logs

[kevnsue]

Are logs the in fuel of the moment,i listed some on ebay and can'nt keep up with the demand,how many grapes use them,cheers kev.

[NSB]

we use any wood as we have a wood burning stove in our front room

[Jillyreeves]

I use logs and any spare wood I can beg, been living with various log burners in various houses for the past 13 years, but yes I think they are very much the must have heating source and very popular these days.

[pigletwillie]

We do, and have about run out!!!!!

[SarzWix]

We do, and try and lay our hands on as much free/cheap wood as we can throughout the year, to keep us going over winter. I think it's still legal to take fallen wood from the roadside if you find it, (but not from anyone's land, without permission) so we always go out looking after high winds
The gov't seems to have decided that burning wood is a good thing because they've given VAT incentives for buying wood burning stoves/ovens.

[bobleponge]

I do, am lucky that I have a fair few trees around the place, and am currently in the process of felling and logging about 20 Leylandii around the garden, for next winter.

[sewer rat]

I have about two years supply of split and chopped logs in my various sheds and unlimited access to as much timber as I want whenever I want, so I'm quite lucky in that respect.
One of my mates pays about £30 for a Forestry Commission permit which allows him to uplift as much timber as he wants from their various forests - not the ready cut stuff waiting on lorries to take it away but any of the small offcuts (which can be 4 - 5ft in length at times) - he has two log stores full to bursting point and a stack in the field behind his house that is about 100ft long, three cut logs deep and about 4ft high - all for nothing but his time and effort.

[snuffer]

We don't have a log burning stove but an open fire in the living room. We haven't had to pay for wood for ages. Keep the fire going on what I can scrounge. Fallen branches, and skips are a good source of fuel. Surprising how often, when taking stuff to the dump, you'll come across someone just about to dump a load of timber. As long as I can get to him before he puts it into a skip a quick word has it thrown into the back of my car instead. Once it's in the skip it's out of bounds.

[Nicos]

The UK house has a wood stove for one room.
Over here we have a bonfire type fireplace and as I type we are having a wood burning stove installed in another room. The French government are giving money back to peeps who have one installed before (I think ) the end of the year.
Just bought 12 cubic metres of different types of wood for the winter- not cheap!

[Jardiniere]

i use logs too....you can see the pile of logs that we ended up with when we cleared our land on my page if you want to....

[roitelet]

The UK house has a wood stove for one room.
Over here we have a bonfire type fireplace and as I type we are having a wood burning stove installed in another room. The French government are giving money back to peeps who have one installed before (I think ) the end of the year.
Just bought 12 cubic metres of different types of wood for the winter- not cheap!

No, not cheap but a lot cheaper than in the UK!!!

[HayleyB]

We use logs too - big open fire in lounge. Almost out as we were using a tree that dropped a huge branch in the Summer...

[solway cropper]

Just remember that you're likely to need your chimney swept more often if burning wood, especially with softwood and if it aint fully seasoned. We thought we'd save £30 on the sweep and ended up with a horrendous chimney fire two weeks ago. Had to get the fire brigade out....twice!!

[Snadger]

I burn anything I can get on my greenhouse woodburner at the lottie. Lately I've been burning pallet wood (the blocks and broken boards after stripping off the useable material) but it does burn very,very quickly!

[Alice]

Hi kev, yes I burn logs. I have gas central heating and a multi fuel stove.
I love my stove on in cold weather. It's a completely different heat from central heating and you get the light and the sound as well - and it makes the room look so warm and welcoming.
Seasoned logs are about £80 ton here and I buy a ton a year. I wouldn't want to be without it.