Went for a walk with the pups, found this. Wasnt like this wed. Stack of various wood splits: maple, sassy, a little oak, been stacked going on 2 years. Had no lean. Its in the middle of my row and Im hoping more wont follow.
Same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago. I'm blaming it on these crazy PA weather swings of freezing-thawing the ground.
Definitely not fun to restack. Only time it happened to me was before I put snow retention pieces on my garage roof. The slide pushed my stack over.
I was having a issue trying to decipher the thread title… but your picture paints a perfect image…. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words…. But on a more serious note, sorry to see that happened …. Never no fun to redo…
I was in the house one night, late, heard a strange sound, walked out back and yup, the whole mary ann had fell down!! I ''thought'' i'd stacked it pretty straight, not so, or, during the drying process, i'm just guessing the whole stack fell over.
Has likely happened to most all, yes re-stacking sux but you’re 2 yrs into dry, that’s just surface moisture Biddleman . If you don’t burn from there to stove, I’d just move it to final staging area. Silver linings…
Bummer, thats a lot of wood on the ground. Its all wet with snow to boot! I had two stacks fall over this winter. We get a lot of snow here (still have several feet on the ground). The tops of my stacks had many feet of snow on them that had curled over the edges like cornices do on mountain ridges putting pressure on my plywood top covers. The side weight of the snow pulled the stacks right over. I knew better than to leave them but didnt get to them quick enough I guess.
Sean find some rubber roofing, new or used. I cut to 16”, I like my rubber roofing to be 24”, lightweight and much better than metal or plywood. I have my share of metal roofing cover and its a hassle. I have 5 runs of rubber roofing, 10’ long x 24”wide, looking for more…. It’s easier to weight down and not nearly as affected by wind. Just FYI
Been there myself. Only thing I hate more than stacking is stacking the same wood twice. I’ve started using branches and odd lumber as a stringer to tie the rows together and now stacks are much more durable.
