[ColinGrigson]

I've just finished chopping and stacking about 38 000 kg of oak , beech and hornbeam ( approx 50 cubic metres ) which I hope will last us more than one winter , we have 4 woodburners to feed so get through quite a bit of wood , in our kitchen we only burn the sawmill offcuts of pine which we dry first for a year but it takes forever to prepare , it is very cheap though at around £20 for 3 cubic metres . The dry hardwood costs around £30 per metre which I didn't think was bad , how much does wood cost everywhere else ?.

[Poolfield2]

Round here it's £50-£75 for "a load" which is as much as fits in a pickup truck approx 1.25 tons

[noshed]

We have gas. And a bill every 3 months. The hardest thing is opening the meter cupboard.

[matron]

We have gas. And a bill every 3 months. The hardest thing is opening the meter cupboard.

Ah, that doesn't warm you up like chopping wood though.    

[noshed]

True, but I do have to walk down to the allotment.

[matron]

True, but I do have to walk down to the allotment.

Strange place for your meter cupboard to be.  :roll:

[ColinGrigson]

Nice one !        

[meterman]

I dont half get a sweat on and hot under the collar when i open my GAS bill.

[spud]

Its a difficult call, to say how much you'll need. I'd say keep gathering as long as you have room, it'll always carry over.


Here's a few pics of my Dad's newly renovated woodshed.













It'll be great for filling this winter, for the '09 - '10 season.



Cheers

 

[amc]

now thats what i call a shed!

[matron]

now thats what i call a shed!

You could build a house in that.  :!: (If you live near here or listened to the news last week you would understand)

[poultrygeist]

That was a strange story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/7715908.stm

Gotta admire their ingenuity though

[richyrich7]

That was a strange story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/7715908.stm

Gotta admire their ingenuity though

Trust some miserable devil to shop 'em  :roll:

[matron]

That was a strange story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/7715908.stm

Gotta admire their ingenuity though

Trust some miserable devil to shop 'em  :roll:

Peak Park you see - you need permission to sneeze here.  :evil:

[richyrich7]

That was a strange story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/7715908.stm

Gotta admire their ingenuity though

Trust some miserable devil to shop 'em  :roll:

Peak Park you see - you need permission to sneeze here.  :evil:

 :roll:  pathetic. Don't get me wrong I can see the need for planning permission etc esp for large developments but for 1 house in the middle of nowhere hurting no one  :roll: hope the snitch is happy with themselves.

Bit like the community that built homes in a wood in Wales?? they had acres of private woodland the homes where made from mainly felled trees etc, and some bod from the council spotted them when up flying looking for that kind of thing. Our council uses satellite imagery for planning queries etc  :roll: