It really does get the building moving. You should put it on your bucket list, when they host the Michigan wolverines one of these years. That said, this is an old army camp / field. It's not going anywhere. Solid...
If it ever cools off I will be moving some Oak and Locust into my basement for those cold and snowy days and nights.
Those are the days that I truly enjoy all of the wood stacked in my basement, along with the wood insert cranking out the heat.
This is why we do what we do. It's certainly not to get asked "why do you need all that firewood?" Birch please!!!
Here's my basement packed for the winter. 7 cords which has been in there since last spring. We have a dehumidifier on all summer down there so after 2 years drying outside (one open air and one in the shed) it's had another 6 months finishing indoors. Mix of red oak, white oak, beech, red maple, paper birch, black birch, yellow birch and cherry.
Really nice load for the season,looks like you do premium firewood. I was able to bring in about a cord of oak and locust today.
I don't have any issue with bugs. I spray the back wall and floor with Permethrin before filling. I then spray the top and face of each row once it's in. (I do the same when the wood shed is being filled.) Any bug that tries to leave the stacks only makes it a few steps and down he goes...
I guess that's why I had so much issue with bugs when I tried bringing wood into the basement ahead of time...I didn't have the Orkin man treat muh wood!
It's so easy and cheap. Just mix a few ounces with a gallon of water in the pump sprayer and you're done in a few minutes. Amazon used to carry it but no longer does. However, there are plenty of DIY pest control shops online that sell it. It either comes in quarts with a self measuring cup like Stabil for gas, or you can buy it by the gallon. Permethrin is the same pesticide used in dog flea and tick treatments. The kind you put on the back of their necks. One caution though. It's pretty much harmless to dogs and humans but cats can't get near it. Their liver is unable to process it and it will cause major issues with their nervous system. So, if you have a cat, don't let them near it until it's dry. Once it's dry, they are safe. Mine uses my stacks as a gymnasium after it's cured...
Bugs and spiders is why I set off a full box of raid fogger bombs after all my winter wood is in the basement.
