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When storing firewood, it's important to keep convenience in mind. Firewood can be heavy to carry from outside into your home, and this can be especially stressful during the colder months. Seek out an appropriate space away from the home to avoid infestations from termites and carpenter ants, but nearby enough for convenience. Keep in mind, if there aren't any appropriate spaces very close to your home, you can invest in a wheelbarrow to make transferring the firewood easier. When firewood is stored directly on the ground, it will rot quicker. Bacteria and bugs can get into the firewood, causing it to go bad. Look for a place off of soil. Surfaces like concrete, asphalt, and clean gravel can be good surfaces for firewood. If you can't find any appropriate surfaces, you can use sticks to elevate firewood off of the ground. You can also lay down a tarp underneath firewood. If you have an outdoor storage shed, this a great place to store firewood. Inside a shed, firewood will be protected from things like rain. The shed will also provide a barrier between firewood and the soil. If possible, store firewood in an outdoor shed. Be careful of termites and carpenter ants taking up a home in wooden sheds as they can cause significant structural damage. You can also store firewood in your garage. Bugs, including termites and carpenter ants, can hitch a ride on the wood and cause significant property damage to wooden structures. You can store firewood in an old trunk, if you have one. Some fireplaces have compartments built into the wall next to them where you can store firewood. Make sure firewood you store indoors is fully dry. If you chopped or collected your own firewood, you should store it outside until it dries. It takes firewood around six months to fully dry out.
Seek out a location close to your home. Find a location off of soil. See if there's room in an outdoor non-wooden storage shed. It is never recommended to store firewood inside homes.