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Firewood

Hi All,
I'm in the process of hacking down a few trees in my girlfriends garden and wondering how feasible it is to cut the big bits into smaller chunks and sell them as fire wood / kindling. Does anyone actually buy this stuff? I know I could probably give it away to someone with an open fire.. a lot of pubs have open fires in out area but just not sure if they would actually buy the wood or how much I would charge them for it? Obviously anything would be a bonus so wouldn't mind undercutting normal prices as if it doesn't sell I'll probably just end up burning it or taking it to the tip!

Does it need to be a certain type of wood for open fires? As you can tell I have no knowledge on this subject or trees for that matter lol.

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  • savemoney
    savemoney Posts: 18,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    Wood need to season ie left out to dry for 9 months or more before being burnt otherwise the tar from the wood may cause a build up and a chimney fire
  • Meeko
    Meeko Posts: 37 Forumite
    Thanks! Just ended up buying a fire tin thing and burning it in the end :/.
  • Nosht
    Nosht Posts: 744 Forumite
    Only worth about £50 a ton delivered, & that's for seasoned wood.

    N.
    Never be afraid to take a profit. ;)
    Keep breathing. :eek:
    Just because I am surrounded by FOOLS does not make me wise. :j
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