Future Firewood Demand Optimism?

[renewablejohn]

14 minutes ago, Stere said:

Why would this foam make the trusses turn to dust?

 

Hold moisture?

No idea but the cell structure of the timber had totally changed to a powder like you can get with dry rot.

[Billhook]

5 hours ago, renewablejohn said:

Every right to be uneasy about it. Farmers have been using this foam for insulating chicken sheds for years. Its only now that the true cost of using the foam is becoming apparent. The structurally sound looking roof trusses had turned to dust with no structural strength whatsoever. I would personally not touch this with a barge pole.

Was it icynene open cell or chemical closed cell foam?

We used closed cell on our refrigerated store years ago before icynene was on the market and can quite understand how it might cause problems by  making the wood sweat.  Our store seems to be ok but we do not keep chickens in it.  It was done in the 1970s.

All I can go on is our experience from 2009 with icynene  and I feel fairly  sure that if there was a problem with icynene then we would have seen it by now after twelve years of severe weather up here on an exposed hill top.

[trigger_andy]

Well I’ve just bought a used 26k Boiler Stove and a 300 litre Thermal Store system. He’s getting a Heat Pump system with RHI payments instead.

I better get cracking with the Firewood as I’ll have 47kw worth of Stoves in the house by the end of the Summer.

[Billhook]

19 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Well I’ve just bought a used 26k Boiler Stove and a 300 litre Thermal Store system. He’s getting a Heat Pump system with RHI payments instead.

I better get cracking with the Firewood as I’ll have 47kw worth of Stoves in the house by the end of the Summer.

Good man Andy, may the Force be with you!

[trigger_andy]

4 minutes ago, Billhook said:

Good man Andy, may the Force be with you!

Might need to upgrade my log delivery system. I was thinking a treadmill directly into the stove itself. 😁

[Billhook]

24 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Might need to upgrade my log delivery system. I was thinking a treadmill directly into the stove itself. 😁

It would be very cruel to make your wife work a treadmill like that

[trigger_andy]

It would be very cruel to make your wife work a treadmill like that

She better not see thirst read or I’ll be in trouble.

At no point did I say she needs to get on a treadmill to lose lock-down weight [emoji51][emoji16]

[renewablejohn]

2 hours ago, Billhook said:

Was it icynene open cell or chemical closed cell foam?

We used closed cell on our refrigerated store years ago before icynene was on the market and can quite understand how it might cause problems by  making the wood sweat.  Our store seems to be ok but we do not keep chickens in it.  It was done in the 1970s.

All I can go on is our experience from 2009 with icynene  and I feel fairly  sure that if there was a problem with icynene then we would have seen it by now after twelve years of severe weather up here on an exposed hill top.

No idea whether open cell or closed cell foam just spray on insulation but timber looked perfect.

[trigger_andy]

No idea whether open cell or closed cell foam just spray on insulation but timber looked perfect.

Undoubtedly closed cell.

[daveatdave]

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