I’m planning on building a standard 8x16 wood shed soon. Would like to go bigger but have contraints due to property size (bout an acre) and lack of level ground. That said, what would you guys do differently, if anything, if you had to build again? What would you add? Remove? Regrets? No regrets?
Great post. I like my design. Its 6 feet wide and 32 feet long. Will hold 8 full cords. Shed style roof. Originally, I made it 24 feet long, and instantly regretted not making it bigger. So I did... Some prefer a box style building with many rows but smaller in footprint. I like the longer narrower style. It allows more of the wood on the edges, which means the majority of the wood is easy to get to, and in my opinion seasons better. The best advice I can give is make it bigger than you think you need. A bare minimum would be to hold one full years worth of wood at a time.
Horkn built a very nice stepped woodshed on unlevel ground. I'm sure he could link you to that thread or share tips. Great avatar btw.
Although I'm still in the building stage (got it framed up in May, haven't touched it since ) if I had to do it over I wouldn't have dug holes and put it on concrete piers, as now technically it's a permanent structure and taxable
Simple lean to open/accessable from both sides for ease of wood rotation. Make floor 12-18" high to limit bending factor/better air flow underneath and high enough so you dont hit your noggin. This is one i built for a friend out of reclaimed/cull/discounted lumber and aluminum roof panels. Notice heights and back access. It wasnt finished in these pics, but gives you an idea. Here's the thread if you wish to see more pics, progress etc. Jutt Lean to Build for a Friend
Thats gonna be sweet when its done. Dave Sirchopsalot and myself maybe asking if we can store a cord or five there!
Havent built one but if I did I’d slope the walls out like this old corn crib. Had one like this on the property when I was a kid and dad used it for firewood. Keeps things nice and dry.
Yes. Precisely. Holes with concrete piers mattress it a permanent structure . I didn't want to go that way. I really couldn't actually. Yep, that's it. It's awesome having several years with of wood in one spot. We've had several big storms since building this shed and no issues. I know we had at least 2 storms that had 70- mph winds. The bays that have wood in it are holding up around 20-25,000 lbs when filled with about 5 cords of wood.
This is my wood storage rack, which is not a woodshed, but it's all I need. It's made of 2"7/8 oil field pipe, setting on 8" X 8" treated wood. Then I added a R-Panel roof 3' X 12'. I made two of these racks then put them next to each other to minimize rain penetration.
Thanks, buZZsaw BRAD East Texas where I live really doesn't get more than a dozen nights below freezing each winter, so in a normal winter I only burn around 2 cords of mainly red oak.
I'm planning a shed, nearer the house than all the far flung stacks. In thinking size, I want a years' supply, more or less out the back door. Then, I add a single row of SS wood. Then I think about having a row or two of stuff I know I won't use in a single season, that will hold over for the following season. my only thought, is that bigger is better: per the space you are willing to give up, the materials you can assemble now.....maybe build what you can now, but leveling the ground for an addition later. If you are seasoning your wood in stacks elsewhere, then you're only building to cover seasoned wood? We have neighbors, so I like to keep things tidy and consistent. Our postage stamp is small and on a hill, so I'm working too on maximizing space, a little taller, wider, deeper etc. Here, its function over form, but then making it look acceptable for our area. sorta acceptable.
Thanks for all the great feedback. Yep, I’m currently seasoning wood in rows in between trees but would like to keep things a bit more tidy and keep the snow off in the winter. And the shed will be easily accessible from the driveway unlike the rows.
