Burning Season Is Right Around the Corner

[30WCF]

So, August always seems to get me headed in the direction of making sure I swept the chimney, prepare the porch for wood to be brought up, checking scopes and getting ready anything that fall brings.
I know, it’s early, but I could have a fire mid September, it might be late October until it gets cool enough here. Ya just never know about N.C.

What are you guys doing to get ready, or am
I the only one that nutty enough to think August should be a Fall Season month.

Last week I added a roof brace.

I need to do a good sweeping and I’m thinking of adding 12-18” to my chimney height, but 36” is the best value for the money.
The picture I took when I added the brace has me wanting to go measure for the 2/10 rule. I did the stove and pipe install. I know I did it right, but I must have only cleared it by 1/4”. I had new shingles put on and maybe the ridge vent they added has pushed me over the edge?? 👀





I have a pile to stack when it cools a bit more. (Not for this years fires.)



Ive got a few things to do, but I could clean the chimney and burn a fire tomorrow if a front blew in. Fingers crossed one does.

 

[thewoodlands]

I think the latest we went into fall without burning was September 25 but I'll check the chimney and then clean if needed before the end of August. I'll also put a new door gasket on this year.

They say this fall will be warmer than usual in our area so if we don't start burning until October, that's fine with me. I guess another thing I'll do pretty soon is check my covers, hopefully none came off.

 

[Slimdusty]

I am finally making a point to insulate my liner, just purchased all the materials, they are on the shop bench ready to go. Maybe next weekend or the following weekend. Hope I notice a difference. That, and a couple cord of wood to move into the shed. It was 95 degrees here today so I am not in panic mode

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

Ill be running the soot eater in a few weeks here. Wood looking good a couple of solar kilns running should be set.

 

[Eman85]

I can see my chimney while floating in the pool in 90* weather, that's as close to thinking about burning as I'm going to get for a while. Going on a roof in hot weather is not going to happen unless it's some crazy emergency.

 

[vatmark]

I'm in NC too and we don't start having a fire earliest December. But we do not heat exclusively with wood. We have heat pumps. We usually clean our chimney in October or November. It is too hot here to even think about cleaning the chimney now.

 

[bigealta]

Still too hot here in NJ. My draft lever is sticking a bit as it did last year. Instead of taking it apart this year i'm just gonna wait till i have the first fire. Pretty sure the heat will loosen it up again.