Shed Additions

Set more strapping but need a taller ladder to finish. In my younger years id've climbed up there but if I did that yesterday 911 would've been called. Stacked the rest of the red maple. Maybe three cords in there so far.
Framed the floor for the other side addition and got it "leveled".

 

That's a lot of firewood in a small area. Looks great!

 

What, are you adding on again?

 

Yes. The thread title is "additions" Going on the left side. Volume will be cord and a half.

Wasnt sure what I was putting in there, but looks like general cordage since I dumped red maple there. I had thought maybe a spot for smoker wood. Maybe in the future. Always a work in progress.

 

Why double up? Just curious.

 

How well does the wood in the middle season? Do you ever have a problem with it rotting? I have had wood in piles before, and the stuff in the middle would rot.

 

Lessens the sagging factor. If I was only stacking 4-5' high it would be okay single, but at 6.5' there's a lot of weight in there.

 

I had that happen years back when I crammed a bunch of oak in a tight stack.

Wood in the center does dry. Maybe not as fast as the outer splits. Look back at some of the picture updates and you'll see I space the stacks a couple inches and with the open design the air flows pretty good through it. The yard in front of it gets a decent breeze.

I like to get 12+ months ahead so the wood I'm bundling will be nice and dry. I fell behind a bit as its pot luck with my scrounging as to what I get.

 

Oh... I thought it was your old girlfriend that was associated with sagging.

 

This is the reference to an old GF MikeInMa

 

I made a similar mistake when I built my sisters woodshed, which is attached the side of their 24' long barn, lean-to style...the woodshed wall is just sitting on the ground and then lagged down with 3 of those ground augers... I thought about tying the bottom of the wall to the pallets that wood got stacked on, but didn't do it...mistake...over time as the wood is settling, frost is heaving, the wall is pushing out some at the bottom.
Wouldn't be that hard to remedy when empty, but I built it big enough to give them a 2-3 year supply in there, so would have to empty to fix.

 

Maybe she was just overinflated. Perhaps you should try helium. It is lighter.

 

Good idea! Hydrogen is flammable...remember the Hindenburg. I could always serenade her with Chipmunks songs!

 

I guess I'll see what happens with time. With all the weight that was in there it didn't settle/shift that much.

Obviously had I known he was going to okay replacing the old shed part I would've planned a bit better when I built the first part. Its more or less a huge pallet that's propped up on grade. Keeps the wood sheltered and clean which is all I want.