Best wood shelter design?

[Pat Ferrett]

now thats a quality bus stop!

 

I agree and quite simple to construct from scrap wood I have in the yard if I get a mobile mill in for the day to run it through

[Ashes_Firewood]

I'm collecting pallets at the moment with a view to building a shelter to season some of my wood in.

 

Was thinking it'd be 2 pallets wide and 5 pallets long for the floor then 2 pallets high for the walls then OSB with felt on top for the roof. Just haven't worked out exactly how I'm going to fix it all together yet so its strong enough. The wind will blow through the slats nicely to dry the wood I hope. It'll be a bit of a Heath Robinson affair but I want to do it cheap as possible plus nothing permanent so it can be taken down and got rid of easily enough!

 

I found this site when searching for ideas... Building a Wood Shed from recycled wooden pallets there are loads of things people have made from pallets.

 

may not be any good for you but it's kind of given me an idea of what I want to do but on a slightly larger scale. They don't show how they are fixing all those pallets together though unfortunately.

Edited December 22, 2011 by Ashes_Firewood

[StephF]

I don't think it matters too much.... just vented sides, open front and slanting roof. Oh and a few pallets to keep the wood off the ground!

 

Agree with all above, also make sure it is big enough, I deliver and stack into some stupid stores, mostly too small, roof too sloping so you cant get the wood into the 'roof space', some are too low so you get a right bad back bending etc! some in damp shady spots where no sun or wind gets through the wood, so choose a good open site in sun and wind with floor off the ground.

If space allowed I would have a store big enough for at least 4-6 m

[western]

now thats a quality bus stop!

 

yes it is martyn, it'll be no good where we live tho, coz it would either get smashed up for fun or fire wood:lol:

[the crafty weasel]

Basketmaking shelter I built, but will be building a similar woodstore at home soon.

 

 

Built from ash poles. all dowelled joints, there isnt a single nail in it

Roof is willow whips laid on the purlins, layer of bracken (cut out of spore season), layer of black poly, and another layer of bracken, with some slabwood to stop the wind lifting it. you can see i'm halfway through wattling the end to give a bit more shelter.

[Martyn Amos]

yes it is martyn, it'll be no good where we live tho, coz it would either get smashed up for fun or fire wood:lol:

 

there are no bus stops in quakers,because the bus wont stop there,because they will have the wheels off...

[western]

keep that up, and this guy might move in next year:lol:

 

Is that by sully mate?

[western]

not sure, but it's in the vale, i know the boys doing the evicting - i think this santa is a menace.

 

:lol: