How to Store Wood for Heating and Cooking

Storing wood properly for your heating and cooking needs is simple. Just keep a few basic principles in mind and you will always have good wood ready for the fire on hand.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Covered space or tarp to protect the wood from moisture.
• Rack to raise the wood off of the ground.

1. Keep the wood from getting wet. Under a roof is ideal, but a tarp will work as well.
2. Keep the wood off of the ground, ideally a few inches to allow air flow underneath. This will help keep it dry from the wet ground as well as prevent it from decomposing.
3. Store wood away from building structures. Keep it at least 20-25 feet away.
4. Stack the wood only high enough to remain stable. Usually just above waist high.
5. Have the wood cut to the length you need for either your fireplace or grill.
6. Separate heating woods from cooking woods so others can easily access them when needed.

Tips & Warnings

• Rotate your oldest wood to the top of the pile when adding more, this will give the newer wood more time to dry.
• Cut wood attracts termites, do not store near other untreated wood structures.
• Only burn low sap hardwoods in fireplaces. High sap woods create buildup in your chimney over time causing a fire hazard.

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