Burn Wise Program of U.S. EPA Build a Firewood Storage Shed • Holds about one cord of wood • Easy to fabricate • Takes two people about 5 hours to build • Light enough to move by hand View a 6minute "how-to" video: www.epa.gov/burnwise/videos ------- Firewood Storage Shed Material List ITEM QTY DESCRIPTION 2"x 6" x 8' Treated Pine 2 Floor Frame 1"x 4" x 8' Treated Pine 13 Floor Slats, Side & Back Slats 2"x 4" x 8' Treated Pine 8 Floor Frame, Joists, Roof Rafters 4"x4"x 12' Treated Pine 3 Posts 4'x 8'x y2" OSB Plywood 1 Roof Va" x 5" Hex Lag Screws 12 Secure posts to 2"x 6"& 2"x 4" Floor Frame 3" Galvanized Deck Screws 1 lb. Box Secure Floor Frame, Joists & Roof Rafters 1 Vi" Galvanized Deck Screws 1 lb. Box Secure Floor Slats, Side & Back Slats, Roof Liquid Roofing 1 gal. Weather Protection 12"Concrete Deck Blocks 6 Raise the woodshed off ground Recommended Tools: ladder pjQ tape measure I* drill with 1/4 inch driver level mm sawhorses cmd hearing protection saw ^ triangle square ^ brush for applying liquid roofing (1) 4'x 8'x Vi" OSB Plywood Roof Attach with 1 Vi" deck screws every 6" along each rafter. Apply liquid roof to top side of roof. (6) 2" x 4" x 4' Roof Rafters Attach with (2) 3" deck screws at each post. (4) 1" x 4" x 89" Rear Slats Attach with (2) 3" deck screws at each post. (8) 1" x 4" x 45" Side Slats Attach with (2) 1 Vi" deck screws at each post. (3) 4' x 4' x 6' Posts in the Front of Shed Attach each post with (2) !4"x 5" hex lag screws. (3) 4'x 4'x 5' 6" Posts in the Rear of Shed Attach each post with (2) !4"x 5" hex lag screws. (5) 1" x 4" x 8'Floor Slats Attach with (2) 1 Vi" deck screws at each floor. (8) 2" x 4" x 4' Floor Joists Attach with (2) 3" deck screws to 2 x 6 x 8' floor frame. (2) 2"x 6"x 8'Front and Rear Floor Frame Attach to sides of floor frame with 3" deck screws. (2) 2" x 4" x 45" Floor Frame Sides Attach to front/rear floor frame with 3" deck screws. (6) 12" Concrete Deck Blocks Adapted from the Makah Tribe's Modular Wood Shed design March 2022 EPA-456/F-22-005 ------- |