I want to top cover my piles with 6 mil plastic sheets from HD. How much overhang would you recommend? It's half day sun area in CT. not a lot of wind.
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How much overhang on top cover?
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Dug8498
Feeling the Heat
I used the same material and wound up having approximately 6 inches of overhang on either side. The ends of some of the splits will obviously still get wet when it rains but it does seem to be working quite well to keep the majority of the wood nice and dry
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NateH
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I put pallets on top of my piles and then cover the top of the pallets allowing air flow under the top cover. They usually overhang 6 inches. Windblown rain gets the ends of the logs wet on occasion but they dry off quickly. I have about two cords in my open front wood shed that I hang a tarp down over the exposed front in the winter to keep snow from blowing in. The tarp hangs from the top and I screw some boards on the sides to keep it from flapping. I use that supply later in the winter when the snow pack gets deep as snow on wood can really cut into the btus.
A double row is 32” on top and the plastic comes in a 20’ wide roll. I cut it in half the long way, fold it over so it’s double thick, and that gets me a 5’ wide sheet. That means in a perfect world, 14” of overhang.
I use masons twine back and forth over the top stapled to the wood to hold down the plastic.
I’ve done it this way for the last 12 years and finally built a woodshed this year. The black 6 mil poly would make it 4 years. Two layers are good. The wood gets wet on the sides, not just a little wet. I also acquired some sheet metal roofing and that overhang keeps the wood much drier.
I use masons twine back and forth over the top stapled to the wood to hold down the plastic.
I’ve done it this way for the last 12 years and finally built a woodshed this year. The black 6 mil poly would make it 4 years. Two layers are good. The wood gets wet on the sides, not just a little wet. I also acquired some sheet metal roofing and that overhang keeps the wood much drier.
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I wish I had the same good luck with HD 6 MIL plastic. Even in my shady area the sun disintigrates it after a couple years.
The more expensive heavy Brown tarps from TarpsDirect last for years and years.
Great place to dry wood. Mine is cleared space in woods. Lot of damn fungi this year
maple1
Minister of Fire
Ya not sure why but despite how reasonably dry it was this year, I have mushrooms of all kinds growing all over my lawn right now. It's been a while since I mowed & might not now till next year, but I haven't seen shrooms like this before.
Where did you find 6' wide. All I can find there is 5', 10', 20'. My stacks 5' or so , so it comes short.
Blueox4
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I’m using roofing tar paper cut down the middle with two layers of it on top of my stacks with uglies on top holding it down and it drapes over the ends to cover all the stack lengthwise. It’s been working well all spring and summer.
I have some 3’x18’ tarps from tarps direct
They cover single stacks great, they are a dark green and pretty thick. I think it was under $5 each.
https://www.tarpsonline.com/tarps/green.aspx
They cover single stacks great, they are a dark green and pretty thick. I think it was under $5 each.
https://www.tarpsonline.com/tarps/green.aspx
