Will Pine BURN your house DOWN!!!

Find out in this fireside chat if burning Pine in your wood burner is safe and what the pro’s and con’s are to burning Pine.

[@stevewaz4]

I like the style of your videos- straightforward and feels like normal conversation pace. No pointless editing, content right up my alley. Keep up the good work

[@BuildALotAcres]

Thank you Steve. I appreciate that. 🙏

[@kandjlumber]

This is also easier for the editing phase as well. 2 hours vs 200 hours..

[@andrewstafford-jones4291]

I had no idea people were that stupid to say pine can't be used safely. Just goes to show "common sense" sure isn't common.

[@BuildALotAcres]

Its probably the biggest myth/non truth about wood burning!

[@frankwoodman7901]

Pine also gives off nice fire works when go outside and look at sparks fly

[@BuildALotAcres]

Yes sir. I sat around a fire pit last night

[@VicsYard]

I have everything here in upstate NY. Actually mix in some pine. Why not. If it’s free it’s for me! LOL

[@BuildALotAcres]

Yes sir. I agree 👍

[@cjjohnson2316]

You answered all my questions. Thanks!

[@LiveFreeOrRIP]

My uncles have burned pine slabs for 30 years.... They burn hot and faster but they are free at the wood dump... There you go...

[@BuildALotAcres]

Yes, Pine is usually easy to obtain. No one wants it do to all the myths surrounding it!

[@solidjockey2963]

Thanks for putting this out there brother. (Sinngetreu)

[@mr.redneck2715]

I love burning pine! I have every hardwood available but use pine exclusively in the spring and the fall. You can dry oak in less than a year if you know how!

[@BuildALotAcres]

Pine has lots of great benefits for sure. I’d be interested in hearing more about how you season your Oak that quick 🤗

[@mr.redneck2715]

@@BuildALotAcres To dry oak pick a spot that’s sunny keep it off the ground and cover it on the top only, so air can circulate. I’ve been drying hardwood for years and always good below 22% in less than a year! Also I split the pieces on the small side.

[@BuildALotAcres]

@@mr.redneck2715 🙏👍

[@1121cisco]

Here in NM we've been burning pine for hundreds of years. We would love to have hard wood but sadly we don't . We only clean our chimney once a year with no problems.

[@BuildALotAcres]

Thanks for the comment. A lot of people don't realize this simple truth. Cheers

[@ozzbud9049]

@@BuildALotAcres It's like saying you can't run a car on veg oil, or hydrogen, or electricity, or that doing so is more dangerous than gas. It's just different!

[@etr420]

Thanks for a very clear and objective presentation. I live in Australia where we almost always buy wood by weight (tonnes). Nobody's heard of a cord here. It turns out that all firewood, hardwood and softwood, seasoned to the recommended 20% moisture content for firewood, delivers pretty much the same energy when burnt in a stove, around 4 kilowatt hours per kilogram (about 6,000 BTU per pound I think that is). In fact pine tends to be slightly higher than hardwoods, probably because of the resin content. So weight for weight, no real difference, but of course you'll need much more storage area for the pine as it's less dense. It's not valued here as firewood - everyone wants Eucalyptus hardwoods and the like, so pine is very cheap or sometimes free.

[@BuildALotAcres]

Its interesting to hear from other parts of the world. Pine is almost always free here as well. It’s criminally underrated as firewood due to the myths surrounding it. Thanks for watching!!! Appreciate it.

[@fitnance567]

Wood varies by about 2000 btus from one end to another. Issues with some pines is how hot and fast they burn. Very hard on equipment and a lot more waste into the chimney.

[@sobeit1927]

I’ve heated solely with pine for over 40 years , no problem at all , in fact lots of benefits . Pine dries very easily . Lots available especially because many people think you can’t burn it . The key is a good quality wood burner in good service .

[@steffentangen8039]

Ive built a homemade splitter atoubd 35tons and i have a 12 way wedge on it. Makes 2 cords an hour solo. I like pine since i pack it in 60L bags and dried up its good enough weight for me and adjusting heat is easier in the home.

[@BuildALotAcres]

Sounds like a great system. Thanks for watching

[@bladeoflucatiel]

I had about a ton of old pine planks laying around after being replaced, I only had a miter saw avaiable to cut them. Took me almost a whole day to cut and store them. I hope they burn fine and hopefully last until january.

[@ianh9696]

I read somewhere that the best firewood is the one that is most abundant in the area where you live. Why import hard woods into your area at high cost when you can use what is readily available. Sounds simple to me.

