[anothertrekker]

Hi,

Winter is coming soon & there's a wood burner in my place. Have received lots of advice about using macrocarpa & not pine. Have checked out prices in Trade Me & the local newspaper. Have also been surfing for info about using seasoned wood etc. Was cautioned about paying too much & getting ripped off. Therefore, what's a good price to pay for macrocarpa?

[Georgebulldog]

Sorry know nothing but there was a piece on Fair Go last night about thrown weight & stacked weight, you may already know but worth mentioning just in case

[Bruckner]

I bought pine ($75), gum ($110) and macrocarpa ($85) and that's per meter. Also bought 4 bags of kindling for $5 each. She is out in Waitakere and delivers for free (depending on where you live) if you order 3 meters or more. PM me if you want her number.

Emily

[Will_2007]

Here in Tauranga firewood generally goes for about $60 to $80 a cubic metre, dry, split and delivered to your door, depending on the type of wood. Pine being cheap and macrocarpa being at the top end. I have heard stories of people getting fresh-chopped wood when they've been promised dry, and the amount of wood in a cubic metre can vary a bit... we got "2" m3 last year, I reckon it was more like 3 though, there was tonnes of it! :) Also, you can often get discounts for buying in bulk - I guess 3+ cubic metres counts as bulk. Pine burns a bit faster than macrocarpa, so you'll get through more, but it's not bad, so don't avoid it unnecessarily if macrocarpa is too pricey.

I just bought a load of pine, in rings (i.e. not split, just slices of trunk), about 2 cubic metres for $50, but I had to collect it and split it. I love splitting wood though, it's great fun :)

Err... so, about $70 to $80 a cube for macrocarpa, less if you're buying loads.

[anothertrekker]

Thanks for the info. Waitakere is a tad tad far from Whanganui/Wanganui. :cheers



I bought pine ($75), gum ($110) and macrocarpa ($85) and that's per meter. Also bought 4 bags of kindling for $5 each. She is out in Waitakere and delivers for free (depending on where you live) if you order 3 meters or more. PM me if you want her number.

Emily

[anothertrekker]

Is macks = macrocarpa? Saw an ad for a trailer load of macks $200. No mention about it being dry, ready to use nor the amount of wood.

[Debbie]

You can only use Macrocarpa if you have an enclosed fire as it has gas pockets and spits lit embers. It burn well but is a bit of a whats it to get light so everyone I know tends to mix a bit of pine with it as that burns quick and hot and gets the mack alight which then burns slow and hot. I pay $65 pcm for pine and $85 pcm for mac. Both come from the Matea trust which is a source of good quality dry wood and honestly measured. They also stack it all up neatly for me!!. I know they have sold out of pine though. They cover the North shore area mostly.
Debbie

[anothertrekker]

Someone told me about an organization that sells firewood & is either a charitable organization...or gives money from sale of firewood to charitable organization(s). Maybe she was talking about the Matea Trust. Will do more research. Thanks for the tip about mixing pine & mack :nice1



You can only use Macrocarpa if you have an enclosed fire as it has gas pockets and spits lit embers. It burn well but is a bit of a whats it to get light so everyone I know tends to mix a bit of pine with it as that burns quick and hot and gets the mack alight which then burns slow and hot. I pay $65 pcm for pine and $85 pcm for mac. Both come from the Matea trust which is a source of good quality dry wood and honestly measured. They also stack it all up neatly for me!!. I know they have sold out of pine though. They cover the North shore area mostly.
Debbie