Plans to Build a Shed to Store the Firewood

There is nothing quite like a fireplace on a cold andshould result in a fair price.
wet winter day. I have to admit that I have notThe storage shed did not look like much, just three
always felt so warmly towards a fireplace. Now Iwalls and a roof. The floor was made of cement
even think watching the flicker of the flames is asblocks wrapped in plastic sheathing to keep the
relaxing as watching the waves come on shore.ground moisture off my wood. The blueprint was
Our house came with a fireplace. I was not tuned ineasy to follow, and the shed was finished in one day.
to fireplaces at that time. Had no idea where to findIn my mind, I questioned how much protection three
wood to burn it. Consequently, the fireplace was notwalls and a roof would be. Remembering the lost
used for a few years.wood from last winter, I knew some protection from
After we were in our house a couple of years, thethe elements was better than no protection at all. I
wife invited the neighbors for dinner one night. Duringwould reserve judgment on the value of a firewood
the conversation at dinner, the neighbor noticed thestorage shed until later.
fireplace was clean and free of ashes. He asked whyNow that the shed complete, I bought another load
we did not use it, and I confessed that I did notof wood. My thoughts were that wood would be
know where to get wood.cheaper in the summer, and it would be dry and
The neighbor suggested I build myself a storageready to burn when winter arrived.
shed for wood, and buy the wood by the truckloadsAt my neighbor's suggestion, I placed the wood in
when the price was down. And he told me where tothe shed rather loosely. As I stacked the wood, I
find a seller of firewood. He even gave a great setplaced some mouse poisoning way in the back out of
of blueprints for a storage shed. I got the idea myreach of my dog and other animals that might
neighbor really liked a fireplace.wander into the yard.
When I checked around, I learned that firewood wasIf you have a fireplace, do not let it sit unused like I
plentiful and easy to find. But I did not believedid. Build yourself a storage shed for your firewood
firewood needed its own shed. I just went out andand buy firewood in the off season. There is no
bought a load of wood and stacked it up out by thereason that you could not build the storage shed if
garage.you have a good set of plans.
I was real surprised when the rains and snow camePlans are worth the price you pay for them because
and my wet firewood would not burn, and eventhey come with a list of materials you would need
more surprised when some of my wood rotted forand a sheet telling you what size the boards must be.
lack of protection from the elements.Good plans will save you time and money.
Losing the firewood to the elements made meIt always pays to get prices from more than one
reconsider building a storage shed for my firewoodplace. The prices should be different, but not so far
for the next season. I brought out the set of plansapart as to make you wonder which company made
my neighbor had given me several months earlier,an error. Or, if you suspect there is an error, do not
and decided I could build the shed all by myself.hesitate to call it to someone's attention. Better to
I took the drawings with me when I went to thedo that than being surprised at the cash register.
lumber yard and asked for an estimate for theFirewood is not cheap, so having a shed to store the
building materials. Actually, I went to more than onefirewood protects your investment, plus keeps the
lumber yard with my drawings. I wanted to get thewood dry and ready to burn. I learned that lesson
best price possible. I reasoned that competitionthe hard way.