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Seasoned hardwood for multifuel stove

seven-day-weekend
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We have recently had installed a multifuel stove and would like to burn mainly wood on it and the occasional peat briquettes. We would prefer not to use coal.

What is a reasonable price to pay for a cubic metre of seasoned hardwood, delivered, and can anyone recommend a provider in the West Midlands?
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  • fishybusiness
    fishybusiness Posts: 1,263 Forumite
    £90 per cubic metre last March, Lincolnshire.
  • alleycat`
    alleycat` Posts: 1,901 Forumite
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    Varies quite wildly.
    Also you'll find a lot of people telling you they sell a cubic metre of wood and it is no where near.

    arbtalk.co.uk has a firewood forum and supplier list that might help.
  • Sambucus_Nigra
    Sambucus_Nigra Posts: 8,669 Forumite
    fishybusiness wrote: »
    £90 per cubic metre last March, Lincolnshire.

    West Midlands?

    OP Try http://www.beechwoodtrees.co.uk/ in Coventry.
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • suisidevw
    suisidevw Posts: 2,256 Forumite
    Remember a builders bag or tonne bag ISN'T a m3!!!!!!!
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    Thanks all for your advice. Will keep you posted.
    (AKA HRH_MUngo)
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    Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton
  • suki1964
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    You will burn peat but not coal??


    Any particular reason ?
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    suki1964 wrote: »
    You will burn peat but not coal??


    Any particular reason ?

    We don't particularly want to burn peat, but we got some free when we bought the stove.:)

    We would just rather burn wood (and in fact have now set the stove up as a woodburner).
    (AKA HRH_MUngo)
    Member #10 of £2 savers club
    Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton
  • suki1964
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    seven-day-weekend wrote: »
    We don't particularly want to burn peat, but we got some free when we bought the stove.:)

    We would just rather burn wood (and in fact have now set the stove up as a woodburner).


    Good luck with that, if you are paying for wood it's not cheap.
  • seven-day-weekend
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    edited 9 February 2013 at 5:28PM
    suki1964 wrote: »
    Good luck with that, if you are paying for wood it's not cheap.

    Yes we are paying, we know it is not cheap, but we wanted to be using a renewable resource, albeit in a tiny way, we still use the gas central heating, the stove is to heat two rooms (dining room and kitchen), so we use two less radiators, and when it is not quite so cold hopefully the stove is all we will use.
    (AKA HRH_MUngo)
    Member #10 of £2 savers club
    Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton
  • suki1964
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    seven-day-weekend wrote: »
    Yes we are paying, we know it is not cheap, but we wanted to be using a renewable resource, albeit in a tiny way, we still use the gas central heating, the stove is to heat two rooms (dining room and kitchen), so we use two less radiators, and when it is not quite so cold hopefully the stove is all we will use.
    I keep the oil off and use the stove :)

    If I had gch, I would only use that. Wood has got to be three times dearer then gas at least
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