Cheap Wood in Melbourne

**Rouge** · May 11th, 2011, 10:15 AM

Ok ladies...

I need wood.

I am hoping someone here knows about some secret stash that's cheap so I can have beautiful fires this winter.

ATM the prices I am looking at are about 250-300 for a tonne (or maybe it's half a tonne...). But I know there is cheaper and I know you have to travel (which I don't mind) I just want to know where it is!

Can you help me???

I might be able to bribe you with baked goods...

**Mum2SweetCs** · May 11th, 2011, 10:22 AM

Rouge try gumtree in the freebies section. I saw alot of free wood (you have to remove it yourself) in Syd a few weeks ago

**Olive** · May 11th, 2011, 10:55 AM

its going to be hard this year darl cos its been so wet, i can ask my dad, he worked for tree loppers so has connections

**Rouge** · May 11th, 2011, 10:58 AM

Could you?! That would be awesome. I've seen lots on gumtree, but it's always gone by the time I look.

**Trillian** · May 11th, 2011, 11:07 AM

Oh wow that is expensive! The going rate out here is only $100 - $150 per tonne.

**Astrid** · May 11th, 2011, 11:24 AM

$110 per cubic metre down my way. Any other year we could have helped you out, but wet weather and DH having a hurt hand means we have to buy in rather than cut our own.

**~Trish~** · May 11th, 2011, 12:11 PM

We always get free fire wood when a neighbour cuts a tree down LOL! If you ever need someone with a chainsaw, let me know. DH has one and LOVES an excuse to use it

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**Tinks** · May 11th, 2011, 12:33 PM

Last year my parents and us went halves in a truck load, it worked out to be $300 ish each. We got some from FIL's work this year. We did have to spilt it though (when I say we I mean DH lol). Quite often I see trailers on the side of the road full of wood for under $100.

**~ Zarava Flutterby ~** · May 11th, 2011, 01:03 PM

We need to start looking too, we can use the heaters but nothing beats a nie warm fire in winter

**Ginger** · May 11th, 2011, 01:33 PM

i've looked in the local paper and it looks like the going rate is $110m3. is that any good?

**Rouge** · May 11th, 2011, 02:21 PM

Thanks everyone

We've actually sourced a really good environmentally friendly solution. Going to check it out, but it's roughly half the price of wood. Works out to be about $6/18kgs. The energy rating vs normal wood/electricity/gas also works out to be the cheapest too.

**~ Zarava Flutterby ~** · May 11th, 2011, 03:04 PM

Thanks everyone

We've actually sourced a really good environmentally friendly solution. Going to check it out, but it's roughly half the price of wood. Works out to be about $6/18kgs. The energy rating vs normal wood/electricity/gas also works out to be the cheapest too.

Environmentally friendly??????????

**Rouge** · May 11th, 2011, 03:18 PM

Well more environmentally friendlier then regular fire wood There's still emissions, but it's recycled wood from a flooring company that burns more efficiently and is made using off cuts rather than wood specifically cut for fire wood.