Is the wood stove fad over?

[gensetsteve]

Mild weather, low oil prices and recession means slow log sales it wont last forever and will probably come back with a bang and catch people out.

[slasherscot]

Not a bit of it, yes sales are slow for everyone it seems but the installers I talk to are as busy as ever. Just look at a small town and count the stove cowls? Someone has got to supply them

 

And when OPEC does get bored or those at Davos force them to watch the price of oil rocket. $200 a barrel was mentioned yesterday within five years and as for the price of cord. There simply is not enough wood being produced in this country and with most countries sending their timber to China there is going to a huge battle for who has the wood.

 

not according to head of BP , oil price to stay or go lower over nxt 3 years BBC News - BP boss Bob Dudley: Oil prices 'low for up to 3 years'

[sandspider]

I love my woodburner and would (and will) definitely get more in the future. However, I wouldn't want to rely on wood solely - nice to have gas (or oil or whatever) central heating as a backup.

[Crazy Cutter]

not according to head of BP , oil price to stay or go lower over nxt 3 years BBC News - BP boss Bob Dudley: Oil prices 'low for up to 3 years'

 

Did I not say $200 within five years? This price will not stay low for ever.

[Countryboy]

I have gas central heating as a back up but the log burner I'd going 24/7. Love to feel the heat and see the flames of a log burner

[Jon3012]

Me and my girlfriend are just about to start renovating an old farm house so we went to home building and renovating show in harrogate for ideas and suppliers. I couldn't believe how many stove suppliers were there stands full of people looking to put a log burner into there new build or renovation. It still seems to be fashionable to put them in wether they actually burn anything on them is a different story.

[mickdundee]

Well the novelty isn't wearing off in my house. Log burner been fitted 5 years now and I still love it. I don't see lighting it as a chore at all. Just biding me time til the kids are big enough to carry a bag of logs in haha

[s.varty]

Who on here that has said they use their logburner rather than oil/gas /electric actually buys their logs?

[barry ayres]

I think more and more people are having stoves fitted. Even though it's been mild I'm well up on log sales this winter but what I have noticed is the log orders are smaller amounts but I'm going to more address and everyone has log stores in there front garden. I don't think people are using burners for heat but because it is trendy.

 

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[mickdundee]

Who on here that has said they use their logburner rather than oil/gas /electric actually buys their logs?

 

I don't buy any. £120 for a old stihl 3-4 years ago. That wouldn't get me two loads of logs