Protective cover for stacked lumber

A method of manufacturing a lumber stack protection assembly for receiving and thereafter protecting a lumber stack comprising the steps of:

• providing a sheet of plastic sheeting material having a predetermined length and a predetermined width and characterized by opposed side edges and opposed end edges;
• folding the sheet of plastic sheeting material along parallel longitudinally extending lines each located about one quarter of the width of the sheet of plastic sheeting material inwardly from the side edges thereof to form the sheet of plastic sheeting material into a top wall and bottom wall;
• and
• securing the opposed end edges of the top wall to the opposed end edges of the bottom wall;
• thereby forming a lumber stack protection assembly characterized by a top wall which is closed throughout its entire length and width and a bottom wall which is closed throughout its entire length and width except for an opening extending along the longitudinal center line of the bottom wall the entire distance between the end edges hereof.

A method of protecting a lumber stack comprising:

• A method of manufacturing a plastic sheet construction for receiving and thereafter protecting a lumber stack comprising the steps of:
• providing a sheet of plastic sheeting material having a predetermined length and a predetermined width and characterized by opposed side edges and opposed end edges;
• folding the sheet of plastic sheeting material along parallel longitudinally extending lines each located about one quarter of the width of the sheet of plastic sheeting material inwardly from the side edges thereof to form the sheet of plastic sheeting material into a top wall and bottom wall;
• and
• securing the opposed end edges of the top wall to the opposed end edges of the bottom wall;
• thereby forming a plastic sheeting construction characterized by a top wall which is solid throughout its entire length and width and a bottom wall which is solid throughout its entire length and width except for an opening extending along the longitudinal center line of the bottom wall the entire distance between the end edges hereof;
• receiving a lumber stack through the opening in the bottom wall;
• positioning at least the bottom wall adjacent the sides and ends of the lumber stack and thereby defining initially upwardly extending rectangular panels comprising portions of the top wall and the bottom wall;
• folding the rectangular panels downwardly and securing the rectangular panels to the ends of the lumber stack.

A method of protecting a lumber stack characterized by opposed side walls, opposed end walls, and a top wall including the steps of:

• providing a sheet of heavy duty heat shrinkable plastic material;
• positioning the sheet of heavy duty heat shrinkable plastic material in engagement with the side walls, the end walls, and the top wall of the lumber stack to be protected;
• and
• subsequently heating portions of the sheet of heavy duty heat shrinkable plastic material and thereby shrinking the sheet of heavy duty heat shrinkable plastic material into secure engagement with the lumber stack.