Log store roof help

Davesnave

The fact that the roof may rot faster with a membrane is as nothing against a roof that doesn't work.

Others will not agree. As I said before, I used corrugated steel on my log stores, but aesthetics isn't a consideration, since I don't have to look at them.

andrewf75

How about coraline sheets?

Gloomendoom

andrewf75 wrote: »

How about coraline sheets?

I have that on mine. It is waterproof and lasts for years. However, even if well supported, it soon goes saggy and looks a bit naff.

I'm looking at it while I type. I'm going to rebuild it and use corrugated iron.

EachPenny

Davesnave wrote: »

The fact that the roof may rot faster with a membrane is as nothing against a roof that doesn't work.

Others will not agree. As I said before, I used corrugated steel on my log stores, but aesthetics isn't a consideration, since I don't have to look at them.

I was recently looking at cheap options for re-roofing a garden shed. Cheap felt doesn't last, expensive felt is well, expensive.

In the past I've used a few acres of green plastisol coated steel sheeting, which I think is the optimum solution for durability and appearance (if you have deep pockets;)) but the current shed project will be housing contents a fraction of the value of the cost of plastisol steel so that wasn't really an option.

In the end I've used a 'Proplex' surface protection sheet as a continuous waterproof layer underneath cheap felt. The sheet is fixed to the roof (chipboard), and the felt fixed to the sheet, both using construction adhesive. I'm not sure how long it is going to last, but the aim was a low-cost solution to see me through the winter at least... and if it lasts longer it will be a bonus.

What occurred to me while fitting the Proplex was it gave a reasonable waterproof finish to the roof on its own, and the felt was possibly superfluous. I've decided to give it a try as a low-cost alternative to corrugated sheeting on a future project. The twin-wall construction gives it decent rigidity even though the sheet thickness is very small. I'm not sure about its durability (especially UV resistance) but at about £3 for a 1.2x2.4m sheet, waterproof roofing doesn't come much cheaper

Although I didn't try it, one manufacturer claims their sheet can be bent (in one direction only) which made me think it might be feasible to make up ridge covers and side flashings too. That's an experiment for the future though.

Davesnave

Again, not very elegant, I made a tall cold frame with removable top panels clad with polytunnel plastic. These lasted 10 years and stayed totally waterproof. As the frame was about 7m long and 2m deep, I could have stored a huge quantity of logs in there if I'd wanted to.

To be blunt, I wouldn't give the typical log stores one sees for sale a second glance. They all look far too open to the elements, and small.

Apodemus

Davesnave wrote: »

Again, not very elegant, I made a tall cold frame with removable top panels clad with polytunnel plastic. These lasted 10 years and stayed totally waterproof. As the frame was about 7m long and 2m deep, I could have stored a huge quantity of logs in there if I'd wanted to.

To be blunt, I wouldn't give the typical log stores one sees for sale a second glance. They all look far too open to the elements, and small.

My No.2 log-store started life as a compost frame, but is now repurposed with a pallet floor and a "temporary" polythene sheet roof (1m x 1m x 1m - so very roughly a half tonne of dry firewood). Like so many of my projects, temporary becomes permanent unless it fails, and so far (two years in) the off-cuts of polythene are holding up much better than expected.

I'd go for corrugated steel (wriggly tin in my lexicon!) if it was more readily available to buy as a single sheet and more easily transported.

Davesnave

Apodemus wrote: »

I'd go for corrugated steel (wriggly tin in my lexicon!) if it was more readily available to buy as a single sheet and more easily transported.

We have a distributor in Okehampton which sells seconds in any quantity, but from memory, the shortest length is 9' or 3m.

All of mine came from a slightly reformed hoarder I met through eBay. Had about 60 sheets beside his drive!

My neighbour here uses a few pallets to keep the wood off the ground and covers it with his kids' ex-swimming pool.

Apodemus

Davesnave wrote: »

We have a distributor in Okehampton which sells seconds in any quantity, but from memory, the shortest length is 9' or 3m.

All of mine came from a slightly reformed hoarder I met through eBay. Had about 60 sheets beside his drive!

My neighbour here uses a few pallets to keep the wood off the ground and covers it with his kids' ex-swimming pool.

Your reformed hoarder was a good find. "Shrinkflation" has long been an issue with corrugated iron, with old sheets tending to be a much thicker gauge than more recent ones.

I draw a distinction between my 2 log "stores" and my two log "piles".

Store 1 is a home made A-frame (with parcel delivery shelf) that sits by the front door and is handy for the wood-burner on a snowy night. Store 2 is the one described above which is near the back door.

Pile 1 is winter 18/19's fire-wood, 3m x 1m x1m, stacked on pallets, covered with a tarpaulin but open at the front (although the wood is actually dry enough that if I run out this winter it is ready to go). Pile 2 is random stuff that accumulates and is sitting out in the rain. I really should get in about it with the chain saw, but it provides winter shelter for wildlife.

And none of this takes account of all the woodworking off-cuts that "might come in handy" but really ought to be used as kindling, or the shed-full of sticks and branches that drop out of the ash trees in the garden that are used as kindling! Endless fun keeping a fire!