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FormalManifold t1_jba7vyr wrote

Reply to comment by pretzel_enjoyer in best bang for your buck firewood in Philly? no crossing the bridge to NJ please, TY!! by kittylover3210

If you can stock up over the summer when people do tree work, and let it season till the next winter, you really don't need to buy.

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Lunamothknits t1_jbac2am wrote

But just be sure about the wood you're taking, some shouldn't be used indoors.

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Allemaengel t1_jbag7dm wrote

I heat my entire house with a woodstove using scrounged wood I need to cut, split and stack.

I'd add that that list of no-go woods includes anything still green; treated/creosoted/painted/stained lumber; and any conifer.

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jimsinspace t1_jbbbka9 wrote

I thought I scored the mother load the other day before I found it had termite infestation. I decided not to risk bringing that near my house.

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Allemaengel t1_jbens5e wrote

Smart. Never worth it.

No termites up here in the Poconos but with such a mild winter, carpenter ants didn't die off and everything's gotta be checked for them too.

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kittylover3210 OP t1_jbah0dk wrote

this would be used for a fire pit in the summer with limited storage space for stockpiling wood

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justanawkwardguy t1_jbbfyxm wrote

Just look on craigslist like a week before you need it, there's always someone trying to get rid of wood

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