firewood

meathstevie

Has anyone in here some firewood available for sale ? Doesn't matter if it's in large cuttings or still standing. Transport can be arranged.

Grizzly 45

I have a good bit in both raw[trees down in the field] and split and dried.
But is it going to be worth your while and money coming down to Limerick to collect it??
PM me if intrested

juror

I also have a good bit, cut down already. Both in peices and in whole trees. Close to cork city. PM me

ravima

'Twould help if you said where you are based? By careful study of your ID, are you in Meath?

meathstevie

I would be indeed. Haven't checked back on this at all really...

Reesy

Hi guys, I'm asking just the same question! Am looking for firewood for my stove, live in Stillorgan Co. Dublin. Of course Meathstevie has first dibs on any firewood in Leinster.

equestrian

Hey I too am looking for firewood. I am based in Navan, Co. Meath

boatbuilder

Theres a guy in Nobber who sells split firewood by the tonne.
€150 a tonne delivered. He gets it from Derry.
I just bought €1000 worth from him.

The_Conductor

boatbuilder wrote: »

Theres a guy in Nobber who sells split firewood by the tonne.
€150 a tonne delivered. He gets it from Derry.
I just bought €1000 worth from him.

If thats the delivered price- its certainly competitive.
Any chance you'd post contact details for him on this thread please?

Cheers,

S.

ildy

Reesy wrote: »

Hi guys, I'm asking just the same question! Am looking for firewood for my stove, live in Stillorgan Co. Dublin. Of course Meathstevie has first dibs on any firewood in Leinster.

We have firewood... we sell at farmers market in leopardstown during winter months, starting mid sept i'd say..
we have often delivered in your area if you are interested.

Carpenter

Hi
I have a few trees in Carlow I would sell

The_Conductor

Carpenter wrote: »

Hi
I have a few trees in Carlow I would sell

Trees? or firewood?
Standing timber is of precious little interest to most people who are looking for firewood- indeed, seasoned wood cut into manageable logs and split appropriately are what people are looking for.....

JayV

How much does seasoned firewood sell for? I've been quoted €10 a bag for seasoned beech. Is that good?

Carpenter

smccarrick wrote: »

Trees? or firewood?
Standing timber is of precious little interest to most people who are looking for firewood- indeed, seasoned wood cut into manageable logs and split appropriately are what people are looking for.....

Yea well if people only went and cut the trees then the people would save cash and thats what people want is it not

CJhaughey

JayV wrote: »

How much does seasoned firewood sell for? I've been quoted €10 a bag for seasoned beech. Is that good?

If the bags are 1000kg then I would imagine it is a very good price and would buy several, however if the bags are an old supervalu carrier bag with several sticks inside then it could possibly be on the high side.:rolleyes:

Reesy

Thanks Carpenter,

Since I posted I got some scrap wood to keep me going for a short while - but do tell, how much is your timber, delivered to Stillorgan (for say, a tonne)?

By the way, most of the time I'm happy to take unseasoned unsplit timber just as long as a) it's small enough for me to lift & b) it's not knotted (I've no splitting machine, just an axe & a chainsaw). However, I got a load of unseasoned timber from a tree-surgeon recently so it looks like next winter's sorted out. Now I'm looking for more wood for this winter.

BTW, Pat Staunton (Staunton Hardwoods, iirc) in Glenealy, Co Wicklow used to sell firewood.

emmemm

at e150 wood would seem dear compared to smokeless coal at e300 or do I have my energy vaues mixed up.

old pallets stored a few months undercover and mixed with logs burn very well...watch the nails though.

fastrac

The tree surgeons always seem to be looking for people to take away timber especially if you could handle lengths as it will speed them up rather than having to cut it up short.If your available at short notice all the better.

titchster

Carpenter wrote: »

Hi
I have a few trees in Carlow I would sell

Hi have you still the trees for sale? would be interested.

12bore

What are people charging for split seasoned firewood these days?

I live on a farm, burn wood myself, have quite a lot of timber under cover. Just wondering if it's worthwhile selling it, might be some income over the winter. Quite a lot of work in cutting wood though.

