Drovnik for a summer residence from metal. How to make a wooden woodcutter with your own hands

Residents of private houses and owners of cottages cannot do without firewood. They need to be dried somewhere, stored and stored. To protect firewood from dampness, a canopy or a more serious structure is built for them. How to make a woodcutter without outside help, what will be required from tools and materials, what type of woodcutter is most suitable for your site - this article is devoted to these issues.

We dance from the stove

We start not with the purchase of materials, choosing a place, and not even with a drawing. Initially, you need to understand how much firewood will be needed for the season. Why do you need them?

For stove heating at home? Bath kindling? Organizing picnics in nature or a home fireplace? For all these needs, a different amount of firewood is needed.

The choice of design depends on the volume that will have to be stored. Do you visit the country house only on weekends to take a steam bath and fry kebabs? Then harvest no more than one and a half "cubes".

In this case, there is no need to build a fundamental structure. It is enough to get by with a light free-standing canopy or fold the woodpile with your own hands, for example, against the wall of a country house or a bathhouse. Next, I'll tell you how to do it.

Do you constantly live in a house that is heated by a stove? Here the calculation of the need for firewood will be different.

It is believed that for heating a living area of 100 sq. m will burn up to 2.5 cubic meters of firewood per year. But it's always better to have a two-year supply on hand. After all, wooden blanks reach the minimum moisture content only after a year of storage. They are the ones that burn the best and last the longest.

Those that have been cut down recently are not suitable for kindling. Such firewood is still damp, smokes and the heat from them is “zero”. They need to be allowed to rest. The fuel supply should be enough for heating the house, a bathhouse, a barbecue.

In the villages, up to 12 "cubes" are harvested at a time. These are several cars. For warehousing and storage of large volumes, a simple canopy is indispensable.

Below you will find a description of woodsheds of different types - attached and capital. As well as tips on how to stack firewood in the country so that they retain their combustible properties for as long as possible and do not spoil the appearance of the site.

Types of buildings, material, tools

A firewood shed is a structure for drying and storing firewood. It can be made attached to the building or standing separately, in an open space. Temporary or permanent. On a columnar foundation or on block supports. From iron, wood or building remains. The type, size, material and estimate depend on the specific needs for the amount of firewood and the budget.

For carpentry, you will need a bar or a metal pipe, nails, bricks or cinder blocks, a hammer, a hacksaw, pliers, a plumb line, a screwdriver, metal corners, suitable material for sheathing and waterproofing. Any woodcutter is a frame of four racks, mounted on a solid foundation.

When a woodshed has a foundation and a door, it is a woodshed. It is often connected by a common roof along with a summer shower and toilet. It turns out a convenient economic block, organized according to the principle: “three in one”. Doors to each sector are made separately. What such a combined woodcutter looks like can be seen in the photo.

Getting started, it is important to accurately set the level. Otherwise, the structure will warp over time and become unusable.

So that it does not drip on the head

Whatever drawing you draw, the requirements for any type of woodcutter are the same. Freshly cut firewood should dry well in it, dry firewood should not get wet in the rain and snow. This means that it is necessary to ensure good ventilation (ventilation), but protect the building from dampness. And direct sunlight.

The latter seems strange, but experienced people confirm that firewood that has been lying in the sun for a long time flares up badly in the oven and gives little heat. Consider lighting. It will come in handy in the evening.

Choosing the right place to store firewood is extremely important. Arrange a woodpile or woodcutter stands where a car with firewood can drive up to it as close as possible. When unloading, it is hardly convenient to carry logs across the entire site.

The approach to the wood storage should be convenient and clean. If you are not confident in your design talents, put a woodcutter on the back of the house so that it does not an eyesore. Choose a site for construction on a flat and dry place.

Economical and not complicated

The option with an adjoining structure to the main building has several attractive points.

Firstly, it is convenient to have firewood always at hand.
Second, it's economical. Much less material will be required than in other types of woodsheds.
Thirdly, a woodpile installed along the wall will perform the role of additional thermal protection for the interior.

But there are also disadvantages of the extension type. The precipitation water flowing from the roof will moisten the top rows of firewood. This flaw is easily eliminated by lengthening the bevels of the main roof due to the wide visor. It will protect the firewood from snow and rain.

They make a visor from several end boards knocked together. If this is not possible, cover the woodpile with a film, tarpaulin or a piece of roofing material. Large plates of bark are suitable for this purpose.

We make an extension for firewood

It is good if the adjacent territory is asphalted or paved with tiles. Then the lower rows of wood stock will remain dry. For better ventilation, install several bricks or cinder blocks as supports at the corners of the future base.

Place a piece of plywood or a storage pallet on top of them. There may be several, depending on the amount of firewood. For strength, fasten the pallets together with metal brackets or steel wire. Make holes in the bottom.

The elevation can be made from a wooden or metal frame, tightened with a dense waterproofing material (roofing material). To make the woodpile stable, fix it from the ends with two pairs of poles, nailing them to the base with nails. Lay the logs in a stack, parallel to each other. Thicker end towards the retaining wall.

A woodpile folded like a crate will be much more stable. Each subsequent row is folded perpendicular to the bottom. Round timbers or chocks, split into two halves, are laid along the edges. This is the simplest type of woodcutter. Even a teenager can handle his device.

If conditions and your abilities allow, the frame is made more durable. Dig four metal pipes or beams into the ground to a depth of 30 cm. These will be the stands. We pour them around the circumference with rubble, compact.

