Hi,
I am searching for some good quality timber, at a reasonable price, for an airtight stove. This is our first year using the stove to heat our house. The quaity of timber make a huge difference to the running of the stove. Dry, hardwood is the best. We have been testing our timber with a miosture meter. Timber with a moisture content above 20% is not working out due to slow burning and smoke.
For the last few days I have been using "Hot Logs" which are fabulous, very low moisture, and no smoke. And while I would love to burn these for the whole winter i am finding the cost a bit prohibitive (€250 for 0.75m3 of timber).
I have also tried timber from solidfuel.ie, the cost is lower €325 for 2m3, timber is reasonably dry, there is some smoke. This timber is imported AFAIK, which is nagging at my concious a bit!
Does anyone have any experience/recommendations of good quality timber at a reasonable price?
I am searching for some good quality timber, at a reasonable price, for an airtight stove. This is our first year using the stove to heat our house. The quaity of timber make a huge difference to the running of the stove. Dry, hardwood is the best. We have been testing our timber with a miosture meter. Timber with a moisture content above 20% is not working out due to slow burning and smoke.
For the last few days I have been using "Hot Logs" which are fabulous, very low moisture, and no smoke. And while I would love to burn these for the whole winter i am finding the cost a bit prohibitive (€250 for 0.75m3 of timber).
I have also tried timber from solidfuel.ie, the cost is lower €325 for 2m3, timber is reasonably dry, there is some smoke. This timber is imported AFAIK, which is nagging at my concious a bit!
Does anyone have any experience/recommendations of good quality timber at a reasonable price?