Wood Shed

Wood Storage

When we originally built this sauna we stored our firewood on the north side of the sauna but it would get covered up with snow falling off of the sauna roof in the winter. It also did not get any sun or much wind in this location, both of which help increase drying time. A new solution needed to be found.

Open Wood Storage

Our first attempt at finding a new place to store firewood was along our back fence. While it did get some wind in this location, it was often in the shade of our existing maple trees so it was less than ideal. In the winter we covered the firewood with tarps.

It was also far away from the sauna and also a bit of an eyesore.

New Wood Shed

A new firewood storage solution needed to be found. We decided to place our new wood shed adjacent to our sauna for easy access and also in a location where it would receive a lot of sun and wind to help with the firewood drying process.

Prepare Site

The exising Japanese Yew bushes and roots were removed and the foundation supports located.

Level and Square

I minimally buried the concrete foundation supports and laid them on a pea gravel base. It took quite a while to properly locate and level them correctly.

Install Joists

Once the foundation supports were located, leveled, and squared the outter and inner joist system was installed. The base is around 4' x 12'.

Construct Vertical Posts

Six 4x4 vertical posts were properly located, plummed, and squared to provide the support for the wall and roof system. Landscape rock was put under the shed to help prevent weed growth there.

Install Floor and Walls

With the vertical posts installed the floor system and support walls were installed. Large gaps in the floor and walls allows air to flow throughout the firewood piles to assist in the drying process yet provides a sturdy support for the firewood piles.

Roof System

A pitched metal roof was installed to provide some protection from the rain and snow. The firewood piles gets a lot of direct southern sunlight to help accelerate the firewood drying process.

Completed Wood Shed

Once the trim work around the roof was installed we filled it with firewood. Of course, when we were working on the roof and filling the wood shed it was also one of the hottest days of the summer so we utilized the dump bucket to cool off after we were done with the project.

Although it cost more, we did use ceder tone treated pine for much of its construction so we would not have to worry about rot or upkeep of the structure in the future.

The completed wood shed provides a nice and needed addition to our sauna project.

The wood shed will hold about six face cords of firewood.

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