[@BuildALotAcres]

Smart man. Very common sense approach. You’d be amazed at how something so simple can fool so many

[@Kerbalf]

Yup, my father owns a small plot of pine forest and whatever falls down during a storm we try and collect, split and store. Free firewood is best. Just make sure it's dry and you're golden.

[@BuildALotAcres]

@@Kerbalf yes sir. Dry is key, more important than species imo

[@rc391995]

Water maples are abundant don't mean its good in a wood stove burns like paper dry . burn it green and best you can do is boil the water out of it. In other words its not worth the effort

[@robertm5969]

​@@rc391995would a solar kiln be worth the effort?

[@88rollins]

Great information. Thank you for posting.

[@hitied1]

When I lived on Eastern Long Island I had several Thermo Control furnaces with hot water coils. Great units and they burned what ever I had on hand

[@BuildALotAcres]

Yes sir. They make great stoves. I love mine. Thanks for watching

[@mikec4616]

I been burning 1 year old dry pine its smokeless when it gets rolling plus people give it away so the price is right

[@BuildALotAcres]

For sure!

[@harryharry3193]

Here in South Jersey...alot of pine. I burn it. Just like you say.....1-2 years ..dry.....HOT...its fine. smells nice too. Best of all.....free on my property. then the ashes into the garden........

[@BuildALotAcres]

For sure. It’s a under looked and under appreciated wood. Thanks for watching.

[@happycamper2976]

here in pa you can get all the free pine logs you would ever want

[@danthedewman1]

Lived in Alaska for 41 years and burned only Spruce and some Birch..No problems

[@BuildALotAcres]

👍

[@chiraldude]

There should be no reason to fear a chimney fire. If your chimney is well constructed and you pay attention, you will never have a chimney fire. I bought a house with your basic concrete block chimney. After a couple of years of fighting creosote buildup, I decided to install an insulated stainless steel liner. After that, creosote buildup went way down as well as how often I needed to clean the chimney. With the insulated liner, I was able to burn off the creosote every once in a while by building a medium size fire and then stuffing with cardboard. The cardboard fire would burn fast and hot which would burn off most creosote buildup.

[@outfitr9703]

Been burning dead lodgepole pine here in Montana for 40 years. Good firewood, no problems.

[@BuildALotAcres]

Yes sir. Very common out there. Thanks for commenting 🙏

[@jackfrosty79ify]

Keep pipe clean youl be fine ben burning it for years

[@BuildALotAcres]

Yes sir. Clean as a whistle always!

[@rachelross5829]

Good to know cause I have so much of it. It was cut last spring

[@BuildALotAcres]

Yes ma’am. It’s a myth that never ends

[@jackfrosty79ify]

Wood stove cleaner allot .

[@cocospops9351]

I just bought 30 tons of spruce logs. Hoping it goes well 🤣

[@BuildALotAcres]

Haha. Lots of folks will say you can’t burn that. 🤪

[@cocospops9351]

@@BuildALotAcres Well we'll find out! I'm building a kiln to dry it so should be fine.

[@BuildALotAcres]

@@cocospops9351 Yes sir. It’ll burn just fine

[@markpacheco6337]

Here in the northeast pine is free or stupid cheap..I'll be picking up a cord of pine and hardwood to mix together

[@BuildALotAcres]

Great idea! I’ve mixed it in as well to make the primo stuff last longer. Thanks for commenting good sir!

[@bradi5050]

What do you think they burn in Alaska just keep check on your pipe a little more you be fine done this countless times

[@BuildALotAcres]

Yes sir

[@silverstar4289]

Now don’t go telling. You know how much free pine some of us get, from this myth?

[@BuildALotAcres]

Don’t worry, most still won’t listen. I try to educate and lead by example. I did my good deed

[@kandjlumber]

@@BuildALotAcres Making a video on this topic. You are not alone in this..

[@rick419]

Aspen is a so called hardwood.

[@H.C.Q.]

I’m making kindling out of what I think is a pine board for my emergency wood burning stove. Is this okay? Or is it treated with some toxic chemical?

[@BuildALotAcres]

I’d stay away from boards that had stain or paint on them, as well as pressure treated lumber. Other than those you should be ok imo

[@rc391995]

Treated lumber puts off arsenic when it burns. Just don't leave the door open till it's burnt up !

[@rstlr73]

i dont even have pine trees here . great video though . do you have any opinions on burning eastern red ceder in a stove ?

