Got started on this yesterday. Not really a shed and most certainly not as nice as many I have seen on here by some of you guys. But hopefully it will suffice for what I need. Going to be a long process as I can't devote full attention to it. Seeing how this past winter was my first one burning and I pretty much only did it on the weekends, didn't have much more dry wood to do more than that. I am not sure how much we will go through but I am guessing about (1) cord per season. This should be large enough for what we should need...but only time will tell. I figure it will hold about (5) cords. It is (5) sections long, 8' long per section. The plan is to have it two 16" - 18" rows deep with about 2" - 4" between rows. It will be about 6' tall at the front of the right side and have a 3" drop to the roof. I didn't want to have to do a bunch of foundation work to have the base level so I will level the roof side to side which means it will be taller on the left side. Not sure what the distance is yet but my guess is about a foot. This is about 200' from the house and backs up to DNR land behind it. It was the best location for access and getting wind for drying. It is also flat from there to the house so don't have to worry about pulling up hill when bringing wood up. The one pic shows the direction the wood faces. It is West-Northwest which is where we get about 90% of our wind. It comes all the way across the lake with nothing to stop it, so this will get some really good wind for drying. Got started yesterday with the foundation blocks and the bases. I'll post more pics as the progress continues...and eventually gets full up with wood.
That giant dead tree on the other side of the fence doesn’t look like it is leaning in a favorable direction. Any chance of taking that down before you continue?
I knew someone was going to bring that up. lol I wish I could but that is on DNR land. And one thing you do not do is cut anything on MN DNR land.
Also, it is a hazard. Notify them as such. Once notified, they will assume liability. If it falls and you haven’t notified them, they will plead ignorance.
Great point! That looks like ash, and if it's been dead long enough to lose all that bark, it's probably not long until it breaks off at the ground...seems like that's how they often go IME
Off to a good start there. Once you get some wood in there it'll be a tough decision whether to look at your hoard or look at the lake!
LOL I love hoarding but not sure I'll ever get that far. Didn't think I was going to be able to work on it at all today. But I was able to get a few hours in. Got the rest of the joists in. Got all the hangers on and all the blocks in. And even was able to start going vertical.
This is a good read. https://www.northstpaul.org/DocumentCenter/View/222/In-the-Shade-of-a-Tree-PDF?bidId= Damage Your Client's Tree Causes. If a neighbor's tree is unsound and threatens your client's property, the neighbor may be liable for any damage that occurs. The test is whether the tree owner knew or should have known that damage was likely. A tree owner is not expected to be a tree expert, but she is expected to recognize obvious symptoms of a problem, such as the unseasonal lack of leaves, a dead limb, visible decay, or a tree leaning dangerously to one side. If the potential for damage is foreseeable and if the tree owner fails to take corrective action, the courts will likely hold the owner legally responsible for damage caused to people or property. In an unpublished opinion, the Minnesota Court of Appeals found that a landowner was not liable in a personal injury case where the landowner's tree did not pose an obvious danger.12 In that case, a tree trimmer was injured when a decaying branch broke. Liability was not imposed, because the branch appeared to be sturdy and showed no signs of decay. In another case, a landowner was found to owe no duty to protect a pedestrian from a low-hanging branch that was clearly visible.13 That came from here. Library Research Guides: Neighbor Law: Trees
How much will it hold? Once its full of wood you'll need more room. Ask me how how I know this. Many other FHCers can relate.
I don't doubt it. I'm finding hording and finding those FBM scores is half the fun. Once I'm full I can't get any scores. That is where I am at now. I have no room until I split what I have and get it in the "shed". Then I have room for more rounds. But once the rounds area is full I'm back to no more scores. Guess at that point I'll have to build another shed... Not like I don't have the room.
On the dead tree and the DNR. I live in MI and when we lived further north I went to the district office and they almost begged me to take down a dead tree. They wrote me a special permit to do so. All was well. Point is, try! Go to them and ask. Take pictures and also show them the property line. Good luck.
Was able to get in some time on the storage today. Got the first few sections braced up and ready for beams. Then I was able to get several sections of beams in and some trusses. I still need to cut the tails but I need to get them all in then I will snap a line across them all, then cut them all at once. It's getting there, but I just want to start putting wood in it. Not sure when I'll be able to get more time on it.
I'll put kickers from each post both directions up to the beams. And kickers from each post up and in to the trusses. I'm also going to add cross braces flat under the trusses. They will go from each post in the front to the center of the section in the back.
Nice job! Should be plenty of air flow for quick drying with that set-up. What do you have planned for roofing material?
Going with basic steel roofing from Menards. Last year I put some maple in the same area just on pallets with no cover. With the sun and lots of wind that area gets it was at ~15% in about 6 months. Can't wait to start stacking wood in it!
If you aren't picky about the color, check in their clearance section. I always find that they have some random pieces there. Twice last summer, they had full boxes of them. Same with the screws with rubber washers...check clearance.
