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You're telling me! What sort of power do I need? Can't afford a honking great machine, nor do I have the space to store one!

I acquired some oak earlier in the year that an elderly lady had in her barn for quite some time...apparently from the '87 storm. So...I tried splitting it last weekend..nearly broke my hands! Given some of it is 450mm in diameter and a maul and grenade won't touch it, has anyone got any advice please? Cheers

I'd guess i've used around 1.5-2m3. I'm only heating one room though, 7kw Hillandale Monterrey stove. It's on most nights, and all weekend. Got through the first load of round logs quite quickly, not sure what they were, was told Ash, presume correct. I'm now on the oak I cut myself, but only a couple of weeks supply left. Can't be bothered to go cut any more, plus I don't have time, so i've got East Anglian Landscaping dropping me off 5m3 on Friday. Should see me through.

Yes, there are joist hangars there, but they leave too much of a gap when hanging off the dwarf wall, so I'm going to chase them into the brick below and get them so there's only 2/3" of gap underneath. Also, went to finish it off this weekend, but I was 20 tiles short! I thought I could lay them 3 deep, but that leaves just a bit too much gap for my liking. God knows where I'm going to get 20 clay hand made pan tiles from! Might have to go to the old dears' house and pinch some off the cart lodges or barns lol! I'll definitely post pics up when finished.

Cheers for the responses guys. I grabbed a moisture meter from Maplin on the way home, one particular bit of wood I had was 'soaked' so that's gone to the shed at the bottom of the garden for now. I've become a bit obsessed with this wood business. I've got some stored in the dining room fireplace, the pile at the side of the house, a load in the shed and a temporary wood store made of two pallets and two fence panels on top! Wish I had a barn like my old dear, she must have enough to last her the rest of her days. Quite tempted on this £300 for 5m2 deal. That would give me a good back up, even if not perfectly seasoned, I won't need it until next year in any case.

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>>>

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

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

I got mine from tooled up Fiskars X25 Antishock SoftGrip Splitting Axe 722mm Long for Large Logs : Fiskars : Tooled-Up.com Came in a few days and easy to track the parcel via email / text I used it for the first time about 20 minutes ago, and it's much better than the £19 lump maul I was using. I thought about spending an extra £40 on a Gransfors, but am not dissapointed

I've only just signed up on here, and have used it to search for what wood is best etc... So, my firewood journey has just begun, however, i've just had a client come in to pay his bill, and as he was leaving said "don't suppose you know anyone who wants a load of wood?" pointing at his pickup stacked out fully... Obviously a "yes please" followed. And he's now on his way to my house to drop off circa 1t of ash! I'll make sure I reduce his bill next year as a thank you. I wouldn't have known Ash was the best wood until yesterday either, so knew to make an extra special thank you. Cheers ArbTalk x

Hi Pasty Muncher, that's a fair point, I like to think I have a fair degree of common sense, so take the YouTube stuff with degree of caution. Whereabouts in Suffolk are you based?

It's actually fenced in, the person who owns the wood lives at the bottom left corner of that picture. There's a locked gate to get into the wood, otherwise that would have been a good suggestion. Looks like it's the hard way huh? lol! Maybe tie some ropes and drag, but then the wheelbarrow comes back into play..

bobh, that's looks brilliant....proper man toy..

That looks ideal...should last too.