Treat the part of the timber in contact with the ground with antiseptic impregnation to protect it from decay. Sheathe racks on two or three sides - at your discretion. This is the so-called "strapping". A floorboard (25 mm) or a rail, polycarbonate sheets is suitable for it.

For fasteners, use self-tapping screws or nails, two on each side. The main thing is that there is a gap between the sheets or boards for free air ventilation. So the wood will not get damp.

A roof made of any available roofing material is attached to the corners from above. There is a trick here. We make the rear racks 20-30 cm higher. So we get a roof with a slope, along which water will roll down without spoiling our firewood. The floor is stuffed on long boards (logs) laid on posts made of bricks or cinder blocks.

From above they are laid with the main covering from a board of a larger diameter so that the floor does not push through the weight of the woodpile. If there is not much firewood, plywood can be used as a base. There should be several block or brick supports under the lags.

Lay out the bottom row of the stack with meter-long firewood. When everything is ready, cover the wooden parts of your masterpiece with an antiseptic for the first layer, after drying - with pesticide paint or polyurethane varnish.

It is important to take one more precaution. If the house near which you are building a log storage is wooden, you need to think about how to protect it from wood bugs and dampness. To do this, leave a space between the wall and the logs for ventilation. Protect a section of the wall in the right place from bark beetles with a steel sheet.

I had to meet a woodcutter near the house, the frame of which was welded from an iron corner. Such a design is not afraid of dampness, you can not be afraid that a strong wind will turn it over. However, the cost of material and welding work is much greater than the costs in the designs described above.

Capital and durable

Closed wood storage can be arranged away from the house or bath. It will be much safer for fire reasons. They can be quite simple - from several pillars or capital.

Earlier, we agreed that we choose a place for a wood storage dry and even. As a rule, freestanding woodsheds or woodsheds, especially for a large stock, are made on a foundation. This is necessary if the soils in your area are soft - clay or loam.

We start by digging a ditch with a depth of 20 to 80 cm along the perimeter of the future building. It depends on how much the soil freezes in winter in your region. We fall asleep in the recess with layers of sand and gravel (at least 10 cm). Each layer is well tamped. Include family members in this activity.

All supporting pillars are concreted. We begin sheathing with boards or other material only after the mortar has hardened well. Holes in the ground under the racks are easy to make with a drill.

Remember that you can not lay the woodpile directly on the ground. The lower rows of firewood will rot over time. And when the snow begins to melt, your entire structure will “float. On the Internet you can see a photo of a wood warehouse without a foundation.

In this case, the top layer of soil is removed along the entire perimeter. Dry sand is poured, after which it is tightly compacted. The top is covered with paving slabs. An elevation for firewood on such a basis is made of bars and crossbars of the lower row of a wood stack.

In addition to the roofing materials listed above, soft tiles or galvanized iron are also suitable for the roof. Make the size of the roof with a margin of 30-50 cm. The size of the capital barn depends on the amount of firewood you need.

Let's return to the option of a columnar foundation. The building on it can be square or rectangular. Four end support posts can be metal or from a bar, unbarked logs.

This will turn out a rustic-style woodcutter. Using a timber, treat its lower part, which will be in the ground, with impregnation to protect it from decay. Budget tool - engine oil.

The binding of the walls may not be continuous, but only up to half. Buildings look aesthetically pleasing, with slats stuffed like blinds, with a slope or in the form of an oblique lattice.

The optimal height of the structure is 2 meters. The roof can be single or gable. When constructing a woodshed, always remember the need for ventilation in it.

From greedy hands

For convenience and better preservation, separate freshly cut firewood from dry wood. This is necessary for large quantities. Inside the woodshed, leave a passage in the middle. Do not bring it close to the back wall. Along it, logs are stacked in one or two rows. On one side of the passage - dried, on the opposite - raw.

Lay long boards vertically between rows at equal intervals. These will be sections. Arrange the logs in them by type of wood or size. Sometimes there is a need to hide your supply under lock and key.

For a door canopy in the center of the front wall, two additional supports made of timber are installed at the construction stage. Loops are fixed on one of them. You don't have to redo the door. An old room or half of a closet will do.

Everything will fit

For a small stock that is only used for a fireplace or barbecue, you can fit a metal or wooden rack. It will provide convenient sectional storage of firewood. There is a place for the rack on a large porch with a canopy, on a closed veranda, under a roof canopy against the wall.

Firewood can be stored under an outdoor staircase or porch. The main thing is that the storage place is well ventilated, protected from rain from above and from dampness from below. It was located away from open sources of fire.

Afterword

Now that you have read to the end and learned how to make a woodcutter with your own hands, it's time to move from words to deeds. Make a drawing, decide on the dimensions, estimate, and proceed to the construction. Successful work.

Woodcutter photo

Almost everyone who has a country house stores firewood on the plot to kindle the stove in the house, bathhouse or just make a barbecue. For storing firewood, various types of woodsheds are used. Even if a dacha for someone is only a place for a summer vacation and does not involve trips there during the cold season, firewood is needed in order to heat a bathhouse or make barbecue. Of course, you can use coals in a bag or buy bundles of firewood that are popular in the summer season, but this is very inconvenient if the cottage is far from shops. That is why a small supply of firewood is, as a rule, in any summer cottage.

If the cottage needs heating, then a wood-burning stove will be a real “salvation” for a country house. Agree, not all houses have sufficient power of electricity. In addition, it is the simplest and cheapest type of heating. Finally, a stove is an indispensable attribute of a country holiday: it is beautiful, creates comfort and atmosphere. Many people save firewood for the whole season and store it in specially equipped firewood sheds. This allows you to protect the firewood from precipitation and dry the still damp firewood. In this article we will talk about how to make a firewood for a summer residence with your own hands.

