jdp1152
Minister of Fire
All good ideas. The wife has asked, "why don't we just use oil this year, and plan to be ready for next year with the wood supply?" Being as busy as I am right now, that's not an awful idea, either. But if I can find some way to burn this year, without sinking a lot of time into it, I still aim to do it.
Time is short, but I might consider buying kiln dried. Where do you find such a thing?
Similar situation as you with regard to new home last winter. I googled and found a guy that would deliver a cord of kiln dried (after getting screwed by a farm selling two year seasoned wood...not even close). Much cheaper than buying the store bundles...much bigger splits (though none really large). I don't use wood as primary heat source for entire house, just one of the heating zones. While expensive, the cost was off set in two months. Oil is even more expensive this year so its probably worth looking into.