Wood was stored at first in shed above but tractor and tools took over Current wood is stored in other sheds below First one I just finished this year and loaded with 3 year old wood for next year. It's 12 ft deep and 36 ft long. Built with pallet racking frames and beams.
Wood for this year is circled in red and is from hurricane Sandy years ago. The metal panels over it are movable with tractor forks. Built from 8x8 hot tub skids Covered with plywood and metal roofing. 24 ft long and 8 ft deep - 3 8x8 skids
Horkin don't you have any local sawmills where you can get some rough sawn lumber for closing up the back? I've seen a lot of guys simply alternate boards & open space that looks fine (with them level and parallel) keeping out a lot of the weather and allowing for good airflow.
I know a guy, he actually sharpens my chains, and he had a wood mixer mill. He's got 3/4" rough sawed ash already cut up. I'll reach out to him. There may be other options, and I'll look to see what I can find.
Bundles of slab wood...those can still be had for $15-20 around here...rifle through and pick out the "siding" looking pieces, those go on the shed, the rest goes in the shed
Yeah...but his price! And those slabs are thinner than I am used to seeing...heck the ones we have gotten usually have a few pieces in that need split! My sister ordered a whole semi load of them last year...I think they could only fit 8-9 bundles on the trailer...was something like $300 delivered...it made a pretty good pile of hardwood firewood too!
I know, that price compared to what you said was bad. The screenshot I just attached was better, but 4 or 5' only. I can deal with that by adding a 2x4 in the middle of each side. I've probably got enough boards for the inner walls, but I'm looking for something to make it all look uniform from the outside. Slabs like that would do it
Or you could add a horizontal 2x and run them vertically A 4' "knee wall" would look pretty good imho. Down at the floor level and up 4-5' would keep the worst of the weather out, the closer to the roof the less stuff will blow in.
If you can buy it straight from the mill, that is the cheapest...we have lots of Amish Mills around here so might be cheaper than other places...
I didn't even think of that. The 2x6's I have on all but the right bay are at 5' up on the top edge. Hmm
I was just gonna ask, "who took them apart"? Man those are some nice pallets! I dunno if I've ever seen that many the same and in new condition in one place before...other than a pallet factory...of which we have a few around here.
Our empty paper bags come on those pallets. We use quite a few of them. Just saved them up, might get 2 or 3 a day.
My buddy can come over Wednesday afternoon. It's supposed to be 67 and sunny, with no chance of rain. That means I need to get the T's on the ends of the purlins on the right bay tomorrow.
