Seems like a good deal on firewood....

Vittu · 10-07-2022 7:57pm

Its Oak, Ireland gets a lot of hardwood timber from eastern europe nowadays. Probably a different type of Oak.

RainInSummer · 10-07-2022 8:16pm

The beech from tjomahony has jumped up from €200 to €260. Ouch. I'll probably still get it as they've a branch over the way from here and I'm a sucker for a lit stove.

Heighway61 · 10-07-2022 9:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119318832#Comment_119318832

Check out premium pellets, don't know anything about them but they have the cheapest prices I can find. If they are up to date.

Rosahane · 10-07-2022 9:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119318832#Comment_119318832

Probably still better value than many. I got a pallet of birch elsewhere for 180 when TJOM were out of stock last winter and you might as well burn rolled up newspapers😡

Muahahaha · 12-07-2022 4:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119319026#Comment_119319026

That seems like a great find so I emailed them and they confirmed that the 399 euro for a crate of 1.96m3 of oak on their website is the current price and that it includes free nationwide delivery.

Im just waiting for them to confirm that they are definitely kiln dried and below 20% moisture, if so I think I'll order there as that price is unlikely to be beaten when other merchants are now charging 500-550 for the same thing.

Their website mentions that they are based at Drogheda Port where the firewood is unloaded from abroad so they might be some sort of wholesaler who are supplying other fuel merchants

razorronan · 13-07-2022 12:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119327536#Comment_119327536

Please let us know if/when you get the delivery and the moisture levels.

RainInSummer · 13-07-2022 6:03pm

Best of luck with the order!

vicwatson · 14-07-2022 12:10am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119327536#Comment_119327536

Says on their website “Moisture Content is less than 18%”

bog master · 14-07-2022 11:59am

Eco Logs have a different style RUF briquette in stock now.

LizardKing · 14-07-2022 12:19pm

Ordered Ash logs from premium pellets on 12th July

Ash Firewood Logs in 1.16m3 crates @ €235.00

Delivered today (14th July) via JMC truck (he had mechanical pallet truck to bring logs around lane to my garage)

Logs look good and dry and delivery and service excellent.

I ordered coal too off another company (Coal Direct Ireland) same day and the pallet of coal was on same truck

Sorted for winter now

Heighway61 · 14-07-2022 7:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119336038#Comment_119336038

They'll be a hard sell.

wheres me jumpa · 14-07-2022 9:06pm

Just ordered the same. The pallet truck sealed the deal! Last year's order dumped in my driveway, had to empty crate then move it, then refill it!

wersal gummage · 15-07-2022 12:20pm

Living in a terraced house, have been buying smaller wheelie bin sized bags of logs, lad brings a cart a d wheels them through the house and into shed for me, extremely handy but I guess paying a bit over the odds for this....

Looking at something like premium pellets or tj o mahoney... If I have 1 cubic metre of logs delivered to my driveway, I'm looking at carrying them through the house in something like an IKEA bag!! I don't know, maybe 10 logs at a time? Should I even be considering something like that? Can't actually work out how many trips I might be looking at with a large pallet delivery

Heighway61 · 15-07-2022 12:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119340854#Comment_119340854

Could you get your hands on a wheelbarrow?

OmegaGene · 15-07-2022 2:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119340854#Comment_119340854

i stacked 2.m crate of kiln dried firewood for an elderly person and i just stacked it on my arm about a dozen bits at a time and got it done in a couple of hours, by the time you stack them into a crate and empty it again you would likely bang out two trips

RainInSummer · 15-07-2022 5:50pm

I built an oversized pallet in the shed with raised sides. Takes about 1.2m3.

Pallet of wood arrives and I transfer it in to the shed then cut down the delivery pallet into kindling. Works well and for the two loads a year I get I'd say it's a grand total of 3 hours work.

jmreire · 15-07-2022 6:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119340994#Comment_119340994

Or even two wheeled trolley / sack car? Great for narrow doors and hallways. If they are split into blocks, its possible to bring a fairly big load in on each trip.

Muahahaha · 16-07-2022 10:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119340854#Comment_119340854

if you cant borrow a hand truck then an Ikea bag would be fine. There will be brash in the bag when youre finished which can be thrown on a fire. Wear good gloves and you'll have a crate of a cubic meter moved through the house in a little over an hour. The crate itself can be chopped up too, theres a fair bit in it for burning, just be careful of the nails

SteM · 16-07-2022 11:51pm

Our next door neighbour gets a pallet of logs delivered. Puts them into his (empty) green bin, wheels it through and empties it in the back garden. Back and forth until its done.

