Rebuilt the wood shed this week

[bae]

Using locally-harvested, scrap, or recycled materials, axe, hammer, and hand-saw. I bought some nails, though.

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[Marianne]

Good deal! I love projects that we can use what we have around here.

Nice roofing, too. Are you going to leave the tarps on the side walls? We stack our wood under an open hay barn (big pole shed) that has three open sides for plenty of air flow, yet it's protected from most of the elements.

[cdttmm]

Nice! If I lived closer, I would volunteer to help you fill it with wood. Stacking firewood is my number one favorite chore. I'm weird like that.

[Float On]

Nicely done.

[bae]

Nice roofing, too


I lucked out there, a fellow down the road had some scrap. It's kind of an overkill roof for the rest of the structure :-)



Are you going to leave the tarps on the side walls? We stack our wood under an open hay barn (big pole shed) that has three open sides for plenty of air flow, yet it's protected from most of the elements.

We get pretty heavy wind-driven rain in the wintertime here, my theory is that the tarps will help a little with that, while the open area at the bottom will allow a little airflow. I'll adjust as I see how bad it is.

And it's the Pacific NW, even a nice "summer" day can look like this:

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[redfox]

Ah, the islands. I miss living on Lopez... Thanks for the pretty picture! Of course, your weather over the on the island with the mountain is much more dramatic than our little rolly hill farm island... Now that I am in southeast Seattle - and heating exclusively with wood - I really miss the ritual of putting wood up for the season. Glad you're back, Bae. I have missed you.

[loosechickens]

Looks great, bae! It's always so satisfying to make something yourself and use used or recycled materials.....it's a win/win on so many levels. Using resources that would otherwise possibly go to waste, keeping materials out of landfills, saving money, AND having that nice feeling of accomplishment. Very nice.

[Mrs-M]

Looks great. How many seasons are able to get out of the tarps you are using?

My husband wants to know if you anchored the posts (uprights) into a pea gravel substrate, or cemented them in place.

[bae]

Looks great. How many seasons are able to get out of the tarps you are using?

The last batch lasted 8-9 years, there's enough shade that the UV doesn't get to them much.




My husband wants to know if you anchored the posts (uprights) into a pea gravel substrate, or cemented them in place.

Actually, the posts are just setting atop some cement paver blocks, not really anchored at all. The paver blocks are atop some gravel, with some more gravel around the bottoms of the post. My theory is that in super high winds, the tarps will blow out before the woodshed flies off :-)

[Mrs-M]

Eight to nine years tarp life, that's more than double what I would have guessed. Neighbours of ours have a tarped woodshed and they replace the tarp every other year, which IMO is excessive.

Have you considered strapping the outside of your shed with plain lumber? I've seen exteriors of woodsheds fashioned that way and with a 3/4"- 1" gap between the strapping, I would venture to say that one would achieve the desired airflow required to dry damp wood while expelling moisture.

[Mrs-M]

Check this (http://summerville-novascotia.com/PalletShed/TonyUtterbackShed-1.jpg) out. A wood pallet shed.

[bae]

Check this (http://summerville-novascotia.com/PalletShed/TonyUtterbackShed-1.jpg) out. A wood pallet shed.

That's genius! I'll keep my eyes open for more scrap lumber or pallets.

[Mrs-M]

It was something I thought I'd throw your way in hopes of adding a little inspiration to your next rebuild. I fancy seeing people construct utilitarian projects (woodsheds, etc) out of natural materials like you did. i.e. Logs for support posts, etc. Provides such a complimentary design function related to the purpose of the build.

[CathyA]

Is that a tin roof? That's what I want to replace the shingled leaking roof on my chicken coop with. Did yours come in the right size or did you have to cut it? Does the top ridge act as a vent too?
I've discovered that the tighter you can keep tarps, the better. Its the flapping in the wind that can so easily shred them.

[bae]

And today, a couple of trees that were getting scary-close to the house decided to make a contribution to next year's wood supply.

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