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01/08/2025

Hello Everyone we apologize for not posting for a while. We have been busy bee’s over here!!!!

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- Valid drivers license
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- must be able to follow directions
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01/09/2024

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09/29/2023

How do you safely split firewood for your Lake County fireplace
Would you sacrifice a finger to have your firewood? Would you give up an afternoon in the emergency room to split your own firewood? If you have a fireplace or a woodburning stove, you’ll want that firewood ready before the weather turns.
It’s a lot of work splitting firewood. And, as mentioned above, it can also come with dangers. You can purchase or rent equipment to help make the job go faster but these log splitters don’t always ensure greater safety. In fact, they often bring unique risks to the job.
Even if you plan to stick with the basics in chopping your firewood, you’ll want to have the right equipment. In terms of an axe, this means that you want a sharp tool to chop with. Rather than an axe, you’ll want a maul and a sharp maul at that. A dull tool will make the job harder to do and increase the likelihood of an accident. You also want a solid maul of sufficient weight, such as a six-pounder.
With a smaller utensil, you’ll work a lot harder while extending the duration of the task and the number of swings required.
A couple sharp metal wedges with clean surfaces can come in handy. Remember that, if one wedge is stuck, the other wedge can help split the wood wider so you can remove the initial wedge. You may even want a third wedge.
You also want a solid and even stump to use as a chopping block. You want the chopping block to raise the wood you’re splitting to an appropriate height so that your swing of the axe is at a level that is safer and easier.
Don’t forget to dress appropriately for the job. You may want to wear a good pair of gloves to help ward off blisters. But you definitely want some good work shoes with steel toes. You also want a pair of safety goggles. Eye injuries are about as common as any other form of injury while splitting wood.
When start chopping, you’ll find that different types of wood are easier to split. Some woods are harder, such as oak or softer, such as maple. And if the wood is dryer, it’s easier to work with than wood that has not dried out yet.
Once you’ve chosen your maul, find a place to make some safe practice swings. Get used to the feel and swing of the maul before you start in on the logs. Keep a sledge hammer handy to pound on the wedges. And when you swing, allow centrifugal force to do most of the work. Get it going up over your head and allow the weight and momentum to do the job.
If you’re using a hydraulic wood splitter, read the manual that comes with the equipment carefully and follow the instructions explicitly. You still want to wear proper attire, including long pants and shirts, gloves and safety glasses. Sharp pieces of wood can take flight while you work and proper clothing and equipment is essential. You may even want to wear hearing protection.
Keep others away from the work. Keep your hands away from the danger zones. Remember, mechanical wood splitters, hydraulic or electric, are extremely unforgiving; once a finger is severed, or an eye is struck by a sharp object, you can’t take it back.
Of course, rather than take the time, energy and risk of cutting your own firewood, however, you may want to consider purchasing firewood that is split and ready to burn.

09/29/2023

How much firewood should you store indoors?
Have you ever gone out to the wood pile in the middle of winter to bring some firewood inside only to find that the firewood behind your Richmond home only to discover that the logs are frozen together?
One way to reduce that problem is to stack your firewood properly so that moisture is, shall we say, ‘discouraged.’ But, by now, it may be too late for that. You may have stacked your firewood before the latest Richmond winter set in.
On the other hand, if you find yourself needing more firewood than you expected, take the time to stack that firewood with space between the logs, in a single stack, so the air can blow through and dry out the logs. Also, provide some kind of a tent or cover for the wood that doesn’t encourage moisture.
A clear-plastic tarp over the firewood will actually generate solarized heat, with temperatures as high as 160 degrees. Sealing it at the ground will help to hold the heat in.
If you keep the wood dry, it is far less likely that the wood will freeze together. And stacking your firewood off the ground, on a platform of some kind, will help to keep insects and rodents out of your firewood, too.
Another problem with damp firewood is that it creates more smoke. And that smoke can, not only create toxic conditions inside your home while the fire burns, but will also dirty up your chimney flue quicker.
The question to ask is, ‘How much firewood should you store in the house?’
You don’t want to store significant amounts of firewood inside the house. The same is true in your heated garage.
In the frozen temperatures outside, insects, fungi and spores are largely dormant. But, when the wood warms up, those little buggers will get active again. Insect eggs can hatch and you’ve now invited insects into your home.
The best bet is to keep a reasonable amount of firewood inside the home that you plan to use soon. If you know you’ll be too busy to light a fire in the fireplace for a while, don’t bring any firewood in from the cold until maybe the day before you plan to start a fire in the hearth.
If you do find that your supply of firewood did not survive the latest Richmond winter, be sure to buy quality firewood. This means that you’re buying good, hard woods that were properly stored.

