Last winter, the power company came through and removed 13 trees from the back of the yard. About half was some kind of spruce. The rest hickory, cherry and a few dead sassafras. Also trimmed a couple of oaks. The boy and I stacked up the biggest stuff on pallets and the smaller stuff in various piles on the woodline. It was then that I convinced the wife that we should fix the chimney that has been shot since we bought the house. We are track to have that done next year. Fast forward to this fall and I decided that I wanted something more than just a tarp to cover our stacks....and the fun began....
I decided to make this a project with my son and daughter. I wanted to sink the posts in the ground, in case this turns into something bigger down the road. After 20 mins and about 8 inches down, I decided I needed auger to get through our rocky dirt. Even still, it took 5.5 hours to get 8 holes done. A few days later, we got all the posts cemented in.
Over the course of the next week or so, we slowly made progress. Long hours at work, shorter daylight hours and kids activities didn't leave much time, but we chipped away at it.
I used some new treated lumber for the frame and rafters. I used some recycled 2x6 from the the neighbors old deck for the sides. Decided halfway through to add a doorway in the back.
Thanks for the welcome...good to be here. It was great time spent with the kids. Now to spend time with them swinging the maul!!!
Power company cuts everything at 24"...most ended up at 30", so I build this sawhorse so I could cut most everything down.
Welcome to the forum sms4life. Nice woodshed. Nice to see another Michigander on the forum. If you would really like to fit in and make some new friends, watch in this next week for an announcement of our annual spring GTG. You will be welcome as well as your family. We have folks come from many states and sometimes from overseas; they are a great group! We have a lot of fun, cut and split wood; even for one of our neighbors. We are located roughly between Saginaw and Lansing. btw, get all the wood you can before you are ready to burn. Get it split too and stacked then give it plenty of time to dry. You no doubt will be learning more about the 3 year plan.
Great job and great use of the repurposed old deck boards. A shed is a great thing to keep your firewood stash dry. In no time youll be planning for an addition once you get it filled as you can NEVER have too much firewood.
Thanks Backwoods Savage I wish I would have scrounged up more wood when the power company came through. Learning that you can never have too much!
Exactly. I think it was only 2 days after I got the sides on and I was thinking... I can easily double the size of this thing...
Woodshed is not big enough,… I should have grabbed more of that wood when I had the chance,… I NEED another chainsaw,…. I need a trailer for hauling wood,…. I need a different truck to pull my new trailer,… I NEED a BIGGER chainsaw,…… and the list goes on! Welcome to the club, where you spend so many $$$ on stuff so you can save money on your heating bills!
Yes, as my brother told me when I was planning my wood shed, "No matter how big you make it, it's not going to be big enough." That turned out to be true. Welcome aboard, sms!
The county did some cutting along our dirt road. This is my 3rd load of the stuff they left. No pics of the first 2...Mostly stump cutoffs and stuff with a little rot. This load was cherry and one oak stump. Most of it has been oak, cherry and hickory. I left the box elder and sassafras. I also decided to bring down one of the dead cherries on our woodline the power company topped. Sapwood is a little punky, but the rest is solid.
