Here we go again

Now I’ve made a start on my new wood store, I’d hoped that with the cold weather still being a couple of months away I’d not be under too much pressure to get the work done. But it’s not to be after all. My neighbour, Benjamin, is coordinating communications between several of us and the local wood merchant so that by combining all of our requirements we can order in bulk and get the best price. Well, it’s certainly worked because for 3 stères of dry oak, my price has worked out at 45€/stère, which is very cheap (for more info on choosing and buying wood down here CLICK HERE). Only problem is the wood merchant wants to deliver this Saturday, which doesn’t fit in with my plans at all.

But I have no choice. I’ll just have to take it, stack it up on my grass and find some more good waterproof plastic sheeting to cover it up until my new wood store is ready. I mentioned previously that I’ve done a drawing of what I’m intending to put up and here it is.

I’ve since compared my plan to the store that Benjamin already has and coincidentally the dimensions are very similar. His is the same height as I’m planning but at 2.2m deep and 3.3m wide, the other dimensions of his are slightly different. However, mine will have a slightly greater floor area than his and as he has 4 stères of wood comfortably stacked in one side of his, mine should be able to accommodate much the same sort of volume. In fact as shown on my drawing, 4 stères will stack up to a height of about 1.6m in the area I’ve allocated for it, leaving quite a large floor area clear over on the other side where I’ll be able to keep my lawn mower, concrete mixer, rotavator, log splitter and other heavy tools. I’m hoping to put up a few shelves and that there might also be enough room for a small bench so with light and power that I’ll be able to bring through from kitchen on the other side of the end wall, I’ll have a nice bright and airy little workshop as well as a good store for my wood.

Now all I have to do is build it 😕