On 9/27/16 4:43 AM, Dr. Deb wrote:


I started off storing horizontally but eventually went to vertical storage, simply because it

gave me better access to the wood and more storage per square foot.


I wish I could go vertical (9.5 foot ceilings), but 90% of my boards are
10', 12' and 16'.
I made a rack system outside, behind the shop, long enough to hold the
16's. Two tiers, 4' deep with 3"x1/4" "C" channel cross supports on 4'
centers. The outside is covered with corrugated roofing takeoffs from
reroofing the shop. Being on the south side, it gets quite warm (solar
kiln?), but holds an a$$ load of wood (several 1000 bf). The cross
supports are bolted to 2"x2" vertical steel supports on each end, sunk
into concrete piers.

Problems are that the board I want is always on the bottom and the
squirrels are impossible. The 4' spacing has never been a problem with
warping, etc. The vertical supports mean I only have access from the end
so I label each board with species and length. Lots of improvements
could be made, but at least it is no longer stacked up on the shop floor
8^).

Next would be a shed, probably 12' high, where the 'shorter' stuff could
be vertical (the only way to do it right!)

-BR