There’s a guy on Facebook selling traded in storage sheds. Just your regular old 2x4 T-111 siding with a double door. He has a 12x16 for $1000. I was thinking the lumber to build a wood shed would probably cost that much and I could probably jam 5 cord in there, already seasoned or add some vents.
Take the front and back off for good air flow (maybe face it into the prevailing wind) and cover them in the cold weather sort of what M2theB does with his. The front could always be kept open all year. I have an old tree fort (size of a small shed with a low ceiling) (its no longer in the tree either) that i utilized for wood storage. I got a lot of free wood from the homeowner in years past. He had several trees taken down in May of last year and let me keep the wood there. Its right next door to where i store wood now. Have you looked on CL/FBM for buildings. Usually very cheap even free if you haul away. I think JiminyKicket got one that way. Also old deck demo salvaged boards can be found for free as well.
I use mine. I load it up every fall with wood for that winter. Since it's already seasoned and ready to burn I stack it in tight. Its the best place I have to keep the wood out of the snow.. mostly burn pine but some hardwood at night, so I stack about 1/4 of each row hardwood.
If it’s already seasoned, I wouldn’t worry about air flow, that shed looks like it has a window in it also, most of them have some sort of air vents anyway. The only problem is could foresee is maybe too much weight for the flooring material & breaking thru. I would check the floor joist spacing. If that is a concern put pallets down so you don’t have a pile of splits between two floor joists.
I regret my experience taking down a much smaller, simpler shed, and it was free! Unless one of you has the equipment and knowledge on moving a structure that size, you’ll need to carefully disassemble it to moveable sizes. If it’s a shingled roof it’s practically unusable due to weight. There are some great videos online about building sheds on the cheap—I’d aim for that instead. But either way good luck and let us know where you landed!
Just a word of caution. Most of those pre-fab sheds aren't built very heavy duty. Often only having 2x4 or 2x6 floors. 5 cords of wood could be up to 25-30k lbs if green.
I built my woodshed by using the roof from an old metal storage shed supported by 4x4 posts and 2x6 frame. Holds 4 cords.
Man why can't I find a deal like that?? I would think if he has them sitting in a lot like that, he probably has a way to move/ deliver them. But personally I would use them as a shed, I would have much better use for one other than wood storage inside. Maybe put a lean-to off the back and/or sides and use that for other storage, including firewood.
^^^^^ This is the best answer. Maximum airflow to season the wood AND a nice dry space to keep more stuff in.
Mine is an old farm shed. I added a door on the back and screen windows on the side. The door makes it easy to pull out the longest seasoned wood first. This way I can be filling it up with just split wood while emptying at the same time. Cannot see the doors but there is one on the left and another on the right. You can see the window.
It’s impressive how you’re using every square inch! If someone opened the little birdhouse on the right, would they find an ugly or two?
the guy said he’d deliver for $300. it’s a shed dealer. They give you a few bucks off a new one to “trade in” your old one
