More of a letting off steam than anything, but suggestions welcome.
So, I have a wood stove with a 4 cord a year habit. Meaning I need to have MIN. 8 cord hanging around to be burning 2 year wood. I also have a sort-of unlimited supply of "free" wood, so it's hard to pass up. The thing is, I don't really have a good place to process it or stack it. I had plenty of room, and easy access, but the ground is uneven, and won't support weight in some spots. It's full of roots, small stumps, & rocks. I stack it, concrete blocks sink, and pile falls over. It's to the point that this wood is warming me about 4-5 times.
Also, I can't just heap it on the ground, so it has to be supported on something. My method is; concrete block on ground, 4x8,10 or 12' skid on blocks, stack wood in 2 rows with air in between, (green wood), another skid on top, wood between slats to make spaces smaller, and rubber roofing or something on top to keep water out.
Now, I try to reduce these costs as much as possible; I get the skids from work (free), scrounge the blocks (free), find rubber roofing and maybe blocks on craigslist, (at least not retail), and other assorted materials, (free). Biggest problem is the blocks. Hard to get a hold of for free in the quantity I need them. To date I have probably got around $75 in blocks I was forced to buy because I needed them. Either way it's getting expensive, and it's not like I can afford to spend a ton of money on dirt work to fix the spot.
If I were to ask a question, it would be, How do you guys manage this in the most efficient & inexpensive way possible?
So, I have a wood stove with a 4 cord a year habit. Meaning I need to have MIN. 8 cord hanging around to be burning 2 year wood. I also have a sort-of unlimited supply of "free" wood, so it's hard to pass up. The thing is, I don't really have a good place to process it or stack it. I had plenty of room, and easy access, but the ground is uneven, and won't support weight in some spots. It's full of roots, small stumps, & rocks. I stack it, concrete blocks sink, and pile falls over. It's to the point that this wood is warming me about 4-5 times.
Also, I can't just heap it on the ground, so it has to be supported on something. My method is; concrete block on ground, 4x8,10 or 12' skid on blocks, stack wood in 2 rows with air in between, (green wood), another skid on top, wood between slats to make spaces smaller, and rubber roofing or something on top to keep water out.
Now, I try to reduce these costs as much as possible; I get the skids from work (free), scrounge the blocks (free), find rubber roofing and maybe blocks on craigslist, (at least not retail), and other assorted materials, (free). Biggest problem is the blocks. Hard to get a hold of for free in the quantity I need them. To date I have probably got around $75 in blocks I was forced to buy because I needed them. Either way it's getting expensive, and it's not like I can afford to spend a ton of money on dirt work to fix the spot.
If I were to ask a question, it would be, How do you guys manage this in the most efficient & inexpensive way possible?