5 Simple Tips to Stacking Firewood

5 Simple Tips to Stacking Firewood
Stacking firewood is just as important in getting a great burning experience as buying
aged quality firewood. Stacking the firewood properly ensure that the firewood quality remains
long after you have purchased the product. At Toemar, we go the extra mile in stacking
firewood so that the wood ages properly with the appropriate moisture level. Here are some
great tips to ensuring that your firewood is stacked appropriately:
1. Location – stacking firewood in a moist shaded area won’t help you in minimizing the
moisture in the wood. You want to stack the wood so that the cut ends face the
prevailing west winds or moving air. You also want to make sure that the ground is even
so that the structure does not collapse
2. Off the ground – you want to lift the entire wood stack off the ground to prevent bottom
rot. You know you have bottom rot by streaks of yellow mold or white fruiting bodies of
fungus on the ground course of (ruined) wood. You can do this by using
placing interlocking stones at the end of each log so that gap in between the stones allows
for moving air. You may also want to consider building a wood shed with a floor
3. Built-in airflow – when you stack your firewood, you want to build in as much airflow
as possible by using irregularities and odd-shaped logs to create cross-stack channels for
drying air
4. Bark up – place the bark facing up when you stack so that you can use the bark to keep
water out and allow moisture to continue to shed from the woodpile
5. Pile sizes and shapes – the pile size and shape doesn’t matter as much as long as the pile
is stable and allows for movement of air. You can stack them against the home, or you
can stack them in square piles, or even other whimsical shapes
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