Hello to all,
My brother-in-law has been asking me about ideas for a shed/structure to cover his firewood. He lives in the lakes region of New Hampshire and has to deal with snow, wind, ice and rain. He’d like to store 2-3 cords of wood that would have easy access from the front of the stucture. His wife has demanded he not use any more blue tarps.
Anyway, any info to help with the design that takes into account the fact that it’ll be used to store fire wood would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Turtleboy
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Lean to style with a full access slider front door...
You cand put about 3 cords in this one....
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I did one last winter for a guy.
He had built a home with "log siding". We used built a 3 sided 8' square shed with an 8/12 roof to match his house. Then we added pieces of leftover "log siding" to make it match his house.
Sorry I didn't take any pictures...
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Here's one we built last year.
carpenter in transition
Looks great - who is your source for copper drip metal/flashing?
I'm looking for a cheaper source than I currently use - much $$$ -
WT
on a small job like this, we just bend it on site
carpenter in transition
what the small door for
outhouse!
oh, o.k. we got indoor plumbing here.
Very good !
Where I live, that would have to have big overhangs.
A drop down overhang in the front.
And the back would have to be open plaster lathe, or something similar. To keep the air moving through.
Otherwise, it will be a rotting, molded and mildewed mess pretty quickly.
Who cares, wins.
I like to do overhangs too... How about these two...
(sorry about the crummy pix... was before digital camera) --- BRICK
"They say that there is a fine line between genius and insanity. I like to color outside the lines...and then eat the crayons." ~ Me
Tarps are now available in green.
But seriously, there are so many considerations. Rustic or more finished? Does he want to match the house or garage? The examples of lean-to/saltbox designs shown above are classic and beautiful, but is that in the budget? How much wood does he want to store? A small shed for a cord or two could be set on blocks, but a larger structure should probably have real footings.
I like the idea of a shed mirroring other stuctures on the property. I built a 12x16 shed that has the same proportions and colors as the garage. The results are satisfying.
Al Mollitor, Sharon MA
Here's a couple of shots of my shed. The semi-open walls work very well for drying; however, if I were to do it again I'd make the walls out of 2X6 fir instead of the 1X which is bowing. It's my first attempt at log joinery.
http://142.30.201.134/PropertyGallery/media/jpg/38WoodShed.jpg
http://142.30.201.134/PropertyGallery/images/shed2.jpg
I don't know a lot about posting images to this site so I hope the links above work. Somebody tell me about how to build the tags if this doesn't work! Thanks.
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Scott.
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...Ok, now I see there's an 'attach' button so here's the pics.....
thanks for the patience...
Scott.
I thougth the wood was suppose to be off the ground
>>>wood off the gound
You're probably right, although in this case the wood is protected by the roof overhang from above and about 4" of gravel below. I've noticed this year that *all* the wood, including the stuff on the bottom course, is opening large checks in the end grain as it dries out. Hopefully we'll be toasty warm this winter....
Scott .
Scott,
First off....welcome to the Breaktime family.
That shed is an inspiration for me one day when I get ready to burn some wood in my two fireplaces of the circa:1680 house I'm restoring and adding onto here on Long Island in NY.
Your website is also real inspiring.......tell us more about you and DW and your projects.
Be well
Namaste'
andyThe secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
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Hey Andy.
Thanks, good luck with the Long Island project.
The wood shed is a prototype for a much larger four-bay carport that I plan to make with logs harvested from the house site. They're all piled up now waiting for someone (me) to start peeling them..... yawn.....
Scott.
ps.....
If anyone is thinking about copying my shed design, let me tell you of a few things I'd change if I did it again:
1) The log rafters are a PITA. They bow and warp and make your roof strapping tough to flatten. I spent a few hours with a power plane and still didn't get them as aligned as I would have liked. Use dimensional lumber for the roof structure.
2) See the 1x6 fir wall slats? See how they're bowed at the bottom? Use 2X!!!
Scott.
Thanks to all for the help, I sent the info to my brother in law. I'll have to wait to see what he thinks.
Thanks again, Turtleboy
If you attach a firewood shed to the house, how do you keep out bugs (I guess termites aren't a problem up north) and like another poster said, what about rot, mildew, etc.? Bad enough in the firewood--worse when it spreads to the frame of your house. We piled firewood at our hunting camp against the garage (north side--may have been ok or at least better on south) and it rotted and nearly rotted out the mudsill of the garage.