Advice on Log burners please :-)

gornalboy

not heard of cheap coals. i have bought hardwood logs from several sources paying approx 3 cu mts ( slightly bigger than builders bag

SEE

Greenfires wrote: »

Trouble with buying logs by weight is that it encorages sellers to palm off their wet stuff on you!

The ones they sell are kiln dried pre packed by Fuel Express.

SEE

gornalboy wrote: »

not heard of cheap coals. i have bought hardwood logs from several sources paying approx 3 cu mts ( slightly bigger than builders bag

How much are you paying for one of those?

Williwoodburner

gornalboy wrote: »

not heard of cheap coals. i have bought hardwood logs from several sources paying approx 3 cu mts ( slightly bigger than builders bag

Hi,
thought I would comment on this, a standard builders bag loose filled only holds just over half a cubic metre.

Willie.

Greenfires

Kiln dried logs are another bugbear! All kiln dried means is that they've been in a kiln and are drier than when they went in it. Yet they always stick on a dirty great premium on the price as they hype them up as "the best logs you can buy" In a half decent summer, properly seasoned air dried logs will be just as dry, if not drier than KD. Many KD suppliers shift an awful lot - which they don't have room to sit on while it dries - so they buy green, process it and then kiln dry it for a short period. It doesn't mean it's any better than "normal price" logs though!

gornalboy

Dont get mad Willie perhaps I made a mistake. I will tell you what I was quoted. They suppled 3 barrowbags which THEY said equalled 1cubic mt = 1 TN. Is this incorrect?

gornalboy

I pay £75 per cubic mt. At least this is what I was quoted!!

gornalboy

Reference hardwood log suppliers. Anybody suggest good competitive supplier. I live in the West Midlands?

alleycat`

Bit of a dirty trick to me.
Wet wood weighs more so anything to do with weight isn't really a good guide.
I'm told that on average a dumpy bag holds 0.6m3 and less than half a tonne (although how much less is up for debate as it depends on how wet the wood is).

I found a site (gosforth logs) that uses barrow bags (and i quote)

[FONT=georgia, serif]"A barrow bag is 0.25m[/FONT][FONT=georgia, serif]³/ 9ft[/FONT][FONT=georgia, serif]³. A barrow bag contains about 50 logs and therefore will last between 2 and 4 weeks depending on usage and size of fire[/FONT][FONT=georgia, serif]. Barrow bags have a refundable £5 deposit when returned in an appropriate condition. Barrow bags weigh about 1cwt/50kg"
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On that basis 3 barrow bags is approx 0.75m3 and no where near half a tonne.

The entire process of buying wood is a mine field sadly.

Williwoodburner

gornalboy wrote: »

Dont get mad Willie perhaps I made a mistake. I will tell you what I was quoted. They suppled 3 barrowbags which THEY said equalled 1cubic mt = 1 TN. Is this incorrect?

Hi gornalboy,
wasnt getting mad, maybe I used the wrong smilie.
My appologies.
Was just trying to say that a standard builders bag holds just over half a cubic metre loose filled.
As has been said best not to buy by weight (wet wood is heavier), buy by volume.
£75 per cubic meter is a very good price if good well seasoned logs. :money:

Willie.