CJhaughey

Round here a heaped car trailer ~ 6x4 is approximately €70.
Spruce cut into 10" lengths and split.
No idea about hardwoods, ash,oak etc
Net bags of wood are €3-5 depending on who is selling them.

The_Conductor

CJhaughey wrote: »

Round here a heaped car trailer ~ 6x4 is approximately €70.
Spruce cut into 10" lengths and split.
No idea about hardwoods, ash,oak etc
Net bags of wood are €3-5 depending on who is selling them.

Why on earth would anyone buy cut spruce logs as firewood?

emmemm

these are the tree types I have burned over 30 odd years in a league table

1 ash ... so dry you can cut and burn same day if necessary

2 hawthorn....watch the jags

3 birch..beautiful tree that I seldom cut if large seems to absorb water quickly

4 willow ...very fast grower

5 hazel...grows in clumps so awkward for the chain saw but useful

6 alder...another fast one but dries out quickly

7 blackthorn...a weed but burns ok when big enough and nice in spring

8 spruce...takes two years to dry out, probably bad for flue

9 rowan ...a fairy tree that burns badly so why bother, beautiful tree all year

10 elder ...similar to rowan , nice in bloom



most impotant is to season well and store dry as long as possible

CJhaughey

smccarrick wrote: »

Why on earth would anyone buy cut spruce logs as firewood?

I am not sure but, this is just from observation of a few firewood sellers.
Spruce actually burns OK once seasoned, in fact any wood will burn with heat if it is dry, it is just the length of burn that is the key.
I am currently burning some leyland cypress that blew over a few years back, but it burns very quick, I am saving the harder woods for when it is colder.
Ash is very low in moisture thats why it burns so well, but for me seasoned oak is the best.
I have some new trees that I am hoping will be good growers here, maclura pomifera.
These are supposed to be one of the hottest burning firewoods of all.
For me burning firewood is a great source of pleasure, the cutting, splitting, stacking and finally the burning is a kind of relaxing experience.
Not sure if anyone else feels the same way about the process, but I do:)

emmemm

yeah, relaxing but hard work too.

the biggest problem I have in the wood is the spread of briars where the tops lie and also the spread of blackthorn.

have noticed lots of Ash seedlings in one place so might transplant them to a clearing this winter with old matting cut into squares to keep the weeds back.

CJH
what is maclura pomifera and is it expensive?

CJhaughey

emmemm wrote: »

y
CJH
what is maclura pomifera and is it expensive?

Maclura pomifera is also known as Osage Orange, it is native to the SW US.
I have a few seedlings growing and I have to see how it survives in this climate if at all.
Strong wood with spines up the trunk but is supposed to be very good for fence posts and tool handles etc, also good for making stockproof hedging.
My seedlings are 10" or so since June, I am not sure that they liked the wet summer.

emmemm

let's hope they don't drown this winter then.

tell us more in the Spring.

boatbuilder

osage orange was used by the native americans to make bows and arrows. It was the timber of choice due to its flexibility and strength....similar to yew.

colrow

Down our way you can buy timber off the forestry, its about €26 per cubic metre, its basically the stuff that isn't wanted when they truck all the timber out.

It needs a chainsaw to cut the logs to a suitable size, then splitting, i us me tractor splitter.

I got 9 cu mtres last year about 204 euros, the only thing is you have to take it home to saw and split it

The_Conductor

colrow wrote: »

Down our way you can buy timber off the forestry, its about €26 per cubic metre, its basically the stuff that isn't wanted when they truck all the timber out.

It needs a chainsaw to cut the logs to a suitable size, then splitting, i us me tractor splitter.

I got 9 cu mtres last year about 204 euros, the only thing is you have to take it home to saw and split it

Are you talking about spruce logs, or is it something that burns better (lots of forest clearings have birch and other goodies that burn far better)?

colrow

Its spuce, tree trunks from 6 inches to a foot in diameter and about 10 foot long, we mix it with turf. in the stove, which gives us all the hot water etc