JBinKC
ArboristSite Operative
I used to burn LPG until the retailers eliminated contracting and got screwed one time which was enough for me. When they did this I knew the days of cheap fuel were over so I switched to wood burning.
I calculated my actual payback period to be 2 years and 1 month which included a high ended Jotul stove, triple wall chimney, low end saw, manual splitting tools and install. Using the rule of 72 not many investments show returns that generous (around a 35% IRR) at $2/gal of LPG and this return would have immensely improved had I chosen a less expensive option for a stove like an Englander.
Included is a house that averages 10 degrees warmer in the stove room and 3 degrees warmer in the main living area.
As for the value of your time for this work what does it cost to join a gym where you get paid absolutely nothing for unproductive exercise?
As for costs to produce scrounged firewood I don't think I ever paid more than $35/cord in ancillary costs: travel, fuel/oil, chains and in my case about half of the time it is produced at $10/cord or less.
I calculated my actual payback period to be 2 years and 1 month which included a high ended Jotul stove, triple wall chimney, low end saw, manual splitting tools and install. Using the rule of 72 not many investments show returns that generous (around a 35% IRR) at $2/gal of LPG and this return would have immensely improved had I chosen a less expensive option for a stove like an Englander.
Included is a house that averages 10 degrees warmer in the stove room and 3 degrees warmer in the main living area.
As for the value of your time for this work what does it cost to join a gym where you get paid absolutely nothing for unproductive exercise?
As for costs to produce scrounged firewood I don't think I ever paid more than $35/cord in ancillary costs: travel, fuel/oil, chains and in my case about half of the time it is produced at $10/cord or less.