How many of you burn scrap in the summer?

Just this weekend burned a whole stove full of 2x6 lumber cutoffs. Didn't need heat but do like to burn and in the shop it doesn't really overheat the place.

I'm renovating my dump of a house so I burned alot of scrap this winter in the fireplace to start my hardwood and on not so cold nights. My father heats with srap 2 X's from new construction nearby in a stove. He doesn't burn overnight, uses the hardwood in jan and feb.

I save the small pieces from splits. Saving them can provide lots of kindling. My neighbor has been burning hollow core doors this past spring in his firepit.

I burn in a fire pit. There so common now. Mine is all screened in with a top lid. I wonder if towns would alow them because it's not a open fire, I think

I burn every scrap I find in my OWB during the summer to heat my DHW.


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Destructor said:

My neighbor has been burning hollow core doors this past spring in his firepit

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xman23 said:

I burn in a fire pit. There so common now. Mine is all screened in with a top lid. I wonder if towns would alow them because it's not a open fire, I think

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It is illegal to burn construction debris, like 2x4 cutoffs or doors in an outdoor firepit in WA. Weird right? Can only be seasoned firewood. Burn barrels are just prohibited outright as in you can't even have one that is not being burned in.

Did I just replace all of my home's doors this spring? Maybe. Did I take those old doors to the dump? Maybe not. Are there old hinges and doorknobs in the bottom my firepit? Maybe. I don't have a burn barrel though.

I don't think the OP is particularly interested in burning trash but in burning clean wood that he would otherwise put in a landfill.

xman23 said:

I burn in a fire pit. There so common now. Mine is all screened in with a top lid. I wonder if towns would alow them because it's not a open fire, I think

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Still deemed an open fire but the screening acts as a spark arrestor per the Fire Chief of the household. By-laws will tell the tale of whether they are allowed or not.

Interesting discussion this spring when MNR had a burn ban on (dry conditions and forest fire potential) that was supported by local municipalities. Indigenous facility was holding a sweat and needed the outdoor fire ... spoke with MNR and MNR decided it was OK within the municipality (without consulting the municipality) so Hubby removed the ban as he was not going to be party to discrimination of any kind. Ban for everyone or no one...

It was 104F / 40C yesterday - so I wouldn't even burn a scrap of paper inside! ...and I sure wouldn't do it once the heat of summer gets here!

I burn scrap all year ,winter in the wood stove and summer in the country. Only non treated or painted wood ion the stove though. Mostly old wall studs and floor joists.

We burn bark n' chips in a Weber nestled to the ground and cover.
Kind of a mini-pit.
With the cover or a piece of screen it would be city legal in this area.

I save all that construction debris and small punks and bits from splitting all summer for friends campfire wood and myself for the winter. Punks and chunks, bits and pieces make for a good stock for the the shoulder season and kindling.