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10-26-2011, 10:03 AM #1Super Moderator
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New woodpile
Feels good to have the start of a "new" woodpile and glad to find someone to supply us with this and 2 more cords. I was kind of worried that it would be super hard to find this late in the season. Things are looking up.
What's your woodpile look like?~*Darlene*~
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Is the wood seasoned? It often isn't when you get it late in the season, then you have inefficient burning and creosote buildup/possible chimney fire. That's why I get my wood supply in the spring in the spring for the following winter's burning. Properly stacked it's ready in the fall.
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I don't have a photo, but we have some, but not for primary heating. We don't have a wood stove...just two fireplaces. It's seasoned and just a face cord. It's stacked in our three-season porch against the garage wall. Nice and handy.
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I'm glad you got wood Darlene
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Yes, it's seasoned. Just wish we were burning the wood we worked so hard on (5 cords lost in flood, pic below), feels strange paying for wood but glad to find some.
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You lost 5 cord in a flood? My sympathies, wow, that would break my heart.
Originally Posted by Darlene
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Yep, wood from our land. Trees felled, cut, split & stacked by us. Every log gone. Life goes on, thank goodness, and you just carry on. (and whine for brief intervals, lol) Originally Posted by DaveP
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Yeah! I love the smell of wood smoke.
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Here's our woodshed. That's a two year supply, and we're already piling the third year's wood outside the shed.
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Oh, that is a thing of beauty Keith. Nice place for the wood to hang out too.
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We have a closet in the basement filled, leftover from last year. That will do about a month. Then we cut about 1 1/2 cords and bought a cord. I built a rack in the garage but it only holds about a cord, so I'm going to have to do something outside with the rest of it. Right now it is a pile in the driveway with a tarp over it.
Keith, love your setup.
I'm hoping for a short, warm winter It was a busy year and our wood was cut way too late.
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I am so glad others are getting ready early! Congrats! We currently have 10 rank on the yard with more to cut soon.
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Hey Keith, your dry storage shed is so nice I thought I'd share a pic of ours. The old 2 seater lives on as a woodshed right across from the front door.
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I am so glad you found wood Darlene!!
Nice set up Keith!
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Ow-that hurts. Originally Posted by Darlene
Wood is our only source of heat at the moment, so we already have a 2-3 yr supply, and plan to start cutting/splitting more soon. (Dh has RA that's getting worse, so we're trying to prepare for the times when he may not be able to cut wood. )
It's a nice feeling to look out and see all of that wood. I'm glad you were able to find some. (((HUGS)))
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