09/29/2023

How do you keep your firewood dry for you Antioch fireplace?
Well, that’s done. I’ve piled the firewood in a nice, neat pile. Then I threw a tarp over the top. I can trust my firewood to stay nice and dry, and ready for the fireplace in my Antioch home throughout this winter.
WRONG!!!
No, that is not the way to keep the firewood outside your Antioch home dry.
Yes, the rain doesn’t have a direct path to the firewood but, rather than keeping your firewood dry, this is a sure way to ensure that moisture gets in. And when the moisture gets in, bugs and mold will follow. And that tarp will keep the moisture in.
Even the ground will contribute to moisturizing your firewood. You want a moisturized steak. You don’t want moisture to get hold of your firewood.
So, how do you keep your firewood dry?
Let’s start at the bottom. Get your firewood up off the ground. Whether rain is rolling through the pile, or moisture is merely seeping up from the ground, if the wood is piled directly on terra firma, moisture has a direct route to the heart of that fuel for your fireplace.
A pallet will do wonders. Pile your firewood on a pallet and the wood is off the ground while air can pass through the pallet keeping the base dry. If you put the pallet on a surface to keep the wooden base off the ground, that will help, too.
It’s also important to stack the wood properly. It may look nice and neat when you pack the logs in nice and tight. If the air can’t get through the pile, the moisture will. You want space between the logs so air can pass through and carry moisture away.
When it comes to protecting your firewood from rain, snow, sleet and ice, a tarp can definitely help. But that doesn’t mean you want to drape the tarp over the wood. Once again, you want room for air to pass between the pile of wood and the material of the tarp.
Think about making a tent with the tarp with space between the top of the wood and the tarp. Obviously, you’ll need something to hang the tarp from. And keep in mind, however you affix the tarp, it needs the ability to stand up to the wind. In other words, you’ll want to put some pegs into the tarp to hold it down.
That’s about it. Keep it off the ground. Let the air pass through. Cover it so the elements are held at bay. Protect your firewood this way, and you’ll enjoy your Antioch fireplace all winter long.

09/29/2023

Record natural gas prices make firewood a blessing for Twin Lakes homeowners
When Aaron Judge hit his 62nd homerun this season, that was a record many could applaud, depending on how they feel about the Yankees in general. When Wayne Gretzky scored 92 goals in the 1981-82 NHL season, that was a record that impressed every fan of the sport. But the record prices for natural gas this Twin Lakes winter of 2022-23 are not making consumers particularly happy.
Of course, if you have a fireplace or woodburning stove, you have probably managed to defer the costs of heating your Twin Lakes home a little or more. On the other hand, if you are burning wood to heat your home and more than usual, you may find that you’re running out of wood about now.
If you have run out of firewood and are looking for more, there are some things to consider before replenishing your supply.
Splitting logs in the winter can prove a bit, shall we say, problematic. Frankly, moisture in the wood freezes under 32-degrees Fahrenheit. That makes logs a bit brittle. Trying to split the logs with an axe may feel like you’re trying to split concrete. Even a gas-powered log splitter will struggle to split frozen logs.
You may move the logs into your heated garage for a while so they can warm up and the moisture in the wood can thaw. But, keep in mind, if you use a gas-powered log splitter in the garage, that engine is producing carbon monoxide. You want to properly vent the garage.
It’s probably a better idea to purchase your firewood somewhere, assuming they’re not sold out. But even when you purchase firewood you want to make sure you’re getting good firewood that you can work with and burn.
A big consideration is whether the firewood was stored properly.
Properly stored, firewood has a minimum of moisture, which means it will warm up and burn with less hassle. On the other hand, if the firewood wasn’t stored properly, the logs will weigh more due to all that frozen water inside. You may even find that some logs are frozen together.
When you get your firewood home, you still want to stack and store it properly. A warm spell may expose your firewood to rain and/or melting snow if you haven’t taken precautions to cover the wood. And you still want to stack the logs so air can blow through and keep the wood reasonably dry.
This Twin Lakes winter shouldn’t last too much longer but if it’s outlasted your supply of firewood, you can still get more. Just make sure to apply good practices when purchasing and/or splitting your logs, as well as storing the firewood.

09/29/2023

Is your leftover firewood properly stored for next winter?
About this time of year, you’re probably using the fireplace or woodburning stove in your home less and less. After all, Spring is here and the weather is warming up. But, if you look outside, you may see that you have a quantity of firewood leftover from the winter of 2022-23. What should you do to properly store your leftover firewood?
The first thing to consider is where your firewood sits in proximity to the ground. If the logs, split or otherwise, are sitting directly on the ground in your yard, that’s an invitation for rot and vermin.
You want to keep your firewood up off the ground where they won’t sit in moisture and insects and rodents have to work a bit harder to get at them. You’ve picked up a log or rock that was sitting on the ground for a while, right? What do you see underneath?
Usually, you’ll see a damp area where a variety of insects have created a home. This is not the optimal environment for your firewood.
You also want to store your firewood in such a way that it continues to have a chance to breath. In other words, you want the firewood in a single stack and you want the logs laid in a way that they’re not packed too tightly together. This will allow the air to pass through the logs. In doing so, the air will carry moisture away and will keep your firewood dry.
You want a cover, whether a roofed and shingled top or a tarp. But, as with stacking the firewood loosely, you also want some space between the cover and the firewood. Remember, moving air is your firewood’s friend.
Do not stack the firewood up against your home. As much as firewood is attractive to bugs and rodents, putting that stack of firewood next to your home is an invitation for vermin to pass through the firewood and visit your home. Some suggest keeping the firewood at least 30-feet from the home. That’s not a bad idea.
One last consideration – don’t leave firewood stacked inside the home. Whether inside the garage or the house proper, firewood is a convenient home for pests you’d probably prefer to keep outdoors.
If you take a few precautions, you’ll find the leftover firewood from the winter of 2022-23 in good condition and ready for use when the winter of 2023-24 arrives. That stack of leftover firewood will serve as a starting point as you stock up for the next winter coming this way.

02/07/2023

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