My grandson came around early this morning and stacked the wood he split yesterday. He started the stack directly on the ground. I usually stack on 4x4s. The wood is stacked in the barn on a dirt floor. Should I restack it off the ground? It is about 1/2 cord.
Do you get much moisture on your dirt floor in the barn? Is the wood dry already? I would think that it should be restacked unless youre ok with potentially loosing the bottom row of wood.
In our area, that would be a no-no. The soil here is way too moist. Wood will absorb moisture over time. If you have sandy soil, moisture may not be a problem.
It is in the extension to the barn. I have lived here 23 years and the extension was there when I bought the place. The roof is in good shape, so the dirt floor hasn't seen rain in 23 years. If it was outside I would restack it. Didn't know if dry dirt floor would be a problem. I will probably restack the second row they started, since it isn't where I want it.
I stack in a machine shed with a dirt floor. I stack on 2 -4's but some times splits end up on the ground, I also just throw the smalls and uglies In a pile on the ground. I've never had a problem with the wood that ends up on the ground getting bad.
If it were me, and its not - I wood do this rather than that. That being said " that " and I quote " In the beginning God made all this stuff in six days. But he messed up by not making a smith to make an ax or a saw to cut the stuff down. " So to para phrase God was not a wood burner. What this has to do with your wood on the floor is this - Adam and Eve must have used wood that was on the ground for fire - how they lit it is another matter. Hopes this helps you .
I did start stacking on ground but that did me no favors whatsoever. The moisture then the bugs then..whatever else got into the wood and left it to the elements. This wasn't recent but since I didn't come out to where the property was much, I couldn't get back to maintain it. It became more of a chore than a reward since the wood got soaked and in wrong place
stacking sucks, I wouldnt restack unless that wood was made of gold and might lose its value if the slight moisture got to it.
The creepy crawlers were more of a concern than losing the bottom row of the stack. I have an aversion about bring any destructive creepy crawler into the house. Had carpenter ants 30 years ago and the exterminator lift $$$$s from me to get rid of them.
The big black ants live in wet wood. If its dry you shouldn't see ants in your wood. I use Home Defense Max if I see black ants in the house. It works! Oh. and they like Frosted Flakes.......
I would leave it on the ground and see what happens. Count it as a learning experience and maybe you wont need to stack it off the dirt next time.
When some one does a job for me that I find not up to my expectations I make the offending party redo the job till it meets my expectations. If it is your wood and want it of the dirt, make the kid restack it. If it is his wood and he dont care, well, who else does?
I wouldn't re stack it for him, just let him know what happens to the wood on the ground. It's his time and effort he would be wasting. If you tell him what will happen to the bottom row of wood, and then he gets to see it firsthand later, the lesson will be more likely to stick with him.
