When I put the second row splits into my rubbermaid shed, the side walls kicked out of the roof where they snap together.....most likely because some dumbass didnt put screws in to hold them together. Either way, I'm not sure it.would have been enough with a third load. Yesterday afternoon I was taking Roofus the blunder mutt out to pee, and noticed that the doors that were not only closed, but blocked by a paving stone were open. Then realized that the wood was spilling out the door. The wall buckled further and the whole row toppled forward. Luckily the wheelbarrow was in there to self fill and save me some work! So much for my plans today, gotta get this fixed now.
Mamas been sick for a week, bringing her to a walk in clinic in a few minutes. After that, I think I can put two 2x4s on each side to help shore up the sides, then run two 2x4s in front of the first row, then again 2 more near the front to tie the walls together. The fronts will be a PITA, but I can remove them as I get further into the stack. I cant shore it from the outside, as I need to get by it to the stacks that are behind it.
Hope it's nothing serious. As to the wood, can you crib the ends by the walls, that should be the easiest.
No strength in the walls of these things. In my little 8x10 ft tent shed, I drove 2x2s into the ground along the outside and then put some paracord from one side to the other to keep them from spreading out. One set per row. That let me stack right to the top. Sadly, I'm not just a firewood hoarder, and now the shed has kids bikes in it, lawn mower, outdoor cooker, a few different pails of oil..... I really need to get a place outside the city where I have room to expand and build proper storage structures....like a 40x80 ft shop would be a good start. Good luck with the repairs sir.
Why not put racks inside around the 3 solid walls? I have lots of still good plastic brackets you can have, I upgraded to steel ones. I even have a bunch of used 2x4s you can have. Seriously.
Hmmm, if I didnt already have over a cord stacked and piled in it I'd give that a try. While I'm sitting here in the waiting room, I was just thinking. I need to shore up the walls either way. I'll put 2 2x4s on the side walls to give them rigidity, and to better anchor the roof. Then I will run the stacks from front to back, then a final left to right row at the door to hold it all together.
Looks like flu and pneumonia for my wife. Explains why she was so run down and spent 2 solid days in bed. I just need this thing to make it through the winter. Hopefully I'll be able to get a proper wood shed up next year.
In the above picture the wood is stacked to 7' high in the center row. Notice that the ends are cribbed on this end but the other end that is against the outside wall is also cribbed. If not, the wood will ruin the steel siding! So, cribbing is definitely the way to go. Of course, one could strengthen it by putting up perhaps 4 x 4's but cribbing is not that difficult and a whole lot cheaper. Sad to see you have a mess to deal with but an even worse thing to deal with is your wife's sickness. Let us hope and pray that does not get worse.
Here's to hoping your wife recovers quickly. That said, I think the best thing to do is to crib the ends like Dennis and others say. Those snap together rubbermaid type shelters just don't have much strength to them. As to the real wood shed, you and I both need one of those for next year.
Well that stinks. Hope your wife gets better. I've been fighting a 20' ShelterLogic for 2 seasons now. Like you, I plan to build something in the spring, just need to get through this winter.
So it didn't end up being quite as bad as I expected. Got Jen home and back in bed, then tackled the shed. Looks like my plan should work perfectly. Now once the snow melts I'll be able to finish loading it. Thank you all for the suggestions!
