JohnMo Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Well, 8 degs and wet outside, so we lit the stove. One small load of wood on minimum air setting, we now have the windows open to cool down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundtuit Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Nice! 6C outside here. Lit the stove a little while ago, and we're just reaching 26C now. Mrs Roundtuit is complaining its too warm, and the dog's thinking about moving to another room. Me? Shorts and T-shirt and a warm glow from the thought of the electric I'm saving. Better throttle it down a bit now though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedreamer Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Burning my home grown stuff and the heating the entire the house, 4C outside here. What type of wood are you guys burning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMo Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Today a few scraps/ off cuts from the build. Next trees we cut down a year or so ago, just need to chop it up, and build somewhere to store it, so out with the huge store of pallets we now have and build a log store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc89 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 7 degrees here. The central heating hasn't turned off since 4pm (old house, now wall insulation). The stove will be getting stoked as soon as I fit the mantel above it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundtuit Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 19 minutes ago, Thedreamer said: What type of wood are you guys burning? Mainly Ash from pollarding a few trees 18 months ago, and some small stuff from a fallen birch. Just about finished the Siberian larch offcuts from cladding 2 yrs ago; made great kindling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedreamer Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I agree on the Siberian larch kindling, had a supply of this after finishing. I'm too much of a hoarder for burning bigger bits. I'm burning mostly spruce here and some alder as well. I'm heading into the second winter with just heating the house with home grown wood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 We are on oak logs from a local pro tree fella this winter, not unusual, and we season them, after splitting, for a year in our woodshed then stack them by the front door ready for use. Next years are being delivered tomorrow. If we have to fell a tree here we always log half of it and leave the other half as log piles to encourage the wildlife. Outside temp is 7.6 right now but think it will be a bit cooler over night, one log burner running very low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 When done, and the demo wood has been used, we will have any amount of abandoned branches in the nearby felled commercial forests, but it is probably too tarry for the only wood in the burner. There is a little area of woodland but it isn't far off being natural so don't want to touch that, including the fallen trees that are full of oozy life. Any advice on pollarding? If we were to plant soon, what trees should we use? Sand underneath for 1-2 m then probably rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Murderers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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