Woodburning stoves are the future!

[Jellystock]

Castration for wasters - Yes.

 

I agree that the price of wood is expensive, thanks to being a builder and saving all the off cuts we use and the truck loads that I scrounge off of Mick i rarely have to buy any wood, otherwise I don't think I could afford to run my stove!

 

99% of who we fit stoves for are minted and the cost of wood is not such a big factor.

They pay for the novelty aspect of having a stove.

[gensetsteve]

The more minted they are the tighter they are thats how they got that way. i often come across people in the forest STEALING wood and loading their £80,000 range Rover while cutting of their leg with some old chainsaw they bought at a car boot. Its the hunter gather instinct coming out

[raker]

Having, and providing wood for, a stove is something i really enjoy, but if you want it cheap then theres graft involved.I`m just small time.For us, my parents and my brother, but it never ceases to amaze me how idle people can be. They deserve to pay.

Workmates know i cut wood, and the arrangement is:help me out on my side jobs labouring;have some logs.Or any windblown or contacts they may have, i`ll do the cutting, they labour, split the wood.

Works fine and everyones happy.There are however,those who just ask`Any spare logs mate?`Spare logs?is there such a thing.No offer of a bit of help, just `can you leave me out a pile and i`ll pick them up sometime`.

`What about helping me out for a couple of hours?`

`Nah, too busy at the moment.Tell you what, i`ll pick up some wood at the forest(FC) when i walk the dogs`. As though wood is free and for the taking.

 

Trouble is, lots of folks see wood as a waste product, dont see the work that is behind it, and think they are doing you a favour burning it.Then moan about the cost of heating when the answer is right there.

[bjam1964]

Even with my free supply of logs from my business it would prove better for me to sell the logs. If I burn 1 load per month for 5 months = 5 x £80 = £400.00 in potential sales with no return for the hard work and time spent processing them for my own use. £400 is a lot of electricity. . .

[Cracker]

I harvest me own from our land, but time is money and it's a time consuming business.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

The massive variation in stove and flue efficiency is an important point here. I have a customer with a non-flued ~9 kW Stovax who gets through 3 loads a month and another who has a ~9kW Woodwarm heating his home and water and who gets through 3 loads the whole winter...

[spudulike]

I have a log burner and it took me a time to understand that I could lay my hands on a lot of wood if I had a chainsaw, I now get it from family, friends, local farms, freecycle and off the side of the road.

I am now buying and fixing chainsaws that adds a bit to my income and all the wood is free.

This green living is great, I have a few years of firewood in the back garden seasoning nicely - Mr Middleclass man in my case, likes getting his hands dirty!!

Spud

[the crafty weasel]

Out of interest what's the going rate for seasoned hardwood such as ash, sycamore and beech? I'm selling it at £45 for a dumpy bag delivered within 20 miles. Too steep?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Out of interest what's the going rate for seasoned hardwood such as ash, sycamore and beech? I'm selling it at £45 for a dumpy bag delivered within 20 miles. Too steep?

 

Too steep!!! Too CHEAP MORE LIKE!!!

 

Blimey! I'd buy everything you've got!!!

 

Seriously though, is that a 1m3 bag? If so, that is WAY TOO CHEAP for dry hardwood!!! And delivery within 20???

 

I'd say £65 for that and delivery upto 10 miles and £1 per mile thereafter...

[the crafty weasel]

Too steep!!! Too CHEAP MORE LIKE!!!

 

Blimey! I'd buy everything you've got!!!

 

Seriously though, is that a 1m3 bag? If so, that is WAY TOO CHEAP for dry hardwood!!! And delivery within 20???

 

I'd say £65 for that and delivery upto 10 miles and £1 per mile thereafter...

 

Yeah it's a 1m3 bag, also selling netted logs for £3 a bag, but people seem to be happier getting wet softwood from the local B&Q or tescos filling station round here...