Contact:

ALEX MILLER CONTRACTING 

LAYER ROAD

ABBERTON

COLCHESTER

ESSEX CO5 7NH

 

EMAIL (preferred)

alexmillercontracting@yahoo.com

 

PHONE dedicated office number 07471 420 073 (preferred) 

 

PHONE 07709 228 392

         

WE WILL AIM TO GET BACK TO YOU WITHIN 2-3 WORKING DAYS

 

LOG SHED IN LAYER ROAD, ABBERTON, OPEN STOCKING LOG NETS AT £7 EACH OR 3 FOR £20 AND KINDLING NETS AT £5 EACH 

 

Woodsure Approved WS4390

Ready to Burn certified 

WHATS NEW??  

 

Meadow Hay, 2023 crop, available as small square bales or as 4ft round bales, with free local delivery. (Look in the timber/manure/mulch/for the garden section)
 

*PLANKS, CHESTNUT SLEEPERS, OAK POSTS, MANTLE PIECES, FIREPLACE KITS AND SWEET CHESTNUT TREE STAKES*
 

 

 

**25KG BAGS OF SMOKLESS COAL AVAILABLE**

 

 

*WANEY EDGE/SAWN TIMBER 

 

   CUT TO ORDER SEASONED (FOR 2YRS +) LOGS.            **ALSO AVAILABLE-  KILN DRIED LOGS **                     Scroll down for all our prices.         

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR "SLEEPERS & POSTS" PAGE FOR FIREPLACE KITS AND MANTLES LETS MAKE THE FIREPLACE THE FEATURE OF THE ROOM!! 

 

Moisture levels vary in our logs depending on the season.  Our logs will be much wetter in the winter months than in the summer months. 

Our logs are particularly wet if we have had large amounts of rainfall so we recommend that you buy your logs early to allow them to fully dry before burning. 

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KILN DRIED LOGS - ready to burn

We now offer KILN DRIED logs that we dry in our specially built log drying kiln. It's is powered by renewable resources such as straw and waste wood. The logs are guaranteed to have less than 20% moisture and are ready to burn. 

£12CURR

KILN DRIED LOGS per cubic meter:

 

OAK LOGS : £160.00

 

GRADE 1 LOGS : £150.00                 

GRADE 2 LOGS : £140.00

 

GRADE 3 LOGS : £125.00

 

***SPECIAL OFFER***

2x m3 GRADE 3 LOGS : £225.00

 

SEE BELOW FOR WOOD GRADE DESCRIPTIONS.

SEASONED LOGS-CUT TO ORDER (seasonal, only available Spring and Summer months) 

OAK - £135.00 per cubic meter 

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GRADE 1 (our ash mix can consist of ash, cherry, hornbeam, sycamore, birch or beech etc)

This category is the highest quality wood we supply, best suited to open fire as it doesn't spit. 
£120.00 per cubic meter

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GRADE TWO (a NEW mix of sweet chestnut, horse chestnut, poplar, willow etc) 

The mix is all good quality wood, best suited for log burners.  We recommend grade two for log burners as the wood spits.

£110.00 per cubic meter 

 

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GRADE THREE 

Softwood is a budget wood, ideal for mixing with coal, starting your fire or just burning on its own. Recommended for log burners as it spits. 

£105.00 per cubic meter

£200.00 for 2 x cubic meters 

                                                      

ALL PRICES INCLUDE 5% VAT AND DELIVERY (PLEASE  NOTE - additional delivery charges may apply depending on distance)

We deliver logs to Colchester, Mersea Island, Tollesbury, Maldon, Tiptree, Kelvedon, Marks Tey, Great Horkesley, Alfesford, Elmstead Market, Ardleigh, Wivenhoe areas and further.

DELIVERY CHARGES APPLY TO SOME OF THESE PLACES DUE TO THE DISTANCE/TIME FROM OUR YARD. 

 

This photo shows our tipper truck with a 2 cubic meter load. 

 

  • There are approximately 325 logs in a cubic meter of loose filled loads if the logs are cut to 10 inch lengths.
  • We can cut logs to a length from 8 inches up to 24 inches long to suit your wood burning needs.  There is a £15 charge for cutting to lengths shorter than 10 inches, due to the extra time it takes.
  • Multiple cubic meters can be ordered.
  • Order in the summer and get it in the log store to make sure that you have dry,  ready to burn wood in the winter, if you order more than you need don't worry it doesn't go out of date.
  • DURING WINTER THERE MAYBE WAIT FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR LOGS DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF ORDERS.