So I have split a tonnnn of wood lately the past two-three weeks and have a ton of split wood in my grarage waiting to be brought outside and stacked, just haven't had time. I've heard from a couple people now that wood in garage gets termites? Should I be worried or does it only happen if the wood is in there for months? I'm going to stack and organize it within next week or two.....
So you split in the garage and then stack outside? If the wood is already dried it could sit in the garage a very long time. If it is freshly cut and therefore wet, it could sit for weeks or more before I'd worry about it.
I split on my driveway cuz my splitter is electric and is the best investment I ever made for $100. But anyways I split it all cuz I usually have a truckload or two of rounds and then split it all, cuz that's usually a whole day thing. And keep it in garage til I'm Ready so it don't get wet. Then when I have a day off I bring it all from my garage and stack it outside and covered/not covered to dry and season
Split it, then stack it. 5-10 minutes every day will produce a lot of progress. A little wet won't hurt a thing, until you can get it covered. It's already wet. I just got done (yesterday) stacking a cord of Ash that was very wet from our recent rain, and today, most of that wet was gone. Seriously, if the plan is to let it "season" for at least a year, the best thing you can do is get it out of a pile and stacked....outside. No termites here, so I can't help with that, except to say they like wet wood. Just like a lot of other critters. Here's another idea. Split the wood right into a wheelbarrow or trailer, then stack as it gets full.......rinse, repeat.
How far are your Stacks from your power receptacle? If you're not going to burn the wood tomorrow you don't have to worry about it getting wet
Ya my wheel barrow is usually a huge help, but I already have 6 full pallets outside and running out of room, so what's stopping me from Stacking the split wood, is I wanna find a nice area on my property for the new split wood. I'll hopefully get it outside within next two weeks on pallets unfortunately
Think the wood has to be in contact with soil to get termites ? Can you put plastic under the pallets ? should keep the termites from having a path to the wood.
Gotcha. It's an important consideration. A spot that gets plenty of air and sun if possible. I tried stacking under some trees behind one of the sheds, and the wood just didn't want to dry very well. Once I got it out in a windy, sunny, field it dried much gooder.
If your garage has a cement floor you have nothing much to worry about, termites have to travel to and fro from the ground.
Termites are subterranean creatures. If your garage has a concrete floor you should be safe. However, if the wood already has been on the ground for a long period of time it could have all sorts of wildlife under the bark. Most are harmless but some, like termites and powderpost beetles, could create big problems.
I like the suggestion to sprinkle a bit of Sevin powder around the stuff. Termites do indeed live in the ground but they can walk across a garage floor to get where they want to go.
Termites can come in between the crack at the floor and wall. You want to spray this area with termite spray that you can get at home improvement stores. I have seen the mud tunnels in the shed and I need to spray the shed. Once they find wood, they will build a mud tunnel to the wood so the 'army" can attack. If you spray, along the walls and along the entrance to the garage you probably would not have to worry. By the way, I have an electric splitter and I am running it on a heavy duty extension cord without any problem
Mine is the homelite 5 ton and it has been one of best investments ever. I debated for years on electric one thinking it wouldn't be strong...have cut thru prolly at least 5-7 cords of wood so far with it not a single problem Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