Device

A firewood shed is a structure made of wood or metal that is used as a storehouse for firewood. Firewood for summer cottages can be completely different, the main thing is that they meet the basic requirements.

The device must be capacious and allow access to firewood without difficulty.
The firewood shed should be open enough so that the firewood does not get damp and is ventilated. If there are fresh logs in the firewood shed, then they should be able to dry out.
The structure must have a roof that will protect the logs from rain and snow.
The logger should be positioned so that direct sunlight does not fall on it. Ultraviolet has a bad effect on wood, reduces its suitability for its intended use.
Of course, it is desirable that the woodcutter is neat so as not to spoil the entire landscape of the site.

There are various designs of woodsheds depending on their location and type.

Woodcutter, which is leaning against the building (house, barn, bathhouse)

This is the simplest design, in which the wall of the building is the back wall of the firewood shed. But this design has a number of serious drawbacks:

Fire hazard. Large amount of dry wood near the house.
A large number of insects live in wood. This problem can be solved by treating the woodcutter with a special compound or by separating the firewood from the building with a sheet of metal.

The woodshed near the building is recommended to be located from the north or where the place is most open to the winds. Of course, a canopy against the wall is a very simple design, so it may not differ in beauty. It is better to hide such a canopy from the least visible part. The simplest scheme is 4 supports, a raised floor and 4 walls with a canopy.

Lumberjack standing apart from buildings

This is a more beautiful and reliable building. Such a device involves the design and construction plan. Such a canopy can be built in a suitable place and even beautify the landscape. The woodcutter will require time from you, but it will serve for a long time, and the firewood will be constantly blown from all directions.

portable

Separately, it is worth mentioning a portable firewood shed, which is necessary for storing a small amount of firewood. Such options are needed to keep firewood closer to the place of use. These are structures made of wood or metal that are easy to move along with firewood. As a rule, these are beautiful designs that complement the interior. A portable firewood must:

be easy;
be beautiful;
easy to carry.

Such woodsheds are located indoors. You can see such designs next to the fireplaces in the house.

How to choose material?

Sometimes the woodcutter is hidden in the farthest or most inconspicuous corner of the site, and then it is built without thinking about its appearance. Any improvised materials, the remains of various boards and logs can be used. You can make a firewood shed without walls and supports. Then evenly stacked firewood is covered with any material that will protect them from precipitation.

The most common woodworking material is wood. Wooden firewood is made from boards and beams. Metal elements are also used. For example, pipes sheathed with a board. The roof is made of any light but rigid material. For example, galvanized iron, corrugated board, slate (it is quite heavy), ondulin, roofing material.

When choosing materials for a firewood shed, it is important to pay attention to its design. If a simple wooden woodcutter fits the style, then the design will be made of boards and beams. If you plan to use metal not only for support, but also for the walls of the firewood shed, then you can think about a forged firewood shed. Often portable woodsheds are made of metal.

Here are the materials you will need to create a regular wooden woodcutter.

Board for the floor. This is necessary so that the logs do not lie on the ground. The board should be chosen thick, not thinner than 2.5 cm, so that it can withstand firewood.

Concrete blocks instead of foundation.

Beam, logs. For the base of the floor.

Frame boards.

Beam for the frame.

Roof boards.

Roofing material. Polycarbonate, slate or corrugated board.

Nails and screws.

Required tools:

electric drill;
shovel;
screwdriver;
plumb;
axe;
roulette;
hacksaw;
screwdriver;
square.

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Barrels, former rabbit pens, and even pallets and rings for wells are also used to build and construct original woodsheds. Such options do not require the creation of a drawing and are distinguished not only by external originality, but also by the ease of creating a structure.

How to do it yourself?

Below is an instruction for creating firewood. Let's start with the option of a stand-alone woodcutter. For the construction of such a structure, it is necessary to make drawings for manufacturing, so that the woodcutter turns out to be of a given size and fit into the landscape. The basis will be 6 logs. These are the supports that create the frame. Consider how to build a woodcutter in stages.

Define and designate the construction area on the site. Dig 6 holes for the supports - 3 each in the front and back. The dimensions of the recesses are not less than 30 cm by 30 cm, and the depth is up to 50 cm. Fill the holes with crushed stone by 15 cm and tamp. Make holes for logs.

Logs must be deepened by a minimum of 25 cm. Treat the log with an antiseptic. Wrap with ruberoid. Secure the supports with concrete or stone. Treat the ends of the logs too.

The length of the logs at the front and back should be different to create a roof slope. The rear logs should be lower than the front logs by at least 3 cm.

Place the transverse logs, the basis for the floor. Secure them by connecting to the supports. The transverse logs should be raised 10 cm above the ground to provide ventilation.

Install the floor boards on the logs. Leave a small distance between the boards, up to 2 cm, for ventilation from the floor. Use wood screws and a screwdriver for fastening. You can use nails.

Form the walls on three sides of the boards. The step between the boards is about 15 cm. You can use a grid. This is a cheaper option, but less beautiful.

Install 3 rafters on the woodcutter frame to make a roof. Place 5 more logs across. Fasten the roof to the frame. Use nails for slate and roofing material. Self-tapping screws are used for fastening corrugated board and ondulin.

It is possible to use shingles instead of 5 logs for the roof frame and cover it with roofing felt or other roofing material.

