You might be wondering why our garden log store has an open front and gaps between the slatted sides, when it’s supposed to shelter logs from the elements. The fact of the matter is that even kiln-dried logs still need adequate ventilation while in storage.
If you store your logs in a regular shed with closed doors, or cover them with a tarpaulin, you’ll be sealing them in and creating a kind of greenhouse. The resulting humidity can lead to mould, rot, and colonies of insects making your log pile their new home.
As long as you face the open side of the log store away from hard-driving rain, any surface wetness on the exposed ends of the logs will quickly evaporate with wind and sunlight. The raised floor keeps the logs away from the cold damp ground, while the uncovered sides let air in to dry out the logs.