How much do you pay for delivered firewood?
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We think we will have some spare, but aren't taking any chances for the first winter - after that we'll know how much we need to keep the house and the water warm. Stopping selling is also giving us the chance to build up a stock of wood, so we can burn after 2 year's seasoning rather than 1.kenneal wrote:With your supply, Mike, you should be able to manage both, although at a lower level of sales, shouldn't you?mikepepler wrote:We'll shortly have our stove installed, so our supply of logs is coming off the market and into our own house...
The other thing we're planning to do, and have already started, is to barter logs instead of selling them. I've already swapped some with an electrician friend for him checking our house out before we bought it, and delivered some to a friend who will help us with DIY projects later in the year.
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Great idea. Keep it spreading.mikepepler wrote:The other thing we're planning to do, and have already started, is to barter logs instead of selling them.
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I know Biff isn't bothered, but I still want to know whether they will comply with buildings regs.biffvernon wrote:We're building a rocket stove mass heater.
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They can be built to comply with Building Regs quite easily, John. You just have to comply with minimum clearances to combustible materials, air supply to the room in which the fire is contained, heights of chimneys above roofs and a 101 other things!JohnB wrote:I know Biff isn't bothered, but I still want to know whether they will comply with buildings regs.biffvernon wrote:We're building a rocket stove mass heater.
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That's what I wanted to hear. Will they work with a two storey house, preferably using the existing chimney (lined if necessary)?kenneal wrote:They can be built to comply with Building Regs quite easily, John. You just have to comply with minimum clearances to combustible materials, air supply to the room in which the fire is contained, heights of chimneys above roofs and a 101 other things!
I imagine there would be some trial and error to get it working properly, so it may be need an experimental stage, and an adapting to suit building regs stage.
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Anyone fancy a weekend building one? I've got a part of the house that's uninhabited at the moment where we could experiment!kenneal wrote:From my understanding of them they need a fairly constant flue diameter throughout the system, John. So, you may have to line the chimney to get that. If the chimney's insulated at the same time all well and good.
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I recently bought firewood at what seemed a very low price.
For a large load, stated to be 3.5 cubic meters, they charged £100 for logs and only £50 AFAIR for "firewood"
The firewood consists mainly of smaller pieces and seemed to consist largely of the leftover bits from cutting trees into sawn timber.
I bought a load of each, but next time will buy only the cheaper firewood.
Some is small enough to use as kindling, and even the large bits light very readily as many have rough edges, loose bits or splinters.
Bought from Minehead sawmills on the Minehead industrial estate.
For a large load, stated to be 3.5 cubic meters, they charged £100 for logs and only £50 AFAIR for "firewood"
The firewood consists mainly of smaller pieces and seemed to consist largely of the leftover bits from cutting trees into sawn timber.
I bought a load of each, but next time will buy only the cheaper firewood.
Some is small enough to use as kindling, and even the large bits light very readily as many have rough edges, loose bits or splinters.
Bought from Minehead sawmills on the Minehead industrial estate.
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