Reply to: Question for those who own a log burning fireplace/stove

[norrahe]

The other thing to note is that burning un seasoned wood results in the sap building up in your chimney and burning your house down when you least expect it. Our local pub has had several chimney fires over the years because of this

Also certain types of wood are more prone to this than others.

I'm just looking forward to having an open fire again come Feb

[bobspud]

The other thing to note is that burning un seasoned wood results in the sap building up in your chimney and burning your house down when you least expect it. Our local pub has had several chimney fires over the years because of this

[amcdonald]

I'd rather pay locals for wood, than waste even more on foreign businesses

I want a fireplace in my next home

[KentPhilip]

There's a link on the subject today on Yahoo Finance:

Can you really save £300 a year with a wood burning stove? - Yahoo Finance UK

[Pondlife]

Cheers all.

I have a cubic pallet of softwood drying in the garage already but am on the lookout for some to get me through this winter.

There's a place out Cowbridge way where you can collect your cubic meter of kiln dried over a couple of weeks.

Is this the place in Llandow or Stable cottage? Might have to pop into the Aubrey Arms on the way.

[norrahe]

Apologies for the griceresque questions


How much do you pay for wood?
What's the moisture % like?


I got some from the local smallholding/garden centre but they charge £4.50 for a 10kg bag. Anyone had much luck from gumtree or online sellers?

Get to know your local tree surgeon or someone who works with the local woodland organisation as you should be able to get it for around £50 - £80 , possibly less a ton.

[bless 'em all]

Apologies for the griceresque questions


How much do you pay for wood?
What's the moisture % like?


I got some from the local smallholding/garden centre but they charge £4.50 for a 10kg bag. Anyone had much luck from gumtree or online sellers?

There's a place out Cowbridge way where you can collect your cubic meter of kiln dried over a couple of weeks.

[scooterscot]

Apologies for the griceresque questions


How much do you pay for wood?
What's the moisture % like?


I got some from the local smallholding/garden centre but they charge £4.50 for a 10kg bag. Anyone had much luck from gumtree or online sellers?

For our place in Edinburgh I pay £75 for a ton, and that is hard wood that has been drying for a year. Content lower than 15%. Buying small bags is always expensive.

[doodab]

https://www.engineeringforchange.org...ng_stoves.html

Dunno what the difference between dung and human poo is, but could be worth a go?

I can imagine all sorts of trouble if I set fire to one of my own turds in a paint tin in the garden. It's almost worth doing for the craic.

[mudskipper]

I thought this was a thread about recycling human waste.

https://www.engineeringforchange.org...ng_stoves.html

Dunno what the difference between dung and human poo is, but could be worth a go?

[barrydidit]

There's tons to be had for 'free' but you do spend ages fetching and carrying and chopping. Best bet is a friend who is having a tree cut down - you can pay extra for the tree surgeon to chop it into rounds and then it's just a question of waiting around for it to dry out. I've got a few drying out which will then need splitting.

As for buying it, i've just got 2 square metres of kiln dried stuff delivered for £250. First time i've bought any in 4 years of having a stove. On it's own i'd expect it to last into January but augmented with the other stuff i've collected it'll last though.

[d000hg]

Find friends with spare, or find sources of free wood. e.g fallen branches on common land, pallets, skips, etc - think of all those lovely 2x4s people are paying to throw away.

[doodab]

I thought this was a thread about recycling human waste.

[Paddy]

Apologies for the griceresque questions


How much do you pay for wood?
What's the moisture % like?


I got some from the local smallholding/garden centre but they charge £4.50 for a 10kg bag. Anyone had much luck from gumtree or online sellers?

I pay nothing for wood. I have my own trees planted 20+ years ago. The trees will out-live me. (In the 80s people thought I was mad to grow timber to burn)
I normally cut and leave them for three years before burning.
You need a minimum of one year after cutting.
.

[RedSauce]

Apologies for the griceresque questions


How much do you pay for wood?
What's the moisture % like?


I got some from the local smallholding/garden centre but they charge £4.50 for a 10kg bag. Anyone had much luck from gumtree or online sellers?

I used to have a log burner and it is very expensive to buy by the bag. I used to pay on average £50 ton if you have the space to store them. Over the course of the winter we used to use about 2 tons (fire on nearly every evening).

It is worth looking for unseasoned logs and seasoning them yourself as these are a lot cheaper, one the fire is hot you can use slightly moister logs, but i tended to use them at around 17%. You will now start noticing logs everywhere and it is amazing the amount of free wood you can get. Few places I wold recommend:

- Tree surgeons
- landscape gardeners
- farmers
- Local council

If you have a log burner, you can actually use softwood logs, but these burn a lot quicker, spit and require the chimney to be cleaned more regularly.