What are your thoughts on firewood delivery during current lock down?

[StephF]

Only other vehicles I see out on roads are delivering fuel or food etc, coal lorries, oil delivery wagons, couriers, postman etc, it’s still cold and there are homes that rely on logs for heating. It’s not busy, but I’m grateful to be doing deliveries now, I  phone before to ask if customer can stay in house, tip logs,  email invoice for bank transfer. It’s sad to see people waving at a window, they are lonely and isolated, but at least they can stack logs and have something useful to do?

[ash_smith123]

The last 3 weeks have been crazy. Contactless delivery with everyone paying when they order. We had around a 10 day wait at one point but 2 vans out all day every day the boys have smashed it. Getting 20+ cube out most days. Bulked a load of local deliveries together one day last week and managed to get 14 runs of 3 cube out.

[eggsarascal]

Please can we stop all this essential, necessities, you are going about your business, keep away from people best you can and carry on. It's what the government have asked us to do.

[topchippyles]

Got some cutting to do tomorrow for 2 elderly neighbours who pretty much rely on me for logs. Good payers so always go the extra mile for them 

[david wood]

just had 6 cube delivered by local firewood/tree firm and they were strict on rules pre agreeing delivery quite rightly so.

 

tip and go, stay in house during delivery and bacs payment.

 

perfectly acceptable.

[topchippyles]

7 minutes ago, david wood said:

just had 6 cube delivered by local firewood/tree firm and they were strict on rules pre agreeing delivery quite rightly so.

 

tip and go, stay in house during delivery and bacs payment.

 

perfectly acceptable.

Keep the old cockles warm then david 

[david wood]

sort of,   i inherited and rent out a house and it had a 2 week repair for a undiscovered leak in bathroom. so lots of dehumidifier and a heater when painter was in, extra electric cost and oil cost to tenent.     they were asked to average out last years bills, provide proof of extra cost etc and get compensated, which to be honest sounds like a ton of time and head scratching so they declined. 

 

i went with plan b and asked them if a big pile of logs for next winter suited them better and call it quits whether in my favour or theirs and they agreed.

 

so six cube was most i could get delivered pre april 5 end of tax year and make sure they came out well on top as they are amazing tenants

 

[topchippyles]

36 minutes ago, david wood said:

sort of,   i inherited and rent out a house and it had a 2 week repair for a undiscovered leak in bathroom. so lots of dehumidifier and a heater when painter was in, extra electric cost and oil cost to tenent.     they were asked to average out last years bills, provide proof of extra cost etc and get compensated, which to be honest sounds like a ton of time and head scratching so they declined. 

 

i went with plan b and asked them if a big pile of logs for next winter suited them better and call it quits whether in my favour or theirs and they agreed.

 

so six cube was most i could get delivered pre april 5 end of tax year and make sure they came out well on top as they are amazing tenants

 

Hard to come bye so look after those and they look after you so to speak 

[david wood]

yep landed seriously lucky with them so i always go extra mile as landlord to ensure they are sorted.

[otter]

Going to be interesting now it's cheaper to put your oil heating on than buying logs for heat?

Also many of you having trouble getting wholesale stock?