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How much firewood do you burn in the winter?
Posted on 7/2/13 at 8:45 am
Posted on 7/2/13 at 8:45 am
Guy I know had an oak tree fall and said I can take whatever I want. I've never had enough wood on our property to cut to last all winter. Trying to get a general idea. We're the 'burn a fire mid afternoon until bed' kind of household.
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Posted on 7/2/13 at 8:46 am to jimbeam
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Posted on 7/2/13 at 8:47 am to jimbeam
You will burn that entire tree if you keep a fire going every day for the winter. But if you are in S LA there are many days we rin A/C so that tree will probably be plenty
Posted on 7/2/13 at 8:49 am to jimbeam
A chord and a half is a good amount.
Posted on 7/2/13 at 8:50 am to jimbeam
We do a lot of outdoor fires. Good way to stay away from the mindless addiction of TV. Last winter we burned two pick up tuck loads. Probably had a fire 3-4 times a week.
Posted on 7/2/13 at 8:50 am to jimbeam
In BR? A cord...maybe.
Posted on 7/2/13 at 9:41 am to jimbeam
Been chopping wood all summer for my old man, he figures he needs about 20 cords to get through the winter, however you might not need that much 
Posted on 7/2/13 at 6:29 pm to jimbeam
Posted on 7/2/13 at 7:29 pm to jimbeam
Cut plenty. What you don't burn this year you can use the next.
Posted on 7/2/13 at 8:48 pm to jimbeam
Last year not much maybe a chord. Year before over 2. I have two fireplaces and I load them up.
Posted on 7/2/13 at 11:20 pm to jimbeam
I go through about 1 1/2 cords a yr, I get mine from the sawmill. If you have a sawmill nearby, check it out, they cut the ends off and split/sell for firewood.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 7:19 am to jimbeam
Can vary quite a bit. I'm fortunate to be able to harvest firewood off my property, and also find that many people don't burn so when a tree goes down in a storm, or when they pay a tree svc to remove, I get a chance to score some free. In fact I have never paid for firewood.
That said, I burn about 1/2 to 1 cord per winter. Moderately efficient woodstove, 1500 sq ft well insulated home and we don't attempt to heat the outer rooms with the woodstove, only the familyroom and kitchen.
Woodstove will bring the house up from 60 to 78 in about 3 hours, no matter how cold it is outside.
Wood heat is very comforting. Woodstove>>>>>>fireplace
Free wood>>>not free wood
Oak>>>> most other species IME.
That said, I burn about 1/2 to 1 cord per winter. Moderately efficient woodstove, 1500 sq ft well insulated home and we don't attempt to heat the outer rooms with the woodstove, only the familyroom and kitchen.
Woodstove will bring the house up from 60 to 78 in about 3 hours, no matter how cold it is outside.
Wood heat is very comforting. Woodstove>>>>>>fireplace
Free wood>>>not free wood
Oak>>>> most other species IME.
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