Jump to content

Log in or register to remove this advert

Recommended Posts

Posted

I’m a customer and lucky enough to have the space for about seven/eight cubes. I process all my own wood and keep myself 12 months ahead as I use wood for my main heating source. But unlike most, I enjoy it and see it more of a hobby than a chore.

  • Like 2

Log in or register to remove this advert

Posted

Think another issue is if you start getting customers to think about seasoning their own logs, its not a huge step for them to think maybe I should be looking to get wood free or very cheap and cut it myself.

  • Like 2
Posted
18 hours ago, Big J said:

The point is that in Europe I think we're alone in that dried log sales dominate. Elsewhere, it's cut and delivered fresh, and then stacked to dry where it will be used. It doesn't really make sense to cut it, store it, rehandle it to deliver it to then stack and store again. I don't hate storing firewood (I quite enjoy stacking to be honest), I just hated the inefficiency of it. 

 

I would guess that more than half of customers have the space to store enough to be able to buy green. A 3m wide, 1.5m deep and 2m high store will accommodate 9 stack cube (about 13.5 loose cube) which is the size of a garden shed and I reckon as much as 90% of domestic log customers use over two seasons. Have one full of timber you're drying, the other timber you're using. 

 

I have firewood stacked at home to take me to 2021 now, which makes me happy :D

KIMG0848.jpg

Just a point there J, here at least peeps want seasoned wood.

Posted
19 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

Think another issue is if you start getting customers to think about seasoning their own logs, its not a huge step for them to think maybe I should be looking to get wood free or very cheap and cut it myself.

There will be some that that would appeal to, but I think that's a limited market. Most customers have got the space to store and dry split logs, but few have the facilities to process it themselves.

  • Like 1
Posted
1 minute ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Just a point there J, here at least peeps want seasoned wood.

My experience of my father buying wood in France and my uncle was that it's generally bought green and then seasoned. Doesn't take long to dry on a continental summer.

Posted
Just now, Big J said:

There will be some that that would appeal to, but I think that's a limited market. Most customers have got the space to store and dry split logs, but few have the facilities to process it themselves.

Agreed . They mostly have jobs so would be hard pushed just for time .

Posted

I don't sell logs any more but do exactly as Jonathan suggests for my self . Take a week in the summer to process and stack in my log stores . I do this for all the reasons Jonathan states including liking the look of it .?

  • Like 1
Posted

Where are you on Exmoor Durruti?

 

Have tried selling green in the past with no take up. I would struggle knowing what to charge for green, cut to length un-split logs.

Posted
18 minutes ago, Big J said:

My experience of my father buying wood in France and my uncle was that it's generally bought green and then seasoned. Doesn't take long to dry on a continental summer.

I’m sure that’s the case for wholesalers or some individual clients, but having just checked on a buy/sell website the ads to end users all state it’s seasoned.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  •  

About

Arbtalk.co.uk is a hub for the arboriculture industry in the UK.  
If you're just starting out and you need business, equipment, tech or training support you're in the right place.  If you've done it, made it, got a van load of oily t-shirts and have decided to give something back by sharing your knowledge or wisdom,  then you're welcome too.
If you would like to contribute to making this industry more effective and safe then welcome.
Just like a living tree, it'll always be a work in progress.
Please have a look around, sign up, share and contribute the best you have.

See you inside.

The Arbtalk Team

Follow us

Articles

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.