Storing milled timber to dry

[Toby in Buckinghamshire]

Morning all

 

I've recently got into chainsaw milling and have a couple of stacks of nice timber now. They are stored out in the open, on 2x4 bearers and with 1x3/4 inch sticks between the slabs for air flow.

 

The question is, what would you guys recommend for storage of the slabs? Just left in the open, exposed to the rain etc? Or, I'm considering making a simple roof to go over them with corrugated bitumen sheets to keep the rain (and sun, when summer arrives) off but there will still be full air flow because the structure wouldn't have walls.

 

Keen to have your thoughts and experiences.

 

Thanks

 

Toby

[Rough Hewn]

Keep the rain and sun off them!
Yes put a roof on it.
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[Woodworks]

Most sawmills around here just get some corrugated sheets on top with some weights to keep them in place. 

[Macpherson]

+1 for corrugated sheets,  I tie round the stack with rope which gives a kind of nissen hut effect and slip of timber under one end so any wind blown water can run off. 

[gobbypunk]

Hi in an ideal world a nice lean to with slatted sides with gaps for air flow but keeping the sun an rain off or just as the others said a basic corrugated roof / Nissan hut type thing , do post som pics of what you do make as we all nosy buggers 

Cheers Mark

[Toby in Buckinghamshire]

Cheers guys. Will do!