seasoning firewood

mrs-stressed

crphillips wrote: »

The main aim of a log store is to keep the driving rain from the wood.......place somewhere where it doesn't get so much rain......it's important that the sun and wind can get to the wood.

You don't even need to build anything to put the logs in.....you can free stand them:

WOW. If I could do that I would be patting myself on the back for my patience!! I just chuck them and shut the garage door dead quietly so the slam doesnt bring the whole lot down again!!

That is a modern work of art - well done!!!!

crphillips

Or you could build one of these if you wanted to get really fancy!

They're called a Holz Hausen. Had to nip off to another forum to get the name.

laxeylady

Keep us guessing then! Was it a holz hausen?

laxeylady

ah, that's why there was no picture! Don't they look the business!

mrs-stressed

crphillips wrote: »

Or you could build one of these if you wanted to get really fancy!

They're called a Holz Hausen. Had to nip off to another forum to get the name.

I am so easily pleased. That is the best thing I have seen for a long long time. I would love to know how long that took! FABULOUS

mrs s

John_3:16

But would the logs in the middle dry?

LittleVermin

John_3:16 wrote: »

But would the logs in the middle dry?

No. Or rather they will dry out more slowly than the wood at the outside.

See:

http://soede.net/soede/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=5&id=14&Itemid=29

The 'chimney effect' is a lot of damp air, it seems. If the outside of the holz hausen was wrapped in plastic - apart from the base - then air would probably be drawn up the core ... but the plastic would not help the wood on the outside dry.

Straight ricks seem to work better according to the author of the link.