Coat the wood with varnish. You can paint the firewood shed with paint and decorate with decorative designs.

Pay attention to the following details.

Be sure to take into account the slope of the roof so that the snow falls freely down.
The roof should be larger than the woodshed. The protrusion should be about 25 cm.
Be sure to have a floor that is raised above the soil by 10 cm.
There should be gaps in the walls and in the floor for free ventilation. These elements are made of wood.
Treat all wooden materials with an antiseptic before fastening.
You can decorate the firewood shed with carvings, plants, sculptures.
To protect firewood from moisture, create drainage.

To build a firewood shed that is adjacent to the building, no special instructions are needed. It is created in the same way as a separate woodcutter. Such a firewood shed should also be well ventilated, because one of its walls is solid, unlike the previous variation. The materials for the roof and frame are the same.

There are a number of distinctive features for such a building.

It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the woodcutter stands right next to the house. It is necessary to make sure that water from the roof of the building does not fall on the firewood.
The woodcutter located from the north will insulate the northern wall of the house. The house will close the firewood from unwanted light.
In this case, the floor is also needed. Firewood should not be stored directly on the ground.
To give aesthetics, you can make doors that close the firewood. If you place the firewood shed on a covered terrace, then it will be more pleasant and easier to go out for logs from the house.

Most owners of suburban real estate, one way or another, are faced with the problem of storing firewood on their site. This publication will describe in detail how to create a convenient woodcutter with your own hands, consider schemes and materials suitable for self-construction of the structure.

Basic design requirements

Wood stoves have been used by people since ancient times for cooking and heating their homes. For the efficient operation of such equipment, fuel of the proper quality is required. A firewood shed (a firewood shed, a woodpile, a woodpile) is a simple structure in the form of a canopy that provides the possibility of drying and storing firewood.

Despite the simplicity of the design, a number of serious requirements are imposed on this building:

Protection of fuel reserves from atmospheric precipitation. Based on this requirement, the structure must have a roof and floor that protect the fuel from moisture
Free access to firewood. Before you build a woodshed with your own hands, study the projects, choose a suitable place for the construction of the building.
Good ventilation of the interior space for proper air circulation in the woodpile.
Required capacity. The structure must provide the possibility of storing firewood stocks, in an amount sufficient for seasonal use.

In addition, the woodcutter in the country should have an attractive appearance, for which it is often decorated with decorative trim. The area around the building is planted with decorative grapes.

Varieties of woodsheds and features of their design

Despite the variety of architectural and design solutions, woodsheds are of two types:

freestanding;
attached.

The simplest freestanding woodcutter is a canopy on metal support poles without any fencing. The strapping for the roofing is a wooden beam. The floor in such structures is most often made of pallets laid directly on the ground or cinder block supports. A more serious version of the woodcutter is a solid firewood shed on a foundation with wooden walls in the form of a lattice.

The attached structure can be made in the form of a canopy fixed on the wall of a capital building or a full-fledged canopy. The wall of the structure will act as a deaf fence.

Without a doubt, the second option is much easier to implement, however, it is not recommended to attach firewood sheds to wooden buildings for two reasons:

Fire hazard. Drovnik is a building for storing fuel. Any spark can ignite the firewood, causing a fire.
Insects that live in abundance in wood, which can quickly destroy a wooden structure, even treated with bioprotection.

If there is no other option, like attaching a woodcutter to the wooden wall of the house, then experts recommend isolating the surface adjacent to the structure with a steel sheet.

There is another type of firewood - mobile. This design is made in the form of a metal stand and serves to store firewood indoors directly next to the stove or fireplace. A portable woodcutter made of metal can be a decorative piece of furniture that fits into the overall decor of the room.

We build a woodshed with our own hands

Before building a woodcutter, the developer will have to answer a number of questions:

The size of the building.
Choosing a place to place the structure.
The optimal type of firewood.
Building design.
Selection of the necessary materials.

Let's consider some of the issues in more detail.

Dimensions and capacity

If the supply of firewood is supposed to be used not for seasonal heating of the house and cooking, but only from time to time for lighting a fire or barbecue, then very little firewood will be needed. In this case, you can limit yourself to the construction of a free-standing shed or a small shed, which will perform two functions at once: a warehouse and a utility block.

If full-fledged heating of a country house is planned, then a more voluminous structure should be erected, located not far from the house.

To determine the dimensions of a future building, it is enough to know the amount of fuel consumed.

The second way to determine the dimensions of a woodshed is the availability of material that is planned to be used for its construction.

Site selection

The dimensions, purpose and type of the future building will be decisive when choosing the location of the structure:

If the firewood is planned to be used exclusively for kindling the barbecue, then the best option would be to build a woodshed with a shed roof located in the recreation area with your own hands.
As a rule, a firewood storage building is not an architectural masterpiece, so the best option for its placement is a corner in the backyard of the site.
When designing such a structure, one should take into account the possibility of a free approach and the presence of a track with a high-quality coating. This will provide access to the woodpile during rain and in winter.
A place for storing firewood should not be located in a lowland where moisture accumulates.
The building will inevitably create shade, which may interfere with the growth of green spaces. Choose a place free from vegetation for the woodpile.

Despite the fact that the firewood shed or shed is located on its own land and is not qualified by law as a permanent building, you should not place this structure, guided only by your own preferences. If the building interferes with the normal use of the adjacent lot, the neighbors can go to court and demand that the inconvenience be eliminated, up to the relocation of the building, which is associated with additional financial costs.

