Long shot, in need of firewood!

shimy182

shimy182

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So long shot I know, but we're already nearly out of firewood and it is cold... We do have central heating but its pants !

Anyway, as apparently, it is my duty to get fire wood, I post to ask if anyone around Cambridge area has an old semi dried tree that needs chopping :p.

Finally, i wouldn't consider buying firewood.

I wonder if anyone else is in a similar situation :0

Thank you for reading :)

Brrrrr
 
all our shrubs are tiny and in some way is meaningful :(. also as they burn too quickly, we usually burn it in a bon fire.

Never bought firewood before, but I'm under the impression that they are expensive because it has been dried and "cured" for open fire places. We have a closed one and can burn wood which are dirty or sometimes wet without stinking the whole house :D.

just thought, if anyone happened to had some tree that needs chopping, i can offer a free and simple service, tis all :p

EDIT old pallets eh :-0, lets see if i can find some supplies
 
Have you considered coal? Its more expensive but from my experience it burns hotter and for longer. This can also be picked up usually at the same places you can get Firewood. You could always get both and put both on the fire. Once you've got it going you'll only need to top in up once and it'll burn all night. At least that's what I used to do.

I used to get mine from my local fishing tackle shop.
 
Pallets are win if they're free but require a lot of work fetching and cutting up. Dont burn the painted ones.
NEVER burn wet wood, it'll tar up your chimney and eventually (a lot quicker than you expect) cause a chinmey fire damaging the structure of the property.
Any tree felled this time of year wont be fit to burn for 12 months unless it's Ash which unlike many woods has a low moisture content.
 
unKn0wn said:
Have you considered coal? Its more expensive but from my experience it burns hotter and for longer. This can also be picked up usually at the same places you can get Firewood. You could always get both and put both on the fire. Once you've got it going you'll only need to top in up once and it'll burn all night. At least that's what I used to do.

I used to get mine from my local fishing tackle shop.
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And is also illegal in built up areas? :confused:

Coke is similar but gives off far less smoke.
 
Seriously though, we have a fire here, just go to your local garage and you can pick up wood and coal for burning.

MW
 
If your only after smallish bits of wood go around all your local joinery firms. If their any thing like us they will be more than happy to give you a sack of off-cuts.
 
ron3003 said:
Pallets are win if they're free but require a lot of work fetching and cutting up. Dont burn the painted ones.
NEVER burn wet wood, it'll tar up your chimney and eventually (a lot quicker than you expect) cause a chinmey fire damaging the structure of the property.
Any tree felled this time of year wont be fit to burn for 12 months unless it's Ash which unlike many woods has a low moisture content.
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We clean the chimney out every 3 years, and its 3 years because it makes it big enough to scrape off. I know its unfit to burn, but we tend to go for it anyway. This/last year, our preperation was not enough, hence we're running out :(.

last year, we used fresh wood for the last 2 weeks or so.

Anyway, you've warned me now, so when I make the " chimney damaged beyond repair" thread, you can say " i told you so " :)

Also, I'm liking the news paper compactor idea :p
 
Don't buy from B&Q, it's very expensive. Look in yellow pages under firewood and you'll find suppliers in your area that deliver. You'll be able to get hardwood which will last longer and it will be dry.

I would also buy a small hand axe from your local garden centre unless you want to spend ridiculous amounts of money on kindling too!

Whilst I appreciate you'd rather go chop up a tree, it's a bit later really as it's going to have to be dried. Given the time of year, and the weather, I think you'll find it may be in short supply so I'd get it ordered asap.

Some people rely on it as their only source of heating (my mum) so whilst you may think it has a low value and you're helping people out by chopping down trees, to others it is a utility like gas and electricity and as such is worth paying for.
 
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