burning old oak flooring

[Chasiii]

I have a CDW. Stove in my basement Which has a stone foundation (Built 1884). A neighbor had to have the oak wood flooring in his home torn out.
is it safe to burn some of his flooring in my stove? I would like to burn it with my regular wood. Our do I need to worry about toxic fumes?

 

[homebrewz]

That depends on if the flooring was finished with anything like stain or polyurethane. Some of the VOC's in that stuff will destroy the catalyst.

 

[begreen]

Most likely the finish is going to put a lot of crap into the atmosphere. If the flooring had been sanded first to remove the finish it would have been better.