Firewood

[JackPrintMD]

Yeah, I gotta clean it out and restock some left over wood outback.
Will use whats left for evening patio fires when its cool to do so.

 

[jpd]

Well, I'm done for the season. Stopped about 2 weeks ago. Still have wood but I burned so much its's time to clean the chimney. Go to the point I was losing draft and when I would open the door to add wood smoke came into the house. After setting the smoke alarms off for the 3rd time my wife and son told it was time to stop, LOL

You can't burn the house down, I'm afraid your insurance company wouldn't understand.

 

[wader]

still burning occasionally at night to get the chill off...................

We've been 60's - 70's during the day but still dropping down into the 50's or lower at night which triggers the heat to come on. I'd rather pay for the wood then the electric - so I'm still at it.


ONANCOCK, VA (23417)

as of 7:12 pm EDT

61°
SUNNY
feels like 60°
H -- L 55°
UV Index 0 of 10

 

[JackPrintMD]

Just placed my annual order.
Nice to have it stacked and ready to burn.

 

[BennyV]

Just placed my annual order.
Nice to have it stacked and ready to burn.

Wish I had a fireplace or a wood burning stove. I really like Wader’s setup.

 

[Chinacat]

Just placed my annual order.
Nice to have it stacked and ready to burn.

Gave up on considering gathering and splitting yourself?

 

[JackPrintMD]

Gave up on considering gathering and splitting yourself?

Been there, done that...it was fun but done.
Its not my primary heat source but more of a backup and aesthetic for weekends and Holidays.
However I could heat the house with my fireplace if needed.

?

 

[Chinacat]

Finally cleaned my chimney Monday with the chill at night showing up!
Burning seasons just around the corner?

I have 6+ cords stacked and ready to go.
Everything I gathered last year is split.
I'm now on the prowl to start gathering for next season.

Rumor has it theres a small pile in Moriches I can have if I get there one of these days?

 

[JackPrintMD]

I’m set for the season.

 

[flounderjoe]

4 cords on driveway waiting to be stacked

 

[Chinacat]

Well got a call about a bunch of trees dropped close by so I gathered up the chain saw stuff and hooked up the trailer. Brought home 3 trailer loads. This is 1 of 3 loads

 

[JackPrintMD]

Nice looking green wood.

How long do you wait to split?
And how long would that need to be seasoaned for?

 

[Chinacat]

Nice looking green wood.

How long do you wait to split?
And how long would that need to be seasoaned for?

My plan is to split and replenish as I burn this seasons wood. It worked out good last year having a pile on hand.
Basically I have storage space for about 7 split cords. Once I burn through a cord I'll start splitting and refilling that spot. Last year with not much snow it was easy to do it that way. This wood won't be burned until NEXT winter, not this year...

Ideally it will sit and season for about a year before I burn it after splitting it. Doesn't really seem to matter whether I season it before splitting or not.

 

[wader]

splitting helps with the seasoning process - hard for moisture to come out of the wood when it's still a log

 

[Chinacat]

splitting helps with the seasoning process - hard for moisture to come out of the wood when it's still a log

Yep. I get that
My point was it splits the same whether I do it right away or it sits for a bit
Either way, it sits for at least a year once split

 

[BennyV]

What’s involved with seasoning the wood? Does it just sit, split for a long time?

 

[wader]

What’s involved with seasoning the wood? Does it just sit, split for a long time?

yep - that's about it - needs to sit out of the elements (i.e. rain/snow) for at least a year after splitting - the longer the better

 

[BennyV]

yep - that's about it - needs to sit out of the elements (i.e. rain/snow) for at least a year after splitting - the longer the better

Good to know thanks Mr. Larry

 

[wader]

you can buy "seasoned firewood" but it isn't always fully seasoned - need to find a supplier you can trust

 

[Chinacat]

So I went back to the "source" yesterday after work and there was still a ton of wood still there for the taking.
Of course I couldn't resist so I cut up another trailers worth and lumped it home.
My trailer is 4x8x2 so piled high each load is about 1/2 a cords worth.
That's 4 loads so far which hopefully is a bout 2 cords
They left the dropped trees in long lengths so although its a lot of work to cut up and take it away, it's nice to be able to cut it to length I want.
This part of the process- the gathering and bringing it home, is by far the worst part.
Once it's home the splitting and stacking at a leisurely pace is not an issue