With two children under 4 the wood stove will be in the basement for a while . Burning more wood now is worth not risking an accident. Some day...
I'd like to find some too, but on Craigslist they all want money for new stuff on rolls. If someone removes rubber roofing, what kind of shape is it in? Does old roofing cement cause holes?
That topic surely would make a great debate amongst the parents on this forum wouldn’t it? Just an observation on the topic. Not questioning your decision in the least. My major tenant in life is all individuals should be free to make their own decisions based on their own rational thought process. Still, would make for a great conversation with many different views and experiences I imagine.
The two pieces in the pic is stuff that has been torn off a roof there are some holes in it but it’s better than nothing and it stays put better than tarps.
That stuff is almost impossible to find at a decent price. I just got my first CL EPDM score. A small one. 10’x30’ roll for $50.00. That’s a steal as I’m sure you know. My first attempt involved driving two hours for a 10’ x100’ used roll. Guy gave me the wrong address and never answered his phone. All for nothing. You could try calling your local commercial roofers and put out some inquiries. I’m thinking of just buying the rolls from Home Depot. Expensive but I can’t think of anything that works better.
Not to change the subject but, I grew up in houses that had wood stoves in the living spaces(probably why I enjoy wood heat). Never got burned but for me it’s piece of mind. I’m quite sure that the kids are smart enough to learn to stay away.
With all I've read about termites in your area, I would bring in wood only when the stove needs it and then only enough to fill the stove once.
But why limit it to just parents. What about those of us who had young ones but now they are grown. My young ones grew up with wood heat and we had zero problems. Not only that, but we never put a fence around our wood stove. Again, no problem. If you raise your children right, you don't have to spend a lot of time worrying. EDIT: I should have added that I too grew up with wood heat. No problem.
I have a screen that I put up around the wood stove when we have visitors with small kids or pets. Better to be safe than sorry, when visitors that are unaware, are onsite.
It does no harm. We never did though and had no problems. However, we usually would take kids up close to the stove and hold their hands where they could feel the heat and talk to them about it. It worked.
I grew up with wood heat and was told early in life HOT DO NOT TOUCH. I was just about a year old when I was around it, since I was born in December. Our two kids were around wood heat also with no problems. Biggest problem was getting wife to at least wear shoes when tending the fire. Kicked the wood stack twice and broke toes, of course she has also kicked door frames and broke toes. Foot clutze. Once a big one rolled down the pile and smashed toes. You know what fun it is to wear a board wit a half a can over it in the winter during a blizzard? LOL she knows it isn't fun at all and now wears steel toed boots tending fire. Al
You know what fun it is to wear a board wit a half a can over it in the winter during a blizzard? Pictures or it didn’t happen.
Ok it was well before digital cameras, so it didn't happen. Back in those days a camera was used to take birthday picturess wedding pictures, first day of school pictures, christmas pictures and a few vacation pictures. haveing a roll of film devloped was a lot of cash. could fill the truck 3 times for that kind of money. So any way it didn't happen I guess. I don't think she even has the xrays any more. Al
Uuuuuummmm that sir in not ghetto! That is freakin' awesome! Innovative, resourceful & doubles as a playground for the kids. Bet nobody else here can say that they've integrated a children's slide into their firewood management strategy.
Backwoods Savage That is exactly what I did with our grandkids when they were little. I would sit down in front of the stove and have one of them on my lap and I would let them see the fire thru the glass and then I would open the door so they could see the fire better. I had them put their hands out to feel the heat while telling them it was hot. I never had any problems with any of the grandkids. Kids are smart and they are capable of learning if one takes the time to teach them.
Yep that's the ticket Dennis! Being a dad I have to constantly fight off the tendency to hover. Our little one (she's 3) has always been around a working wood stove. Sure we did put a fence around it when she was really little but as soon as she was old enough to understand, then she was taught about the stove. She knows if there is fire in there that it's "biiig owies". I remember as a kid that my parents were like, "I don't want to see you unless I have something for you to do, love you go play." We did. I would come home so bloodied up that my mom thought I'd been involved in a crime. Nope, a BMX a 2X6 and some cinder blocks (I'll let you fill in the blanks). Built character. I've had people come up to my wife and I and tell us how cool they thought is was because we let our daughter play in the dirt. No really...
Warner . Please see my post in the thread How to arrange your winter burn pile I also store wood for the season in my basement. Never had any problems.
