Where to buy logs in bulk?

scandarahar

Anyone know where I could buy logs in bulk for burning this winter - Banbridge / Dromore area or within reasonable travelling distance?

Paid £630 for 1000 litres of oil last week, so thinking the coal/log fire is the way to go this winter - have to make the oil last more than the usual 3 months...

Artofdookie

I have around 1600 bags from an area i cleared and at least the same again uncut, which isnt a lot of good to you as im not selling. But what we used to do was contact the sawmills and buy the offcuts for next to nothing then cut them ourselves, no idea if they even still do this but filling a trailer and bringing them home then doing the work yourself used to work out at around 40p a bag

iluvfreebies

my wee brother has been cutting peats this year and he will be selling these. He is in antrim and is wanting to make some money to pay for his car and insurance. PM me for further details il find out prices and stuff from him.

Artofdookie

iluvfreebies wrote: »

my wee brother has been cutting peats this year and he will be selling these. He is in antrim and is wanting to make some money to pay for his car and insurance. PM me for further details il find out prices and stuff from him.

£1 per bag is standard

Antispam

Local paper, supermarket for sale board, local free rag. Local shop that sells burners they sometimes know of people who sell logs

Artofdookie

Or look here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=316726

n6gers

Artofdookie wrote: »

I have around 1600 bags from an area i cleared and at least the same again uncut, which isnt a lot of good to you as im not selling. But what we used to do was contact the sawmills and buy the offcuts for next to nothing then cut them ourselves, no idea if they even still do this but filling a trailer and bringing them home then doing the work yourself used to work out at around 40p a bag

hi can you tell me where you get the off cuts from
thanks

darrenpollock

If you try your local sawmills e.g. for me it is Diamond's in Coleraine they cut their logs to a certain length for processing and are more than glad to sell the offcuts by the trailer load. If you give your sawmills a call most of them will let you know what days they are cutting.

Only drawback is the offcuts are usuall all around the yard so you have to run around lifting them up!

D.

n6gers

darrenpollock wrote: »

If you try your local sawmills e.g. for me it is Diamond's in Coleraine they cut their logs to a certain length for processing and are more than glad to sell the offcuts by the trailer load. If you give your sawmills a call most of them will let you know what days they are cutting.

Only drawback is the offcuts are usuall all around the yard so you have to run around lifting them up!

D.

hi how much is the off cuts a ton and how many bags would be in a ton
thanks

darrenpollock

Hi there

The only way to lift them is in a trailer as they have a weighbridge for before and after so work out how much you have stacked. I have no idea how much they are per ton as it is a while since I have bought them due to buying a site with 40 trees that needed felled 2 years ago. Still burning them!!!

Regards
Darren