Let's see your wood shed?

JohnDeereJimOhio · Mar 14, 2014

Ready to build a wood shed at our new house trying to decide what to do.. Don't want it to close to the house and all the level ground is in pasture or has buildings on it. Thinking about building one back up in the wood off our oil well road.. We have 4x4 tractors so getting to the wood shouldn't be an issue. Any cool cheap ways to build a wood shed?

Alf Roberts · Mar 14, 2014

Step 1. Buy an old school bus for about $500.00
Step 2. Remove seats (open windows on a windy day as some of the bolts on the aisle will need torched off and the rubber floor mat starts to stink.
Step 3. Open windows as necessary for proper ventilation.
Step 4. A battery charger could power your interior lights.
Step 5. Sell the heavy duty engine and trans to recoup your $500.00
Step 6. During seat removal steal one of the underseat heaters to use in your tractor/combine.

You now have a 26 foot by 7 foot by 6 foot tall woodshed, lots of sunlight, safety glass windows are surprisingly tough. It holds about 4 cords per row by 4 rows = 16 cords (I have an outdoor wood stove and my firewood is about 20 - 22" you would probably get another row with 16 - 18" wood) ) It also comes with a solid floor to keep the wood dry, and a fairly well sealed door.

Gene Dotson · Mar 14, 2014

I have a 16'x8'x7' enclosed trailer that is no longer road worthy. Took off the wheels and sat it down on planks and blocks. Has double rear doors and is easy to stack and unload.

Gene

S2710 · Mar 15, 2014

The neighbor has one by his outdoor wood burner. He cut black locus for poles and a tin roof and sides. It is enclosed on three sides and open to the front. 24 ft. long 10 ft deep 6ft high in the back and 10 ft high in the front. Used tin and saw mill lumber less then 100.00 invested and holds enough wood to feed a outdoor wood boiler all winter and then some on the ridge in Wi.

Bob

JayinNY · Mar 15, 2014

Jim, here's what I built 12 years ago. It's 20x16 or so, I made it so I could also use it for cover for my tractor, discs, plows, ect. I used a 3pt post hole digger to put 4x4s in quick dry cement. I had to buy the rafters, beams posts ect, my old boss and neighbor had a tree fall on his Morton building roof, the sheet metal got dented, nothing but cosmetic damage, but insurance replaced it. He kept the metal, had no use for it so he gave it to me. I think I had enought to cover 3/4s of the roof. I bought the rest to finish it. I also bought sheet metal for the side of the shed. I worked at a out door power equipment place, so I got free pallets, to put on the sides and back so air can flow threw, and I can stack wood against it. I put 4 inches of crushed stone on the floor, then pallets on that. I think the whole thing cost me $525 dollars back then. I also have a 4x4 tractor with loader, so no problem getting to the shed. Maybe not pretty but the shed worked great, Hope this helps.

flembo · Mar 15, 2014

This is mine and as you can see I am about out of fire wood. The frame is made out of machine skids I salvaged from work all I bought was the rough cut hemlock siding and the tin roof and 4 yards of 1"- 1/4 stone for the floor the rest was salvaged. Measures 10' x 10'.

Brian G. NY · Mar 15, 2014

Somebody posted this once; can't remember who but I was impressed enough to save the picture.

Brian G. NY · Mar 15, 2014

A small one; also captured off the internet; again, I didn't keep the name of the owner.

Brian G. NY · Mar 15, 2014

My Son-in-Law built this one; holds just about 4 full cords.

Brian G. NY · Mar 15, 2014

I've been stacking wood like this for 15 + years.
Use tarps held down with old tire chains. Works pretty good but I have been saving these pictures of wood sheds hoping to get the ambition to build one. Maybe this summer!!

flembo · Mar 15, 2014

I did it that way for yrs also, it was always a pita when it had 2' or more of snow on top of the tarp. I built the shed last year in the same area wish I did it years ago. this is it full in November.

Tony Vidlak · Mar 15, 2014

I"m thinkin Lyle Niemi built this one

IH2444 · Mar 15, 2014

My wood shed is full of everything except wood

gene bender · Mar 15, 2014

Cord is 4x4x8 how do you get 16 in a school bus

Brian G. NY · Mar 16, 2014

Gene is right..' can't get 16 full cords in that ol' bus.
You must be talking "face" cords? 8' x 4' x whatever length the wood is cut to.
At an average of 21" length, I would say 4 rows 26' long by 6' high would work out to about 8-1/2 "full" cords. Still, a substantial amount!

Geo-TH,In · Mar 16, 2014

If a wood shed plays 4 cords at a time, how do you keep it tuned when you remove wood?

Anonymous-0 · Mar 16, 2014

yeah ,, mine is nearly empty too

Anonymous-0 · Mar 16, 2014

My wood shed has a big blue roof

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