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Seems like a good deal on firewood....

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    #152
    Grumpypants
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    brophs wrote: »
    Did everyone get a notification in advance of the delivery date? I ordered Friday afternoon and haven’t heard anything so far. Will they call the morning of or will they just turn up?

    I ordered last Wednesday and then got a call on Friday to set up delivery for Monday. I got another call from the driver Monday morning before he left the depot. Delivered yesterday. Big enough truck but he brought it around the back of the house for us.

    Looks like a decent enough amount of logs.

    Baby for scale :pac:

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    #153
    naughto
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    Mines on route got a call there from the driver


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    #154
    Muahahaha
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    So now the Co-OP bargain is no longer whats the best around for a crate of oak or ash? Prices mainly seem to be around €270ish, anyone seeing something better?


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    #155
    naughto
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    Got the firewood today it’s definitely worth 200 delivered and s free palet as well.
    To get to order over 200 I added briquettes to the order which came by Dpd courier which ch I though was strange


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    #156
    Mickeroo
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    I added a compost bin and a cart for around the garden to mine and the compost bin came today. No sign of wood or cart yet.


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    #157
    The Princess Bride
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    Grumpypants wrote: »
    Baby for scale :pac:

    490812.jpeg
    I read that as " baby for sale" :o


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    #158
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    I used this crowd last year and found them good.
    https://fuelandagri.ie/product-category/fuel/kiln-dried-firewood/


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    #159
    MorganIRL
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    Anyone used this crew? http://www.greenfuelireland.com/ €200 for 1m³ of oak or ash


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    #160
    Muahahaha
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    MorganIRL wrote: »
    Anyone used this crew? http://www.greenfuelireland.com/ €200 for 1m³ of oak or ash

    From their website it says the crate is 1.2m3 which is even bigger. Also they sell olive hardwood imported from Africa
    We import all our Olive wood from a sustainable source in South Africa.
    We distribute it from our base in Galway.

    Olive firewood burns three times longer than all other hardwood

    Thats quite the claim too.

    edit- just spoke to him there- they are 1m3 crates and not 1.2m3 that is stated on the website. Also asked about ash and it is not in stock until early October. Finally delivery nationwide is €60 so €260 total cost.


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    #161
    funnyname
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    http://www.woodplus.ie/

    I haven't used them but I've seen their lorry on the road around Clare, however their price and product seems the same as the Co-op's but no details on delivery.


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    #162
    Bigserious1
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    I just had a delivery last weekend from Delahunty logs. Used them last year too. They deliver in skip/ton bags I think?

    75 a bag for hardwood and 55 for softwood I think. Got 3 bags total same as last year.


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    #163
    Bigserious1
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    Bigserious1 wrote: »
    I just had a delivery last weekend from Delahunty logs. Used them last year too. They deliver in skip/ton bags I think?

    75 a bag for hardwood and 55 for softwood I think. Got 3 bags total same as last year.

    And stacked up. Hard wood in one corner and soft in the other. Was 210 I think total delivered to north dublin.


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    #164
    glic83
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    Not affiliated with this company, also haven't used them before but reviews seem solid and prices are good, it's softwood they sell NOT hardwood.

    https://www.cotterbrosfirewood.ie/shop


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    #165
    deisedav
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    MorganIRL wrote: »
    Anyone used this crew? http://www.greenfuelireland.com/ €200 for 1m³ of oak or ash
    Yeah i ordered from them twice and had nothing but hassle with them. First time the " kiln dried" wood was at about 35 % moisture. Only ordered from them a second time because they said they would make it up to me as i was fairly pissed off . Waited a month for the second order to arrive and when it did they sent the wrong wood. The extras they said they would put in the order never materialised either.


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    #166
    john_doe.
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    Anyone get the latest offer from Co-op,? beech @€;199


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    #167
    Skippy along
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    john_doe. wrote: »
    Anyone get the latest offer from Co-op,? beech @€;199

    Ordered Monday awaiting delivery


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    #168
    john_doe.
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    Skippy along wrote: »
    Ordered Monday awaiting delivery

    Might go for this now missed other.did ya have to pay deliverey and how big is crate?


