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  • Driftwood as firewood?

    From bruce bowser@21:1/5 to Remi on Tue Sep 7 09:10:21 2021
    On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:48:51 GMT, "Remi" <[email protected]> wrote in alt.home.repair:

    I've recently moved into an old house with a wood-burning fireplace. My
    house is near a beach and there's lots of driftwood there. Is there anything >wrong with burning driftwood in a fireplace? The driftwood seems clean. >Thanks.

    Good question.

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  • From Martin Brown@21:1/5 to bruce bowser on Wed Sep 8 08:00:13 2021
    On 07/09/2021 17:10, bruce bowser wrote:
    On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:48:51 GMT, "Remi" <[email protected]> wrote in alt.home.repair:

    I've recently moved into an old house with a wood-burning fireplace. My
    house is near a beach and there's lots of driftwood there. Is there anything >> wrong with burning driftwood in a fireplace? The driftwood seems clean.
    Thanks.

    Good question.

    Natural driftwood is probably OK once you leave it long enough to become properly dry. Timber that has been CCA treated might not be so good for
    you in an open fireplace. I'd be wary of it in a log burning stove too.

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    Regards,
    Martin Brown

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