New woodshed!

Since moving to our new home, we've made do with a makeshift woodshed.

For the most part it worked fine, but there was always an element of uncertainty whether the cobbled-together roof and tied-down tarp would survive blasts of wind and snow.

So Don disassembled the old woodshed and used the parts to build a better, more permanent shelter. This shed is the first of what will eventually be two woodsheds in two different locations. This smaller one is closer to the house; the future larger one will be closer to the barn.

The new woodshed is literally right next door to the old. Why not build it in the same location, you may ask? Aside from the logistics of having to remove the entire pile of wood before starting construction, we actually have other plans for the location where the old woodshed was.

Similar to the last woodshed, we used horse panels for the sides.

But now it has a sturdy tin roof.

The floor is pallets covered with hardware cloth, and the back has deer netting across it so wood doesn't fall through.

I'm gradually transporting the wood from the old location to the new.

We estimate this shed will hold three cords of wood, and we intend to fill it to the brim before the snow flies.

The second (future) woodshed will have double the capacity; but for now, this shed will hold enough firewood to see us through even the harshest winter. Making progress!