oppermancjo
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I'm battling with the wife on this one...
My new insert is in and so far running beautifully. I am now being presented with a slight logistics issue as far as getting wood to the insert. Last year, I had is stacked outside and simply carried in a bag or two as needed. I use one of the canvas bag carriers. That is simple enough but requires going outside into the cold. Also, once I got the wood inside it tended to sit in a pile on the floor in front of the fireplace = Momma No-Happy. Now that the insert is in, I have proposed some solutions to this particular conundrum.
Solution 1: Build a storage box that sits near the fireplace. Ideally, I would like it to be large enough to hold 2-3 days worth of wood. Looking at the following pic, you see the room I have to work with. She wants it small enough to sit on the hearth next to the insert. I don't like that for 2 reasons. One, it is way too close to the insert and two it would have to to be so small that it wouldn't even be worth having. I would rather have it sit on the floor next to the hearth. Far enough away for me to feel comfortable and enough space to make it worth having.
I have a bunch of salvaged chair rail from a hotel renovation. It's 3/4" x 4". Not sure of the wood species. Pretty sure it's not pine but is soft. Thinking maybe Aspen or Popple. the stuff is in nice shape and a lot of it is already stained a nice dark cherry color. That's what I plan to use.
Solution 2: Build the box to my specifications but keep it in the breezeway. She's ok with how big I want to build it but not the location. I'm ok with this solution but if I am going to put it in the breezeway, I may as well just stack it all in the attached garage.
Solution 3: Store wood in attached garage. I have done this before but it creates a mess, and makes for less room for vehicles, storage, working, etc...
So, what I would really like is some pictures of your wood storage solutions. I did a search on the forum and came up with a couple pics but am looking for more ideas/designs to base mine off of.
Thanks!
My new insert is in and so far running beautifully. I am now being presented with a slight logistics issue as far as getting wood to the insert. Last year, I had is stacked outside and simply carried in a bag or two as needed. I use one of the canvas bag carriers. That is simple enough but requires going outside into the cold. Also, once I got the wood inside it tended to sit in a pile on the floor in front of the fireplace = Momma No-Happy. Now that the insert is in, I have proposed some solutions to this particular conundrum.
Solution 1: Build a storage box that sits near the fireplace. Ideally, I would like it to be large enough to hold 2-3 days worth of wood. Looking at the following pic, you see the room I have to work with. She wants it small enough to sit on the hearth next to the insert. I don't like that for 2 reasons. One, it is way too close to the insert and two it would have to to be so small that it wouldn't even be worth having. I would rather have it sit on the floor next to the hearth. Far enough away for me to feel comfortable and enough space to make it worth having.
I have a bunch of salvaged chair rail from a hotel renovation. It's 3/4" x 4". Not sure of the wood species. Pretty sure it's not pine but is soft. Thinking maybe Aspen or Popple. the stuff is in nice shape and a lot of it is already stained a nice dark cherry color. That's what I plan to use.
Solution 2: Build the box to my specifications but keep it in the breezeway. She's ok with how big I want to build it but not the location. I'm ok with this solution but if I am going to put it in the breezeway, I may as well just stack it all in the attached garage.
Solution 3: Store wood in attached garage. I have done this before but it creates a mess, and makes for less room for vehicles, storage, working, etc...
So, what I would really like is some pictures of your wood storage solutions. I did a search on the forum and came up with a couple pics but am looking for more ideas/designs to base mine off of.
Thanks!