Going over the poll on what percent people are heating their homes with wood got me to thinking once again (that is difficult sometimes too).
If we figure that we have heated with wood for only 50 years, what would be your best guess on the dollars we have saved? There are costs involved that would have to be deducted from the savings on fuel price.
1. Chain saw costs (would always have one anyway but there has to be some cost involved with buying the saw, maintaining it and the gas and oil required, which is very little.
2. It does cost to move the wood from the woodlot to the house.
3. I did purchase a hydraulic splitter but there are some circumstances involved which I won't go into but the total cost of the splitter was around $800. I did not have to come up with the $800; only a part of it. There are also costs of fuel, oil and filters but so far that is all.
4. Stove costs. We've had several but most have been very low cost ($200 highest) until the purchase of the Woodstock Fireview. We also have put up 2 SS chimneys over the years.
5. Cost of wood: I was laid up for a few years and one winter we purchased wood. A very good friend cut, split and delivered the wood for us at a very low cost. I think we paid him $150 for a winter's supply.
On the cost of fuel oil, when we got married, the home we bought had 2 space heaters which operated on fuel oil. The cost per gallon at that time was $.12 per gallon. Naturally, as most have already deduced, that cost has went up a little bit since then. One year we lived in a home which used propane but I do not recall the cost; probably around $.40 per gallon.
Does anyone care to calculate our possible savings over the years?
Perhaps others can chime in who also have burned wood for a long time.
If we figure that we have heated with wood for only 50 years, what would be your best guess on the dollars we have saved? There are costs involved that would have to be deducted from the savings on fuel price.
1. Chain saw costs (would always have one anyway but there has to be some cost involved with buying the saw, maintaining it and the gas and oil required, which is very little.
2. It does cost to move the wood from the woodlot to the house.
3. I did purchase a hydraulic splitter but there are some circumstances involved which I won't go into but the total cost of the splitter was around $800. I did not have to come up with the $800; only a part of it. There are also costs of fuel, oil and filters but so far that is all.
4. Stove costs. We've had several but most have been very low cost ($200 highest) until the purchase of the Woodstock Fireview. We also have put up 2 SS chimneys over the years.
5. Cost of wood: I was laid up for a few years and one winter we purchased wood. A very good friend cut, split and delivered the wood for us at a very low cost. I think we paid him $150 for a winter's supply.
On the cost of fuel oil, when we got married, the home we bought had 2 space heaters which operated on fuel oil. The cost per gallon at that time was $.12 per gallon. Naturally, as most have already deduced, that cost has went up a little bit since then. One year we lived in a home which used propane but I do not recall the cost; probably around $.40 per gallon.
Does anyone care to calculate our possible savings over the years?
Perhaps others can chime in who also have burned wood for a long time.
, occasional chain and maul / wedge replacement, gas for transport, and a little wear abnd tear on the paid-for pickup truck. I inherited an Old Mill stove from the previous owner who was also kind enough to leave a cord or so of hickory (that's how I got hooked into this burning thing in the first place), so I've not had to buy a stove, but I'm sure the day is coming. For me, I estimate no more than 50% of my savings go to costs, so $300 a year savings. Regardless, it's a kind of warm that my all electric heat can't provide.