Choose the type of storage and materials for its creation

When choosing a woodpile design, most developers start from the budget, comparing it with the desired result. The simplest design is an attached canopy with a floor and three enclosing walls.

Attached canopy

First of all, study the legislation, and specifically GOST 21.501-93, GOST 21.204-93. Then:

Draw a sketch. This will allow you to determine the dimensions of the building, the angle of the roof, the option of docking the roof with the barn wall.
Prepare materials for creating the supporting structure and roofing. Edged board or timber is the best material for creating a frame. A wooden rail is suitable for creating a side fence. Sheets of corrugated board, metal tiles, polycarbonate can be used to create a roof.
Count the materials. To support the roof, up to 5 m 2, pine boards with a section of 100x50 mm can be used. If the roof area exceeds 5m 2, then use a bar with a section of 100x100 mm. For all cases, wooden rafters 100x50 (per edge) with a crate made of boards 100x25 mm are used.
Provide a foundation, the design of which and the depth of laying depends on the type of soil and the depth of its freezing.

Freestanding woodshed made of polycarbonate

The design can become not only a functional solution, but also a decoration of your site.

The popularity of this material is due to its low cost and good quality characteristics. For the manufacture of the frame, a profiled pipe is used, with a section of 40x25 mm. The supporting structure of the roof is created from a steel strip or a metal corner. Polycarbonate is mounted using special fasteners.

Many domestic summer residents are interested in how to make a woodcutter near the bath? The simplest option is to assemble a metal frame that can be sheathed with sheets of polycarbonate or corrugated board.

When creating an arched roof, the stiffening channels in the sheets of cellular polycarbonate are oriented parallel to the bending line.

classic woodpile

In some cases, you can limit yourself to the construction of a classic cylindrical woodpile, which does a very good job with the tasks.

A properly assembled structure is durable, spacious, does not spoil the appearance of the site, and firewood in such a woodpile dries quickly enough.

Woodcutter from pallets

One of the most budgetary ways to build a storage for a supply of firewood is a firewood rack from pallets.

To assemble such a structure is very simple:

Prepare the site.
Lay out the pallets that will play the role of the floor.
At the ends, fasten them together with a solid board.
To create walls, use pallets installed vertically.
Attach them to the base using metal corners.
In front of the structure, place the board on edge, securing it between the side walls. It will support pallets that act as a roof.

The last step is to treat the structure with an antifungal compound.

Do-it-yourself wood firewood rack: stages of construction

As an example, consider the stages of self-creation of a free-standing wooden structure in a summer cottage. The first thing to do is to choose a place to install the structure. The best installation option is an elevation on the site. This arrangement will prevent flooding of the building.

To assemble a woodcutter for a summer residence with your own hands, drawings are needed.

We present an example of a reliable and roomy design with a shed roof and the ability to install doors to turn a woodshed into a permanent shed:

To create a reliable support structure, we will use metal pipes. To do this, it is necessary to drill holes, as shown in the drawing. Depth - below the freezing point. A layer of rubble is poured at the bottom of each hole. Layer thickness - 100 mm. Pipes are installed in prepared pits and concreted.
After the concrete has hardened, an upper frame frame is created. To do this, use a board 150x50 mm.
At a height of 100 mm from the ground, a beam with a section of 100x100 mm is attached to the frame, which will be used as the lower trim and support structure.
Logs are laid on the timber. For their manufacture, a pine board is used, 100x25 laid on edge. The distance between the lags is 400 - 500 mm.
A floorboard is laid on the logs. The best option is lumber with a section of 100x25 mm.
The frame of the woodcutter is sheathed with edged boards. Installation is carried out with gaps for better ventilation.
To create a rafter system, lumber with a section of 100x50 mm is used. The crate is made with a board with a section of 100x25 mm.

To ensure the protection of firewood from moisture, it is necessary to provide overhangs in the roof structure. The minimum length of overhangs is 300 mm.

After the construction of the building, it is necessary to treat the lumber with an antiseptic. The last question remains: how to paint the woodcutter? The right paint should protect wood from moisture, UV radiation, protect the material from insects and pathogens (fungi, mold). In addition, good paint should be resistant to abrasion and provide a decorative component over a long period of time. All of the above qualities are possessed by latex paints, which, according to professionals, have practically no drawbacks.

Woodcutter with female hands - video

A firewood shed is needed for storing pre-harvested logs and drying them. The drier the firewood, the more heat it gives. Firewood is laid in it in neat rows so that they can be easily reached without bringing down the entire stack. You can build a woodcutter for a summer residence with your own hands from bricks, wood, metal, or the remnants of old building materials. A room for drying and storing firewood can be either ordinary and nondescript, or serve as a decoration for the site.

Types of firewood for summer cottages

There are several types of buildings for firewood in the country. A separate shed with a door is called a firewood shed, a small stand or basket for the consumable part of the fuel supply is called a firewood shed, and a shed for drying and storing firewood is called a firewood shed.

The following requirements are imposed on the woodcutter:

large capacity;
maximum protection against precipitation;
unobstructed air circulation for quick drying of the fuel.

Outbuildings are usually placed in the depths of the site, away from prying eyes. But a do-it-yourself woodcutter can look like an exquisite decoration for a summer residence. Sometimes firewood sheds act as an element of house design, they decorate one of the walls or a corner for relaxation.

Drovniks are divided into:

detached with a shed roof;
detached with a gable roof;
extension to the wall of the building;
firewood built into the wall.

One of the mistakes when building a woodcutter for a summer house with your own hands is the wrong place. Do not erect it in the center of the site so that the structure does not obscure the landing. You can not install a woodcutter in a lowland so that the logs do not begin to rot. It is optimal to choose a small hill with infertile soil. Care should be taken that a paved path leads to it.

