Holz Hausen-Dry Wood In Three Months?

[s219]

I have been told that the benefit of the Holz Hausen is simply that it is self supported and there are no "ends" to brace up. Not sure it dries any quicker than a stack one row deep.

My two year old stacks, which I am burning this winter, were stacked between 8" diameter 50' tall pines on the edge of my driveway so that the ends were braced by the trees. Well, any time we got windy weather, the trees wiggled enough to throw the stacks out of whack and eventually they would spill over on the ends. I had to re-stack them several times. For my newer piles, I am just cribbing the ends to brace them, and it's working OK so far. That takes a little longer though, so I may switch to driving stakes in the ground on the ends. Used to do that many years ago.

I'd love to build a Holz Hausen but don't have a good open area that's not needed for something else. Right now all my wood piles are single row deep, stacked along my driveway edge facing south. They are out of the way, and easy to access with the tractor.

 

[amigauser]

Firewood stacking for creative people (or those with too much time on their hands) - Spike Carlsen

 

[tcreeley]

It is good to see how people stack. I like to handle the wood as little as possible. I stack outside and cover with a tarp for winter. I used to use pallets, but in time they rot and leave nails. Now I use 2 16' 2x4s side by side on the ground. 4-5' high and I call it a cord. I square the ends and like stacked rows beside each other.
This guy does it the right way!

 

[rasorbackq]

My wife does all the wood piling I can cut it and split it but if I pile it before 2 days the pile will fall. I set myself up to never have to pile wood again . Pretty smart I think.

 

[murphy1244]

My wife does all the wood piling I can cut it and split it but if I pile it before 2 days the pile will fall. I set myself up to never have to pile wood again . Pretty smart I think.

I like that! Can I use it?

 

[rasorbackq]

Murphy I give you permission to try to use it. LOL Not sure if shes is going to accept it.

 

[Garandman]

Winter Holzmiete.

 

[MossRoad]

I've learned that the bottom foot or two of mine will be frozen like a rock one row in from the outer edges if I leave the snow around it. I have to shovel it out after each snowfall to prevent it if I want to use the lower wood each year. So, I know just admit defeat on that lower section and plan on not using it. I stack it on top of next year's stack, where it will dry fine by the end of next fall and use it up first.

Beautiful sky in that picture! :thumbsup:

 

[Garandman]

Had a tarp ovr the top for the winter, but finished the stack recently. This is 6' in diameter, about 7' high and seems to have about a cord of wood.

 

[Otto Syracuse]

Wow, that's about perfect! I made three of them last fall, one fell apart, but the other two are still standing. I think I need to add more horizontal side pieces, even when it doesn't seem to need to be tilted back towards the center.