid and it won't look as awesome.

Ideally I want to build an open front/slat side leanto style wood shed that's long and narrow to more or less do the same thing. Even thought about splashing some paint on the end of some of the logs (not enough to prohibit drying, just to mark them) so it's easy to know which year a section of the pile originated from when pulling wood out.

 

I've started to retire my scrounged pallets this year too - I want something that will last more than 2-3 years. Lately I've been building my own, mostly from lesser quality pine and locust logs that would have otherwise ended up as firewood themselves.

I'd like to build a shed too; I just gotta figure out where I want to put it. It's possible to use a pole-barn or timber-framed style construction, and leave the sides open for better air flow. The only thing is, no matter how big I end up building it, I think it might trigger my OCD and I will be compelled to fill it. At which point, I'll have to go back to stacking on pallets again.

When I do build it, I think I'm going to use a few of my pallets as the floor.

 

Ya it's such a pain, although I'm obsessed with firewood, it gets annoying sometimes the whole perfect storage types and getting it as dry as can be lol


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I do it this way also...............but I don't have 43 cords CSSed!!!!! I've got 2 rows of pallets................almost 50ft worth of them...............with 2 rows of CSSed wood on each. I stow the chunks, cookies and uglies in between the rows of wood on each row of pallets. I'm only just about 2.5 years ahead now, but is works for me. Once I start burning; I drape a weighted tarp over the wood I'm gonna burn in the next month or so, and bring up 2-3days supply of splits to a small bin on my deck. Been doing it that why since I started burning.........................this'll be my 5th year now.

 

For many years I have been a pallet guy. The drawback is they rot, freeze into the ice, and the big one the snow and ice accumulate heavily on top. I live in a heavy snow area and the snow is a major issue. I built the lean to shown in the picture below this summer. I am not a contractor or carpenter, and have already heard all of the comments with that, but it is 35 feet long and close to 8 ft in depth, 6 to 8 ft at the roof depending on where you are etc. I already love it since the rain is off and the snow can build all day. It gets a ton of wind and late day sun also. Cost me about $1,500 total. Still a lot of work to do, but I will winterize the thing later this month to avoid some of the blowing snow etc. I still have wood on pallets and runner for air circulation, but they can be removed without chipping out 4 inches of ice.

 

Wow that's awesome lol but I'm not looking to build something that fancy and expensive. Just a decent size open face storage "bin" house type thing . But if u got the $$ that's awesome


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Ditto, was thinking the same on having a line. I stack in a line i go two or three sometimes 4 pallets wide.
Wood sheds are or should be the same low and wide enough so you can put a year or two in it. So you aren't constantly moving wood or moving it over and over.

 

Please if you do build 1 with pallets be sure to make it tall enough. Mine hurts my back loading and unloading. Luckily I have a source for more. Next fall I will be building a much larger 1.

This only holds about 2 cords. Built it in the spring. This is wood for 17/18. Except for the uglies up front. They need more time.

 

How does it fair with drift rain and staying dry for the most part? That's my only thought for this concept, is how wet does it get with drifting rain and windy snow and such?


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As far as rain nothing has gotten wet yet. With snow not sure yet because I built it this spring. It is way to small for us hoarders. But I wanted to try it.

 

Snow usually isn't a problem unless it's melting - just bang the splits together and it falls right off.

The other option is the "attached woodshed". Mine only holds a cord, but it's 10' from the stove. It can also function as a porch in the summertime..

 

Turned out great Woodsnwoods and you should be very happy with it---Nice job

 

A long narrow "woodport" open on all sides with enough roof overhang to avoid rain/snow blowing in or splashing up from the drip edge. I built mine out of raw poles, just pallets on the ground underneath. Between the new metal roofing and fasteners I think it was about $600. It's 50x8.

 

Holy smokesssss that's long and huge...all that for $600 that's it? Love the dogs posing


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Just finished putting on two new roofs, both sheds mostly built from pallet wood, had to buy some timber. Picked up the posts on the large shed for free from a factory I was doing some IT work for.