It is very dangerous to attach a woodcutter to a wooden dacha wall. Firstly, this is contrary to fire safety rules, and secondly, the risk of infecting the building with bugs that may be in logs increases. If it is not possible to build a free-standing structure with your own hands, the wooden wall of the cottage should be covered with a metal sheet slightly larger than the dimensions of the canopy. And without fail, treat the walls of the house and the woodshed with a special solution from insects.

Free-standing woodsheds look like a canopy with lattice walls. If necessary, open woodsheds are covered with plywood sheets in winter to protect them from snow. You can install them only in the lower part of the canopy. With the advent of spring, the protective sheets are removed so that the firewood dries faster.

Important! Firewood must not be stacked on the floor or the ground. This will allow them to absorb moisture and make it difficult for air to circulate.

What are firewood made from?

You can build firewood with your own hands from almost anything:

timber;
brick;
lumber residues;
materials obtained during the analysis of old buildings, etc.

In extreme cases, you can build a firewood shed "from what was." Review the stocks of lumber available in the country, and, starting from this, build a canopy with your own hands. Fast, cheap, but unreliable - there is no guarantee that the entire supply of fuel will fit. Another economical option is a firewood shed made of wooden pallets.

An approximate list of materials and tools that will be required for the construction of a woodcutter in the country with your own hands:

cinder block, pipes, poles, concrete for the foundation;
logs, beams on the frame;
boards for wall cladding and roof construction;
roofing material (galvanized sheets, corrugated board);
nails, metal fasteners, corner;
power tool, tape measure, hammer, axe, screwdriver, level, plumb line, hacksaw, saw.

Important! Roofing requires lightweight but durable materials. Slate and tiles are too heavy, ondulin or roofing felt can sag on a crate with large cells.

If the cottage is built of brick and there is a foundation overhang that allows you to place a woodcutter on it, you can use the roof of the building as a canopy, and arrange the walls and floor with your own hands from a metal lattice and sheet. This is the safest and most economical option: the foundation, back wall and roof are already in place, the materials are only needed for the side walls and floor.

A more complex version of a wooden woodcutter attached to the wall can also be placed on the foundation of the building, and the roof can be slightly increased with galvanized sheets.

Woodworker drawings

Before starting work, you should determine how much fuel is supposed to be stored in the woodshed. If people come to the dacha from time to time, and fuel is needed only to kindle the brazier, then a large woodcutter is not needed. If it is supposed to live in the country during the cold period, and firewood is needed not only for cooking barbecue, but also for heating the house, then you will have to build a spacious firewood shed in which the logs can dry well. It is necessary to build such a structure near the house, so that in cold and bad weather you do not have to go far for fuel.

Important! For heating in the winter season, cottages with an area of 100 sq. m. you need about 1.7 cubic meters of birch firewood or 2 cubic meters of pine. It is necessary to create a supply of fuel for at least two seasons so that the wood has time to dry well.

A drawing of an open woodcutter, which is easy to do with your own hands:

An approximate diagram of a columnar foundation, a method for installing and fixing pillars with your own hands:

If the logs in the firewood shed are stacked in several rows in depth, it is more appropriate to divide the volume into parts. Then damp, recently brought firewood will not be mixed with already dried ones.

Drawing of a woodcutter with a pitched roof:

Important! For ease of use, the roof of the woodcutter is raised to a level of 2 m and above.

How to make a firewood shed

The woodcutter requires a solid foundation. In extreme cases, you can get by with columns dug into the ground to a depth exceeding the level of freezing. It is optimal to use ready-made concrete tables with dimensions of 200x200x400 mm. If strong winds often blow in the region, anchor bolts are embedded in the foundation pillars to secure the firewood frame. The columns are not enough just to dig in, they need to be concreted or strengthened with sand and gravel, falling asleep in layers and well rammed.

Sometimes the floor in the firewood shed is made slatted or large gaps are deliberately left in it. This is not the smartest solution. Wood debris and dust that wakes up in the crack will quickly rot, creating favorable conditions for the reproduction of harmful insects. Not only firewood can suffer, but the cottage itself and the entire garden plot. Another danger of a slatted floor is that rotting debris can ferment in warm weather. Not only are alcohol vapors explosive, they also have a harmful effect on health.

Important! A monolithic foundation for a woodshed is difficult to manufacture, but it will save you from many problems: there is no need to lay the floor and take care of the debris under it. In addition, concrete accumulates heat and then gives it off for a long time, that is, the firewood will dry out much faster.

Experts did not come to a consensus regarding the location of the slats, the angle of inclination, the distance between them. The horizontal crate reinforces the frame, but splashes bounce off it in the rain, which is not good for fuel. The horizontal grille does not have this drawback, but it does not support the framework. The best option is a diagonal grate, but it will require high-quality material.

They say that with the help of specially mounted planks, it is possible to speed up the process of drying firewood in the country, but there is no evidence for this. The best option is to sew up the top completely, and pick up the lower third with a grill. In this case, the upper part will reliably protect against precipitation, and the lower part will provide air access.

Important! Wood cut in winter or early spring will dry out by the start of the heating season, while firewood harvested in summer will not be ready until next year.

Freestanding firewood shed

The simplest option is a canopy on four pillars with a floor raised above the ground. It is easy to make it yourself from leftover materials, but a large amount of fuel may not fit. A capacious separate firewood shed will require the development of a plan, the construction of a foundation on at least six columns.

