What most people on this forum do who buy wood is buy it a year or two ahead and let it season. You might be able to find better deals when the weather warms up a bit, and then you’ll be ahead of the game come next February.
When folks are in a bind with a new stove and wet wood, it’s often recommended that they try to source pallet wood for burning or buy some sort of pure compressed wood product such as
Find RedStone Wood Fuel, Pack of 6, ECOBRICK in the Wood Pellets category at Tractor Supply Co.<p>Redstone Wood Fuel Bricks are kiln-dried compr
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I don’t know how either of those does in an open fireplace as I have no experience there.
I would imagine that if the walls of the fireplace move a bit that it’s not masonry but rather a prefab. It’s much harder to put an insert in a prefab as a lot of manufacturers/models don’t allow for it, and I think something may be changing in terms of regulation to say that inserts won’t be certified for them either.
Stay safe and warm up there today.