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  1. sandspider
    Got 50 or so trees to get in the ground this weekend, time permitting...
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    It was an old Villager I think - sold the house now with stove in place. The logs would get warm, but not a hint or smouldering never mind catching fire. Plenty of heat to the room (stove was too big for room I think really) especially with a fan on top.
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    Thanks for the detailed write up Neil, that's very useful. I think we're going to go for two wood burners rather than one now! One in a big cold open plan kitchen, the other in the smaller and warmer living room. Top contenders are currently: Living room: Heta inspire 45. (5kw nominal, 6.5 max) Or Woodwarm Fireview Wildwood. (6 or 9kw nominal versions) Kitchen: Town & Country Byland - 5kw - 14kw! Not cheap though - £1600 ish. Or a Burley Brampton. (8kw nominal, 11.7 peak). Cheaper and well liked, though quite a few reports of glass going milky / opaque on these. Or a bigger Woodwarm - 12 or even 16KW. Hmm.
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    I've stacked logs around (and resting against) my wood burner for years, and never had a problem. Having said that, I don't leave it in overnight, and I probably wouldn't risk doing that with logs around the stove...
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    Yes, sticking it next to the stove should dry it out a bit more. It would also make the wood warmer before going into the stove, which helps it burn more efficiently too.
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    Anyone have a experience of the stovax Stockton 8? My installer thinks we need a bigger stove than 5kw, and recommends the above. Cheers.
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    Thanks Bob - cheaper is good! Tried to get on their website to have a look at prices and options, but it wouldn't work. Will try again later.
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    Thanks for the PM's, will respond tomorrow. Think Derby's a bit far to go! Cheers though! Forgot to mention, I'll happily take arbwaste / logs too.
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    I believe the Woodwarm stoves don't accept an external air feed... Shame, they look good otherwise.
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    Hi all As above - I'm after a load or two of woodchip near Chepstow please. Ideally seasoned, but would consider fresh. Can probably handle 3 or 4 m3 at a time, with some notice! Cheers, Giles
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    I asked a similar question a month or so ago. Most people seemed to be in favour of the Burley Hollywell. Not ideal for me as it's top flue exit only, but might work for you... http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/102744-yet-another-reccomend-me-wood-burner-thread.html
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    Thank you, that's useful. Looks good. And you're right, it's hard to pin a stove installer down to even coming to have a look, never mind installing something! Suppose everyone and their dog wants a woodburner installed at this time of year.
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    Shame they don't have an external air supply option though, I'd like that too. Do you know anyone with the Wildwood (wood only version) compared to the Fireview (multi fuel) option? Leaning towards the Wildwood, as I'd rather have a stove dedicated to burning wood. Thank you.
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    Does anyone have any experience of the Woodwarm range, particularly the Fireview? Seem to get good reviews on the interweb. Cheers.
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    Damn you!! Decisions, decisions. But yes, I would like a stove that can tick away (without smouldering / tarring) and give 5kw, or be stoked up a bit to heat more of the house. I assume all stoves do this to some extent. Are are specifically recommended as having good efficiency at 5kw but max rated to 10kw or so? Thanks for continued input. From a fair bit of research it seems there's not really that much difference between the various different wood burners - as long as you're looking at a decent make, not the MachineMart cheapies.
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    Thanks LW, already in touch with them. And thanks Gary, now in touch with them too!
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    Thanks for the follow up Alec. Planning is coming on well, just need to find the time to finish selecting varieties and get them ordered and planted. And fenced!
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    Titan electric from screwfix has done well for me. Good £50 worth when it was on offer. Not used the 2 stroke really since I got it! Similar use to you by the sounds of it, though I haven't done that much firewood chopping recently.
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    Hi all As title. I'm looking for tree stakes, 1.65 - 1.8m tall by 2-3" diameter, in durable wood, e.g. sweet chestnut, WRC, larch etc. Don't think I can justify oak! I'll need at least 40, possibly as many as 80. Can anyone here provide these, and can you PM me prices? Also interested in tree shelters if anyone has any knocking about... Thank you.
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    Thanks Cod. Stuff in the link looks good, and a bit cheaper than the Groundguard too. Alas, the rest of what you say sounds like hard work! I just want to chuck the stuff down and let the grass grow through it! I don't need to drive anything heavy over it, I just want a decent result with as little effort and cost as possible!
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    Cheers all. Tufftrack and similar rubbery sheets seem pricey, and a bit of a faff moving it on and off again. And the grass paving looks like a ton of work! Think I might just try the GroundGuard stuff with minimal ground preparation and see how it goes. Not going to be running artics over it on a regular basis, just the odd load of wood in a trailer / small van, I hope! Marne, the one you link looks similar to the stuff in my original post, so not sure why that could be laid without work but GG should have surface prep similar to what Craig said?
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    Anyone else getting giant pictures on Arbtalk recently when they used to fit to monitor width?
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    Thanks all The ground in question is pretty soggy, grass, moss and soil. But I don't intend to be running lots of heavy things over it, so the matting may do the job... I could put 2x4s or similar under the matting I suppose!
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    Hi all Just wondering if anyone has any experience of the above? E.g. ACO GroundGuard I'd like to lay something like this across the lawn so I can get a small tractor, maybe the odd car and trailer of logs across it without turning it to rutted mud. This looks like it would do the job? And also look lawn like once the grass has grown through... I suspect though it's not just a matter of laying it down, pinning it in place and waiting for the grass to go through it, I guess it needs scraping off of soil, laying of compacted hardcore, then sprinkling back on of soil and grass seed... If it does require all this work, is it worth the effort? Has anyone used this sort of thing successfully? Thank you.

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