Important! The distance between a residential building and a separate firewood shed cannot be less than 4 m.

Most often, firewood workers in the country are built from wooden beams and boards. The best option for the floor in the firewood shed: tongue-and-groove boards (from 40 mm), laid on logs (150x75 mm) in increments of up to 450 mm. The floor must withstand loads of approximately 1000 kgf / sq. m. The gap between the base and the ground level is in no case closed with a plinth, so that there is access for cleaning fire hazardous debris and air can circulate freely.

An open firewood shed is constructed with lattice walls. If there are snowy winters in the region, then the planks are stuffed at a slight angle so that precipitation does not get inside. If the dacha does not have the required number of identical planks or boards (from 30 mm), you can use any relatively thin lumber, placing them in any order: vertically, horizontally, at an angle. The main thing is to leave as many gaps as possible. The sizes of cracks vary from 5 cm and more. Lumber is nailed with nails (preferably corrugated) or fixed with self-tapping screws.

Important! Too wide gaps in the crate will give thieves access to a supply of firewood.

The lower crown is made of timber (approximately 150x150 mm), for the side racks and the upper strapping they take a size of 100x200 mm. The recommended roof pitch is 15-20°. Often, during the construction of the roof, truss beams are not used. Instead, they arrange a crate in two tiers with a step of up to 45 cm. Longitudinal (along the long side) and transverse bars can be laid in two ways:

longitudinal top (good ventilation, suitable for regions with low rainfall);
transverse top (for places with high rainfall, snowy winters and strong winds).

For regions with harsh climatic conditions, it is recommended to arrange a canopy with a gable roof in the country. It will better protect the fuel from precipitation. But there is a nuance: the pediment needs to be made lattice, like walls, or you will have to leave small holes for ventilation.

Important! The sheathing of the walls of a gable firewood shed should be straight (horizontal or vertical), crossed or diagonal. Sheathing type "blinds" is not suitable for this design.

Woodcutter adjacent to the wall

It is much easier to build a canopy adjoining the wall of the cottage with your own hands than a free-standing structure. It is ideal for regions with warm winters with little snow, where there is no need to store a large amount of fuel. The disadvantages of an attached woodcutter include:

high level of fire danger;
the risk of infection of the cottage with bark beetles, mites, fungus.

Problems can also arise with the foundation of the building. It is good if the cottage was erected taking into account the future extension and the foundation has already been laid under it. It is almost impossible to connect the already existing foundation and the base of the woodcutter with your own hands without harming the structure.

The slope of the roof of the attached firewood shed should be directed away from the house. Then the heat from the residential building will speed up the drying of the logs. At the same time, the front wall cannot be made closed, since moist air collects under the overhang of the roof, which will prevent the firewood from drying out. Roof decking should be as light as possible so as not to overload the structure. Suitable galvanized or corrugated board.

Important! To reliably protect the fuel from precipitation, the roof overhang is arranged at least 35 cm.

Sheathing the side walls with slats with an inclination (“blinds”) will close the firewood from moisture, but will make it difficult for air to penetrate, that is, it will slow down drying. If such protection against frequent rainfall is necessary, the “louver” strips should be placed at large intervals or forced ventilation should be installed in the firewood shed. The budget option for sheathing is poles or slabs with the “back” outward. This is a cheap, but very fragile material, which is also quite difficult to fix.

Important! Treatment from bugs and fungus will not interfere with a stone or brick cottage. Insects manage to “leak” into the smallest cracks, and fungal spores can even penetrate through the seams of brickwork.

Do-it-yourself photo of firewood for summer cottages

A country-style dacha will only benefit from a unique design solution - a whole wall of logs.

Equipping a country house and a heating system with solid fuel, sooner or later everyone thinks about firewood for fireplaces and stoves. You can't leave firewood outside. Precipitation and capricious weather can destroy stocks prepared for the winter.

Therefore, to keep them dry and unharmed, you need to consider a reliable storage system. Of course, you can transfer the entire supply of firewood to a barn or any household building, but a suburban area will take on a completely different aesthetic appearance if a firewood shed is specially equipped for firewood. This will solve the issue of storage, decorate the house and add comfort during operation of the stove or fireplace.

What should be the firewood for the fireplace and stove and how to make it yourself?

A firewood storage stand can be created from any material, but wood and metal are most often used. Concrete rings for wells, fittings, barrels - everything that is on a suburban area can be used as improvised means for creating a woodcutter. Look at the photo below, a minimum of metal and a large amount of firewood!

Firewood for giving

It all depends on where it is supposed to place the firewood - on the street or inside the house. We offer you several options for the construction of firewood, and you will already choose the most suitable design for yourself.

Firewood can be classified into four categories:

for premises;
for the street;
portable (mobile);
stationary.

Many, in the old fashioned way, prefer to use a regular shed for storing firewood. But experience shows that in such a room, where there is no constant air circulation, the firewood becomes damp, the tree rots. Yes, and a high probability of breeding rats and insects in such a barn.

A simple firewood rack looks much more stylish.

But no matter what material you choose for its manufacture, you must understand that no matter how stylish and decorative the firewood shed is, it must solve the following tasks:

Provide air circulation between the firewood.
Reliably protect logs from precipitation.
Provide convenient operation.

Outdoor firewood in appearance is very similar to a simple barn.

Only the walls should not be closed tightly for good ventilation, and the floor should be raised above the ground so that the fuel does not dampen.

For the home, more elegant forms of firewood are used.

