Just the top. You want air to get to the wood and you don't want to trap moisture in the stack.
I have fallen head over heels for rubber roofing. Hogs was right
Just the top. You want air to get to the wood and you don't want to trap moisture in the stack.
I have fallen head over heels for rubber roofing. Hogs was right
A few years ago I went to a bankruptcy auction for a local landscaping company. I was there to buy a generator. Got that and then the last item up for bids was an $800 roll of 45 mil EPDM pond liner. Nobody knew what it was and nobody but me bid on it. Got it for five bucks.
I agree. I have about ten cord stacked in long rows and top covered with black 6 mil. I trim it with a little overhang and staple the ends of my eight or twelve foot stacks. You can't even see it until you're right up to it.I've got 12 cord stacked on pallets on a 15'x40' concrete pad near the front of my property that is all top-covered with 6 mil black plastic and I only get complements. I agree that if not done right it can appear shoddy, but stacks can be made to appear very nice.
That's a score. I'm becoming a top cover convert. I have three year oak that just gave me a sizzle. My drying conditions ain't the best round here.Cut my old pool cover up to use as for top covering. It's a glorified tarp but doubled and tripled over it should hold up for a couple years. But I need to land some of that rubber stuff or at least some metal roofing.A few years ago I went to a bankruptcy auction for a local landscaping company. I was there to buy a generator. Got that and then the last item up for bids was an $800 roll of 45 mil EPDM pond liner. Nobody knew what it was and nobody but me bid on it. Got it for five bucks.
One thing that I've been doing the past few days that has worked really well:
With my stacks of wood that are seasoned and ready to go, but not under cover, if there has been a bit of rain or snow and I want to get some from the stack, I'll pick 5 big pieces and bring it in to bake right in around the stove for the day. By the evening the pieces are nice and dry, and ready to burn that evening or to load the stove for the night.
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