On 5/21/2011 11:33 PM, Harry K wrote:
On May 21, 8:22 pm, "Ed wrote:
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In need of creating a roof of sorts for a firewood rack. Trying to find
that happy median between durability and cost.

At the moment I'm leaning towards 3/4x4x8 BC pine plywood. This will be
covered by green tarps of which I have many.

Is there a different type of plywood or panel I should consider instead?

Also curious about corrugated plastic roof panels. Anyone use them for
similar projects?

I've burned wood for 25 of the last 30 years. I've tried various methods of
protection and what I found best is nothing. Wood, tarps, sheeting,
fiberglass, tin roofing are all a PITA in one way or another. Nothing works
well enough for me. We get about 48" of snow on a typical winter, but
rarely do I have snow covered wood to bring in. It falls right off the logs
when you handle them, unlike sheets of plywood.

Yep. As for rain on it, only the top layer will get wet and then only
surface. I just toss that stuff aside and use the dry wood under
it. But then I live in a semi-arid area...

Harry K

The better and closer roof you put over the wood, the more likely things
(that you don't want in the house) will make a home in the stack.

I'm not convinced using (purchased) wood as a main heat source makes
financial sense (see other thread), but if I was to go down that road, I
think I would make a dedicated 3 and 1/2 sided shed for it, with rails
to hold the bottom layer of wood out of the mud, and enough headroom so
the top layer wasn't nice and dark. Doesn't need to be fancy or very
strong- just enough structure to hold the roof panels (probably
corrugated metal) and enough sidewall to keep the sideways rain off the
wood stack itself. Orient it and leave enough gaps so plenty of air
passes through, etc. The privacy screen around an old pit toilet at a
state park beach comes to mind.

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