Along the perimeter of my yard, I'm thinking about making a wood stack off the ground using cinder blocks and pressure treated lumber. Lowes sells 4 x 4 x 16 feet pressure treated pine for $31. Alternatively, I could have a bunch of gravel delivered or I could use concrete pavers that are at least as long as logs and lay them side by side around the perimeter. I don't want to put stack directly on the ground to avoid punky splits on bottom. What do others do?
If I have 70 feet wall 4 feet high with 18 inch log length, that's over 3 cords and would be a season's worth for me
Trying to find a method of keeping it off the ground turned out to be a never ending job so I am willing to sacrifice a bit of quality on the lower row. It’s not a bad idea to elevate it if you can though, it’s just we get so much rain here whatever I tried would rot quickly. I put down some rubber conveyor belting and while this isn’t probably the best solution it does slow down the bottom rotting as it isn’t in contact with the dirt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Look into the $'s of pressure treated landscape timbers. On sale are cheaper then 4x4's. My racks are 8ft. Makes counting cords easy. I use 2x4's or branches for uprights. In your case, sting them end to end.
Pallets you can get them free. If you want them higher off the ground double them up. Broken ones can be used for kindling to and you can burn them after 3-5 years when they start failing.
Like others said, pallets are free and work. If you single stack, cut them in 1/2 long way. When they are done, good campfire/bonfire wood.
How about just laying some logs on the ground and stacking on those? Pine may work the best for this. I just can't see spending dollars for something to stack wood on. The last several years I've been using dead some questionable pine for stacking on and it is working nicely. Cost is zero dollars.
If you get creative and find a construction site where they're digging out an old foundation, you might be able to get a few for free. If you end up using cinder blocks put the flat sides up and down so there's more surface area in contact with the ground. They'll sink in less that way.
Skids aren't too hard to come by usually. I have found another way, but it doesn't allow for airflow underneath. I've been taking the bark that comes off the red oaks I process and 'lining' the ground with them, bark side up under my stacks in the woods. It seems to be working very well! Had some on it for a year and the bottom piece is prettywell in as good of shape as those above it. Just stacked some yesterday after tossing down some bark as a matter of fact. Long ago I used to take lesser quality splits and make runners out of them.
these are 2 12 foot metal racks 5 foot tall buddy of mine made from reclaimed sprinkler pipes 1 and 1/2 inch BIP black iron pipe
I put 48” x 12’ black plastic directly on the ground. Then I poke holes up and down the length with a pitchfork. Then 2 double rows of landscape timbers with t-posts on the ends. Two rows of 20” logs 4’ high gives you 1.25 cords. Holes in the plastic lets water drain during rainy weather and creates sort of a vapor barrier during drier weather.
