Burning Fence Timber?

**Fart** · 19th April 2005, 17:19

Is it ok to burn the timber from a fence in a closed fireplace? I have a large amount of timber from a fence I want to use as firewood. I dont know if the timber is treated or not.

**White trash** · 19th April 2005, 17:28

No. Treated timbers will fuck a steel firebox in no time.

I used to work at the BBQ Factory, rip off cunts that they are, don't cha no?

**woody68** · 19th April 2005, 17:29

If it is treated best not to.
Poison gases and all that. Also roots you fire place

**Jantar** · 19th April 2005, 17:40

Fence timber is treated to H3 grade for the rails, and H4 grade for posts. So yes it is treated.

If its a closed fire box then the gas emissions are not a problem, but treated timber can cause damage to the firebox itself. I do burn a little bit of treated timber in our wood burner as a means of getting rid of it, but I mix it with untreated. I generally use one stick of treated timber to 4 or 5 sticks of untreated timber.

**Fart** · 19th April 2005, 17:44

How does the treated timber destroy a fireplace? Does the chemicals cause it to rust or something like that?

**White trash** · 19th April 2005, 17:48

You're onto it.

**geoffm** · 19th April 2005, 17:49

Originally Posted by Fart

How does the treated timber destroy a fireplace? Does the chemicals cause it to rust or something like that?

Pretty much the salts used in treatment (apart from being poisonous) will rust out the firebox toot sweet. I have heard, although never confirmed, that the brick lined Kent fires are less prone to this problem.
It was good back in the days when houses leaked and rotted from untreated timber - lots of firewood on building sites...
Geoff

**Fart** · 19th April 2005, 18:22

How can you tell if the timber has been treated or not? I think the fence was build two years ago.

**Two Smoker** · 19th April 2005, 18:32

Originally Posted by Fart

How can you tell if the timber has been treated or not? I think the fence was build two years ago.

It will be treated then... If it is green it is treated look on the post for some stamp marks saying "H3"....

Im a fencer too...

**Fart** · 19th April 2005, 18:36

Thanks for the help guys. I will find a place to re-use the wood. Maybe build a box or something. Just seems a waste to just throw it away.

**speedpro** · 19th April 2005, 19:11

Originally Posted by Fart

Thanks for the help guys. I will find a place to re-use the wood. Maybe build a box or something. Just seems a waste to just throw it away.

Put it in the barbie.

**Hitcher** · 19th April 2005, 19:20

If it's nice and dry it will be OK to burn. Increasing your firebox temperature will help improve the combustion and any salts remaining from the tanalith should go up the flue and into the atmosphere, eventually returning to earth as acid rain. But that's another story...

You can increase your firebox temperature by burning coal with the wood. Don't use Strongman coal or coal on its own, unless you've got an approved dual-fuel burner.

**WINJA** · 19th April 2005, 19:31

Originally Posted by Hitcher

If it's nice and dry it will be OK to burn. Increasing your firebox temperature will help improve the combustion and any salts remaining from the tanalith should go up the flue and into the atmosphere, eventually returning to earth as acid rain. But that's another story...

You can increase your firebox temperature by burning coal with the wood. Don't use Strongman coal or coal on its own, unless you've got an approved dual-fuel burner.

I GET WOOD FOR FREE IN THE FORM OF PELLETS FROM FACTORYS AND SHOPS USUALLY UNTREATED PINE

**dangerous** · 19th April 2005, 19:32

Originally Posted by Hitcher

If it's nice and dry it will be OK to burn

Originally Posted by Jantar

If its a closed fire box then the gas emissions are not a problem,

Sorry guys but theres no fuking way you should burn treated wood..... I have seen many times neighbours kids (not my neighbours) get very ill due to poisioning cos of fires.... IMHO DONT DO IT. (arsenic)

The problem is ya cant bury the shit either... so what do ya do??? thanks to all the ass hole wanabe builders that caused all the leaking house shit, I know have to use H3.1 treated timbers inside and outside.... the shit stings the hell out of ya skin.... and when I'm straightening studs with planer, I come up in a rash...... If this is what the unburnt treatment is doing to me, think about what the shit does to ya as ya breath the smoke in.

People that burn this timber dont give a shit cos the fumes/smoke go next door...... "consideration" people