Pulled the trigger on firewood shed...

[NHcpa]

More pics and details to follow... Great website for ideas and great family for pitching in!

 

[brhorgan]

Well damn that is impressive. Makes my recycled pallets and tarps look like amateur hour.

 

[Michael Golden]

Nice shed! What did you use for perlins?

 

[velvetfoot]

I like that it's long and not too deep.

 

[pen]

Good lookin' setup.

The sad thing is it seems hard to drop the cash and time to build it, keeping it stocked is where the real investment is.

Well done!

 

[NHcpa]

Thanks for the likes...been wanting one for a loong time! Specs are 24' long (3 8' bays), 4' wide base and 8' front, 7' high rear. will accommodate 3 logs deep or 4 with just a little overhang which is fine as steel corrugated roof has 2' overhang. open floor spacing (not enough to let a foot through) to aid drying. Under $800 all pressure treated, lagged, screwed and nails, concrete pads. Next year will stain and decide on trim.

 

[firefighterjake]

Looks sharp. Mighty sharp.

 

[Woody Stover]

Tsk, tsk. Granted, it's only nails and screws but it's still drinking and driving. Seriously, great-looking shed. I don't know much about it but would there be any concern with the footers sinking unevenly?

 

[velvetfoot]

True, the weight isn't on the ground, but on the structure.
On another note, might not a wood shed be a good place for solar panels?

 

[CT Burner]

Beauty! Built basically the same thing myself but added 2x6 cribbing around the outside. My wood is on landscape timbers on the ground. I'd be worried about supporting the weight on the structure. But the design is solid. Wish I had room for a third bay like yours! Well done.

 

[NHcpa]

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Beauty! Built basically the same thing myself but added 2x6 cribbing around the outside. My wood is on landscape timbers on the ground. I'd be worried about supporting the weight on the structure. But the design is solid. Wish I had room for a third bay like yours! Well done.

Very similar indeed. I looked at many of the pics posted on Hearth.com to get ideas. I too will be adding cribbing to aid in stacking an like yours, want as much air circulation as possible. My shed is faced east and west. If the air comes in as a N'Easter in Jan, I will be burning inside!

 

[Longstreet]

Very nice shed!

But did you use nails or screws on the joist hangers????

 

[NHcpa]

Very nice shed!

But did you use nails or screws on the joist hangers????

2x6 pt construction. I used 2 each, 4" - 3/8 lag bolts and liquid nails for good measure in to the 4x4 posts.

 

[Osagebndr]

Love it. I got 10 cord on a concrete slab that's aching for the same treatment.

 

[NHcpa]

Wonder if the kids will be back to help stack? I have 6-8 cords - hard to tell. If I go 4 rows deep, I think I can get 5 - 6 in the shed. The stacked wood is 2 years.

 

[NHcpa]

Good lookin' setup.

The sad thing is it seems hard to drop the cash and time to build it, keeping it stocked is where the real investment is.

Well done!

Agree on the cash part. but it's practical and the kids were looking for a project outside of cutting grass.

 

[Lake Girl]

Agree on the cash part. but it's practical and the kids were looking for a project outside of cutting grass.

Great job! Do they get paid in beer? Saw the bottle in the second photo... If so, may be a way to lure them back for the stacking

 

[EPS]

Great!

I could tell you're from Northern New England by that Shipyard bottle resting on the shed.

 

[NHcpa]

Great!

I could tell you're from Northern New England by that Shipyard bottle resting on the shed.

You Sir are correct - award is in the mail. Bonus Question, what LPA brewed in VT is the sought after holy grail of all LPA's?

 

[NHcpa]

Great job! Do they get paid in beer? Saw the bottle in the second photo... If so, may be a way to lure them back for the stacking

Thinking your a motivator in your current or former profession! You may be onto something here... Sorry, Molsen won't do it.

 

[Lake Girl]

Motivation part of the job when you work at a group home or as a personal support person ... done both Just surrounded by a bunch of adult children now that we like to sit out with on the deck at the end of the day with refreshments. Molson's doesn't cut it here either ... part of the fun is trying different beer. Some of the microbrews reasonably close to us have garnered some favour Lake of the Woods from Kenora and Sleeping Giant from Thunder Bay.

 

[Rut13]

You Sir are correct - award is in the mail. Bonus Question, what LPA brewed in VT is the sought after holy grail of all LPA's?

Easy, Heady Topper!

 

[NHcpa]

Easy, Heady Topper!

YOU WON!

(Unfortunately we spent all the prize money on wood).

 

[begreen]

Nice shed! Looks like you have a great helper too. My wife was nowheres to be found when I put up ours.

 

[Hogwildz]

Looks good. DOnt want to be a buzz kill, but if those floor joists are only on 4' centers, they will sag under load of the wood.