Log store

woodman78

Hi all. I'm living in Cork. I want to build a log store. All the pictures I see online show sides with slots in them and totally open at the front. Will this keep the logs dry in Ireland? I was thinking of using shiplap boards but with a 2x1 at the bottom so that they are angled but air can still pass through.

I would appreciate some help with this.

wait4me

I used pallets which I split. I'll throw up a pic later.

Edit: I used pallets that had the same top as bottom ie that gave me two sides when I split them. What the pics don't show is that there are pallets at the back as well as for the floor. So lots of air flow. My logs dried great last year and those there look like they are doing the same.

jack of all

I've been thinking about doing something similar myself; I think open/ partially open sides are essential otherwise you just won't get the airflow through. A reasonable overhang on the "roof" should keep the worst of the driving rain away.

GY A1

you want it covered to keep the rain out but allow air to flow through the sides, this will aid seasoning

CJhaughey

I built mine as a lean-to on the back of my shed.
I used 4x4 as the corner posts on the outside and galvanised supports for them.
4x2 for the wallplate and another one 2ft off the ground, then I used 6x2 rough sawn in a hit and miss pattern which allows airflow but not direct rainfall to come through, if a little gets in its no biggie.
The back and side are hit and miss and the front is open.
Tin roof with a section of fibreglass so it has some light inside it.
Wood dries very well in it.

jack of all

Any chance of a few photos CJhaughey, sounds like a good job?

CJhaughey

I'll try, camera battery is flat and I can't find the charger since the holiday...