tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post7493577690974207120..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Movable Firewood StoreKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-41599878435618213992018-04-10T10:32:31.537+01:002018-04-10T10:32:31.537+01:00The driving rain will go on them but it's not ...The driving rain will go on them but it's not something that happens all that much, most of the rain would be kept off. When I move them up the house I may lay a sheet on one side to keep that bit of rain off to keep it dry just before it goes in the fire. I'd love some proper wood sheds but I have a few project to get in first! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-77736260183943892752018-04-10T10:30:27.310+01:002018-04-10T10:30:27.310+01:00Yeah, I'd need to plan it as it gets so wet ar...Yeah, I'd need to plan it as it gets so wet around here. A good heavy frost would work as well as I can drive anywhere then. I don;t think it would tip, more just the fact the tractor would make a mess of the fields. You should see it here at the moment, the fields are sat with 2" of water on them, when I ahev to use the tractor it leaves deep tracks, it's horrible! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-39088738825291841332018-04-09T13:34:34.146+01:002018-04-09T13:34:34.146+01:00Would the ground be hard enough in winter/snow/rai...Would the ground be hard enough in winter/snow/rain to allow you to move the store up to the house without bogging/tipping? Or will you be moving the wood up before winter while the ground is dry and hard?Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270962181937604487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-89039724745238369862018-04-09T01:09:48.083+01:002018-04-09T01:09:48.083+01:00What a great idea! Especially being able to move ...What a great idea! Especially being able to move the whole shebang up near where it will be used. My only concern would be if you get much driving rain that would come in the sides.<br /><br />We have two wood sheds, open on the front (where driving rain might hit the first tiers of wood :o(). The sides are 6" boards with spaces for air circulation between the boards. Each with a roof, of course. The larger of the two holds about 9 cords, and the small one about 7 cords.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-76451335073588133832018-04-08T22:37:26.750+01:002018-04-08T22:37:26.750+01:00Go for it! Seasoning wood correctly is so importan...Go for it! Seasoning wood correctly is so important. Nothing worse than finding out half of it is mouldy!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-31043207833812225002018-04-08T22:34:54.260+01:002018-04-08T22:34:54.260+01:00Now that would be telling....Now that would be telling....Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-86125265910959684612018-04-08T22:34:36.879+01:002018-04-08T22:34:36.879+01:00I'm going to build a rocket stove for the pati...I'm going to build a rocket stove for the patio. I keep wondering how is best to collect and store the small brash wood, it's such a fiddle to bundle up but would be ideal for this type of rocket stove. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-23199029036706769622018-04-08T22:26:31.187+01:002018-04-08T22:26:31.187+01:00Thanks, Hopefully this has solved my storage probl...Thanks, Hopefully this has solved my storage problem. Need to build a few more of them yet though.<br />Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-37579309088966778572018-04-08T22:25:59.870+01:002018-04-08T22:25:59.870+01:00Yeah, I'll see how it works in practice, I lik...Yeah, I'll see how it works in practice, I like that I can season teh wood away from the house and only have it up here as I need it. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-46255883552608913972018-04-08T17:37:06.320+01:002018-04-08T17:37:06.320+01:00Fab. Where do you get the pallet collars from?Fab. Where do you get the pallet collars from?Louise Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074355125344865358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-18354947181529259622018-04-08T16:45:40.794+01:002018-04-08T16:45:40.794+01:00A brilliant idea.
We are currently storing half o...A brilliant idea.<br /><br />We are currently storing half of our stacked logs in our open fronted garage on a pallet base, open to the elements but protected from rain, we'll see how it does. The rest is in our ramshackle old log store for now but I'll show Alan your design it could be something we can use at the edge of the woodland where we have access for the tractor :-)<br /> Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-28778956169535094412018-04-08T16:31:25.628+01:002018-04-08T16:31:25.628+01:00They look great! For us, with our rocket mass stov...They look great! For us, with our rocket mass stove, we burn only sticks no more than 3 in diameter, no logs. So much of our wood gathering time is walking about the yard literally "picking up sticks". We still struggle with storage though and hope to have a better plan this summer.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-14715315837189472202018-04-08T08:08:57.456+01:002018-04-08T08:08:57.456+01:00What a brilliant idea. And it cost only time. Well...What a brilliant idea. And it cost only time. Well done you.colin cuthberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01773817942795230849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-28053127473692373502018-04-08T03:12:52.808+01:002018-04-08T03:12:52.808+01:00I think it looks like a great idea! I'll be cu...I think it looks like a great idea! I'll be curious as to what you think after using it for awhile. We don't have a good place to store and cure firewood either. We have an idea, but everything is on hold until after we get the goat barn done. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com