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Do you have anywhere to stack it, Vinny?
This may help................ https://www.directstoves.com/resources/h...-firewood/

(06-02-2021, 10:05 PM)Veggie Wrote: [ -> ]Do you have anywhere to stack it, Vinny?
This may help................https://www.directstoves.com/resources/how-to-stack-store-and-season-firewood/

Yes i have Veggie, but I need some to burn soon.

As the sign on my desk used to say

"PLAN AHEA"

Vinny I'd ring him back and check if the wood is just wet or is it unseasoned.

(07-02-2021, 10:56 AM)Bren Wrote: [ -> ]Vinny I'd ring him back and check if the wood is just wet or is it unseasoned.

Great minds Bren.

(07-02-2021, 10:19 AM)Veggie Wrote: [ -> ]As the sign on my desk used to say

"PLAN AHEA"

I was planning ahead. I have about enough seasoned wood left for a couple of weeks in case I couldn't get delivery straight away. 

My wood supplier has always delivered good seasoned wood. If its just wet I can understand that and have the means to dry it out. if its unseasoned, that's another matter. 

As an aside I did ask about woodchip for the allotment paths. He wasn't sure whether it was £50 a pick-up load or £60? I was hoping he would say it was free as I have had loads delivered to my previous site for free. I said I would have a crack with him when he delivered the other wood, but a) I don't like the idea of paying for woodchip and b) I don't need it at this moment until I get my new beds and paths sorted.

Well, we originally agreed on delivery at the back end of the week. I am just going to take whatever he has and I have emptied my storage area to take it. All the dry seasoned timber is close to the house.
We are snowed in at present so I hope he doesn't try to deliver tomorrow as I am hoping I can get out to get some cash for him and to do a load of shopping. 
Due to get down to minus 10 tonight so I have been out, starting the car up and letting it tick over while clearing the snow and ice off the windows and door frames. That will be three times I have cleaned snow off today, hopefully for an early gettaway in the morning. We shall see.

A double tipper pickup full with (greedy boards ) of fire wood  arrived today. It appears to be a mixture of dry seasoned timber, wet seasoned timber and fresh stuff in a about equal quantities.
I stacked it accordingly. Seasoned timber close to house, fresh stuff in distant storage shed and wet stuff in a sunny position against wall under my kitchen window.
All in all I am quite pleased with it although the load had went up a tenner to £190. Still, for over 30 wheelbarrow loads I don't think that was too bad.

I asked about woodchip for allotment and it would cost me 30 squid for a pickup load of fresh stuff and £40 for composted stuff. If I do decide to buy some (which is doubtful) I will wait until I am ready to use it.

I'e just ordered some more logs. I was surprised at how much the price had risen!!  For the same size load I got last year for £190, this years price is £220.

All he had was 'part seasoned logs' as well, but beggar can't be choosers!  Percentage wise, I suppose the price hike is a lot less than gas or eletric prices.

We’ve got multi fuel wood burner. Our next lot of coal ( if we buy any ) will of doubled in price £38 a bag.
I don’t think we’ll be buying coal again!