Thread: Another Weekend Project

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Went and got material to enlarge our wood shed. Only adding an 8' x 8' area but I way over cut last year and need the room.

Does it take long for that wood to cure enuff to burn without creating creosote in the chimney or is that a problem where you are? That much firewood stacked up in this country would house lots of copperhead snakes - - - brrrrrrrrr I HATE SNAKES !
I speak from experience in case you are wondering ! brrrrrrrrrrrr

You get a lot of creosote from pine and cedar...I don't burn either of those. Mostly oak and walnut some maple. I usualy cut one year ahead. I like to cut ,split and stack it out in the yard for a year then move it to the shed. Whats in the shed now is whats left from this past year. I may have used 3 pickups full if that, nice winter. Our furnace is only turned on if we go out of town for more than a day. This house is so well insulated that 90s out side we don't need the A/C unless it stays more than a few days. lots of trees shading the house. Our wood stove (All we use) is just about 24"x24"x30" with a fan on the back.

looks like your getting ready for a long cold winter

Actualy some of that wood in there was cut 2 years ago

I have just ordered three truck loads of firewood for next winter..(which is about 25cubic metres) only pine mill slabs,but its cheap,so I dont mind too much. And,yes,I do get a build up in the chimney,so every year,I get on the roof and give the flue a rattle and knock it all out.. No probs..

I have always heard you can put a aluminum can in the fireplace when the fire is really hot and it will help remove the creosote in the chimney. I know the logs you buy to help reduce the creosote has aluminum in it. I do it whether it works or not but I only burn hard wood.

I clean out my chimney every Tuesday using a 6" nylon brush..Never get much but I had a chimney fire once long ago. I only use pine to start fires