My humble firewood shed or storage

[Canis Lupus]

Hi all,

I finished that shed this summer. There is 4,5m3 of firewood. I´m planning to do another one ( same size ) next spring or summer, then i should have that 9m3 of firewood, which should be enough to survive the winter time.

Canis




 

[TimRB]

Looks very nice--good job!

But if I did the conversion correctly, 9 cubic meters of firewood is about 2.5 cords.  Is that really enough for a winter in Finland?

Tim

[JoeB]

Tim, was thinking the same thing.....
Maybe he's  geo to supplement?????
Sorry, but I'd call that "kindleing".
I perfer oak, hickory, or nuts.
WDIK? JoeB
p.s. and who put all the stuff on the ladder to the deer stand??? Sorry!

[Ianab]

I would suspect that in Finland houses (and fireplaces) are smaller than many US homes?

A stack like that would keep a NZ style wood stove going for an average winter.

The shelter looks good, keeps the rain off, but allows good airflow to dry the wood.

Ian

[r.man]

Nice shed, what do you burn the wood in and is it your primary heat source?

[Al_Smith]

If you Google the average temp during the winter months in Finland it's not any colder than say up state NY or northern Ohio. The summer months appear to be cooler though. So that said as the OP said 5 cords would be about what it takes in say northern Ohio from Nov to March. I suspect with a well insulated house the same would hold true in Finland.

Edit ,woops: I just re read that thing .if  9 cubic meters equal 2.5 cords unless it's a very small dwelling it would not be enough .Well unless you kept the house less than a comfortable temperature .About 80 suits me . ;D

[Ivan49]

When I was in Germany most of their wood was cut to about 12 inches long and they only used the wood stoves during the day. Maybe that is the case here

[Ianab]

Heck we are on holiday on a tropical Island right now, temp is about 80F, and you have to sleep with only a sheet, and the windows open  :D

Back home we might heat the house to 65F, and only during the day. If no one is home, or you are tucked up in bed, Meh, let it get cooler.

[thecfarm]

Canis Lupus,welcome to the forum. A nice looking wood shed and nice looking wood. I have a OWB,Outdoor Wood Boiler. Temps can get below freezing here and will stay that way from Dec to April. May even get in the single numbers for a few weeks. Below zero can be expected too.

[petefrom bearswamp]

Welcome to the forum Canis.
Nice shed.
I too have an OWB, Hungry for wood but the mess is outside and inside temps are constant.
My unit would burn that amount of wood in about a month here.
I like a warm house and keep temp at 73-74  degrees F.

[Canis Lupus]

Thank you all for the comments and welcoming me to your forum. These buildings, which i have, are very small. Main building is only 80m2 and outbuilding about 65m2 with single car carage ( not heated ). These houses are also quite old, they were builded during second world war 1939-1940. I live now about 23m2 space and repair rest of the houses room by room. Now i have wood stove and back up heaters few electric radiator. This is my future primary woodburning stove ( I don´t have that yet, still planning ) : http://www.kratki.pl/pl/produkt/wklad-kominkowy-z-plaszczem-wodnym-amelia-24-kw_ameliapw24 , all the heat goes water and water heat capasitor or accumulator. Then pump puts the hot water circulate the radiators. Last winter we had few very cold days -30C ( -22F ), but mostly it was -15C to -20C ( 5F to -4F ). Therefore i don´t need so much firewood. Small places and better insulation, after the repair is done :D. Inside temperature was last winter 65-67 F, in me that was just fine .

To JoeB : That was me, who put all the stuff in the ladder ;D. I live here all by myself and sometimes my "inner wife" or feminine side, puts me to do crazy things in the garden  :D.

Thanx again all the comments, hope i reply everyone´s questions.

Canis

[LeeK]

Do you have a sauna?

[gspren]

  I wish I could read at that link, it looks interesting, I suppose its a indoor water boiler that looks like a fireplace. Let us know how it works.

[Canis Lupus]

No, i don´t have a sauna, not yet anyway. Here is more information of that water jacket fireplace : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpfE7jzPtzQ