Kiln dry timber

jfh

Hi all, any one here know where I could hire a kiln to dry timber?
Or would you know if it's possible to dry timber using a dehumidifier?
Thanks

tabby aspreme

Wood can be dried using a dehumidifier, plenty of info and plans for kilns online.

timfromtang

jfh wrote: »

Hi all, any one here know where I could hire a kiln to dry timber?
Or would you know if it's possible to dry timber using a dehumidifier?
Thanks

timber can be dried in a simple solar kiln made from a sheet of clear poly, some spacers, a couple of pallets etc, there are many ways, as advised above, an online search will help you, you may pm me for my number and i will share what i know with you and help you find a way that suits you.

tim

Cloudio9

As an aside, is all firewood on the market either a) kiln dried <20% moisture and expensive or b) unspecified sold by the trailer random stuff

I need good dry wood for a stove but can only seem to find this by buying a)

timfromtang

Cloudio9 wrote: »

As an aside, is all firewood on the market either a) kiln dried <20% moisture and expensive or b) unspecified sold by the trailer random stuff

I need good dry wood for a stove but can only seem to find this by buying a)

Have you considered buying wet timber and seasoning it yourself? If you have the space (even 2 square meters can hold a big stack of drying wood).
Otherwise i would suggest developing a relationship with a forest owner, who may be willing to supply quality wood.
One of my regular customers buys unseasoned wood from me each time I am thinning and drys it himself stacked on pallets in his garage. Naturally as he is buying unseasoned wood and helping me to cover my costs whilst thinning, I supply the wood at a discount rate, and he keeps a year or two of stock in the large stack in his garage. I understand from him that 6 spring and summer months stacked on pallets in his dry garage is sufficient for ash.

tim

jfh

timfromtang wrote: »

timber can be dried in a simple solar kiln made from a sheet of clear poly, some spacers, a couple of pallets etc, there are many ways, as advised above, an online search will help you, you may pm me for my number and i will share what i know with you and help you find a way that suits you.

tim

Hi Tim,

firstly thanks for the response.
a bit of background, cut these into 3" planks 2 years ago, have them in a shed with spacers but want to use in the next few weeks for window boards so want to dry out quickly.
i thought they'd be too much moisure in the air to leave out, even if covered with clear poly roof sheets?

i was going to buy a small dehumidifier & out into shed as tabby aspreme recommended.

tabby aspreme

jfh wrote: »

Hi Tim,


i was going to buy a small dehumidifier & out into shed as tabby aspreme recommended.

There is more involved than putting a dehumidifier in a shed with the planks, you would need to seal off the area the planks are in and preferably insulate and provide a heat source also, 3" beech will take a long time to fully dry into the center, what thickness do you need for the window boards

Floody Boreland

A desiccant dehumidifier will take far more moisture from the air than the compressor type. Works well at any temperature.