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Today we will tell about a few rules of storing firewood at their summer cottage and will present the ideas of stacks that will help keep the wood dry.





Four basic rules for storage of firewoodrule firewood in storage should be kept dry. This is the most important and immutable rule. It's not just that wet wood is impossible to light a fire, but in the preservation of wood: raw wood rots very quickly. In autumn and winter you need to protect firewood from rain and snow, if there is a special stack under a roof or shed, you need to cover the logs with a moisture resistant material (film, roofing material, old slate) so that all the wood was dry.





The second rule is ventilation. The pile should be well ventilated by the wind — it will not allow the wood to decay and also will dry all the raw logs. Ventilation should be present during the storage of firewood in the woodpile and the shed.

Rule number three - do not store firewood next to the hearth, barbecue, or any other source of open flame. It is clear that some small amount of firewood needed by the fire pit to sustain a flame, but to keep all of their firewood so it is not necessary — one small spark can destroy the entire stock.





The fourth rule is the device and configuration of the bundles must be such as to exclude the wet, fall and decay of wood. Stack can't start right from the ground — on the ground first, put logs, substrate, or thick planks, then stack the wood so that they touched the ground. Also the wood in the woodpile needs to be put resistant, to withstand winter wind and snow storms.





Where you can store wood on the sitethe Most reliable and logical option — a barn or outbuilding, the doors of which is equipped with a strong lock from those who like to profit of other people's good. Shed not only protects wood, but also protect them from snow and dampness. Just do not forget about ventilation, otherwise the fungus and mildew attack wood.





If the area of the shed there, then you can do a canopy. The canopy is constructed quickly and keeps the wood from troubles of the weather, plus provides excellent ventilation. For the roof overhang, you can use slate, steel sheets, metal or plexiglass. The canopy can eventually equip three or two walls, and can be limited to a roof on poles.

Very many people store firewood, placing them along the walls of the house. It is believed that this "skin" of wood warms the walls, besides it can be used as a stand for flowers in the summer. The firewood put so well kept, but there are a couple drawbacks: the woodpile is often infest the mouse, and if you have a wooden house — this is not the best solution. In addition, the wood interfere with the ventilation of the facade, which can cause mold or mildew.





Store firewood and can be under the stairs or the porch of the house. In this case, they will always be at hand and at the same time will be securely protected from rain and moisture. Even if the space under the stairs a little, you can put out large stacks of firewood supply for several days.





And the last way to store the firewood under the open sky. This method is very simple, but it is only suitable for regions with a dry fall and winter. The stack for this method of storage is very important to make durable, resilient and on higher ground. Also don't forget to "hide" the wood material, protect from snow or moisture.





I hope that following these simple rules of storage, you can save the firewood for the long winter. Just imagine how good it will be on Christmas vacation to come to the country, to melt the fireplace or the stove and sit in a warm sweater in front of a warm hearth after a walk in the woods or sledging from the mountain. Cheeks burning, outside the window sparkles in the snow, and you sit in warm socks on the floor and think about how hot today will be the heated dry firewood bathhouse... posted

 

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