Scraps to heat the garage this winter!

[dave_dj1]

On my job site we have been making a lot of scraps. I decided rather then burn it on site I would bring it home to heat my garage this winter. I have another one at work to load up one day next week. It's nice having a Lull at work and a tractor with forks at home. These are 4'x4'x40" tall.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Better than nothing. Only drawback is that pine, if it’s pine, will burn quick.

 

[Marley5]

It's pine but it's free

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

Free BTUs - the best kind.

 

[Little Al]

Free BTU's always burn hotter than paid for ones May have to feed the stove more often than with splits

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

My Dad works at the mill that makes the Advantech/ZIP OSB. Been there ~35 years.

They go through about 600 cords of wood a day.

 

[dave_dj1]

Not pine but spruce, fir and hemlock but still free
Side note: I only heat the garage when I'm out there so quick hot fire is good.

They have changed the Advantec over the last few years, it's garbage now and the Zip wall OSB is thinner than ever, I'm not a big fan.
600 cords is a lot of wood! LOL

 

[muddstopper]

On my job site we have been making a lot of scraps. I decided rather then burn it on site I would bring it home to heat my garage this winter. I have another one at work to load up one day next week. It's nice having a Lull at work and a tractor with forks at home. These are 4'x4'x40" tall.

Reminds me of the carpenter I hired to build my last house. Everyday, his helper would load up all the scrap to haul home to burn. I had to put a stop to that, they need a 2ft 2x4 for blocking the helper would grap a 8ft board, saw two ft off and throw the 6ft piece in his scrap pile. Next 2 ft piece they needed he would grab another 8ft board and make another 6ft piece of scrap. I couldnt afford to let that type of stuff go on long.

 

[dave_dj1]

I've heard the stories, we save anything over a foot long, this is mostly rafter tail cut offs (big house)
The scraps we save will be used for blocking in the kitchen and baths and stair ways.
By nature I'm not a wasteful person.

 

[greenskeeper]

Better than nothing. Only drawback is that pine, if it’s pine, will burn quick.

Exactly what you want in a garage...quick heat and no lingering fire to burn the garage down

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Exactly what you want in a garage...quick heat and no lingering fire to burn the garage down

True.

 

[Dogsout]

I use all of the pine cut offs I can find. I have to start a new fire every night in the shop when I get home from work. These nice dry pine cut offs work great for building a top down fire. They catch fire fast burn hard and are more then enough to get the regular spits below burning good.