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    #169
    vicwatson
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    john_doe. wrote: »
    Might go for this now missed other.did ya have to pay deliverey and how big is crate?


    Delivery is now €40.00


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    #170
    Skippy along
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    john_doe. wrote: »
    Might go for this now missed other.did ya have to pay deliverey and how big is crate?

    Think there sold out... Delivery was 20... I live a mile from the store


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    #171
    gmisk
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    Gutted I missed the coop offer, anyone point me in direction of next best offer? Is it usually better to go with a crate over a bag? Not bought wood in bulk before


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    #172
    tinner777
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    is €240 still a good price for the coop beech?


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    #173
    BorneTobyWilde
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    2m3 is 2 x cubic metres right ???


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    #174
    Skippy along
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    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    2m3 is 2 x cubic metres right ???

    Sorry.. Was at the back of the class that day


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    #175
    the.red.baron
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    Muahahaha wrote: »
    From their website it says the crate is 1.2m3 which is even bigger. Also they sell olive hardwood imported from Africa



    Thats quite the claim too.

    edit- just spoke to him there- they are 1m3 crates and not 1.2m3 that is stated on the website. Also asked about ash and it is not in stock until early October. Finally delivery nationwide is €60 so €260 total cost.




    i threw a hardwood log in the fire and it burned for 3 times longer than the previous log, gave no heat though, just wet through


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    #176
    the.red.baron
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    I'm gonna have to move them by hand, so I'll compare them to my 100 euro ton bag from last year which had 259 reasonable size logs in it.


    I'll take into account split size too


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    #177
    Mickeroo
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    My Ash from the Co op came yesterday. Seems great value as any of the crates or tonne bags I got last year only filled the log store by about two thirds and usually for more money than this cost. Log store is full to the brim.

    Stacked three logs deep:

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    #178
    the.red.baron
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    About twice the wood in a ton bag, cost of the air dried bag was 110, so still good value against this at 270, but at 200 a good deal

    Circa 600 logs, around 10% moisture according to the reader, kiln died and a year or two sitting inside

    Air dried logs were about 15% and ones I'd dried myself were around 20% after a medium summer


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    #179
    Muahahaha
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    Whats the comparison red baron? Am I right to say last year you bought a ton bag for 110 and it had 259 logs and this year you've bought the 1m3 crate from the Co-op for €199 and it had 600 logs? If so you got a good deal, pity its finished now.

    The 1m3 beech for 240 from Co-op seems to be the best offer at the moment. Anyone know how beech burns? I know its said oak and ash are preferable as they burn the longest and hottest. Birch is supposed to be good too but can be very sparky.


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    #180
    Agent_47
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    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Whats the comparison red baron? Am I right to say last year you bought a ton bag for 110 and it had 259 logs and this year you've bought the 1m3 crate from the Co-op for €199 and it had 600 logs? If so you got a good deal, pity its finished now.

    The 1m3 beech for 240 from Co-op seems to be the best offer at the moment. Anyone know how beech burns? I know its said oak and ash are preferable as they burn the longest and hottest. Birch is supposed to be good too but can be very sparky.

    Beech is the best wood to burn, absolutely love it, better than ash for heat


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    #181
    the.red.baron
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    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Whats the comparison red baron? Am I right to say last year you bought a ton bag for 110 and it had 259 logs and this year you've bought the 1m3 crate from the Co-op for €199 and it had 600 logs? If so you got a good deal, pity its finished now.

    The 1m3 beech for 240 from Co-op seems to be the best offer at the moment. Anyone know how beech burns? I know its said oak and ash are preferable as they burn the longest and hottest. Birch is supposed to be good too but can be very sparky.




    that's my comparison, twice the wood less cost



    better water content you could actually feel it in your hand also


    Versus mixed air dried Irish hardwood


    One thing, that was sourced locally, from people we know who are tree surgeons


    Whereas the coop one no doubt wasn't, plus not sure I agree with the kiln drying bit


    Using leccy or gas to do it? Then deffo not a great idea, perhaps if you used wood as the heat source it might be better


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