Damned if you do, damned if you don't

[Churchill]

Check what sort of trees they are first.

A guy I know chopped down some chestnut and cedar trees, let them dry, chopped them into lovely logs for his open fire and...

fumigated his house...

My dad did something similar with some old electricity poles that were chopped down on his land...

20 years worth of creosote...

[Sysman]

My dad did something similar with some old electricity poles that were chopped down on his land...

20 years worth of creosote...

I recall a similar episode. The way to get rid of the stuff was to get a [i]really hot[i] coal fire going first. Fortunately it wasn't a smoke free zone so I could get hold of "proper" coal.

[Doggy Styles]

I recall a similar episode. The way to get rid of the stuff was to get a [i]really hot[i] coal fire going first. Fortunately it wasn't a smoke free zone so I could get hold of "proper" coal.

I removed my fireplace and chimney. Waste of space. It's a blank wall now. I was down to my last tree anyway.

I lost two to dutch elm, another blew down in the wind, and a large silver birch had to go for safety reasons.

[Diver]

I removed my fireplace and chimney. Waste of space. It's a blank wall now. I was down to my last tree anyway.

I lost two to dutch elm, another blew down in the wind, and a large silver birch had to go for safety reasons.

I lost nearly a dozen trees this year to mcCulloch chainsaw disease

[EternalOptimist]

Why not leave your trees growing and just burn a few branches when you are a bit nippy.
If you want a big telly or a nice holiday, why not do without stuff until you have accumulated enough.