Any advantage covering 2018 supply for winter?

In the past, I have left my wood un-covered until Sept. for this years burnings. I am finally ahead of the game a little. I have several piles, outside stored with more to process, intended for 2018/2019. Any real advantage to be gained by covering this wood for the winter?
80% or more of it is Ash.

 

Probably not but I like to top cover everything that's split n stacked , keeps out leaves , sticks and less dirt n crap when I finally bring it in to burn .
Prevents/reduces several "re-wetting" cycles Snow doesn't sit on it all winter ,shorter dry time, just cleaner better burning wood I think.
If you move your wood into a shed in the fall , that might be a different story

 

In all the wood seasoning test I've read say:

"Off the ground & top covered
produce the best results "


One Reference:
Spring vs Fall cutting, moisture study, Fairbanks AK

That prevents/reduces several "re-wetting" cycles

 

Yeah , that too

 

Im with HD on this one.
Stacked off the ground.
And top covered as soon as the stack is ready for long term storage. Keeps the rain, snow and leaves out

 

The squirrels, chipmunks, possums, skunks, raccoons, rabbits and woodchucks will thank you for putting a roof on their house. Some are not too happy when they receive their eviction notices 3 years later.

 

More or less depends on your specific area.

What works for me in my conditions will also work for you, but maybe not as well sort of thing.

If you have the interest to, why not cover part of the pile and leave the other part of the pile bare and let us know how much the difference or advantage of one or the other was?

 

I guess my question would be is this wood for use in January? or 18/19 season? if in lower Ohio some might not burn til it get real cold and use a heat pump.. if 18/19 season I would top cover ... if in a few months do you bring it closer to house? or how do you get it from stack to stove?

 

Freshly css'd wood sits uncovered here for 5-6 months then covered until ready to be burned. Just as Backwoods states, covered is better than uncovered.

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I cover when leaf dropping season starts. My stacks trend to be very deep, so I figure letting the sun and wind hit as much of it as possible is probably advantageous. Covered stack one today stove it's mostly under a tree. Stack two will wait a while until the threat of snow unless a couple wet fall weeks are forecast.

 

I got into a habit covering pine as it doesn't stand up to wetting and rewetting well and a percentage of dead standing oak can be punky and hold water, plus I don't have much of a shed and for some time I had none, so top covering and even a side cover to keep snow out for at least a month's supply I was doing anyway.

I do have some red oak that was cut green that has not been covered. Seems to be OK, haven't taken a moisture meter to any of it.

 

I have no doubt top covering is good but I have given up again. I get so much wind coming at my stacks I just can't keep anything but tarps on and they only last a year. But on the other side of the ticket the wind dries any moisture very quickly and for the most part I only have pine needles that get on the stacks. Should build a nice shed but other projects get in the way. Can't find any old roofing but if I ever do I might give that a try.
Until then they will stay uncovered and I keep about a cord on the patio outside the stove room.

 

I haven't used it, because I can't find any used epdm rubber roofing either, but I hear that's the best thing outside of a shed. I too gave up on tarps. They degrade too quickly from UV, fly off and look like crap.

I too, top cover as soon as I can. Until I get my wood shed built, I'll keep doing it that way.

 

Looks like Sharp's lumber has some roofing in stock for those in NH. They are in Ashland. Price went up a bit since I bought from them a couple of years ago.

Tin Roofing

Here's their website too.

Sharps Lumber | Serving the specialty lumber market for over 35 years

 

To clarify my last post, I have tried metal roofing and I can't keep it on even with a lot of weight on it. I have looked for the rubber roofing but short of buying new I can't find any around here.

 

I'm in the same situation. Too much fighting with tarps or old roofing to make it worth it. Right now I am stacking wood in a open field to keep all the leaves off of it and full wind and sun exposure. 5 cords get loaded in the shed in late summer. I need a shed that holds 20ish cords. I would like to cut, split and stack and not worry about moving it at the right time.

 

Same here, a good nor'easter willl blow my tin,plastic and fiberglass panels off unless I cover them with the heaviest of pallets and rocks and stuff. - and even then ....