Wood Stoves

[packinpatland]

How many of you use wood stoves as the main or supplemental way to heat your house? ......just curious.

[SkinBasket]

We did when we lived in the sticks when I was like 5 years old. There were bats in the basement/bomb shelter though so I didn't like going down there. Then my dad became management and we skyrocketed to a house in the sticks with heat.

[MJZiggy]

I use one to make our family room tolerable in the winter (basement walk out)

[packinpatland]

We did when we lived in the sticks when I was like 5 years old. There were bats in the basement/bomb shelter though so I didn't like going down there. Then my dad became management and we skyrocketed to a house in the sticks with heat.

What a wimp.

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my parents had one in a walkout basement when i was in high school

that thing was great. i'm not sure if it works good for a whole house, but it was nice for a 400sq room

are you talking about a little indoor stove, or an outdoor burner?

i know a lot of people around here that use the outdoor wood burners as the main way to heat their homes, they swear by them. the only draw back is you need a steady supply of wood

[packinpatland]

Our house is roughly 3400 sq. ft. It's a basic colonial with center chimney, center stairway. We have a wood stove in the kitchen (Jøtul).........and it does heat the whole house(keeps it at about 73 downstairs, 66 upstairs)......altho, I do have to keep one of the kitchen windows cracked....it's hotter than hell in there.

[Freak Out]

We have a nice enameled Dover stove in the center of the house we use as a supplemental when it gets cold. I have loads of birch from a few aphid kills I burn throughout the winter.

[packinpatland]

How much is a cord of wood going for anywhere?

[SkinBasket]

How much is a cord of wood going for anywhere?

If you find the right person you should be able to get a cord of good quality wood for $100 - or less if you're in the woods and have plenty of sources. If you use one of those landscaping places that keeps a mountain of split wood out back or some dick out to milk rich people with fireplaces, they'll sell you a face cord for $100 - $150.

Before we started clearing my parents land, we had a guy who would deliver a cord of black walnut 40 miles for $100.

I don't know if you crazy coasters value your trees more since you use them differently than we do...

[oregonpackfan]

How much is a cord of wood going for anywhere?

Please define what you mean by a "cord" of wood. The original cord was 4'X8'X4'. People who sell it for recreational wood-buring often use the 4'X8'X18". What measurements do they use in "Yankee" country,PIP?

[Badgerinmaine]

my parents had one in a walkout basement when i was in high school

that thing was great. i'm not sure if it works good for a whole house, but it was nice for a 400sq room

are you talking about a little indoor stove, or an outdoor burner?

i know a lot of people around here that use the outdoor wood burners as the main way to heat their homes, they swear by them. the only draw back is you need a steady supply of wood

The other drawback is that a lot of places are banning them because of their smoke and fumes.

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How much is a cord of wood going for anywhere?

who pays for wood?

[HowardRoark]

How much is a cord of wood going for anywhere?

who pays for wood?

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LOL

very nice

[packinpatland]

How much is a cord of wood going for anywhere?

Please define what you mean by a "cord" of wood. The original cord was 4'X8'X4'. People who sell it for recreational wood-buring often use the 4'X8'X18". What measurements do they use in "Yankee" country,PIP?

A full cord 4'X8'X4'is 128 cubic feet. The other, 4'X8'X18" is a face cord. Here in Yankee-land, a full cord of cut, seasoned wood goes for $200. I know.....ouch! The plus side to this........we haven't bought oil since last April.