Hello Folks!

I think I got some bad advice about firewood storage, I wonder if I should re-stack it.

I have half a cord of wood, on two wood pallets. When I got the pallets, the guy I bought them from (just 2$ each), said that I should put a layer of plastic or some kind of material between the pallets and the wood, so like this....

--wood
--plastic sheeting--
--pallet--
--ground--

I did it, but I'm wondering if it wasn't bad advice. A plastic sheet between the wood and the pallet seems to defeat the purpose of elevating the wood, preventing drainage and blocking airflow under the pile. I'm thinking of un-stacking it, removing the plastic and putting the wood back on the pallets without the plastic barrier.

What do you think? What should I do?

I would remove the plastic to prevent it from holding water and rotting bottom layer of wood.

Google landscape timber and cinder block firewood rack built one years ago cheap and easy

Can you pull the plastic out like the old tablecloth trick? If not, I would just leave it

Too much worry over 1/2 cord of wood bud

well yeah, its only half a cord, that's why it is no big deal to re-do it.

This !

Put the plastic over the top of the wood to keep water from invading from the top

What Raybob said and punch holes in the plastic through the slats in the pallets to allow it to drain.
I also treat the yard so ants won't take it over.

We purchased a tubular rack at Walmart that held quite a bit of wood,kept it off the ground and put a inexpensive tarp
over it to keep it dry,the even have different sizes plus covers .
https://www.walmart.com/search?q=firwood+rack

I like my wood.

don't need no dam plastic, stack it on the pallets or some cinder blocks that will drain.

when it gets cold come back and say rude things about those who scoffed at your concern for your wood.

i just moved it around a bit and cut away the plastic under the slats in the pallets, so there is airflow. Next time I think I'll just skip the plastic altogether, seems like it was odd advice. When will i learn to ask you all first? Lol!

Also we don't NEED firewood for anything, so if I lose a few pieces to rot or whatever I'll burn it outside, or just toss it.

Thanks fellas

get some wettable sulphur and spread liberally around the perimeter and pallets.

snake proofing. they can't handle sulphur.

the bag stuff from wally world works good.

--plastic sheeting--
—wood—
--pallet--
--ground--