Firewood?

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Butchers Dog

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Does anyone have any leads on where to get decent firewood at a decent price? Interested in delivery or pick-up, I am flexible. West end preferred.

Also, any thoughts on the compressed wood bricks? Are they cost effective? Are they primarily for wood stoves?

Note: at this point I just have an open fireplace.

Any feedback is welcomed.

Thanks,
BD
 
i'm in mississauga and i get most my firewood from www.toemar.ca... good wood and a decent price... the rest i get from chatting up work crews if i see someone cutting down a tree close by... some are more than willing to drop off some wood on my driveway rather than chip it and take it away (especially the city crews)... takes some work on my part thought (cutting, drying, etc.)... some won't do it at all though because they sell the wood chips
 
Look up tree services nearby, some sell off the wood they take down, the place around the corner from me sells cut wood or you can grab bigger trunk stuff for free but you have to dry it and split it yourself.
 
Get an insert or freestanding stove. Have it properly installed with a liner.
You would not believe how much heat you are losing up the flue even when the damper is closed.
Make sure your wood is well dried. Burns better and cleaner. Avoid wood with a lot of pitch, pine, fruit wood etc.
Make sure you have a good bed of embers and a full hot fire before closing off the air.
Too many people smoke their wood which leads to plugged chimneys and fires.
I'm too far away to recommend a wood source for you.
 
Drive around to your nearest construction site.
Take +/ pull apart as many 2x4's as you can carry, cut to size at home and you are set.
Or you can take the previous posters advice.
 
If your hoping to cut back on heating costs by burning wood, an insert would be necessary. With an open fireplace all you can expect is a nice atmosphere but not much heat.
Has your chimney been checked/cleaned recently? I clean mine every year, probably overkill, but if you use lot's of paper or burn softwood it might be a good idea.
As to where to buy out your way....no idea.
 
notthemama said:
Get an insert or freestanding stove. Have it properly installed with a liner.
You would not believe how much heat you are losing up the flue even when the damper is closed.
Make sure your wood is well dried. Burns better and cleaner. Avoid wood with a lot of pitch, pine, fruit wood etc.
Make sure you have a good bed of embers and a full hot fire before closing off the air.
Too many people smoke their wood which leads to plugged chimneys and fires.
I'm too far away to recommend a wood source for you.
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I agree that you shouldn't burn pine but fruit trees like apple and cherry are among the best to burn. You even usually pay a premium for them
 
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