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My sheds are about 3.5 cord each. They're roughly 8' X 8' inside. The floor is 5/8" PT decking with one inch between boards and sits 9" above the soil in front and 14" in the back. Sides consist of 8' by 2' plywood strips installed with 3" of overlap between strips. Where the strips overlap I used 1" blocks to create a gap. I put a shed roof on top using brown metal roofing with the roofing spaced 4" above the crosstie. The opening of the shed faces south and the siding is very dark. Rows are stacked with 2-3" between so ends are exposed. The rearmost row touches the rear wall.
As the sun warms the wood in the morning convection draws air up through the pieces. The sun on the roof heats the panels which causes air underneath to rise to the high side and exit. Airflow is noticeable on very sunny days. Around 12:00 to 5:00 airflow slows, but when the sun gets lower and the air cools, the warmer wood loses heat and moisture to the surrounding air which again begins to move through convection. In the evenings in summertime it's very easy to feel air coming out of the shed roof at the end of a warm day.
Generally one year storage is more than enough to dry anything stacked inside and two years storage in one of these sheds produces wood that really loves to burn. This year I was in a bit of a pinch as October rolled around and stacked thinly split Oak that was green in May. It's a little damp, but we're burning it now and getting plenty of heat out of it.
As the sun warms the wood in the morning convection draws air up through the pieces. The sun on the roof heats the panels which causes air underneath to rise to the high side and exit. Airflow is noticeable on very sunny days. Around 12:00 to 5:00 airflow slows, but when the sun gets lower and the air cools, the warmer wood loses heat and moisture to the surrounding air which again begins to move through convection. In the evenings in summertime it's very easy to feel air coming out of the shed roof at the end of a warm day.
Generally one year storage is more than enough to dry anything stacked inside and two years storage in one of these sheds produces wood that really loves to burn. This year I was in a bit of a pinch as October rolled around and stacked thinly split Oak that was green in May. It's a little damp, but we're burning it now and getting plenty of heat out of it.