Wood Species Bad For Burning

[Osage]

Rubber roofing/pond liner.

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[George Webster]

I'm going to get some good pictures to post today, so keep an eye out.

 

[Whitepine2]

We had an ice storm a couple of years ago and I had a bunch of Sassafras come down. I cut it in 4' lengths to let it dry. You will think I am crazy but an old timer told me it was bad luck to burn Sassafras. I'm not superstitious but I couldn't bring myself to burn it.

I was always told by the old-timers that it was good luck to have at least one door in the house made from Sassafras. Don't have a clue why but that is what was said when I was a kid,70 now so story was told and I never forgot it.

Whitepine2

 

[Nofossil]

I was always told by the old-timers that it was good luck to have at least one door in the house made from Sassafras.

That's because people will be afraid to burn down your door ;-)

 

[jeanw]

If it wood, you can burn it. All wood material will have minerals in it, but at a low enough concentration that's it's insignificant. Just don't burn treated or painted wood and you'll be fine.

all in H4 Hardy OWB
What about cut up old oak hardwood flooring that has been outside over year and half stcked in 4 foot rack plus the floor subfloor was pine tongue and groove diagonally placed. We cut it up with my mitre saw after removing nails... how much to burn at a time?
also bought some long cedar slabs, to use for chicken house. never used. Been laying on pallet for about close to a year. get all slabs from Amish saw mills.....modtly blsack walnut now....
SO HOW.so how often ,to burn that cedar slabs. Just got one pile....
Oh, some of the removed hardwood flooring is in the covered "cribs" I call the small woodsheds we built....
Hated to remove those nice long pieces of T&Groove but they were humped up etc and damaged from I assume fireman's water cause it was a slight fire back in 1989 or so found out.....
The realtor sure did not say anything. Hubby discovered when he checked out the attic inthis money pit house. But he forgot to check out the asement . he could have lifted out severl ceiling tile and saw the major termite damage. But he did not..,so that is one reason this house is a money pit......We bought house "as is"..... WE sold our past home "as is" but new owner got a BARGAIN....not fogged windows, termite damage, rotted Patio door., etc, not conduit for mice....not.cheap cheap consruction materials inside.....
so opinions on burning these type wood stuff?

 

[jebatty]

Nothing wrong with buying "as is" if you inspect or have the house inspected carefully and thoroughly. Otherwise, fools gold.

 

[Eric Johnson]

Wood taken from an old house is bone dry. And I mean, bone dry. It's alarming when you see how fast it burns and realize that the rest of the place is made of the same stuff.

I'd try mixing some of the old lumber with some of the slab wood to try to find a mixture that works best in your boiler or furnace. I think you'll need some wetter wood to get good results.

In my experience, most real estate agents don't say anything because they don't know anything about the house they're trying to sell you. And if they do say something, it's probably wrong.

 

[FTG-05]

tagged for the George pics.