Question for those who own a log burning fireplace/stove

[Pondlife]

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?

[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.

[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.
.

[doodab]

I thought this was a thread about recycling human waste.

[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.

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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.

[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.