Log Stores

[Hard-Drive]

We have a wood burner and with our first winter in our new house on the way, it's time for a log store. Our house is a new build with lot of insulation and wet UFH, so the woodburner is more of a cosy nights focal point/entertaining thing rather than a proper method of heating.

We have a courtyard style patio area, closed in on three sides by an L shaped house and a detached garage. I was thinking of putting the log store there as it's very sheltered, roughly south facing, a good sun trap, and obviously it makes it easy to go and get fresh logs for the fire.

So, can anyone recommend a good log store suitable for a couple of cubic metres? I'm very open to building my own from plans, however unless there's a significant saving I guess it's probably just easier to buy one?

Thanks

[Blue62]

Easier to buy one mate, it's as much about air circulation as the sunshine and in my experience the logs need a full summer to properly dry out, so if you're using it this winter you'd be well advised to buy seasoned logs, far more efficient and will not clog your flue. We are building next year and ruled a log burner as we think it will be too warm in a properly insulated house, going for a high end decorative gas flame job instead, just my ten pence worth.

[Craikeybaby]

I'm currently building one out of old pallets and a roof panel from my old garage.

I seem to recall you're near my in Coventry - where are you getting your wood from? When I've finished the log store I need to get a load in.

[Pamoothican]

I picked up one of these from the orange box last summer

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Its a bit pants, especially if you pay the full price of £100, however I picked one up that had been damaged for £16! it only needed a nail or two!

If you have the time, and skill, to make your own, I would recommend it, I roughly priced up making a larger one with wood from the local timber place at £50.

[richatnort]

I've just had a burner installed also this year. We luckily had an old coal store we store our Kiln Dried wood in.

We are going to chop a tree down soon so i'm going to buy a log store rather then build one as i've found there's not much in it at all.

We bought logs from logg.co.uk and they do kiln dried ash wood for a reasonable price. We bought a pallet full with kindling and starts for a good price and it's been great wood. Catches well,and burns slow and hot.

[chrisga]

As Craikeybaby I made ours from an old pallet and a bit of timber from local hardware shop. No plans just bodged as I went....

2016-08-07 11.54.59 by Chrisga, on Flickr

[bimsb6]

knocked this up myself the other year , all free wood except the roof , it's now tiled with old peg tiles from ebay total cost £50

[bimsb6]

[barryrs]

I have purchased a shed from Somerlap however they have log stores and they offer delivery.

http://www.somerlap.co.uk/

[ben5575]

Blue62 said:

...it's as much about air circulation as the sunshine...

Wise words. You'll see from the everybody's pictures that they have open sides/backs. Mine has also been fashioned from the finest free pallets and at 1500 wide, 900 deep and 1700 tall fits a couple of dumpy bags no problem.

One dumpy bag



Two dumpy bags (worst 'I've got a Gransfors Bruks axe' post ever...)

Edited by ben5575 on Monday 10th October 13:34

[Craikeybaby]

I forgot to add, there is a great "Show us your woodstore" thread on here, which will have some inspiration.

[8-P]

Im also looking, Im not going to make one. I do have access to lots of pallets but I can be bothered taking them to bits, too much agro.

So Im reluctant to buy one off ebay for £100 ish, Ive seen this company who actually sell on ebay, but more expensive

https://www.beyondtimber.co.uk/

[bimsb6]

I also use a couple of wheelie bins to store logs in , with fresh logs i open the lid in hot weather to allow moisture out , you do need to chain them up though , lost a whole bin full to the council one year !

[marcusgrant]

Should a log store have open sides of not?

looking to make my own out of pallets.

On the link above it shows them with solid back and sides? Whereas ventilation has been mentioned a few times

[bimsb6]

Build it however you like , the front will be open anyway , my wheelie bins are enclosed and everything dries out fine .

[ben5575]

marcusgrant said:

Should a log store have open sides of not?

Whilst obviously you don't want your logs soaked everytime it rains/snows, it is the moisture in the 'green' wood that you are drying out, not the superficial rain on the surface. Better ventilation means it will dry quicker/more evenly across the pile.

[Brads67]

[LeadFarmer]

Ive got a few around the garden that I've made myself, mostly from spare fence posts and salvaged pallets..






I was given lots of roofing timbers which I cut to size to fit my wood burner, so made a temporary shoe rack from them..

Edited by LeadFarmer on Monday 10th October 19:28

[Gareth1974]

I used decking 'seconds' to make mine

[Hard-Drive]

Cheers guys, some good efforts on here!

I'm afraid I was rubbish and ordered one from ebay...some of the prices were a bit rich, but there was a company doing a nice looking 6' version for £120. Building a log store is well, well within my capability, but TBH by the time I've gone out and bought the wood, done some drawings/designs, and spent a day building it it was hardly worth the effort if I can put together a flatpack thing in half an hour. I may possibly add a kindling shelf but it will do for now.

Craikeybaby you asked where to get logs in our area...I've not actually ordered yet but Phil Bett is kinda a friend of mine, not seen him for a while but he should be fairly reliable.