Whats the best way to dry your processed timber

[Andrew Hampson]

I Have recently bult a building to house my processed timber. I am finding that it is sweating and going moldy. will opening up the back of the buliding so air can pass through be enough to dry the timber out or should i layer pallets in between the firewood as well to aid air flow, say every 1ft in depth. Would like to hear what oothers are doing and what they have found to work the best.

 

cheers

 

Andy

[Hodge]

You need maximum airflow, keep the wood off the floor by stacking on pallets and allow maximum airflow around the sides.

[Alycidon]

Air flow is crucial. I process into firewood bags, these are vented to allow air flow ( builders bags are not). and stacked on pallets.

 

In a bulk heap then get as much air flow through it as you can while keeping the rain off. I did not put my bulk heap on pallets as it makes loading with a bulk shovel hard but it was on a concrete floor. Sycamore will tend to go mouldy anyway especially in conditions like we have had for the last 9 months.

 

A

[muldonach]

Keep the rain off let the wind through

 

Cheers

mac

[s.varty]

:dito:

Keep the rain off let the wind through

 

Cheers

mac

 

[delabodge]

give them 6months outside with sheet on, then move them inside to lower moisture content even more, putting them inside with no air flow will defo produce mould!