DSPUK Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 The pine I am using is the stuff you see on back of trucks stacked acrossways and about 7ft long - it goes to a fence company near me and it get's cut length wise then to length and offcuts are anything from 2" to foot long - I have been burning it now for years - £5 a ton when I started and so far all I have had out of chimney is half a bucket of soot - my fires have always burnt clean and chimney is clay 8" diam. It also comes out before they treat wood and I stack it under cover for 12 month's Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 That would keep you warm for a bit, I suppose....dirty boy.... Hell, she was so good looking I didn't even break a sweat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 AckAck the pitch pine and cherry wood takes me back to being a child. My grandfather used to burn it on a log burner in his greenhouses with pipes running round them. Nowt like the smell of pitch pine even when your splitting it mmmmm. You lucky man, apple wood and part smell nice too. Figgy Man after my own heart. There was a big Piranha pine window sill amongst it as well but I've not got the heart to burn that. I'll probably try and carve a fish out of it and then burn it when I fail miserably. It's Hawthorn that I'm after. A mate of mine that does arb work on the railway was meant to be dropping me a load about 6 months past but unless it's a very small one that I've not noticed he has still yet to come good. I reckon thorn is right up there for evocative smells. Reminds me of the burn ups of my childhood when the old man was helping grub out hedgerows. I loved the smell it left on my clothes so much I'd try and get into bed fully clothed. Mum used to go spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Got mine on as we speak, I'm lucky, work as a tree surgeon so our log burners are our main source of heating. Got tonnes of the stuff, still as already said, you can never have too much wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Been splitting on and off through the summer and got about 3/4 of our log store (a curtainside 40ft trailer) filled to the rafters. Reckon that will do us through till Feb. It would do the whole winter if "some people" didn't keep opening the windows when it gets too hot instead of controlling the logburners properly What do you reckon that costs you to run? Been considering one for a new build be keep hearing tales of huge electric bills.... We've done a new build and with all the insulation and under floor heating in a liquid screed it costs us about £1500 ayear (total cost of our electric) and its on 24/7, and i use a electric welder and alot of other power tools through the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I haven't lit mine yet. Been tempted a couple of times but it's just not quite cold enough! I keep my wood in an old marley garage that's split lengthways down the middle by a picket fence and the floor is covered in pallets to keep the air flowing. I burn one side a year and I fill the empty side as soon as the winter is over so it gets two summers to dry out. I'm not sure how much I burn, maybe 10-12m3 per year? I've just bought an old Kubota tractor and a saw bench to cut the next filling. Should be easier than a chainsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 just thought, got the telly mounted on the chimney breast, will it matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 No-- it will burn just as good as wood - bit expensive though. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 just thought, got the telly mounted on the chimney breast, will it matter? Do you still have them wooden ones in Norfolk Graham? I haven't lit mine yet. Been tempted a couple of times but it's just not quite cold enough! I went out with the dogs underdressed in the hope of finding an excuse for sparking up but got in and the house was still baking in the afterglow of a beautiful autumn day. I shall wait also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've just bought an old Kubota tractor and a saw bench to cut the next filling. Should be easier than a chainsaw. I was toying with this idea myself, or a diesel stationary engine powering a saw bench. But I had a little look, and tractors and saw benches are pretty pricey, so I'd have to saw and burn a lot of wood to make it worthwhile. Can I ask roughly what you paid for tractor & saw bench? (PM if you'd rather, or ignore me, of course!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Got a load of birch coming my way tonight, plenty of timber but absolute **** all to store them! Some good tips on here though, might have crack on building a log store on Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I was wrong, it's seasoned oak! Get in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Forecast of light frost here tonight so lighting the fire now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Just lit mine 1/2 hr ago as temp down to 9c outside . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I had a phonecall today, a local barrister has a huge pile of firewood he wants rid of, I will collect asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Just lit the main fireplace for the first time, following a dank and cold weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 I stuck the central heating on earlier for the first time...which is something i didnt think i'd be doing in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Lit the fire 3 days ago, it got very cold in the house. Its on now, should think it'll be staying on for a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 oil on for the first the other night. dont bother with a fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Got a rip roarer going at moment - half house is a sauna other a ice box - waiting till it's really cold to put oil heating on. - Much more expensive here than last house - used 1200 ltrs in 15 months as againt 18 month's at last house. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-oXo- Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 First night with the heating on for me. Hope it's not a long winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 ive swept both chimneys today and the log burner and open fire are now crackling away. i burn logs on the open fire (got a mix of pretty much everything) and i burn 3"x3" stumps from a local factory in the log burner . we go through frightening amounts of wood and even with a pretty good sized wood store i still need to top up. id love to be able to run radiators from the log burner but i wouldnt know where to start . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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