kody Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I have a load of logs to store in the garden do sheet them over or just stack them uncovered to let the air get to them and dry out Thanks david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm3000gt Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I always try to do both. Put a cover over the top to keep as much rain off as possible but leave sides open to allow air to circulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 You want as much air going through them as possible while keeping them dry. In the scenario you describe I'd stack then outside and sheet the top only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 You want as much air going through them as possible while keeping them dry. In the scenario you describe I'd stack then outside and sheet the top only. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm3000gt Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Keep an eye on freecycle. I picked up a few old pallets, some old fence posts and roofing tiles and made a couple more aesthetically appealing stores. Only cost me a box of screws, a few nails and a pleasant Saturday drinking a few beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I have just made a lean to at the back of shed to dry logs for my recently installed log burner. Don't mean to hyjack the thread but I have a related question, how do you know when they are dry enough to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Keep an eye on freecycle. I picked up a few old pallets, some old fence posts and roofing tiles and made a couple more aesthetically appealing stores. Only cost me a box of screws, a few nails and a pleasant Saturday drinking a few beers. This is what I did too. I'm not posting pics though because mine is nowhere near as nice as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I have just made a lean to at the back of shed to dry logs for my recently installed log burner. Don't mean to hyjack the thread but I have a related question, how do you know when they are dry enough to use put it on the fire seriously, you can tell by the weight of it, or buy a moisture meter about £15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm3000gt Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I have just made a lean to at the back of shed to dry logs for my recently installed log burner. Don't mean to hyjack the thread but I have a related question, how do you know when they are dry enough to use You can buy a small electronic device with spikes on it you jab it into the log and it will give you a moisture content. You should aim for 20% irc. I bought one never use it. If it feels damp to touch don't use it. I just go by look and feel, a dry long will have lots of small splits and be nice and light. I try store my logs for two years before use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 put it on the fire seriously, you can tell by the weight of it, or buy a moisture meter about £15. Yep, weight and also if you knock a couple of logs together the sound wet vs seasoned wood makes is very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Nearby to me there is a massive potato storage unit. I went in and got 2 of the big wooden potato boxes, and just stood them on there ends. Best tenner ive ever spent . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm3000gt Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 This is what I did too. I'm not posting pics though because mine is nowhere near as nice as that. That was the third attempt and the only one to pass muster with the wife. The others were basically a pallet with four posts and some felt/tarp pinned to the posts. Apparently they were not good enough, I was quite proud of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 You want as much air going through them as possible while keeping them dry. In the scenario you describe I'd stack then outside and sheet the top only. That's what I do. It's become an obsession of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Thank you gentlemen 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Nice log store. Spot on. I sell logs and try to suggest to folks that they put in a similar log store and cycle it. Yours is perfect where you can keep replacing empty sections with even new green wood and it will dry out ready for you to use in sequence and that way you never run out. Not all wood feel light when ready ..lighter maybe. Oak and ash in particular are dense and still feel heavy compared to say poplar. If you have a closed faced burner then when fully dry willow burns very well. NOT on an open fire as it spits badly. At least twelve months from green to burn, split to requirements and a moisture meter is not a bad idea. If you cannot have a real nice store like that above then stack on top of a pallet...the pallet on bricks ... and cover with a corrugated galvanised sheet. The sun heats this sheet up and aids drying. Another sheet leant against the sunny side will also get pretty hot through the summer and again aids drying. Edited February 23, 2017 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kody Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Keep an eye on freecycle. I picked up a few old pallets, some old fence posts and roofing tiles and made a couple more aesthetically appealing stores. Only cost me a box of screws, a few nails and a pleasant Saturday drinking a few beers. Good idea thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Croc Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Just to carry on with the Pallet theme, go to your local Builders Merchant, (I got mine free ) this was work in progress Job done, don't forget a big enough overhang or some guttering, don't make them too low, makes it awkward to load and unload When checking for the MC (moisture content ) with MC gizmo, take a log and split it, then take a reading from the freshly split face, taking it from the end will give a wrong reading, drier at the end, wetter in the middle I have 6 stores, each store holds 1.75 m3 Edited February 23, 2017 by The Croc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Yep, weight and also if you knock a couple of logs together the sound wet vs seasoned wood makes is very different. This, wet wood thuds when knocked together and dry wood has a much clearer sound. If it is hardwood you can do a neat little party trick and put some washing up liquid on one end and if the wood is dry enough if you blow hard into the other end of the log it will bubble. Will work up to about 12" - 14" logs with straight'ish grain. For those that enjoy chopping and stacking wood then buy the following book, "Norwegian Wood. Chopping, Stacking and Drying wood the Scandinavian Way" by Lars Mytting It is a book about the relationship man has with wood and the value in plays in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Deleted didn't see more comprehensive answers already made. Ps Beretta stocks burn well😆😆😆 Edited February 23, 2017 by PhilR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Deleted didn't see more comprehensive answers already made. Ps Beretta stocks burn well😆😆😆 ******** 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Stack mine ready cut and split on pallets and cover them with used ton sacks the kind that stone is delivered in, works well and good use of bags, but now I've seen these I might make a pallet one as above. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just leave mine outside wet or dry they go in the stove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I leave logs out a couple of years then split and stack in dry store like those made of the pallets used on a rotation basis,just split kindling as required from off cuts at work,all burnt on woodburner,nothing goes in that damp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 For those that enjoy chopping and stacking wood then buy the following book, "Norwegian Wood. Chopping, Stacking and Drying wood the Scandinavian Way" by Lars Mytting It is a book about the relationship man has with wood and the value in plays in life. I picked up a second hand copy , great book. It sounds like quite a few people in that book advocate just leaving the wood uncovered then moving into cover a few weeks before needed. I'm trying that at the moment, I'm thinking rainwater has traces of salt that may draw out moisture deep inside the logs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I split mine when the wood is green , it's much easier to split with a maul when it's green, It also gives you more surface area for drying when it's split and then stacked to dry, Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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