Yeah we're referencing FO and I never caught that!

They must have mixed up the term (or did it on purpose as a kinda joke).

You guys are right on the $!. Put down visqueen/6 mil poly, covered by gravel. Source plastic pallets - cut them in half if you can't go full depth. I got mine for free. My woodshed is full depth pallets on one wall and half depth on the end and opposite walls.

I would make sure the wood doesn't touch the ground. Like others have mentioned, if the wood contacts the ground it will rot.

You can easily get wooden pallets to stack the wood on. There are a lot of businesses out there that will give you the pallets for free, and they're perfect for this situation.

This is a great project. The "look good, feel good" mentality extends to what you're driving in my opinion. The headlights alone were a huge fix, and you nearly restored the car to its original look.

Your aunt will drive this into the ground because it looks great and she's proud of her nephew!

I’m not sure about that model, but as u/andrei123redd shared with me, there was a small hole for an allen key at the base of the faucet (above the sink)

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you are a good nephew!

Jury rigging is what fallout calls it. Which is what I thought we were referencing

I would skip the floor.

Scrape off any duff layer and spread some gravel for drainage and you should be golden.

If you're concerned about moisture you can stack on old pallets or PT timbers to keep the stacked wood off the (potentially) wet ground layer

I've one wood store with a pallet floor which works well for ventilation but gives the mice a great place to overwinter. Another has paving slabs as a base - they were about 6 quid a slab (probably a bit more now) but also a killer to bring home and place, cos they weigh 60kg each.

Nice thing to do. I did think at first you meant this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGBZ3IH3sYI which needs a spring compressor and a ball-joint fork.

I was going to suggest that as well. Help keep the wood from rotting.

putting runners down will be essential or you'll lose the lower part of your wood supply to rot and it'll be too dusty to burn indoors - bonus points if you use weather-treated wood for that as it'll last longer, but that's less important. you may well find it's quicker and cheaper to just chuck a few spare pallets down instead of putting a proper floor in, and that will work just fine for what you need.

Wait... do you mean jury-rigged or jerry-rigged?

edit: TIL both terms can mean the same thing

I would not install a floor, its just going to get beat up anyway stacking firewood on it. I would put pallets down to achieve airflow, and just replace the pallets as they fall apart.

Not speaking for everyone, but the hesitation for me is the fear of making an irreversible mistake and causing more problems than when I started. I know that's how you learn, but it's friction nonetheless

You’re a wonderful nephew and a kind person

This is the way. You generally don’t want wood in direct contact with the dirt. And cinderblocks are cheap.

What I really need is the jury-rigging perk

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I would put gravel between the dirt and the pallets. That way if there is any water, it can drain away instead of standing and soaking the pallets getting them all nasty.

I put this up in a day with a buddy - https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2019/11/05/build-a-streamlined-woodshed

Click the View PDF at the bottom and save it. Soft paywall

I would think at least a few inches of non-locking gravel over sand for the floor would be one option. Better still an elevated and ventilated setup like pallets.

I was fixing something at the office one day, and was switching between a bit and a philips head driver in the cordless drill. My coworker saw me do this and was like, “wow! How did you learn to be so handy?” I said something like “from my parents,” but inside I was thinking that using a drill ain’t rocket science. People just seem to have an aversion to learning how to do new things, which is a shame because it’s easier than ever with the resources available online. What I think is impressive is that my dad was doing the same things 50 years ago without the benefit of youtube.

Just add a few points to your repair skill, you'll be good to go.