Price Undercut at a new level

[Tom D]

To be able to make money just by selling the wood you'd need a very slick operation. I have been mentally goung over some of the takedowns that we've done in the last year, I recon the bigger ones might give 30 bags the average one would probably produce 10 bags of logs. At my prices 10 bags will make £450 delivered, it will take a day to split and fill the bags and at least a year to season them.

For a "ten bag" tree I'd probably charge 450 - 750 for the take down and allowing for haulage there's not a huge profit there. I reckon to spend a day taking it down and hauling back to the yard and another day splitting the logs, then a year to season them ( with no cash input), then say half a day delivering them, all for £450, thats one hard way to make a living.

[nailer]

The inflated price of firewood (just been told one person charging £90/pickup load ) will be too tempting for many have-a-goers to resist.

 

...hauling back to the yard and another day splitting the logs, then a year to season them ( with no cash input), then say half a day delivering them, all for £450, thats one hard way to make a living.

 

Tom, I agree. Arb work seems way easier. A £90 tree job would take an hour, tops.

[conkers]

You can make money on logs but every day has to meet a target. I don't think there is much margin in it.

A lot of lads around here seem to be stockpiling it, maybe due to fuel prices they see a boom next year.

It has made me take in more timber just in case but you need a lot of storage.

Anyway, it isnt quantity but quality. We live in a wet country hence a lot of fire wood is delivered wet and tipped wet leaving the customer with a nice pile of unburnable fuel wood.

[Lee Winger]

top start with, to make proper money from firewood, you don't want arb waste....

[powcaddy]

I have noticed an increase in folk selling firewood,the problem been that there is plenty demand but the supply is getting hard to find

The purchase of log burning stoves,woodburners etc. has now come to the point where a waiting list is now standard procedure.

Upto 6 months from some vendors purchasers have been imformed

Also the massive wood burning power plant at a place called Lockerbie (you will have heard of that for obvious reasons) does not help the supply situation either

Sawmills have no demand for any building materials at present so they are now focused on the firewood market as it is the only possible means of income in the current financial climate

As seasoned wood is getting harder to source some suppliers are selling anything from pallet wood to old fencing materials to mix in with freshly cut timber

My personal view in months to come is any wood required for the firewood market is going to be very hard to source