After five years of looking, I've finally found a patio heater I like :banana:

I just need something to burn on it now :)

Where can I get firewood from at this time of year (and this time of night, preferably ;) )

I know some garages do it in the winter, but I suspect the forecourts are full of England flags now :suspect:

Hello strix.
Sorry to hijack your thread, but im after a heater as well!...can i ask where you purchased it from?
As for those logs You could try Ecclesall wood saw mills, Wentworth saw mill (through the village and do a right) or I saw a sign in Arnold lavers the other day- " Bag of fire wood £1".
Alternativly you could burn some flags!

After five years of looking, I've finally found a patio heater I like :banana:

I just need something to burn on it now :)

Where can I get firewood from at this time of year (and this time of night, preferably ;) )

I know some garages do it in the winter, but I suspect the forecourts are full of England flags now :suspect:


You could always cut a tree down & get your other half to carry it home and chop !!

I got a large firepit from homebase. It's low, big, round, black, looks like a shallow tray on ornate legs, and it looks like it may be able to barbecue too - though I don't fancy trying to clean it afterwards, so I shan't be doing that :gag:

It was about £70, which is less than I have seen similar in magazines for, but it's better quality than the cheaper one I saw in big W a few weeks ago, which looked downright dangerous being as ricketty as it was :?

Sorry.

Ecclesall Woods have a sign at the roadside saying something like "No Firewood".

Homebase's website is rubbish :mad:

They've got loads of things instore that aren't on there :suspect:

They had a very modern 3 legged stainless steel firepit for £150ish too

strix,
Many thanks- i shall investigate furthur-
A freind of mine was after some logs like yourself strix, and phoned some tree fellers ( believe it or not). After a few calls, he managed to secure large quantitys of tree fell for nowt (he had to collect).

It may have been me who suggested that ;)

If it was to feed a domestic fire all winter, I'd do that, but for such a small quantity, I'd be wasting their time :(

Wesley Nicholls coal merchants at Wadsley Bridge sell logs and kindling and solid fuel for your patio heater / chimnea

Strix do you know where Pitsmoor road is?
there is a field that has a large amount of wood that has recently been chopped down and some being burned. cant see anyone stopping you taking it. maybe ask the council first though.

Did Homebase not have any bags of logs to burn. Most of the DIY's stock them usually.

We eventually bought some in Homebase, but at a fiver for a bag, I think we'll be looking elsewhere in future ;)

You could always try Dore garden centre. Thats where i get mine from - good stuff and cut into manageable pieces

Why bother to buy firewood, when you can get tons of it off skips all over the city? Admittedly we don't have a wood-burning stove to run, but we have open fireplaces and I stock up on wood as much as I can for use in winter or at cold times. And you get good exercise cutting and chopping it up!