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by **The Good Yank** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:23 am

I haven't used my fireplace for a little over a year, but I'm getting back into using it about 4 times per week.

I've found that Maple is probably the best for a clean burn which leaves little ash. I'm about out of Maple though and now I'm burning various hardwoods. Right now I'm burning some Beech. It cracks alot and scares the hell out of the missus, but once it's done cracking it burns really hot and offers alot in the heat department.

Just curious as to what types of wood you folks use in the various parts of the world. Seeing as this forum is a bit of the "global" variety I thought it would be interesting to find out how people from around the world use their fireplaces.

Is it just something you use as a decoration, do you decorate your mantle ? etc.

by **Number 9** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:31 am

Im lot allowed to burn wood!

I live about a mile out from Belfast City Centre.Its a smokeless zone.So if the council see smoke coming out of your chimney you get a mega fine...so I dont burn anything,just use gas heating!

by **The Good Yank** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:47 am

Number 9 wrote:Im lot allowed to burn wood!

I live about a mile out from Belfast City Centre.Its a smokeless zone.So if the council see smoke coming out of your chimney you get a mega fine...so I dont burn anything,just use gas heating!

Really? Not that I doubt you but. Wow. Isn't it part of human nature to just burn things for fun? Wood, cardboard, Rafa's contract, Newspaper, I don't just do it for entertainment though. I'll turn the heat off and burn a good fire and basically save a night or two's worth on my energy bill.

by **Emerald Red** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:18 pm

The Good Yank wrote:
Number 9 wrote:Im lot allowed to burn wood!

I live about a mile out from Belfast City Centre.Its a smokeless zone.So if the council see smoke coming out of your chimney you get a mega fine...so I dont burn anything,just use gas heating!

Really? Not that I doubt you but. Wow. Isn't it part of human nature to just burn things for fun? Wood, cardboard, Rafa's contract, Newspaper, I don't just do it for entertainment though. I'll turn the heat off and burn a good fire and basically save a night or two's worth on my energy bill.

Believe me, we burn enough things in Belfast.

by **Number 9** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:25 pm

Emerald Red wrote:
The Good Yank wrote:
Number 9 wrote:Im lot allowed to burn wood!

I live about a mile out from Belfast City Centre.Its a smokeless zone.So if the council see smoke coming out of your chimney you get a mega fine...so I dont burn anything,just use gas heating!

Really? Not that I doubt you but. Wow. Isn't it part of human nature to just burn things for fun? Wood, cardboard, Rafa's contract, Newspaper, I don't just do it for entertainment though. I'll turn the heat off and burn a good fire and basically save a night or two's worth on my energy bill.

Believe me, we burn enough things in Belfast.

Aye....plenty of stolen cars up where you are mate!

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:02 pm

The misses burns enough without us having to add to it with a fire

glad i havnt got a fire anyway as i would put anything and everything in it.

by **Igor Zidane** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:13 pm

Used to love the coal fire when i was a kid ,feckin lovely smell and dead warm . Only got central heating now , dead warm but doesn't smell as nice .

by **account deleted by request** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:25 pm

Igor Zidane wrote:Used to love the coal fire when i was a kid ,feckin lovely smell and dead warm . Only got central heating now , dead warm but doesn't smell as nice .

May have smelled nice Igor, but it was a bugger lighting a coal fire every morning and clearing out the ashes. I will stick with the central heating and getting up to a warm house. I used to love toast made in the fire though, much better than from any toaster.

by **Igor Zidane** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:31 pm

Being the youngest of 6 saint , i never had to light the fecker or go out to the outhouse to get the coal in .Yer right mate about the toast though mate , feckin lovely .

by **Emerald Red** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:08 am

Number 9 wrote:
Emerald Red wrote:
The Good Yank wrote:
Number 9 wrote:Im lot allowed to burn wood!

I live about a mile out from Belfast City Centre.Its a smokeless zone.So if the council see smoke coming out of your chimney you get a mega fine...so I dont burn anything,just use gas heating!

Really? Not that I doubt you but. Wow. Isn't it part of human nature to just burn things for fun? Wood, cardboard, Rafa's contract, Newspaper, I don't just do it for entertainment though. I'll turn the heat off and burn a good fire and basically save a night or two's worth on my energy bill.

Believe me, we burn enough things in Belfast.

Aye....plenty of stolen cars up where you are mate!

Not noticed many where I am lately, but maybe close by. I think that's actually a declining "past time" for the local scumbag.

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