We have always stacked our wood on landscape timbers and cement blocks without any issues. But living in the city we bought a half a cord at a time at the most. That amount of wood would last a couple of winters since we only used it for ambiance and not warmth.
Log-Splitter Required
We had some mulch delivered that came with “some logs” and we have had to fell a couple of trees and suddenly we had a couple of cords of wood. I decided to buy a log-splitter to take care of it all.
Squirrels Attack
Our new fireplace is huge to look at but actually has a very small firebox. So the old-style wood stack wasn’t working for us. The squirrels were making the wood fall and we were afraid of the whole thing coming down.
Internet Search Begins
I started looking on the internet for some ideas and came across the Holz Hausen method that is used across Europe. It looks so neat and tidy and quite frankly, just looks freaking awesome. I thought I would give it try.
The advantages that I read are:
- The logs are slanted inward, so the water runs off and keeps the wood drier.
- It cures faster due to the chimney effect
- Can use different lengths of wood to build
- Will stay neat looking as you use the wood
- It is strong and won’t fall down (I have verified that so far)
- You can build it tall
A Holz Hausen Wood Pile, the European style of stacking wood.
Please watch the video for more details.