• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Carla Burke
  • Nancy Reading
  • John F Dean
  • r ransom
  • Jay Angler
  • Timothy Norton
stewards:
  • paul wheaton
  • Tereza Okava
  • Nicole Alderman
master gardeners:
  • M Ljin
  • Christopher Weeks
gardeners:
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • thomas rubino
  • Megan Palmer

Storing lumber at an off grid site

 
Posts: 12
1
  • Likes 4
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
What do you all do for storing lumber outside? I’m currently building on an off-grid property and am early in the process of building my first outbuilding. I don’t have any permanent covered storage and have just been rigging a tarp across my lumber. I try to leave an air gap to let air run longitudinally and keep stuff dry. The lumber sits on some plywood which in turn sits on some scrap stickers. Does anyone have any better methods?
IMG_9164.jpeg
My lumber pile tarped over
My lumber pile tarped over
IMG_9149.jpeg
Lumber stacked up
Lumber stacked up
 
Posts: 913
Location: Sierra Nevada foothills, 350 m, USDA 8b, sunset zone 7
216
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
The moisture from the soil will affect the wood from the bottom, especially when it rains. Digging rodents will disperse the soil and throw it on your lumber.
I store everything outside.
Masonry and steel I just store on pallets.
Cements, insulating firebricks, adobe, lumber I store on double pallets or double pallets separated with plastic.
 
Jeff Bigelow
Posts: 12
1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Cristobal Cristo wrote:The moisture from the soil will affect the wood from the bottom, especially when it rains. Digging rodents will disperse the soil and throw it on your lumber.
I store everything outside.
Masonry and steel I just store on pallets.
Cements, insulating firebricks, adobe, lumber I store on double pallets or double pallets separated with plastic.



What do you mean by “separated by plastic”?
 
Cristobal Cristo
Posts: 913
Location: Sierra Nevada foothills, 350 m, USDA 8b, sunset zone 7
216
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
As plastic, I mean plastic sheeting - the same that I use for covering materials and machines. I buy the black version - more resistant to sun than translucents.
That plastic layer between two pallets prevents the moisture penetration from below, but because of the second pallet, it still provides the bottom ventilation.
 
I agree. Here's the link: http://stoves2.com
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic