Indoor stack: mess containment ideas

I think I like it without the MapGas.

 

Really nice Eric! If you run out of kindling you could always burn it!

Did the wife approve?

 

That would suck!

 

Well yeah about that...

 

Vacuuming the firewood is step 5 of the artisanal firewood creation process.

 

Will a coat of stain on the stand help?

 

See...vid...in...my...SIG....lmfao!

 

That looks good to me

 

Every time I see that video, I know there's actually people that look for and will pay for artisanal firewood.

The best part is when they wash the firewood in a soapy water bath.

 

I ending up buying a crate from England of all places, I couldn’t find what I wanted or was the size I wanted. This one has a burlap sack in the bottom, it wasn’t a selling point but came with the crate.

Before anyone soils their diaper over me buying it from England & goes on about the cost. The crate was $15 & shipping was $18. The older aspect & print on the crate was of interest to MamaBear. I figured I could resell for $50 if so inclined, burlap sacks sell for $15-$20 around here.

It holds 2 days worth normally & I just vacuum after I bring the wood in. It does let some dust thru to the floor but I just move the crate at the end of the season & vacuum it up. The scuffs on the back wall are no big deal because MamaBear loves to paint, I will probably make a wall guard at some point.

Normally it’s not piled up like in the photo but the weather guessers are calling for 7”-11” of snow & temps in the single digits to below zero so I generally bring in more wood. The box has some American Elm & Mulberry.

I always bring in some extra wood with snow & cold temps predicted so I just lay down a trash bag & pile the Osage on that.

 

I feel like a bum, I don’t worry about it and sweep it up a couple times a week

 

This is 2 days worth for you? Do you only run the stove 24 hours a day? Does your house have insulation in the walls?

I ask because I use a fireplace and while I get that it's less efficient I'm trying to better gauge *how* much less efficient it is.

I have a 1947 cape with zero insulation in the walls, electric heat pumps, and if the wife is home I have to burn all day long. If I'm home usually not. I may start a fire in the morning and then let it go out and then start it back up again right as the kids get home from school.

Right now it is unseasonably warm - 52F outside atm - but it was a bit chilly this morning inside so I started a fire.

I just snapped this pic. This is 1/6 of a cord (4' x 4' x 16") with a small rack for thin spruce splits on the side. The larger rack is currently filled with some shorties (which I don't like but have so I'm gonna burn it asap) of Norway maple + pin oak......and I'd say that would last me 2 days of burning from 7am to midnight.....but that's keeping the living room/dining room area at like 75-80 max. I tend to like to feed it moreso than the wifey. The box of kindling there will last a week.

That said I don't want a stove because I like the open fireplace and I have plenty of wood....but just curious.

 

Yes, that is 2-3 days depending on the outside temps. Those 2 big pieces are American Elm, those 2 & maybe 2-3 other pieces is all the stove will hold. Those will go in overnight around 9:00pm & the reload will take place at about 4:30am. I burn 24-7.

The rack you have pictured would last me a week rather easily. Also the type of wood will also make a difference.