Disk 2 of the set it is then 
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Stove gloves question - open to the welders out there I guess!
https://community.naimaudio.com/t/simply-the-best/22439/823?u=alley_cat
Trying out a new log supplier…delivery due on Friday.
Current supplier is now £145/dumpy…the new, locally grown/sustainable source is £81/dumpy..
if all goes well a significant bulk purchase will follow.
Just had stove number 3 fitted (in the ‘Bothy’) so fingers crossed for a good, lower cost source.. 
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I heard from my supplier that felled, roadside trees are £80 a tonne, which he sells after processing at £110 a tonne. Not much margin there.
Another source told me this week that he won’t charge to fell ash as he has customers for fire wood.
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Crikey - wood prices are shooting up.
Last year kiln-dried beech was about £130 at a regional supplier for a cubic metre ‘loose filled’ bag.
That had gone up to around £170 a few weeks ago, just checked today and it’s £222 !
That supplier sells Hotties - 2 packs for £11. Nipped into Wickes and they now stock Hotties (the similar ones they had last year were dire) and thought there was a great offer of 2 packs for £8.50 - nope that was the cost of one pack.
Casual purchases of compressed sawdust logs/wood are crazy money now. The previously ok bags of kiln-dried ash at Home Bargains are much more expensive and seem to be half the size.
It’ll be back to convector heating at this rate with less hassle.
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It’s the same here, there’s no real rationale for the price increases though, it’s just suppliers taking the p*ss.
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I do apologise.
It’s all my fault converting to a stove this year, …bound to put a mockers on it 
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How’s it working out for you?
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I paid £550 for 5.2 cu in August, now £600?……i blame Debs😂
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Still decorating the lounge, only recently fitted the beam and tiles.
Won’t light it until all finished but won’t be long now.
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I think the rationale is clear: people are getting worried about heating costs so are stocking up on alternative fuels. Growing demand leads to rising prices, simple economics. That’s the way of the world, especially if supply is constrained or thought to be so.
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You can add to that the fact that it takes a lot of energy to fell a tree, process it and transport it (often thousands of miles) so production costs will have increased significantly.
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My logs are sourced locally from state owned forests, they’re thinings which they sell off to local suppliers who then split them down and sell on to customers, there is a vast supply and the only additional costs of late would be an increase in diesel. I agree that the likes of kiln dried logs that come from Central Europe will attract higher costs of late
Unfortunately, like all forms of energy, the market tends to dictate the price.
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yep, tis true
That’s looking very nice. I look forward to the systems pic when it’s all done and back together.
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Yes, supply and demand will naturally affect the prices.
It was interesting to see one supplier (not that close) announcing they’d suspended new orders due to panic buying with the effect it might take some months to clear back orders.
If you rely heavily on wood/solid fuels I guess it may be wise to stock up more than usual, but for those with multifuel/wood burners as more of a lifestyle accessory heating from gas I’d imagine would still be the cheapest option for most without heat pumps, and only heating the rooms that required warmth.
These really are strange times.
I think most of the kiln-dried stuff sold in Home Bargains in the past comes from Europe (Latvia maybe) so production/transport costs are probably very relevant as well as increased sales in markets maybe closer to home.
I prefer locally sourced seasoned wood, but stocks are likely lower overall and according to one supplier they’ll likely run out but they reckon kiln-dried can be dried in a matter of days - more expensive and less eco-friendly but availability higher.
I suspect the ‘Ready to burn’ certification is increasing costs too. Maybe the costs for certification aren’t huge, especially for outfits selling much higher quantities, but application, inspections and maintaining that certification/supplying test samples probably has significant time overheads which weren’t present before.
