Polennitsa own hands

Polennitsa - ideal for storage and drying of firewood on their own suburban area.Of course, the wood can be stored in a special building or in a corner of the barn, but why not build a woodpile with his own hands, especially when to do it easier?

Why a pile?

Polennitsa - is not only a great place for the preservation of wood, but also the addition of landscape design.Today there are many options for the creative design of this building, and if you put a drop of the imagination, can be successfully "recover" section.

Tips for the location of the woodpile:

• woodpile build the best backyard garden not far from the track, so you can easily get to it and take the wood;
• low stack of can be a great table for barbecue;
• in the winter season stack of wood will perform the role of a barrier to the snow, so clean the garden path next to it will be much easier.
  

How to store firewood

Storing firewood depends on the design where you'll store them.The most difficult option is considered to be the construction of a house of logs, which is also the woodpile, and a convenient place to store tools.

Some owners of suburban areas prefer to keep firewood, stacking them in the backyard in a big pile, while others collect a tree inside the house.But not everyone has the opportunity to take part of the space for firewood, so it is better to build a woodpile not wrestle.

There is a special rule storing firewood, stating that they must be connected in tight packs, packed in rows or bundles, but be sure to dry.Thick and long logs is recommended to divide in half or into 4 parts.Do not make the woodpile near the playground or parking of fire safety reasons.

storage methods:

• bundle - a bundle of logs can be placed near the construction yard, leaning against the wall of the house or the fence.Necessarily it is necessary to prepare the ground to wood was dry.To do this on the ground spread stones or bricks or even layer drive in stakes, and they lay out wooden logs;
• fork - a popular way in the northern regions of Russia.In the ranks of birch logs laid branched boughs, bows forks pegs and pressed on top of the branches.To build such a bundle can be up to the top of the woodpile or barn.On top of the wood is covered with roofing material, sheets of tin or any other waterproof material;
• stacks - firewood stacked outside ends, slightly tilting them sideways.It is the most compact storage method and is suitable for those who do not have much space.It is better to lay the wood timecards, leaning them to any construction, because in itself this design is very shaky and could collapse from a strong wind;
• «cell" - stacked "cell" of the wood more resistant.So, spread the piles of logs 4 logs in the series and reinforce sections, alternating horizontal and vertical direction.Such a structure can be located anywhere and without supports;
• mop - firewood stacked close to each other in a circle.The denser the wood stacked, the more reliable will be the design.The only drawback - this method takes a lot of space.

very important right to determine the size of future woodpile, calculating the optimum number of rows.As practice shows, for proper drying of firewood only three rows.If there will be more ventilation will be worse.Remember that as the drying of the wood, its volume is reduced, and there is subsidence.Thus, the three-meter birch firewood pile settles about 20 cm, so it is important to maximize tight ramming logs.

Construction woodpile with his hands

usual stack of

Fold the usual small woodpile can each owner of a country house.Creating a framework can be charged even teenage children - so it's easy!

Required tools and materials:

• hammer;
• clamp;
• screwdriver;
• circular saw;
• roulette;
• screws;
• board 3x15 cm long 3 m - 2 pcs;
• board 3x15 cm long, 1.5 m - 4 pcs;
• board 3x15 cm long, 1 meter - 1 pc.

Progress:

1. Pick the most convenient location for future woodpile.It is best to install it on a prepared concrete base, but if that is not possible to lay the foundations of an improvised stone or brick.This area is needed to prevent the decay and disintegration of the wood.
2. Fold frame woodpile to start sawn board 1 meter to 4 identical segment length of 25 cm. These segments will crossmembers for future woodpile.If you store firewood shorter than 25 cm, it is better to shorten the boards, as they should be a few centimeters less firewood.
   
3. Treat boards and assemble the frame structure, as shown in the video tutorial below.
   
4. Place the wood in the woodpile.
   

round a pile

Create round woodpile take a little more time and effort, but such a structure will look much more interesting.We suggest to consider the most simple way is to fold the round woodpile.

Required tools and materials:

• plastic film;
• rope;
• marker;
• nails;
• roulette.

Do not think that the construction of such a woodpile easier because it has no frame.

Progress:

1. Prepare base woodpile - remove debris from the earth once and level the surface.Place plastic wrap on the ground to protect the wood from rot and damp.
2. Since a pile is a circular shape, in consequence of the film will have to trim the corners, but you can do it immediately - hammer a nail exactly in the center of the film and attach the end of the twine.At the end of the second marker tie, pull the rope and draw a circle of the desired diameter.
3. Rivne and most densely lay the wood in a circle (the extreme end of the film).Do not go beyond the film, so as not to damage the wood.Better leave allowance even a couple of centimeters.It is important to spread the wood as much as possible exactly, otherwise the design will curve and unstable.
   
4. When the first row is completed, proceed to the computation of the second, third and so on until the height of your woodpile reaches one and a half meters.Then fill the void formed inside the ring.With this all the easier - put the wood tightly and evenly as possible.
5. Continue to spread the outer ring woodpile, until you reach the desired height.It is better that it was not very big.If a stack of about 1.5 meters in height, the stability of its alternate laying open wood inside and out.
6. roof for round woodpile is made from the same wood.For convenience, you can make the inner ring is slightly higher than the external Boards and put the roof as tiles.