Category Archives: Log burner

The Last Barrow

Posted on March 28, 2018 by davidl

Been heavy on wood, this winter – lots of grey days – so this morning I brought in the last barrow-full of wood from what had been a 6 deep stack that I’d built last summer.  To be fair, it … Continue reading →

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Will the wood last out?

Posted on January 19, 2018 by davidl

Been a grey winter.  Lots of fires, lots of wood burnt! We started the winter with six stacks. Admittedly, four of them were almost entirely of weeping willow – and that’s very light and burns quickly.  We could get through … Continue reading →

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Three year logburner record

Posted on December 2, 2016 by davidl

In these posts I’ve argued for some time that the Solar PV is a “nice to have” but is not really part of the performance of the house – that is due to the air tightness and insulation. So whether … Continue reading →

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Now 2016 and just over 3 years

Posted on January 4, 2016 by davidl

Yes, over 3 years now and still going strong.  Now starting to burn some of the -relatively little – left-overs from building the house which I cut down to size and stacked last spring. The off-cuts from the cladding – … Continue reading →

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Another article – and wood usage update

Posted on June 5, 2014 by davidl

Those who follow these things will by now have seen an article on this house in the June issue of Self Build & Design magazine.  This was an interesting experience, in that the journalist, Debbie Jeffery wrote the article based … Continue reading →

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