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If you are going to use wood for fuel, you should ensure that you know where it is sourced. Often firewood comes from native forest rather than managed woodlands or plantations. In addition to the damage to our forests, wood that comes from native forest can deprive animals of their natural habitat as they make their homes in the fallen timber that is often harvested for firewood.

Many people are starting to rediscover an ancient technique known as coppicing. Coppicing has been around for thousands of years and involves cutting a tree down to somewhat above ground level and leaving the stump. From this stump will grow multiple shoots. As they are growing from an established root system the regrowth will occur quickly and produce good sized wood for burning in heaters. This technique would suit someone with a small holding who wished to be self sufficient in firewood without having to wait for trees to grow in the normal fashion. The wood is harvested on a rotation system with certain trees being cut back each year. This rotation system can also be beneficial for local wildlife, ensuring habitat is available nearby at all times.

So while firewood has some downsides like all fuel sources, when used properly in effective burners it has benefits, such as potentially being carbon neutral, that make it worth considering for the source of heating in your home.

If you are thinking about building a firewood shed then this article may come in handy. In this article we will look at how easy it is to build one; the cost in building them, where to position your shed in your backyard and finally places to source the best shed plans.

Easy To Build

One of the biggest benefits of constructing your own firewood shed is that you can typically build them in a weekend. This is because they usually consist of three walls as opposed to four and have a large opening allowing easy access to load and unload your firewood. Not having to build a wall can save you a lot of time, energy and money. These types of sheds are usually referred to as lean-to sheds. The construction method is fairly simple and there is a lot of flexibility in what materials you use. You can have timber walls, metal walls, corrugated iron walls, mesh walls, even no walls at all, the list is endless.

Cost

The cost to build a firewood shed is a lot cheaper than a conventional storage shed because you use less timber. Not only that, but because it is a firewood shed, the materials that you select can be significantly less expensive, given it doesn’t have to have a high quality finish. These sheds are usually rustic in appearance so you can have the strength of your chosen material, while not the added expense of dressing it for aesthetics purposes.

Typically the other cost reduction is that these types of sheds don’t usually have floorboards. Don’t Transport Firewood!