Shed Keeps Firewood Dry All Year

Shed Keeps Firewood Dry All Year BUILDINGS Miscellaneous Retired Minnesota veterinarian Tom Hohl heats his house and garages with wood often using nearly 6-9 cords a year “Like most people I stored cut wood under a tarp or canvas but it never cured very well and moisture always seemed to work its way into the bottom two feet of wood whatever I tried ” says Hohl “I decided to solve the problem once and for all by building a sturdy 12 by 16-ft woodshed that would store my wood off the ground offer protection from any kind of weather and hold a year’s supply at one time ” The shed has double 4 by 4-in corner posts It’s bolted securely to a wood frame made of 6 by 6-in treated lumber Eight pieces of 1 by 4-in bracing provide diagonal support from the top plate to the foundation Each piece is bolted to a joist and also to the floor plate Wall boards are 2 by 6’s spaced 8 in apart Inside the structure Hohl used solid pallets for the floor “I thought about pouring concrete but the pallets help keep the bottom rows of wood dry and aren’t affected by moisture ” Hohl says Hohl built a gable roof 4 ft high in the center with 2-ft overhangs on all sides The roof is covered with raised rib steel and metal facias all the way around provide a nice finished look The roof ends are open to allow ventilation and for moisture to rise as the wood cures Hohl says he probably invested close to $2 000 in lumber and materials for the crib plus 40 hrs or more to build it “To me it will pay for itself in a couple years because it holds 11 cords of wood and keeps the supply dry in any kind of weather ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Hohl 4772 McComber Road Duluth Minn 55803 hohlt4772@msn com

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