[Nienke]

Next week we take possession of our new home in Titirangi and we need to buy wood for the woodburner in the house.
:o It's a silly question maybe but I have no idea where to go to buy wood or what kind of wood (although I've read 'old man pine' a lot on the forum?).
Anyone has any tips for me in Auckland area? Thanks!

[Avalon]

Your local yelow pages will give you a good selection to tart with - I get mine from Mr Green - which is a franchise of people who do gardening type stuff. My Mr Green does my lawn, so I use him to get wood for me as well.

For pine - there are 2 types that ive seen. I have "log ends" - they have no bark on them. That sosts me $170 for a load (4 cubic meters). Old Man Pine has bark on it Im told - and is a slower burning wood. The log ends are very fast burning - good for getting a fire started.

You can also think about getting hard woods. These burn a lot slower than pine - so you use less - adn they can be much better for putting on the fire last thing at night so it stays in for the morning. Rather than starting again from scratch (and having a cold room). Manuka, Gum and Macrocarpa are teh most common. Ive just paid $180 for a half load (2 cubic meters)

Hope taht helps

[Smiler]

Have you looked on TM?

For the Wellington region 'buy it now' prices start from $250 for 3.60 cum which I think is referred to as a cord. Thats for a mix of macrocarpa and pine. You can also buy bags of logs too.

If you have an estate car, there are some places that you can collect from and even do your own chainsawing. Thats a cheaper option. :clap

Do you have a local paper yet? There should be some ads in there too.

As Avalon says the hard woods are better for burning, longer and slower to keep the fire in overnight.

[Moorf]

If you have a tow bar look for garages that have trailers full of wood that you can take home and bring the trailer back later..... better still, get it delivered via a co. from the paper/yellow pages and if you're getting a large amount ask them to supply a stacker!

If you're not into chopping up your own kindling then get some bags of it from the garage or local supplier or buy bags of pine cones from the roadside - usually a huge bag here costs about $3 or $4. Or send the kids out to get some :D


Oh, and do you have any pics of your new house? :nice1 It's forum policy you know!

[Avalon]

and if you're getting a large amount ask them to supply a stacker!


WHAT?????????

ARGHHHH!!!!!!!!

You mean you can get someone to come and stack it for you???????????

ARGHHHH :wah :wah :wah

[Moorf]

Yup, I've mentioned them before, honest! Used to cost us $10 or so for someone to do the back breaking work! But then we order about 6cubic metres at a time!

Unfortunately here in the boonies there are no stackers so Woz and I (mainly Woz!) had to move it ourselves - all 7.5cubic metres of it! I'm sure I posted a pic.....

[Smiler]

[QUOTE=Avalon]WHAT?????????

ARGHHHH!!!!!!!! You mean you can get someone to come and stack it for you??????????? [QUOTE]

Yep! Its the first question I ask before buying any wood.

It's not $10 around here though, but if it stops my discs slipping anymore then I'm happy to pay a reasonable charge.

For instance; $280 per cord with free delivery in Upper Hutt, Featherston and Greytown.

Same with delivery and stacking in Wellytown $440. :wah

I'm off searching for a more reasonable charge. :laugh

[StevieD]

Wood stackers are known as kids :laugh

It is certainly interesting reading this, when you just get up and turn a switch, or the CH has done it all for you. I used to love the days of open fires, deffo too soft in UK now, but hey, we not experienced it yet ;)

Still, the rush to be the firebuilder at the campsite last week shows there will be no shortage of budding fire raisers.... myself included, I reckon it is something deep down in the make up of a human being to make fires!

[Moorf]

StevieD I know exactly what you mean - I love building the open fire up and keeping it going - there's some healthy competition going but I'm winning with my theory that women were the firebuilders of old and it's in our genes :laugh :laugh (although that does depend on whether on not we've just had a manicure!)

And my new hobby is cleaning out the coal stove every so often - I never realised it could be so satisfying - yes, I'm officially weird! :D

I suspect the novelty wears off for some, but we've had over a year with solid fuel heating and a couple of rads and we're happy with it.

[Diny]

We've just spent 2 days moving our huge pile of wood from this house to our new house ....... some of the spiders were amazing.

I once read in a magazine that a woman can't have too many handbags. I now believe that a woman (or a man) can't have too much fire wood. Keep the woodburner ticking over 24/7 and you'll be toasty !!

Nothing worse than having to ration how many logs you use per day.

Around here there's notices in the 4 square window advertising firewood, and there's always some advertised in the back of the school newsletter. We live in a very rural location though - maybe you'll be better off looking at the yellow pages, trade me etc if you're in a town/city location.

Diny

[Nienke]

Thanks for all the tips! I know where to look now.

I did post a picture of my house some time back, at least, I think I did... anyway, here's one:

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5417/2360/320/50364.jpg

[Avalon]

Wood stackers are known as kids :laugh


See - this is where ive gone a bit wrong. Its all my parents' fault. I WAS that kid! We used to have huge logs delivered - which mum used to chainsaw down, but me and my brother (well me - cos he always managed to squirm out of it - nothings changed there then) had to get the wood into the wood shed.

It has just never occured to me that you could PAY someone else to do it.

Of course - the other thing is that its definatly on the whole MY job. Besides - log splitting requies a big axe - you think im gonna let my hubby near a big axe ????? :D

[Moorf]

did post a picture of my house some time back, at least, I think I did... anyway, here's one:




Oh it's lovely Nienke!! :nice1