Coal Prices - Limerick City

glic83

LB6 wrote: »

not got a clue - but im not going out in the rain to check the bags now lol

i think they are galtee fuels brand,there is another similar type cant remember the name think its cosy glow by bnm could be wrong though

LB6

Ok braved the mist lol - they are by Galtee Fuels from Askeaton 069-65200

glic83

there was need to go outside but cheers all the same how you finding them?good heat, low ash?

LB6

It was no problem - there's great heat out of them - quick to catch on and burn for ages down to nothing. Wouldn't buy any other coal after that.

glic83

hmmmmm i think ill have to try a bag

irishproduce

Nearly that time of the year again :-)

L.T.P.

irishproduce wrote: »

Nearly that time of the year again :-)

Correct, I've noticed a big enough drop in temperatures in the last two weeks.

So what are the best prices for coal,turf/logs etc these days?

jonski

I got the chimney cleaned last week and the guy cleaning it reckoned that the coal I was paying €15 for last year will be €17 at least this year .

I haven't bought any yet as I still have a few bags left from last year .

L.T.P.

I'd say Briquettes and other Bord na Mona products will go up as well as the harvest was very poor this year. They had a rep on Newstalk this morning talking about it.

twofish101

Rang Walters today all prices are ex yard.

Polish per bag 11.90 if buying a tonne
English coal 9.90 / 40kg bag regardless of quantity
Slack 6.00 / 40kg bag

irishproduce

twofish101 wrote: »

Rang Walters today all prices are ex yard.

Polish per bag 11.90 if buying a tonne
English coal 9.90 / 40kg bag regardless of quantity
Slack 6.00 / 40kg bag

Whats ex yard?

Stinicker

irishproduce wrote: »

Whats ex yard?

You collect from their premises, I imagine.

jsd1004

irishproduce wrote: »

Whats ex yard?

I collected one bag of English from the yard..9.90 seems fine in my stove. 2 small shovels keeps it going for 4 hours. Quoted me 11.90 for one bag of polish to take away as well.

irishproduce

Surely youd need your own pick up lorry to carry off a ton of coal. They didnt say anything about delivering that amount? Might ring them tomorrrow

do you deliver all over the city?

irishproduce

I dont deliver anything.

How many bags in a tonne anyway?
Anyone know? Is it 20 bags?
Been quoted 20 bags of "proper polish coal" for 299
I know that is more expensive than the walters deal by a lot but is the walters stuff far inferior or something?

jsd1004

irishproduce wrote: »

I dont deliver anything.

How many bags in a tonne anyway?
Anyone know? Is it 20 bags?
Been quoted 20 bags of "proper polish coal" for 299
I know that is more expensive than the walters deal by a lot but is the walters stuff far inferior or something?

I love it when people have the coffee mentality that if does not cost 3 euro a coffee it is not good coffee..

Clareman

Isn't a bag of coal 50kg? 20 x 50kg would be a tonne I think, open to correction here.

In relation to the "price/value", I got "cheap" coal a few years back, every morning the grate was full of charcol/stones and I was constantly having to clean the floor cause of spitting from the fire. I got proper coal after that and the difference is amazing, no comparision in the heat off it as well as the fact that there's nothing in the grate afterwards and no spitting.

Also, I'm a bit of a coffee geek, I don't think it has to be expensive to be good, I like to try whatever is on offer in Tesco but I do believe that you get what you pay for, if it seems to good to be true it normally is.

glic83

A bag of coal is 40kg

jsd1004

Clareman wrote: »

Isn't a bag of coal 50kg? 20 x 50kg would be a tonne I think, open to correction here.

In relation to the "price/value", I got "cheap" coal a few years back, every morning the grate was full of charcol/stones and I was constantly having to clean the floor cause of spitting from the fire. I got proper coal after that and the difference is amazing, no comparision in the heat off it as well as the fact that there's nothing in the grate afterwards and no spitting.

Also, I'm a bit of a coffee geek, I don't think it has to be expensive to be good, I like to try whatever is on offer in Tesco but I do believe that you get what you pay for, if it seems to good to be true it normally is.

I have a stove so spitting is not an issue. I also live half the year in madrid where an amazing coffee costs 1.20, Starbucks still charge 2.00 euro for a coffee (madrid) you get all the tourists and nondiscripts go to starbucks for coffee when you can get amazing coffee from a corner shop in Spain. Used to own a coffee shop here as well and loved the profit margins on my (admittedly) good coffee. Have a friend who used to drink tea up to two years ago and now rekons he is a barista. I introduced him to coffee and (bit like wine) he reckons the more expensive is better,

Kristopherus

A bag of coal is 40kg. So a ton(ne) will be 25 bags.

Casperbhoy

Anyone know where the best deals are for timber, hard wood if possible?

Might get a load in for the winter

Ta:)

kilburn

got a load of off this crowd www.clarefirewood.ie

Casperbhoy

5 bales of briquettes in the coop for 19 euros, good deal

naughtysmurf

2 x 40kg bags of polish + 2 bales of briquettes = €30.80 in Walters, ex yard. Think they charge an extra couple of euro if they deliver, got them last Thursday.

angeldaisy

Any update on the best quality / value coal in Limerick???

Down to my last couple of pieces of coal and its b****y freezing:D

LB6

Pearls today in Ger Walters place was €16.50 a bag. The place was thronged, car queues out down the road.

Casperbhoy

naughtysmurf wrote: »

2 x 40kg bags of polish + 2 bales of briquettes = €30.80 in Walters, ex yard. Think they charge an extra couple of euro if they deliver, got them last Thursday.

I asked about this deal yesterday, they said they dont do it

Maybe they just didnt like the look of me?

naughtysmurf

Casperbhoy wrote: »

I asked about this deal yesterday, they said they dont do it

Maybe they just didnt like the look of me?

Wasn't a deal, just drove in & asked for two bags of polish & the briquettes and was charged €30.80

How exactly do you look

biffo19

Sorry to hijack this thread but it seems like a good place to ask does anyone know where I'd get about €100 worth of good turf delivered to my house near Caherconlish?