| If you are one of the many people who are putting | | | | one of those logs slips and the whole lot comes |
| your wood burning fireplace or stove to more | | | | crashing down, possibly right onto one (or even |
| frequent use these days in attempt to keep rising | | | | more) of the curious explorers. Keeping your lumber |
| winter energy costs down the chances are that | | | | safely stored in firewood racks and out of harms |
| there is a big pile of wood outside, waiting to be fed | | | | way removes this kind of danger. |
| to the fire. There are a number of reasons why that | | | | Piles of wood stacked on the ground also provide |
| lumber should be stored away in a firewood rack and | | | | perfect shelter for all kinds of insects, mice and in |
| a few of those reasons relate to safety concerns. | | | | some areas snakes and worse. Keeping your |
| Wood racks are an efficient way to keep wood | | | | firewood neatly stored in a good firewood rack |
| stacked neatly and off the ground, where it is likely | | | | solves that problem as well. |
| to become damp and difficult, if not virtually | | | | You can find wood racks that can handle anything |
| impossible, to build a successful fire from but the | | | | from the smallest amount of lumber, perfect for |
| reasons to look into firewood racks go further than | | | | those who only use their fireplace once in a while on |
| that. | | | | special occasions to larger ones that can store a |
| If you have kids (of all ages) in your home, or even | | | | whole cord of wood, great for those who are using |
| if they just visit from time to time nothing says | | | | their fireplace or wood stove on a daily basis to |
| "climb me" to them more than an inviting pile of | | | | meet most of their home heating needs. |
| neatly stacked wood on the ground. Lots of fun until | | | | |