I had half a cord of fire wood delivered Sunday night. "Seasoned oak". $115. The wood is not "seasoned". I tried to get it to burn for 1 hour. No luck. Does anyone know if I will be able to burn it this year? How long will it take to "dry out"? I'm going back to the shopping center on Saturday to see if I can find the guy. Ticked me off real good!!!!
2006-11-13 13:36:50 · 8 answers · asked by bugear001 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
short of laying it all out for the sun to dry it (if ya got sun)....I'd hit up that guy that sold it to ya. If you have a good De-humidifier and can contain the wood in a room with it, that'll dry em out. Good luck!
2006-11-13 13:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by NOIZE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you paid to much, second yes you should go back, especially if this is a reputable chain that sold it to you.
Given that any wood takes a long time to dry, cure, season,,, even Pine,,, you may be very accurate in your assessment of "What you GOT"
If you think it's a fair price and can't get any satisfaction, think about how much you'll enjoy it next year. I also suggest that I've, chopped, split, carried, and burned oak, nearly fresh cut, by using kindling. If you're talking about indoors, for a fire place or stove, I'd avoid chemicals.
The fact that it's only firewood makes it no less valuable to you, and certainly a customer should always be right, given the state of the economy in 2006.
Steven Wolf
2006-11-13 14:05:54 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What ever you do, DO NOT use lighter fluid in the house. That (for reasons that should be pretty obvious is not a wise idea). Try a large fire starter log with each fire. Unless the wood is extremely wet, this should dry it out enough to burn.
2006-11-13 14:32:53 · answer #3 · answered by fireman dan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always found oak a bit hard to start anyway, but if it's wet, good luck! I'd probably load the fireplace with a lot of easy-burning pine, then throw on a log of the oak one at a time.
2006-11-13 13:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by Deborah C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live in NC, I have a cord of maple already seasoned I'd be willing to give you, just to haul it off. :) It's not oak, but it will still make fire!
2006-11-13 23:45:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear that, happened to me too, short of a road flare not much, if you find them put the largest piece where the sun don't shine for me, thieves are related
2006-11-13 18:05:03 · answer #6 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so whats really the question here? i guess the ? is if it will still burn? try mixing it with other seasoned wood
2006-11-13 13:44:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
use lighter fluid to get it started then keep it going with dry branches and twigs.
2006-11-13 13:40:40 · answer #8 · answered by Andrew26 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