Vertical lumber storage completed

[glenn bradley]

The only place I have enough height for vertical storage is an unheated garage, not in my shop. Would it still be worth considering, or is the unheated space too much of a drawback?

My gara . . . er shop is also uninsulated for the most part. There are also various openings at the top of the garage door and around the smaller door. I am in a desert basin so humidity is mostly low and temperature swings are high 30's in the winter nights to just over 105 in the summer days and the swings are pretty gradual.

How do you ensure the boards won't bow or flex while they are stored vertically? Heck, my boards bow stored horizontally... I figured it'd be worse if vertical?

I would consider your source for material. Properly prepared and stored lumber will move but, not drastically. Belay that, I am speaking from my own experience in my environment. I am handicapped when it comes to locations that have actual weather so factor that in to my statement .

[David Ragan]

I'm sorry about not posting the pictures. The first time around I was hanging out in the hospital while ma in law got pacer. Pics did not transfer over from iPhone photos.

I tried to take pictures later with my Nikon POS digital, and they were crappy.

so, I need to get motivated again, to try and get Steve's help with being able to post the pictures (ongoing issue with me).

Having the lumber stored vertically is a MAJOR improvement. It is all nearly straight vertical. Yes, some of the wood does have a slight bow. Usually not an issue. What is a major issue is when stored horizontally, it is a major pain to get to, in fact, most of the time, I didn't even bother with the hassle of moving all the wood around to see what about that board way back there---sometimes all I could see was endgrain, it was all so buried.

Now, only stuff >8' is horizontal.

The other issue I had with horizontal is just a manpower/strength one. All that stuff just too heavy, and to be lifting on a step ladder @ awkward postures???? I'm not real smart, but that was just asking for trouble.

I will try and get motivated to post pics of my mini basement lumber yard I am so happy with!