Had a feeling that would be the issue tbh. Reminds me of years ago lads selling half full fertilizer bags door to door.
Yeah it’s the same thing
Theres a comparison guide on crates vs loose bags of firewood here https://surefirewood.ie/pages/comparison-guide Seems buying a bag you'll get around 30% fresh air by volume
Peeved that I didnt order from Premium Pellets before they sold out of the 2m3 crates at 399 but summer holidays got in the way. Must start looking out for something else soon
My finglas fuels crate arrived yesterday ,, was packed very tight looks like more logs than last years TJ O'Mahony crate
The Tjomahony stuff is now at €299.
Thanks. Interested in getting one of the super jumbo bags. Would be storing it in a shed at end of the back garden. Have a side passage. Just wondering about delivery - presume they would leave the bag in the drive way so wondering the best way of transporting to the shed - 3 steps involved also. would I store in a big bag in the shed? Novice bulk buyer as you can tell 🤣 thanks in advance!
Bags of wood are not good value because it’s 30% air, you are better off getting a tightly stacked crate delivered and if the crate fits in the shed then empty said crate and refill
Depends on the price of the bag.
And unlike the bag, in the crate, the air circulates, so no damp rot, and drier block's. Stack mine willy-nilly against the shed wall, and they keep perfectly.
Yes storing wood in a bag would be a disaster for holding moisture
Thanks everyone will go with the crate and will Empty and refill. Give the teenagers something to do! Any recommendations - s, Dublin based .
Depends what you are after, I think Finglas Fuels still seem to be the cheapest for a 1.2m3 crate of kiln dried ash or oak at 265 euro delivered in the Dublin area. Other places like Monahans in Straffan are charging 370 for the same quantity of oak delivered in Dublin and they dont even have stocks of it right now. Have never ordered from Finglas Fuels myself before but likely will soon if nothing cheaper comes along. Im not expecting any better deal to come along as prices are only going one way this winter
Got the Finglas fuels 1.2m3 crate of ash and oak delivered at the weekend. TJ OMahoney's beech crate just got too expensive (50% price increase on last year!).
Had to take the wood out in the driveway and restack it in back on the old crate from last year. Can confirm the stack is a mixture of types of wood (presumably ash and oak, but what would I know?!). Had to take the axe to about a dozen pieces of uncut wood with a diameter of about 10cms. A couple of fairly rotten looking logs, but otherwise a good load of timber. If you can get your hands on a wheelbarrow for shifting between the two crates it makes life much easier.
Has anyone seen red net bags of logs on offer. They used to be 3 for 10e.
Looking at getting some firewood to go with coal in an open fire. Thinking of a 1.2m (or 2+m) crate of hardwood. Any recommendations for a suitable firewood deal for an open fire. Based in Donegal, so nationwide delivery required.
got the 1.2 crate also, decent quality at a decent price, easy to deal with and quick delivery
Got another load of logs from Finglas Fuels for the parents this time. According to the lady on the phone they are selling like hotcakes. She really is a lovely lady to deal with. Unpacked this crate too and can confirm the consistency and quality of the logs. God knows what they will cost next year though... :(
the only pity is all these places selling the wood are getting it from eastern europe
https://finglasfuels.ie/logs-for-sale-dublin/
Listed as €315 now, €50 hike since last week I think?
Which is better value for a wood burning stove now? 1.2m crate from Finglas Fuels or the Beech crate from TJ O'Mahony?
Why does that matter ?
50 euro increase from yesterday more like
fuel miles, less environmentally friendly , pity you can't source an irish product like this with the jobs etc that go with it
fuel security given the current state of eastern europe and thus cost
I ordered half pallet of Pinkay eco logs from Premium pellets, 58 packs on the pallet so worked out just under €7 per pack delivered.
20 delivery extra for O Mahony. Bringing the total to 110 more than last year. Very good fuel though.
Does anyone know does the Finglas delivery guy have a pallet truck? Need to run them around the back lane
Ah ffs,finglas gone up 100 for the 2m crate.was just about to phone through an order. Dearer than my local now.
has pallet truck
TJOMahony's doesn't come from Eastern Europe, does come from Europe though. We're a half century off having enough hardwood to harvest in this country, and that's if we pivoted land use today.
Monahans in Straffan deliver nationwide but their 1.2m crates (might even be gone down to 1.1m) are insane in price, 370 for oak. Check is there a Co-op near you. There is also a company called Surefirewood based in Fermanagh who will deliver to Donegal, they do big bags of wood through rather than crates
ah bollox I was literally going to ring an order myself Monday as Ive only finally got the log store sanded down and varnished so its ready to be filled up. Its gone up from 475 to 575 for a 2m3 crate which is insane, it had already gone from 450 to 475 just a few weeks ago.
Whats your local and what are they charging?
Yes I know, we are very short sighted when it comes to these things
Where does TJ get his wood
I think a lot of the klin dried crates are coming from Latvia or Lithuania where they have big forests of mature hardwood. There is one seller out there who sells olive that comes from western Africa
