Firewood shed
#1
07-17-11, 03:05 PM
Firewood shed
I need to build a 16 x8 firewood shed to hold 4 cords of wood. I want a simple design. I am thinking shed roof with two sides and back with 1x6 boards with gaps for ventilation. The front would be open and the floor would be 1x6 over joists. What do I need to use to frame this shed. do i have to use cement piers with posts to support floor and how many posts do I need and what size girder and joists etc
#2
07-18-11, 03:31 AM
I built one last year, mostly with what I had laying around behind the barn. It is around the same dimensions as yours. I used concrete pier blocks in all 4 corners and in the middle back and front. 4X4s in the corners and 2X4s for just about everything else. Half the siding is Hardie Board left over from the house build and the other half is press board that looks like the Hardie board (reverse board and batten).
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
#3
07-18-11, 04:12 AM
We're building one this morning for a client. 4' deep and about 12' long. I plan on using 3 ea 4x4's set in concrete on each end for lateral support, 2x6 on edge for flooring, spaced 1' apart, 2x4 center support for a gable type roof to either end. Plan on using steel panels for the roofing in a complimentary color to the existing roofs.
#5
07-19-11, 03:53 AM
Adambut, welcome to the forums!! Yeah, you could have a chest for storage, but I find an enclosed area like the one you linked to are safe havens for rats and hornets. Building one free standing with air circulation keeps the wood dry (even if the wind blows rain into it) by allowing it to dissipate. Good idea, though. Keep 'em coming.
#6
07-19-11, 12:54 PM
simple firewood shed design
I like your design but mine needs to be bigger to hold 3 or 4 cords. Also I don`t like digging for posts in the ground so I will try to attach my 4x4 posts to some 2x6 franing with some blocking . I will also use a shed roof. thanks for the pic it gave me some ideas. Your shed looks good!
#7
07-19-11, 04:13 PM
Yeah, bigger would just require more "joints" in your lumber. Not a biggie. This customer didn't want his shed to lean due to imbalanced load of wood pressing against the side posts, so I buried them 2' in concrete. Won't lean. Otherwise, as you suggest, fixing them to framing would suffice, but may tend to lean unless cross braced. Good luck with yours, and thanks.
Sorry for beating a dead horse, but here it is finished with 5/4 decking to handle the weight of the wood.
Sorry for beating a dead horse, but here it is finished with 5/4 decking to handle the weight of the wood.