[@BuildALotAcres]

I’ve never tried burning Cedar. Thanks for watching

[@Mityob67]

Have burned red cedar in a fire pit. Smells wonderful but pops a lot. I imagine a closed door on a wood burning stove would take care of this.

[@kenniegarner3848]

Any wood will.

[@BuildALotAcres]

If not seasoned they have the potential to for sure.

[@happycamper2976]

if you cant get hard wood local i could sell you firewood in the mail

[@rc391995]

I'd be more concerned about that stove pipe running straight through drywall and obviously right next a to a stud . Now I'm curious to see how you justify that . Don't bother if I lived in your neighborhood I'd shut you down right now . Then you could argue that .

[@BuildALotAcres]

You might want to get some glasses. It’s a 10” thick poured concrete wall. That “stud” you think you see is where two forms met when it was poured. You sound very green to construction. Maybe learn a little before commenting. Why do you need to display such negativity anyways? Be positive bud, and remember. Pine is Fine 👍

[@happycamper2976]

you can burn pine if yhou want to sweep your chimney evey 3 to 4 weeks

[@thehairyhermitfromscooby-do]

Or you could burn any of the different pine species correctly and sweep once a season and get maybe a coffee cup of powder out of your pipe. Pine is all we have, burned in an old Fisher stove bought new and we don’t have any problems for 45+ years now.

[@AdrenalineRushMX]

my dad dont let me burn pine in my own house lol

[@BuildALotAcres]

It’s the myth that keeps on giving

[@pedrothomas4944]

yes burn any kind wood u want just let it dri out first .

[@BuildALotAcres]

Exactly. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@denverbasshead]

People from the east freak out about pine, yet people in the west, that's all they burn lolol

[@BuildALotAcres]

Yes sir. It’s crazy but true.

[@BuildALotAcres]

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[@Anthony_Spilotro]

Thanks so much for making these videos , they are very helpful for me!

[@BuildALotAcres]

@@Anthony_Spilotro You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!

[@famasmaster2000]

Pine is fine for sure ! It is all about seasoning. Hard woods obviously burn longer but it's all fine. Good vid 👌

[@BuildALotAcres]

Thank you 🙏

[@rdk162]

i dont care if it does or not. You burn the pine and leave the good stuff for me thanks!

[@BuildALotAcres]

The point was many don't have an option. I never said Pine was better. Given the choice of freezing to death or burning Pine I assume you'd choice option B.

[@rdk162]

@@BuildALotAcres thanks!

[@ck3561]

The only negative I see when I burn pine is I need more of it. We are on wood stove heat on our farm and I burn pine only and sometimes walnut when my neighbor’s walnut orchard has a couple go down in a storm. I sweep my stove pipe twice a year. Once in September (before the first lighting of the stove) second time December before the big snow storms (I’m decorating for Christmas and on the roof anyway)

[@BuildALotAcres]

Absolutely! Pine gets a bad rap, but it’s a great shoulder season wood, and for starting fires. Thanks for watching!

[@olivertaylor8788]

I've never liked pine.soot,black smoke settles on everything outside.sticky sap messes up saws,no btu values,just no dam good.ill burn oak,locust,cherry ,if pine burners ever got a good load of oak,they would burn the houses down.

[@annaaron3510]

Hey, the fire is bright, can't see. We burn softwoods in shoulder seasons. And, heating from your cellar as shown puts heat in the earth and foundation.

[@outdoorsnevada4138]

in many areas pine and juniper may be the only options. We use pine to start our fires and maybe take the chill out of the air in the mornings. Fires we want to last the night and keep a steady warmth we throw a couple big logs of juniper that will last the night.

[@DanielDouglastv]

Thanks for this video, very helpful!

[@BuildALotAcres]

You’re welcome sir 👍

[@petestuff3257]

Well done! You are 100% correct in your analysis. I’ve burned pine to compliment my hardwood for years. Thanks

[@BuildALotAcres]

Very cool. Thanks 🙏

[@bluebird4667]

Sounds like this guy lives in an area that doesn't have hardwood to burn like the pacific northwest. Too bad. I burn nothing but hardwood because I live in an area with an abundance of it.

[@BuildALotAcres]

Haha. I live in the NorthEast, but I can sympathize with people who don’t. My audience is worldwide 👍

[@tedneitzel]

I can't give pine away!

[@Anthony_Spilotro]

White pine makes the best kindling . I use scraps of 1"pine boards from work and split into kindling. Spruce is the most plentiful softwood here In Nova Scotia. As for as our main source of fuel for the stove... Sugar maple and yellow birch. Never ending supply of sugar maples here in eastern Canada.

