Log store construction

[dillsue]

Hope someone can throw some ideas in on this one.

 

I want to build a store for loose split logs to stack against a hedge running down our boundary. I'd thought of heras fencing against the hedge and stack the logs against that with tin sheets resting on the fencing and on the top of the logs. I was gonna rope the sheets to the heras fence and to the logs to hold it all together in the wind.

 

Trouble is now I've started costing it all out its starting to get expensive to build with all the bits and pieces.

 

Any ideas on storing logs against a hedge without hand stacking them?

[Jellystock]

Hi dillsue,

 

Get yourself a large pallet (or 2) and use that as your base.

Work from the base up with 3x2 uprights (or similar) and screws.

Make your uprights taller one side to form a fall and plant a sheet of ply covered in mineral felt on top.

Finally brace it all up to make it solid.

OK, I'm a builder and had most of what I needed lying about but I'm sure you can get most of what you need for next to nothing.

Failing all of the above, find someone with a pucker log store and nick it!!

 

Jellystock.

[Dave Martin]

Just buy some vented bags and stack on pallets.

[geoff]

I just go on the scrounge for non returnable pallets at the builders merchants,use them for the base & sides,a couple on top under the sheeting to keep the air circulation going.

Costs about nothing.

[Buzzsurgeon]

Get hold of some old potato boxes I know a firewood merchant that got his for £3 a box:thumbup:

[Marko]

Please remember that the hedge will not last long if it doesn't get any light.

[dillsue]

Thanks for the suggestions. Looking to use the long pallets that plasterboard comes on, stood on end which should give me a "wall" about 2-2.4 m high.

 

The suns on the opposite side of the hedge to my logs so its already a bit bare on my side!

[log supplier]

try some of these if you have the use of a tractor with forks...

last alot longer than wooden boxes.. no more hammers n nails:thumbup:

[dillsue]

The metal cages look a slick storage solution but I'd need alot of them and dont have a means of tipping them out. What were the cages originally used for?

 

I want to be able to loose stack and season and then load once into small boxes to go by the fire or to load once into bags for sale

[log supplier]

The metal cages look a slick storage solution but I'd need alot of them and dont have a means of tipping them out. What were the cages originally used for?

 

I want to be able to loose stack and season and then load once into small boxes to go by the fire or to load once into bags for sale

 

these are them, with the liquid container.. used for fuels or others..

these hold 1m3 of logs

there called IBC containers