Woodpile is an ideal place for storing firewood in optimal conditions. In addition, neatly folded firewood will make your site more attractive. But before that, you must pre-select the right place. Today we will analyze all sorts of options.
For long-term storage and drying of firewood, you can use a special shed or shed. The woodpile is also used in landscape design: beautiful styling of firewood in an original way will give a special touch to the plot.
Designer woodpile: the main advantages
1. Practicality and functionality. Having placed a woodpile in a convenient place, you will not need to go far beyond the wood.
2. In winter, the wood shaker can serve as a barrier, so it will be much easier and faster to clean the tracks from the snow.
3. Beautiful wood log - a highlight of landscape design of a site.
4. Such an element at the dacha is a great idea for some functional building, for example, the base of a table not far from the barbecue.
How to fold woodpile?
Making a firebox with your own hands is easy. Consider the process of building the most typical design.
Tools and materials:
- joiner's clamp for the convenience of work;
- hammer;
- circular saw;
- roulette;
- nails on wood.
For the frame should determine the required number of boards:
- for the base: two boards of 3 m each, 3 cm thick, 10-15 cm wide;
- for side parts: four boards of 1.5 m each with the same parameters;
- one board 1 m long, thickness and width are similar to the previous ones.
After all the preparatory work, you can proceed to the main process.
Site selection
When choosing a place for the installation of a fire pit, a concrete base will be preferable. If there is none, you can lay out a platform of brick. This will prevent the boards from rotting, which could occur if they come into contact with the ground. Next, the turn of the folding frame.
Assembly frame and laying technology woodpile
For the frame, the meter board is cut into 4 equal parts of 25 cm each, which will serve as cross-pieces. At this stage, the frame structure is being assembled, followed by the material being laid. The service life and the degree of its stability will depend on the competent filling of the woodpile.
Important! Try to lay logs as closely as possible to each other, while at the bottom should be the most even and long products. Incomplete packing will manifest itself over time, because after drying, the wood decreases in volume and forms voids, as a result, the structure may collapse.
The maximum allowable height of the woodpile is 1.5 m. From above, the lumber can be laid as a slide no more than 20 cm. In the process of work, monitor the strength and stability of the structure. If you notice that the logs deform the frame, you should not risk it - it is better to remove the extra boards.
The main methods of storing firewood
- outdoors;
- in a special storage;
- under a canopy.
When choosing a product storage option, there are several factors to consider: the type of wood, the desired degree of drying, the type of terrain, the duration of storage.
Woodpile for firewood: ways of laying
The most common storage option for logs is laying outdoors. There are several types of designs:
- single row straight;
- double row and more;
- round;
- straight along the house wall.
Regardless of the type of construction, you must follow the general rules:
1. Laying necessarily involves pre-prepared site (base). It can be brick, wood or concrete.
2. From above, the woodpile is covered with an additional protective layer made of hay, bark, synthetic materials and other structures. But this coating should not interfere with ventilation.
3. Take care that the place for the woodpile is easily blown, not standing in direct sunlight, but at the same time, their complete absence is also undesirable.
4. Do not forget to use additional fortifications for the construction (sticks, stakes, tree branches).
5. It is important to ensure a convenient approach without any obstacles, as well as fire safety measures.
If you do not have enough experience in laying firewood, you should not build a large structure, yet it is better to start with a small woodpile. Having done this correctly, you not only preserve the quality of firewood, but also add an aesthetic touch to your site.
Shelter for logs: harmony in the details
The canopy is an important part of the woodpile for wood to maximize their quality characteristics. The main function of the canopy is to provide natural ventilation and to protect logs from precipitation. Metal, slate, boards, bricks, polyethylene, etc. can be used as a material for a shed. But the most optimal, in the opinion of experienced summer residents, is wood. Its advantages are as follows:
- durability;
- profitability;
- ease of operation;
- esthetic appearance;
- ease of transportation;
- possibility of quick assembly and disassembly;
- does not require laying the foundation.
The main requirement for the construction of wood fences - a sufficient level of drying of the material used.
Level installation is the most important part of the work when erecting a canopy. If you treat it carelessly, the design will quickly become unusable.
Recently products from polycarbonate become especially popular. The material itself is inexpensive and has good quality characteristics. Therefore, it is often used to erect a canopy of woodpile.
Closed firebox
This design can be used for short-term or long-term storage of logs. For example, some owners of country plots erect a separate extension within a house, garage or shed.
Independently constructing a woodpile is easy enough, but unlike the purchased finished product, this design has many advantages. A competent approach from the practical and aesthetic side guarantees the desired result, and a wide choice of ready-made solutions and materials will greatly facilitate the task.