Mini firewood for the room

You can build a beautiful forged openwork firewood of small sizes. It rather provides an aesthetic function here and for convenience only a few logs are placed in it. At the same time, such a firewood rack can be made stationary and mobile. For the manufacture of forged firewood, a cold and hot forging method is suitable.

A room firewood rack should fit well into the overall interior design. Safety and ease of use will ensure its stability. Forged products add the same country gloss and zest, for which everyone strives to escape to the country.

At the same time, it can have the most intricate shape and have a very stylish minimalist look.

The design of the outdoor firewood storage will be completely different. When making a supply of firewood for the winter, you must take care of their safety until spring.

Here, for the construction of such a structure, you must be guided by the following rules:

Video. Some stylish ideas for outdoor firewood sheds.

For the construction of firewood, any improvised material is suitable. It all depends on your skills and imagination.

You can weld a small structure from the corners and attach it to the wall of the house. Thus, it will not be necessary to close the back wall. From above, it will be necessary to cover such a woodshed with a roof to protect it from precipitation.

A simple method is a frame made of wooden beams frame,. Covering it with a roof, as in the photo, you will reliably protect the firewood from rain and snow.

But there is one significant drawback here - the lack of a back wall, which is why in bad weather all the firewood can be flooded with water.

It is better to protect the structure with a metal shield from the profile. If you do not know how to cover such a firewood, then polycarbonate will be an excellent solution. Light freely penetrates inside, which means that the firewood will always be well dried.

A great idea for outdoor firewood storage would be ordinary concrete rings. The approach is very non-standard, but this option looks very stylish and original on a suburban area. In order to build such a woodshed in the country, you need to purchase ready-made concrete rings. You can’t do without assistants in construction, as they have an impressive weight.

In order to install such a structure, you need to decide on the installation site and prepare the base by filling it with gravel and compacting it tightly. Thanks to such a solid base, the rings will not be able to budge. A multi-level design will look even more impressive.

An alternative and very budget version of the previous firewood rack will be a construction from simple barrels. You can take just one barrel, put it on its side and securely fix it with wooden slats. And you can build a whole multi-level structure.

How to make a firewood for a fireplace with your own hands?

Today on sale you can find a huge range of stylish firewood from a variety of materials that will wonderfully fit into any interior and provide convenient operation.

But it's always nice to do something with your own hands.

Of course, without certain skills and the appropriate tool, it will not work to make it with your own hands. If you want to make a firewood shed yourself, then we offer an easy way to create a firewood shed from plywood.

1. Firewood for the room

For the manufacture you will need the following materials and tools:

plywood sheet;
construction marker
electric drill;
jigsaw;
2 wooden slats. When all materials and tools are prepared, you can start construction work:

Take a sheet of plywood and draw a small ellipse 90 * 40 cm on it with a marker.
We cut out the desired shape of the base with an electric jigsaw according to the intended landmark.
Step back with two edges of 5 cm and drill two holes with a drill (approximate diameter 3 cm).
Now to give the base a spherical shape, we need to make the plywood elastic. To do this, pour hot water into a large container (for example, a basin or bath) and place the cut out base in the water. Leave for 1 hour.
Now you can give the plywood a bent shape. Do this very carefully and slowly so as not to damage the material. If you feel that the tree does not give in, you can again lower it into warm water for 20-30 minutes.
We insert a wooden handle into the previously made holes.
Outside, fix the handle with a dowel.
So that the firewood rack does not swing on the floor like a cradle, we give it stability with the help of two rails. To do this, we attach them to the base with self-tapping screws.

This design is simple and at the same time convenient to use. You can easily move it to the place you need.

2. Portable mini firewood for the stove

Stocking up on firewood for the whole winter is, of course, good.

But after all, no matter what stock you place in the firewood at home, sooner or later you will still have to go outside for the next portion. To make it convenient to carry firewood, we propose to build a simple mini firewood rack. It is not difficult to make it even for a beginner, but this option looks very stylish.

From materials and tools you will need:

2 metal rods with a diameter of 5 mm.
4 metal rods measuring 15 cm.
Welding.

Work order:

Now we need to stiffen the whole structure so that it can withstand the weight of firewood when carried. To do this, we toughen our firewood with additional metal rods - 4 pieces. The size of such rods depends on how far you spread the two circles. We weld them parallel to each other, as shown in the figure.

After that, you can paint the firewood shed to protect it from corrosion and give it a more beautiful look.

The video shows in detail how such a miniature firewood can be built from ordinary metal rods.

Video. Forged mini firewood with own hands

3. Option firewood from an old barrel

Another firewood option that can be used indoors and outdoors. An empty barrel is suitable for this.

Firewood from a metal barrel

4. We build a firewood shed for the street from wood

A budget option for building a woodcutter in the country will be both a wooden and a metal structure. But the metal firewood has a number of disadvantages. The metal will not provide the necessary circulation of firewood, which means that there is a threat of high humidity and rotting of the wood.

Therefore, we propose to consider a simple and very economical option for building a wooden frame.

Of the tools and materials for construction, you will need:

electric drill;
wooden bars from lining;
screws;
wooden shield (pallet);
film (roofing material);
coating for wood processing (moisture protective impregnation);
hacksaw;
brushes;
construction stapler;
construction marker and level.

Consider the slope of the roof, which will ensure the drainage of rainfall. The height of the wooden poles must be initially different and take this fact into account. The minimum height difference should be 13-15 cm.

Video: How to make a firewood for the street with your own hands

A reliable storage for firewood is ready and now you can not be afraid of a cold winter!

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