A daft idea for keeping my logs dry

[Woodworks]

To be fair, he's only cutting half the containers up, allowing him to sell the others. Could they be stacked 2 high, meaning you'd only have to cut up a quarter of them?

 

I would not advise stacking as the drips off the roof will blow back into the lower crate. I am already getting worried about how much water is getting on the logs towards the bottom of the crates. It is clearly not proving to be a great summer for drying logs.

[Joy Yeomans]

how is the shrink wrap holding up on the ibcs dave. i reckon you get better airflow with these than vented bags

 

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[ArthurBottlesworth]

I've just deceided to do exactly the same

You could cut couple of sticks and bend them across diagonals to give you some drainage

 

I'm wondering how far to come down sides with wrap......

 

Think i'll come down fit further than you ........

 

Have wondered about covering whole thing in summer, will act like greenhouseand moisture should condense on plastic and drip off

[nepia]

Have wondered about covering whole thing in summer, will act like greenhouseand moisture should condense on plastic and drip off

 

Would just re-evaporate into the pile with the rising sun I'd have thought, giving the logs a stagnant, warm, humid atmosphere in which to 'dry'.

 

Airflow's the key: just keep the air moving, regardless of how damp or dry it is.

[ArthurBottlesworth]

You probably know lot more than me .......

Might just cover top and say top foot and park under a thick overgrown hedge

Should keep rain off but let air through

 

Tried pallet wrap on a temporary garden greenhouse couple of years ago, worked better than expected .......its quite tough stuff

[Peasgood]

I would expect rainwater to filter through pallet wrap and still drip on the logs. I t doesn't seal that well to itself, but still better than nothing.

Under an overgrown hedge is good. Not sure why but the wind very often whistles through hedges more than a few metres away, and rain is kept off very well. Best possible place for logs apart from under cover in my experience.

[ShooTa]

prices range from about £45 for a full 2nd hand ibc (ie with the bottle) and around £20 for the cage and pallet only - less for the wooden bottomed ones./

 

as for the dutch barn - i also have been looking into it as i have a fair number of western red cedars from some thinnings (40 or so inch) which will make cracking uprights - maybe do something crossed with a log cabin style.

[woodyguy]

A ton then

[gensetsteve]

I have used the wrap but after a few months it breaks up in the sun and blows round the yard.