30 X 16 Lean-to

[Bronson]

Looks great, Carl!

 

[Carl_WI]

I needed to move my air injection system out of the way of the door. I shortened it up to fit the area that handles four cords of wood. I run it for a month after I stack the bay full of wood and depending on the moisture, the pile can shrink a few inches over a month.

Wood left over from last year.

 

[Carl_WI]

With rain in the forecast, I moved all of my cut wood inside the shop. I stood back and asked myself " What have I done?"

 

[86turbodsl]

Well, get to splittin' and stackin'...

 

[sublime68charger]

Well, get to splittin' and stackin'...

what he said x2 you cant use the excuse cause its raining outside now,

plenty of work to get done inside now?

 

[captain14]

How much does that translate to stacked on pallets?

 

[Carl_WI]

How much does that translate to stacked on pallets?

I am not really sure but it's allot of wood. That pile is about 25 ft long. I had it stacked outside on 8 pallets at varying heights. Once I get to stacking I can only go 6ft high.

 

[Carl_WI]

I got my shop back. I figure there was 2 1/2 cord in that pile. I kept the really big ones up front for splitting.

This is all of the junk that came along with the wood that I cleaned up.

 

[rburke65]

Carl....tell me....us....about the air injection system, please. This dries out wood quickly? Thanks.

 

[captain14]

The junk from the woodpile yours in the compost stack or can it be burned?

 

[Carl_WI]

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Captian14, I dump it in the compost pile. The compost pile is getting very large this year as I had some first cutting hay go bad.

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Rburke65, The air injection system blows air behind the pile of wood. In about a month I notice some shrinkage in the pile. It also prevents mold on the back wall. This year I have fairly dry wood but I still run the fan. The fan is up about 7 ft high and pulls in warm air once I start burning wood.

Carl

 

[Carl_WI]

I made the door frame out of 2x8 lumber.

I have a little flashing work to do yet to finish up.

What a pain getting the steel back on the building. Glad we had a calm day and 52 deg.

Got the door framed out. I installed biscuits and glued it up before I pounded in the fasteners.

 

[captain14]

You mentioned mold behind the damp firewood. I have stained 3 sheds this summer and have noticed the T-111 growing mold and getting soft beside it because it never had a good chance to dry out. Yes there was wood and what it stacked close by.

 

[Carl_WI]

I am thinking of using T111 on my door. Maybe frame it out with pine to make it look like a barn door. Paint it red with white trim.

Carl

 

[jwhcars]

Nice job building your lean-to and door.

 

[Carl_WI]

The finished door. I used T111 and trimmed it out with pine. After priming I gave it two coats of paint.

I hung the door. I have some flashing, hardware to install, and a handle. I also need to install a bottom slider so the door stays off of the siding.

I installed weather stripping around the door and the hooks pull it in for a tight seal.