I have wood! However.....

[dirty boy]

I've attached a picture of the wood I managed to cut down over the weekend, I managed to 'barrow' four times that amount (load for me, load for neighbour, rest for land owner) through the wood.....BACKBREAKING!

 

Anyway...

 

I'm not sure on how to tell how far seasoned it is? The trees we cut were dead (at least they'd been marked to say they were - certainly looked lifeless) the rest was bits lying around. Is there any way of knowing? I'm new to this!

 

Also, any idea how much is there cubic metre wise? So I know how much to order if I was in requirement of more?

 

Cheers

 

db

[bulklog]

You would find a moisture meter a useful matey . We only sell wood under 20 % moisture content ..they are not too expensive .. erm stab in the dark guessing a cube meter ... there abouts .. hard to say ...

Edited October 11, 2012 by bulklog

[Le Sanglier]

Most of it looks pretty dry, been dead for ages, lost its bark etc, I reckon you have around a cubic meter there at a guess.

[Stubby]

Wood can be well seasoned and still be wet . Keep it under covered but allow the air to get to it . Moisture meter is a good idea . I have logs that are 8% moisture that have been in the log basket all summer and the same batch out in the log store that read 25% .

[harvey b davison]

as above, get a moisture meter, and you need to stack your wood off the floor to help air circulation. Just get a couple of palletts to stack your wood on for now. For future reference, you could do with making a proper log store. there are plenty of threads on here about them in the firewood threads.

[dirty boy]

Cheers for the info...

 

Also, best place for a moisture meter?

 

PS, is £300 for 5m3 hardwood delivered a good deal?

 

Seen here.....

Fire Wood Logs and Kindling | East Anglian Landscaping Supplies Ltd

[dirty boy]

as above, get a moisture meter, and you need to stack your wood off the floor to help air circulation. Just get a couple of palletts to stack your wood on for now. For future reference, you could do with making a proper log store. there are plenty of threads on here about them in the firewood threads.

 

 

Hi Harvey,

 

Logstore is just behind the logs - under construction! I'm picking up the tiles tomorrow so I can complete this weekend.

 

Me messing about>>>

[gensetsteve]

I am thinking if that was loose loaded more like 2 1/2 to 3 cu metres. £300 is good for 5 cubic metres as long as its decent wood and seasoned.

[likeitorlumpit]

I guess 2 maybe a little bit more.

Whats the prize

[New Forest DEAN]

Get a box 1m x 1m x 1m. See how much of the wood goes in it.....

 

Moisture meter - Amazon.