DIY Awesome Outdoor Wood Firewood Storage Shed for the Backyard in 8 Easy Steps

Sharing all our tips & tricks for building a large DIY outdoor wood firewood storage shed with a roof on a budget that looks nice in the backyard with step by step instructions for How to build a firewood storage shed for wood log storage with pictures!

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DIY Wood Firewood Storage Shed with a Roof

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We are obsessed with our new wood stove insert (see it HERE) & were in need of EVEN more dry outdoor firewood storage space for it.

We had built an outdoor DIY firewood rack (see it HERE) just off our family room on the DIY flagstone patio but it was just not enough for the 2 cords of firewood we need every year to heat 1/2 of our farmhouse.

The fun surprise of this DIY project is that Bennett, our soon to be college freshman built this outdoor DIY wood firewood storage shed with a metal roof ALL by himself!!!

Supplies & Tools Needed to Make a DIY Wood Firewood Storage Shed with a Roof

4 cinderblocks
stone gravel to help make the ground level
shovel
level
4 (4 by 4) pressure treated posts
4 pressure treated 2 by 6 boards
24 (6 foot pressure treated fence boards)
screwdriver & exterior screws
composite boards for the floor or pressure treated floor boards to fit shed
chop saw or miter saw
3 galvanized roof sheets
exterior screws & washers to attach the metal roof
Tin snips to cut metal roof

Size of DIY Wood Firewood Storage Shed

The Structure of our outdoor DIY Firewood Storage Shed with a roof is 97″ wide by 43″ deep by 83″ tall in the front by 55″ tall in the back.

The inside of our DIY firewood storage shed is 87″ wide by 40″ deep by 68″ tall on the inside by 48″ tall on the back wall.

It is large enough to fit 1 cord of wood comfortably & has firewood storage for a little more firewood.

Step by step Instructions for How to Build a DIY Firewood Storage Shed with a Roof

Step ONE – Pick Your Location & Level the Ground

In order to level the ground for our DIY wood firewood storage shed to go we first dug out some of the dirt & used stone gravel to make both sides the firewood shed level.

After Leveling the gravel, Ben added the 4 cinderblocks for a solid surface to lay the pressure treated posts on.

Step TWO – Build the Base of the DIY Firewood Storage Shed

First cut your pressure treated boards to the size you want & screw them together using exterior screws.

Place your rectangular firewood base on top of the 4 leveled concrete blocks.

Later, we added rocks from our backyard underneath the DIY firewood storage shed to keep any large animals from digging underneath of it.

Step THREE – Add the 4 Corner Posts

Begin installing the 4 pressure treated posts cutting them to size with a miter saw with a 30 degree angle cut.

Step FOUR – Build the DIY Wood Firewood Storage Roof

Build & install the outdoor firewood storage shed roof structure, the same size as the floor base.

Step FIVE – Add the Firewood Storage Shed Floor

We had leftover composite decking from creating our DIY pea gravel patio (see it HERE) that we used for the floor of the outdoor DIY firewood storage shed with a roof.

We thought the composite boards would last longer than pressure treated boards with the firewood stored on top of them.

However, you could use Pressure treated floor boards instead & they would be cheaper than composite boards.

Step SIX – Finish Building the Walls of the DIY Firewood Storage Shed with a Roof

First, we added short strips of scrap Pressure treated wood to provide support for walls & for easier installation when screwing the pressure treated wall boards into.

We chose a cross- hatching design for the walls of the DIY wood firewood storage shed.

The horizontal boards are spaced 3 inches apart & the vertical boards are spaced 3-4 inches apart.

Ben made spacers to help make this job go a little easier & faster.

The vertical boards are cut at an angle so they avoid overlapping with the roof.

We kept the 3 walls of the DIY firewood storage shed open to help the firewood dry out more quickly.

Step SEVEN – Add the Roof of the DIY Wood Firewood Storage Shed

The galvanized metal roof sheets were installed using exterior screws with washers to attach the roof boards to the top of the outdoor DIY firewood rack.

Tin snips were used to remove any sharp edges along the metal roof sheets.

Step EIGHT – Fill the DIY Outdoor Shed with Firewood & Enjoy!

I hope this inspires you & answers all your questions for how to build a DIY wood firewood storage shed to store firewood for the outside backyard of your home!