Wood Pellets

[Carol from Upto]

I am comparing wood pellets to the price of oil.
I think oil is cheaper. Right now, oil is 2.20 a gallon and pellets are 300.00 a ton.
I did buy 7 cords of seasoned firewood at 185.00 a cord. I know that is a little cheaper than oil.
What the heck?
I invested in the pellet stove when pellets were cheap.
I am very grateful I kept my woodstove hooked up!

[unioncreek]

We go together with some friends and buy a couple semi loads. We paid $175 which included chipping in for the semi's. We saved $50 per ton.

Bob

[Carol from Upto]

Do you think putting straw bales around the foundation of my house will help
to keep my house warmer this winter?
I am looking for something easy and low cost.
I also have some cement blocks, would those help?
Thanks

[Carol from Upto]

Rose, you got a good deal from the floor company. Good for you!
Actually, the 6.00 a bag makes the ton price 300.00. The bags are 40 lb so you need 50 to make a ton.

[RVcook]

Carol: I think putting bales around the foundation would help a lot...especially where you get harsh winters.

The cost of pellets going up and the price of wood remaining stable is exactly why we don't own a pellet stove. We have an old woodburning add-on furnace that eats a LOT of wood, and it is still cheaper to burn wood in that old thing, than to invest in a pellet stove. BUT...we fell, buck, split and stack our own wood from the property, so it is a lot of work. Most people wouldn't do what we do, so pellet stoves work for them.

Like you, I'm happy that we didn't rip out the 'antique' when we were going to replace it.

RVcook

[dogrunner]

They key for me when buying a stove was versatility. It cost me more up front but I made sure to buy one that would burn multiple fuels. I can now shop around with pellets, corn, cherry pits etc. This year it looks like corn is the best bet 120-160 a ton!!!

[Jim-mi]

Straw bales make for great breeding grounds for everybodys favorite

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