Store dry wood properly

Dried or green? Firewood or timber? Not all wood is the same. It’s not just the use that changes depending on its condition and degree of processing: the storage requirements also differ significantly. If you can meet wood’s essential requirements, you will be able to make the most of this natural product’s potential.

In principle, freshly cut or sawn wood is ‘green’ and is best stored outside in the open air. Dry or seasoned wood for construction, furniture, worktops or flooring, on the other hand, belongs indoors. From solid-structure warehouse buildings to industrial tents, a range of different storage space is available. A temporary building specially designed to meet the requirements of the timber industry, trade and wholesalers offers a low-cost solution. The building can also be moved quickly. This gives companies the power to prevent delivery problems due to disrupted supply chains by increasing their storage capacities.

Green or wet wood cannot be used for processing. Construction timber, but also wood for tables, chairs, cupboards, floor boards and worktops, is therefore dried or ‘seasoned’ before use. This is possible through natural air-drying or with the help of artificial processes. The storage building must meet special requirements in order to store the dry wood properly.

• In many cases, a temporary building can be built without any foundation. A paved or asphalted surface is sufficient for anchoring with ground spikes. At the customer's request, Herchenbach can provide other flooring types that can also withstand high point loads. But whichever flooring is chosen, dry wood should not be stored directly on it. Storage on square timbers and pallets provides sufficient space for air circulation. The distance between the materials should also be large enough to allow air to circulate. The Herchenbach modular system provides flexible building size options.

Herchenbach specialises in the construction of aluminium temporary buildings for industry. For a single industry such as the timber trade and wood processing industry, special storage solutions have been combined to be offered as standard in a modular system. Discover our reference projects and develop the optimal solution for your timber storage through your personal contact.