Logs

[David]

We've just taken delivery of our winter log supply. We've taken 50% more than usual and we're going to try and avoid turning on the central heating as much as possible in view of the price of gas. With what we already have from last year we should have enough to keep the clean burn stove going through until spring.

It's really good exercise moving them to stack and with Poppy helping all stages we should get done in twice as long as it should take.

 

[Boogie]

We have a wood burning fire in the new house. If it’s not a clean burn one we will replace it. Logs will be ordered as soon as we get there.

My brother has his own wood which he coppices. All logs for two houses (his and his daughter’s) with wood burning fires and wood burning central heating are from their wood.

I have asked for a (literal) housewarming present of logs. We’ll see if they bring some down when they visit!

This is our new fireplace -

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Kudos to you both on your fire-making skills. The handful of times that I've had to rely on wood to heat my temporary accommodation, I've been very very chilly indeed. On the bright side, Carbon is an excellent bedwarmer. Get a nice-sized dog under the duvet at night and at least you don't freeze while you're in bed.

 

[Jacqui-S]

The handful of times that I've had to rely on wood to heat my temporary accommodation, I've been very very chilly indeed

Ditto....

 

[Boogie]

When I used to care for my Mum at my brothers (I used to do weekends while they went to the boat for a break as I worked full time then) I became an expert fire lighter and clearer outer.

I did say we’d never have one as they are a lot of work each day.

Goes to show - never say never! I’m quite looking forward to it now.

 

[Candy]

I love my woodburning stove! I grew up in a house with no central heating and as soon as I was considered old enough (about ten, I seem to remember) my Dad taught me how to lay and light a fire.( Prior to this my job was just to empty and clean out the fireplace) I got particularly huge praise if following my laying of the fire it could be lit with a single match. To this day I'm proud of myself when I can do this! Every Autumn I look forward to the ritual of lighting fires again, although I have to admit the novelty has always worn off by Spring.
Then I look forward to needing to water the garden again! Then by Autumn it's time to be lighting fires once more. I do enjoy these seasonal rituals!

 

[Candy]

Ditto....

Wood is good for getting things going and nice cheery flames. However it doesn't actually chuck out that much heat. If you want heat you have to throw some coal/ coke in there. Fossil fuels, unfortunately.

 

[SwampDonkey]

I've got a convecting wood burner. It burns wood and gets to a really high temp, it's really good and is duel fuel too. I love having it. I'm just getting my dried logs moved around and ordering some more.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

I do love a peat fire in Ireland. That's the smell I associate with Ireland - I swear that as soon as you get off the plane or drive off the ferry, you can smell peat fires in the air. It's super messy, though, and if you're using the raw stuff (not the compacted bricks they sell in shops) it takes a ton. I had two rentals where they were using peat from their own fields and just kind of dumped these massive messy bags of the stuff in the kitchen for me to use. It makes you feel very 'back to nature'.

 

[SteffiS]

We had our log delivery at the beginning of the month, we ordered twice as many this time. We paid last years price but the log man said he would probably be putting the price up soon mostly due to the cost of fuel for delivery.
We’ve also had an oil delivery but that was £££ , and the price has gone up since then.
Not looking forward to the winter.

 

[SwampDonkey]

We had our log delivery at the beginning of the month, we ordered twice as many this time. We paid last years price but the log man said he would probably be putting the price up soon mostly due to the cost of fuel for delivery.
We’ve also had an oil delivery but that was £££ , and the price has gone up since then.
Not looking forward to the winter.

I did not think anyone is. I thinking about another log store.

 

[David]

I think we have enough to get us through to end of March. We have a small Morso stove but it is really very efficient and puts out loads of heat. As long as it's not really cold outside for days on end the stove will actually heat the whole house if we keep the unused bedrooms and bathroom doors shut. We leave the living room double doors open to let the heat out. Mornings may be a challenge because the stove won't burn all night.

 

[Selina27]

However it doesn't actually chuck out that much heat. If you want heat you have to throw some coal/ coke in there. Fossil fuels, unfortunately.

I think there's big variation in the efficiency of woodburners, and where they are situated can make a huge difference to how well they heat a space. Last year my son got one of those fan things that disperse the heat around to very good effect.

 

[Anne123]

We ordered our logs this week. The price was doubled compared to last year….

 

[SteffiS]

We had our stove installed in 2020 and chose the most up to date at the time. We can get the heat to circulate around most of the house but can’t really leave any rooms completely unheated as the damp surveyor said we need to keep a minimum temperature everywhere (including overnight) to ensure the damp doesn’t reappear.
We really have to balance the cost of fuel against the cost of damage that could occur if the house got damp again. Luckily we have made lots of other improvements to help prevent damp so fingers crossed we’ll be ok.

 

[Jacqui-S]

That's my concern too @SteffiS
We don't have any major damp, but heating on for longer at a lower setting to keep the house warm has been my general approach up to now.
Not sure how to play this.
Been worrying about frozen pipes too. We have no idea exactly where our pipes are, but there are enough in outside situated spaces to concern me.
We are lucky financially not to panic about paying but that's no help if we nationally have power or gas interruptions......

 

[snowbunny]

I think there's big variation in the efficiency of woodburners, and where they are situated can make a huge difference to how well they heat a space. Last year my son got one of those fan things that disperse the heat around to very good effect.

The wood you burn makes a huge difference, too. Pine gives out very little heat compared to hard wood. We burn olive wood and it’s very hot indeed. I guess there aren’t many places selling that in the UK, though.

 

[HAH]

The wood you burn makes a huge difference, too. Pine gives out very little heat compared to hard wood. We burn olive wood and it’s very hot indeed. I guess there aren’t many places selling that in the UK, though.

Hardwoods like beech and oak burn brilliantly and are common in our log deliveries. Seasoning makes a huge difference too, and a max. moisture content of 20% is important. We’ve got moisture meter which cost a few pounds and is great for checking moisture content once in a while (just split the log first and use the meter on the split face).

 

[SwampDonkey]

Im really lucky I have a local tree surgeon who supplied well seasoned hardwood. I still have half of last year's wood which is really dry now to burn this winter. Excitingly I went and got the wood for the new wood store today and me and OH will be building it soon. I also bought 4 bags of would pellets to burn. A local fireman makes them he used to sweep my chimney () but had to stop because some broke in and stole his car and all his equipment. Love my neighborhood.

 

[Cath]

I thinking about another log store.

My OH has made two more for this winter