February chat thread
#136
02-20-2015, 01:38 PM
so your paying roughly $210 a full cord since a face cord is 1/3 or so of an actual cord
that ain't too bad for this time of year
one guy wanted to charge me $55 a criss crossed stack 18" x 18" x 4ft high
and it was popular-I told him heck no
he said oh no it's hard wood--I know what wood looks like, can't fool a ole country boy
that ain't too bad for this time of year
one guy wanted to charge me $55 a criss crossed stack 18" x 18" x 4ft high
and it was popular-I told him heck no
he said oh no it's hard wood--I know what wood looks like, can't fool a ole country boy
#139
02-20-2015, 06:20 PM
On the plus side, I have all the wood I can possibly want for a long time. I can't even get to all of it I want to cut up! A fair amount of it is maple locust and pecan.
Down sides?
A lot of the locust is wrapped in poison ivy vines, and I don't have a wood burner to use it in anyway - a fireplace would have been a real smart thing to look for way back when I was house-shopping.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH SNOW BE HAPPY!
We got bombed with ice down here, and there is more on the way at the end of next week. I could kick myself for giving away my last pair of ice skates years ago, since the road to my house has been a skating rink for several days.
The post office hung it up at the beginning of the week, and only just began delivering again today.
In seven days we are expecting a repeat, possibly worse than the first round.
Down sides?
A lot of the locust is wrapped in poison ivy vines, and I don't have a wood burner to use it in anyway - a fireplace would have been a real smart thing to look for way back when I was house-shopping.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH SNOW BE HAPPY!
We got bombed with ice down here, and there is more on the way at the end of next week. I could kick myself for giving away my last pair of ice skates years ago, since the road to my house has been a skating rink for several days.
The post office hung it up at the beginning of the week, and only just began delivering again today.
In seven days we are expecting a repeat, possibly worse than the first round.
#140
02-20-2015, 09:45 PM
One thing about more southern climes is the homes aren't usually insulated as well as farther north because it isn't necessary. Usually.
Frozen water pipes is a bigger threat because of this. Check the temperature of the water coming from tap. Iirc 38F is the magic number for pipes, below this and it's advisable to leave a stream of water running (a trickle, about the diameter of pencil lead); Burst pipes are a big PITA.
#141
02-21-2015, 12:16 PM
#147
02-23-2015, 09:04 AM
#148
02-23-2015, 10:11 AM
okay I just googled it-a cord is less than that 4x4x8
your getting a stack 4ft by 8 ft x the length of the log 16" or 18"
I do know in the city they charge $100 or more for what they call a rack which is a rack across the back of a pickup truck-only as high as the bed is
so your getting roughly 48 sq ft of wood-rather than 128 sq ft
now I am understanding this cord face cord rack system
we used to sell it by the truck load with sides on my truck was a bit over a cord I'm sure
but were only getting $100 to 110 but that was 20 or so years ago
your getting a stack 4ft by 8 ft x the length of the log 16" or 18"
I do know in the city they charge $100 or more for what they call a rack which is a rack across the back of a pickup truck-only as high as the bed is
so your getting roughly 48 sq ft of wood-rather than 128 sq ft
now I am understanding this cord face cord rack system
we used to sell it by the truck load with sides on my truck was a bit over a cord I'm sure
but were only getting $100 to 110 but that was 20 or so years ago