ok so I have a ton of rearranging and bringing in seasoned wood that’s been out for a year or two.....they have been in stacks as shown for about 1.5-2 years. I have to bring some of the stacks inside for winter to be used, so I will put them in the garage to keep dry.....but how long after it rains, should I wait to bring the wood from the stacked pallets in? Because it seems even after a day or two they still look pretty wet? I’m sure the ones in middle are dry but...I will be getting a moisture meter soon but can not afford it right now ( I know their only $20-40 but I’m saving up for a wedding for me and my fiancé lol) so for now I can’t depend on using a moisture meter
Only the wood on top really got much rain on it, that rain mostly ran off. I would say a couple days, less if it's windy or warm. You can always put a fan on it inside-- we have done that when pressed for time.
Ya no woodstove yet...we have a open face fireplace til we find our dream home....but I guess I’ll wait a couple days and start moving the seasoned wood in the garage
Most times after a rain a cold front moves through bringing low humidity and wind. That can dry the wood out in a day easily. But the bigger thing is that now you know the value of top covering the wood. Let it rain and don't worry then.
I agree with Dennis, can you pick up a couple of cheap tapes from Harbor frieght to cover the tops? I recently separated a face cord of "seasoned" fire wood for my fire place and placed the dryer wood closer to my entrance. I keep a cheap tarp Close by to top cover the stack when I know the rain is coming. We had a couple of good rains lately.
What about storing the wood in the garage for a month or two (the wood that’s been seasoned and is ready to come in) the garage don’t get any circulation but the wood has been outside for a while...in the garage or will stay dry
^ This answer. Seasoned wood doesn't absorb much moisture. I agree fully with a top cover, but once seasoned a little rain or snow makes no difference after a day or two. Move it in & burn when you wish.
Just put it in the garage now it will dry out in there. I wouldn't guarantee the bark to be dry in a couple of days because it's so porous. I thought you had that wood cover it up before and then took the tarps off, why?
I did have the oldest stacks top covered for a while , but took the tarps off a month or two ago to fully dry before I brought it inside to the garage.
Absolutely correct...we had a good, soaking rain here the other day, so I grabbed a couple of Ash splits from the stacks to check their moisture content. Brought them into the garage, split them, and jabbed the moisture meter's prongs in. Both were still sub-15% on the inside despite being wet to the touch on the surface.
That is what we've been doing. Moving wood into the barn in October for what we'll burn in the winter but keep nothing in the barn during other times of the year as I need the space for other things. Sadly, this year I don't have much room left in the barn. Time to put up another barn here! Also when putting dry wood in the barn we just stack it on the floor with nothing under it.
ok covered lol got it......I have so much organizing and rearranging to do with all these ahhhhh.....im going to start labeling the wood type and month/year it was split also.