[@BuildALotAcres]

I agree. Pines in general are frowned upon, but have heated thousands if not millions of homes throughout time.

[@waynelamarche4924]

I live in Southern Alberta and I've been burning pine,spruce,poplar, cotton wood for yrs with no problems it's all thats available here unless a person wants to pay big bucks for hardwood

[@BuildALotAcres]

Very true. It’s commonly burned in high altitude and high longitude areas

[@m998hmmwv7]

Very interesting. Thank you

[@BuildALotAcres]

👍

[@jackfrosty79ify]

Were I live just pine allot .

[@BuildALotAcres]

👍

[@fitnance567]

You can do the wrong thing your entire life and never pay the price. It's sound advice to not burn white pine in q woodstove or boiler. Especially the older the equipment. There seems to be an abundance of people dismissing hundreds of years of knowledge because, "I did it just fine and nothing happened to me." White pine burns hot and soots heavy and that can be hard on new equipment and shorten it's life and downright dangerous in older equipment.

[@BuildALotAcres]

I'm on wood burning specialty forums with members from all over the world who have burned and continue to burn softwoods including multiple types of Pine for multiple decades. The overwhelming consensus is that what you wrote is a myth. Folks who live in the western US often only have access to softwoods. EWP isn't magical or inherently dangerous in its properties compared to other softwoods. The issue is people burning unseasoned wood lower than 20% moisture content. The type matters less than if it's seasoned or not. Thanks for the comment nonetheless. I appreciate your viewpoint, just don't agree. Cheers.

[@fitnance567]

@@BuildALotAcres Come on up to the northeastern us and we can show you the cracked potbelly stoves and free standing camp stone fireplaces where they burned down. The overwhelming consensus here has always been it's hard on equipment. It puts more waste up than down. Feel free to burn hot and heavy in your new equipment. Higher heat over time does what to cast iron? Higher heat- cool fluctuation does what to cast iron? Pitch and a higher volume of waste in the smoke does what to a chimney? It's one of those things. Your great grandad knew better and took care of his equipment. Your gramps listened and passed the equipment down again. Your dad did not learn the lesson and burned it out. Now you have new equipment and the cycle starts again. Do you want an engine that does work at a higher or lower RPM? Why? It's not a myth, it's science.

[@BuildALotAcres]

@@fitnance567 lol. I live in the NorthEast friend. Central MA, and my “new equipment” is a early1980’s Thermo Control wood stove. Been burning White Pine in it on shoulder seasons for the last 11 years.

[@fitnance567]

@@BuildALotAcres Mass is the flatlands, come to the north. 1980s is new equipment when it comes to stoves. They last generations. Well yours won't. But most do. You are arguing with someone who obviously has far more experience than you and you are trying to plea to authority. You will learn as our elders did. Or the people who get your equipment will.

[@fitnance567]

@@BuildALotAcres Mass is the flatlands, come to the north. 1980s is new equipment when it comes to stoves. They last generations. Well yours won't. But most do. You are arguing with someone who obviously has far more experience than you and you are trying to plea to authority. You will learn as our elders did. Or the people who get your equipment will.

[@garymontesano5903]

Here on Oregon's south coast, we have shorepine (pinus contorta). It is knotty and the wood fibers are sinewy (as contorta implies), so it is difficult to split by hand. Because I removed a lot of large pines that were shading my orchard, and because I dreaded taking a maul to them, I purchased a hydraulic splitter. I found it burned best after a couple of years. But we have many more preferable species to choose from, either for kindling, general burning, or high btu output: white cedar, western red cedar, Douglas fir, alder, madrone, myrtle, oak, and maple. And every once in a while, a redwood washes up on the beach. But let's not overlook conifer branchwood of any species. I limb my conifers up to about 30 feet so the understory of huckleberry, salal, and rhododendron thrives, some of which are over 20 feet tall. Since the branches grow slower than the rest of the tree, the grain is tighter, so the wood is more dense, and the btu output is greater. I usually don't use anything smaller than an inch, but some of the larger branches are upwards of 4 inches. Branchwood is often not considered as a fuel source, maybe because it is more time consuming to process. But I have found the extra effort to be worthwhile.

[@BuildALotAcres]

Great comment. Lots of softwoods make great firewood. I process down to 2-3” depending on the type of wood and my mood that day. Thanks for watching 👍