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Not rubber roofing, but it was free

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Biddleman, Sep 11, 2021.

  1. Biddleman

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    Guy who works for us part time asked if I wanted his old pool cover to top cover.

    Not ideal but it was free and hopefully it will serve a new purpose for a few years
    Really large tarp and I was able to double it up.
     

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  2. billb3

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    Repurposed is good.
     
  3. Camber

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    If it works use it!:salute: Firewood anything shouldn't be loaded down with so much dogma anyway.
     
  4. PatrickNY

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    Like the fellas at work say, "if it's for free, it's for me".
     
  5. MikeInMa

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    I've used a water mattress a buddy was getting rid of. Sliced it up to cover multiple stacks.
     
  6. mat60

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    Nice to save money by reusing something. Nice stacks also. .
     
  7. The Wood Wolverine

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    Should work great. How long is key.
     
  8. amateur cutter

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    I certainly would do the same thing. Should work fine! Even a year or two is money saved.
     
  9. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Nice. Cant beat the price. I love free stuff. Few years back i was given some thick black plastic sheeting that was for an inground pool. Cut it into a few pieces and now covering some stacks. Let us know how it holds up.
     
  10. Cash Larue

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    Heck yeah! I would have done the same thing. I keep buying crappy tarps that only last one winter, because I can't find anything like that around here.
     
  11. brenndatomu

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    I hear tell that the metal sides from some above ground pools works out pretty well for firewood covers too...makes sense since its probably 4' tall and 50-60' long metal...
     
  12. jo191145

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    I’ve often thought the same. Someone getting rid of an above ground pool would be a goldmine for a wood coverer. The metal sides and the pool liner itself should make great covers.
    Someone interested could even offer to take down the old pool. :)
     
  13. Backwoods Savage

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    Great also to know folks are covering their wood piles. Use what you have.
     
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    They sure do!
     
  16. Canadian border VT

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    1/2 of mine are intex above ground pool liners good for 4 years so far
     
  17. Camber

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    Something that works and is inexpensive is house wrap. Up here, you can get it for 50 bucks for a 10 foot by 100 foot role. I always have left over from jobs, but you can cover a lot of wood with it. I just use a hammer tacker and bang it on. lasts for a couple years that way. Not free, but if you need to get your stacks covered quick, it works.
     
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    My BIL has been trying to get rid of a backyard trampoline. It's been posted on FB marketplace. I told him if it doesn’t go, that I might be interested in the rubber. That I'd slice it up to cover stacks. Then, I'd help him get the bulk of what's left to the town's metal dumpster

    **Edit: never mind. It doesn't hold water. So, not viable as a wood covering.
     
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  19. moresnow

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    Not sure what part you use? The trampolines I've been around are mesh! Possibly there are different types?
     
  20. MikeInMa

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    I believe the part you jump on, is not a mesh. I'll be finding out!
     
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