OmegaGene · 17-07-2022 1:14am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119347531#Comment_119347531

Fella I know does the same thing, I reckon all the handling makes it take longer than just walking through with a big pile in your arms

Meself · 18-07-2022 9:24am

Yep, I do the same. Just stack them up your arm. Alternate the arms.

I try and get a tonne bag delivered on Friday and go at it on sat morning. Stacked into the back shed. A bit of exercise and your arms will feel like Popeye's afterwards !

RainInSummer · 19-07-2022 12:04pm

Warms you twice that way.

Heighway61 · 21-07-2022 11:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119338316#Comment_119338316

Ecolog's new Pinay Kay log is 70% more expensive than the Rockets. Around the same price differential for their standard wood briquette also. Pinay Kays are good, I had planned getting another pallet of Rockets this year, but they are no longer worth it.

Still stihl waters 3 · 21-07-2022 11:42pm

Hi all, the cousin got a few poplars to take away free. A lad next door told him that that once it's dry it'll burn much the same as spruce, but has to be well cured, he has offered me a few lengths to take but I've never heard of anyone using it but it's free and as he says it'll be the best firewood I ever bought, if it burns as well as spruce ill chance it, I asked already on use forestry forum but its dead over there, anyone got any experience with it???

RainInSummer · 27-07-2022 7:48am

Tjomahony is up to €280 from €260. To think I got the same pallet for €190 two years ago!

migrant · 27-07-2022 9:02am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119288909#Comment_119288909

Exactly, I've been using that one for the past two years. very pleased with it.

Juwwi · 05-08-2022 4:19pm

Premium Pellets in Drogheda look to have sold out of those €399 2m crates ,,they have an option up now for €520 for Ash ,some jump in price .

Finglas Fuels €445 for the Oak and Ash mix seem the best deal left from what l can see at the moment .

Im going to get one of them .

oleras · 05-08-2022 8:07pm

Bit the bullet and ordered the large ash pallet from Premium pellets earlier @520, Think same size in oak last winter was 370, lots of places looking for 600 for the large oak...hope they dont get much higher or ill be splitting and seasoning it myself.

Cape Clear · 05-08-2022 8:09pm

Seeing adds locally for one ton bags. How much timber would one of these take? Seen ash for €120.

OmegaGene · 05-08-2022 8:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119434636#Comment_119434636

It’s not the best value for money, the wood is tipped in normally with a bucket and not stacked tightly like it would be in a pallet, I got a couple of bags years ago when I didn’t know any better

Cape Clear · 05-08-2022 9:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119434692#Comment_119434692

Had a feeling that would be the issue tbh. Reminds me of years ago lads selling half full fertilizer bags door to door.

OmegaGene · 05-08-2022 9:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119434826#Comment_119434826

Yeah it’s the same thing

Muahahaha · 07-08-2022 4:51pm

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

Juwwi · 07-08-2022 9:41pm

My finglas fuels crate arrived yesterday ,, was packed very tight looks like more logs than last years TJ O'Mahony crate

RainInSummer · 28-08-2022 8:28am

The Tjomahony stuff is now at €299.

snor · 28-08-2022 12:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119441541#Comment_119441541

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!

OmegaGene · 28-08-2022 2:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119532484#Comment_119532484

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

Bogwoppit · 28-08-2022 5:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119532963#Comment_119532963

Depends on the price of the bag.

jmreire · 28-08-2022 5:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119532963#Comment_119532963

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.

OmegaGene · 28-08-2022 5:55pm

Yes storing wood in a bag would be a disaster for holding moisture

snor · 28-08-2022 5:57pm

Thanks everyone will go with the crate and will Empty and refill. Give the teenagers something to do! Any recommendations - s, Dublin based .

Muahahaha · 28-08-2022 6:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119533942#Comment_119533942

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

Tabnabs · 29-08-2022 9:35am

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.

freida · 31-08-2022 1:31pm

Has anyone seen red net bags of logs on offer. They used to be 3 for 10e.

gooner99 · 31-08-2022 8:30pm

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.

monkeybutter · 01-09-2022 11:20am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119536041#Comment_119536041

got the 1.2 crate also, decent quality at a decent price, easy to deal with and quick delivery

Tabnabs · 01-09-2022 11:29am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119553058#Comment_119553058

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... :(

monkeybutter · 01-09-2022 12:12pm

the only pity is all these places selling the wood are getting it from eastern europe

SteM · 01-09-2022 12:16pm

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?

OmegaGene · 01-09-2022 12:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119553395#Comment_119553395

Why does that matter ?

Seems like a good deal on firewood....

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