pegleg31 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 How does everyone buy theirs? and what prices are they paying? Can get a load of wet split logs for £80 (about two builders bags) Builders bag for £60 A tipper load of 4ft lengths for £100 which I need to cut and split I'd like to find somewhere where I can buy 8ft lengths in bulk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Where abouts are you mate? I get level transit tipper load from work for 32 quid, its a bit more for the public but on a few quid extra. They do timber in 2.4m lengths too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg31 Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Near lincoln Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Ahh little bit of a trek, this is near Newmarket in Suffolk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Not paid for any for over a year now , just got these last week ready for next winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I also chop my own, these two stables are where this winters logs are drying. Over the course of this year ill cut next years, and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Been there, done that and you can keep it. Don't reckon much to having to haul wood out of the store every day and keep feeding the fire every hour or so and coming home to a cold house after a day out. Muck and dust everywhere. Vastly over rated IMO Next house will have proper central heating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 alright victor (meldrew)! We will have central heating and a log burner, so wont come home to a cold house, but then can light the fire to keep costs down. If i keep getting surplus i can also sell a few bags here and there. I just sell them £2 a sack though, not in large bulk loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Vastly over rated IMO till you get the first winter quarter gas bill We have the heating set at a fairly low level and just on for a few hours morning and evening till the thermostat turns it off, then the log burner takes over. 23 the room was sat at last night with the door open warming the rest of the house, to do that on gas you could easily double your bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Been there, done that and you can keep it. Don't reckon much to having to haul wood out of the store every day and keep feeding the fire every hour or so and coming home to a cold house after a day out. Muck and dust everywhere. Vastly over rated IMO Next house will have proper central heating. Over rated in a romantic cosy open fire kind of way but essential when you have no central heating and the only alternative is an £8 grand oil system install and minimum of £1200 a year on top of the electricity bill. I'll stick to wood for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Yeh not over rated for me either. Nothing better than getting in from work on a cold night and lighting a roaring open fire to keep warm. Also as some have said it keeps the gas bills down and how hard is it to light a fire (not very). A half hour cutting of peat/turf (approx £70) and as much free scrap wood from the forestry as I can get my hands on will keep my open fire burning all winter and keep my feet warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Just about to put one into my house, that already has gas central heating...can`t wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 My new house has one.....cant wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 We put one in last December and pay £60.00 for a builders bag of hardwood(oak, birch or ash) which has a moisture content of betweem 10-14%. The only problem we had was self inflicted. By not allowing the pressures to neutralise when opening the fire door we have gradually caused all the ceiling paintwork and curtains to be covered in soot. Not good when the room was only decorated at the same time as the fire was put in. But heyho, live and learn. That apart it's well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Marty Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 On average £2.50-£3.00 for a half hundred weight bag..Also depends what your burning,I find fur spark and smoke alot ( ask my neighbour ) I prefer ash or cherry but not easy got about here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlander Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 We had a wood burner fitted for this winter and we love it , nothing as nice as a real fire especially after a days beating. We have the central heating on low and let the fire do the bulk of the work. Outlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlerob Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 i give my logs away im a aborist take tree down for a living and pelive it or not i have to give logs away for free due to i have to pay to tip them off at green waste center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 i just go out to the farms i shoot on,cut up the wood in the woods,get it all free i have one farm and can have all the wood i want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontrol1 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 i give my logs away im a aborist take tree down for a living and pelive it or not i have to give logs away for free due to i have to pay to tip them off at green waste center You could tip some on my drive i dont charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 till you get the first winter quarter gas bill We have the heating set at a fairly low level and just on for a few hours morning and evening till the thermostat turns it off, then the log burner takes over. 23 the room was sat at last night with the door open warming the rest of the house, to do that on gas you could easily double your bill We are on oil out in the sticks so probably worse than gas!, fitted a multi fuel burner when we moved in to help keep the overall price down and it makes a nice feature in the room with a big chunk of oak as the mantelpiece and natural stone pillars each end supporting it. Had an oil delivery this week and the guy was amazed that we'd only had one delivery since before the winter, reckons the average for the same size houses was 3 or 4 deliveries over the same period. I cut up a lot of wood myself and have tons of leylandii drying out for use in a year or twos time. Also got a stack of hardwood logs from doing a bit of clearing up at a local football ground. We can get a transit load of dry oak offcuts from the local sawmills for around £100 and that will last pretty much all winter so all in all it is a pleasant feature in the room and with the living room door open lets heat get round the whole house. Agree that it gets a bit dusty but the uvver arf needs something to keep her busy during the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Wood is good if you can get it for free or cheeply but if you have to pay something like £80 per load its not cheep it is messy the problem that I have is when I light the fire the heat gose in to the hall and turns the centrall heating off so the rest of my house is cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 well the last quarter gas bill hit the doormat this morning and at £50 a month over the rather cold period we have had its apparent our woodburner is working well That is free logs so minor cost involved in carting back roughly a pickup load a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Rooster, I like the sleeper mantelpiece. The key to woodburning happiness is to get a modern, efficient stove. In my last house I had a Dunsley Yorkshire with backboiler, it did all the hot water and central heating, plus warmed the large front room easily. In my current house there is an ancient Villager, no backboiler, very simple design with rear flue and it's absolutely useless, all the heat goes straight up the chimney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 well the last quarter gas bill hit the doormat this morning and at £50 a month over the rather cold period we have had its apparent our woodburner is working well That is free logs so minor cost involved in carting back roughly a pickup load a month £50/month. Mine was £800 for the quarter. I have no idea what the wife was up to (I was away). I bet Mungler/ME and the rest of the Essex Posse have been turning up the thermostat everytime that they have been around. And we have a wood burner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 well the last quarter gas bill hit the doormat this morning and at £50 a month over the rather cold period we have had its apparent our woodburner is working well That is free logs so minor cost involved in carting back roughly a pickup load a month Nice!! We are paying about £40 a month for our gas, so the open fire is working. However, it is only me and the missus so not all rooms need heated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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