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When I was burning a lot of wood, I built a small pole building for wood storage. It is about 12'x16' and is tall enough so I could swing a splitting maul without problems inside. I covered the building with galvanized tin, with an area of greenhouse fiberglass sheeting for natural light inside. I never put a door on the building and never had any problems with moisture, since the wood was pretty dry before I stacked it inside. I generally stacked about 5 to 7 cords inside in rounds and split the wood as I used it. At first I didn't have electricity to the woodshed, and used a gas lantern to split at night a few times, but later I ran an underground cable to give me lights and power in the shed. Before I built the woodshed, I would stack outside in a large pile under tarps and up off the ground on pallets. That worked OK, except that during those years we got lots of snow. Hauling in wood was a big job--first the boys and I had to remove the snow to be able to get under the tarps. I don't know if the boys or I appreciated the new woodshed more! It also helped keep the wood much dryer, since there was no problem with blowing snow. My woodshed didn't cost me much. The pressure treated poles were the biggest expense, since I got the metal from a neighbor for almost nothing. It had sat in a pile at his place for at least 20 years without being used and he just wanted to be rid of it. I did get a building permit, but would not bother now with something that small. I also got by without putting concrete around the poles, since it was so small. My sons and I built it over a couple of weeks of spare time. We don't burn much wood anymore, since the natural gas line went down our road. When we built the new house, I didn't put in a woodburner. But that may change if gas gets much more expensive. I have mostly used the woodshed for storage the last years, but it is there, ready and handy if I decide to start burning wood again. I would say that building the woodshed was absolutely worth it and one of the best little projects we ever did. Good luck with yours!
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