Yard Space

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I'm at a bit of a cross-roads. I am on the brink of constructing a barn for wood storage purposes. I am not fortunate to be occupying a property fetted with land or storage space, rather I keep all my kit in the garage and paid storage near my house. As above I now need space and a friendly farmer has offered me a corner of a field to store timber for processing (no comments re this please). Point is it about 10 miles away and as I dropped off some wood at the site at the weekend I just knew it wasn't right. Not only does the distance put me off. The access is seriously muddy and I can see myself getting stuck in there regularly during the winter. There are enough other known negatives to pause me from investing a grands worth of materials in making this shed. Positives include remoteness - unlikely to get timber stolen and it's free.

 

I have a serious amount of timber to get "housed" and processed for firewood. I need yard space / barn / covered area ASAP!

 

I'm about to go out and start cold-calling run down farmsteads in my area to try and hammer out a deal with complete strangers. This aint my style but what else can I do or should be doing?

[plippy]

I'm at a bit of a cross-roads. I am on the brink of constructing a barn for wood storage purposes. I am not fortunate to be occupying a property fetted with land or storage space, rather I keep all my kit in the garage and paid storage near my house. As above I now need space and a friendly farmer has offered me a corner of a field to store timber for processing (no comments re this please). Point is it about 10 miles away and as I dropped off some wood at the site at the weekend I just knew it wasn't right. Not only does the distance put me off. The access is seriously muddy and I can see myself getting stuck in there regularly during the winter. There are enough other known negatives to pause me from investing a grands worth of materials in making this shed. Positives include remoteness - unlikely to get timber stolen and it's free.

 

I have a serious amount of timber to get "housed" and processed for firewood. I need yard space / barn / covered area ASAP!

 

I'm about to go out and start cold-calling run down farmsteads in my area to try and hammer out a deal with complete strangers. This aint my style but what else can I do or should be doing?

 

if ya gona use the farmers land, will he allow you to make a tracked road from woodchippings?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Exactly what I was proposing so yes, import a load of woodchip for the ground...

[plippy]

Exactly what I was proposing so yes, import a load of woodchip for the ground...

 

or im sure there are some tree surgeons near you that can tip some of for free or for a small fee as they generally dont have the space themselves for all there chips and generally give it away for free anyway.

 

just put a post on here and explain why you need them and im sure they will help out a fellow abrtalk member... good luck and let me know how you get on:thumbup:

[Stephen Blair]

i am in the same boat john, i have used up all my space that i have, it is only tiny anyway, on a slope and a triangle, so we have to take one thing out to get to something else and double, double handle everything, i am taking the jump and spending some money to rent a flat, square piece of hardstanding that is clean with security and electricity, it is very close to me house, the yard i have is great but only good for parking a truck and it is always dirty and dark in winter as its on a farm.

[Mr Ed]

Using woodchips to make a road across muddy ground is insane. Want to make your muddy hole even muddier? use woodchips!

[plippy]

Using woodchips to make a road across muddy ground is insane. Want to make your muddy hole even muddier? use woodchips!

 

wot would you suggest?? Mr ed

[Mesterh]

Using woodchips to make a road across muddy ground is insane. Want to make your muddy hole even muddier? use woodchips!

 

It wont work, if its already wet and muddy it will get worse, I've tried it:thumbdown:

 

I would look at getting some hardcore in, ask first though, work out the costs then go from there.

 

If its a bit of a nightmare to get too then it will soon P*** you off mate.

[Mr Ed]

wot would you suggest?? Mr ed

 

Demolition rubble as a sub base, strip off topsoil and turf. Track in rubble with excavator. Infill with sub 50mm, vibrate in tight and topdress with type 1 or road planings.

 

Anything else is just wasting time.

[timtree81]

watch out though ,planning will be needed for any road