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   Message 54,834 of 55,615   
   Martin Brown to bruce bowser   
   Re: Driftwood as firewood?   
   08 Sep 21 08:00:13   
   
   From: '''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk   
      
   On 07/09/2021 17:10, bruce bowser wrote:   
   > On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:48:51 GMT, "Remi"  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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   Martin Brown   
      
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