Talking to a friend yesterday who is tired of paying the bill for heating oil. By next year he wants to have a wood stove and be heating with wood. He asked me if I had any advice. I told him 2 main things and I wanted to get opinions on if I missed anything.
1. Get his chimney inspected. He lives in an old farmhouse and the chimney has not been used for decades. He just bought the house a few years ago. The chimney is sealed off so we don't know the state of it or even if it has a liner! Some of the old farmhouses still don't in my area.
2. Buy his wood now so that it has time to dry. He wants to have it delivered in rounds so he can split it. I told him to only burn dry seasonsed wood (split and stacked for at least a year and should be longer for oak).
I also told him to check out this forum which is where I get most of my info!
1. Get his chimney inspected. He lives in an old farmhouse and the chimney has not been used for decades. He just bought the house a few years ago. The chimney is sealed off so we don't know the state of it or even if it has a liner! Some of the old farmhouses still don't in my area.
2. Buy his wood now so that it has time to dry. He wants to have it delivered in rounds so he can split it. I told him to only burn dry seasonsed wood (split and stacked for at least a year and should be longer for oak).
I also told him to check out this forum which is where I get most of my info!