Outdoor & Garden Ideas
Heating Oil The price will be enough to leave you cold
If you think the price of gasoline is high, wait until the first cold snap of the season. Typically, home fuel oil is a seasonal product but the price is definitely tied to the overall cost of crude oil. As the price of the raw material is now at an all time high, we can expect heating oil to also go up substantially from last year.
In many places the price of home heating oil is equivalent to the price of gasoline. This is interesting as the price of gasoline typically has between 45-55 cents in transportation taxes built into the price.
Heating Oil is a product that is actually created in the off season in the refineries that make gasoline during the winter. The way this works is simple. An oil refinery doesn't make any money unless it's making product. Even going full bore 100% of capacity which is almost impossible, the oil refineries throughout the country are unable to meet the demand for fuel or heating oil during the winter and gasoline in the summer. The answer to this dilemma, while also recognizing the need to keep the plant operating at peak efficiency is to make heating oil in the summer and store it in tanks for deliveries in the autumn and winter cold seasons. They also do the same in the colder winter months by manufacturing gasoline for use in the summer. This allows the oil company to keep the refinery operational while also turning out the products we depend on every year.
The one problem with this is that on top of the price of crude oil, they also need to guess right about the demand. To much fuel oil or gasoline at the end of the season and they lose money. To little and the price goes up even more. To make matters worse, they also need to base demand on the weather which as we know is unpredictable at best.
You can do you part by being as fuel efficient as possible when using either product. Consider a campaign of finding the drafts in your home and fixing them. Use blankets and heating pads to keep everyone warm in the evening. Turn down the thermostat at night and save even more. Quit heating that spare bedroom and put a towel at the bottom to limit cold air from entering the heating parts of your home. The less heating oil used, the less upward pressure on the price and the more we all save.
16 of 10 Review For 8 X 7 Ft. Tongue & Groove Log Cabin
Eryn ( 2020-Nov-13 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
We were surprised how heavy was the package, (poor UPS guy!). It was easy for the two of us to put together. Bench is perfect near our grill, allows the cook a place to sit, and place a drink on the table. I only gave it 4 stars as there was damage to the wood under the table, which is only noticeable when table is up AND if it is pointed out!
Farooq ( 2020-Sep-03 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
The chairs are absolutely beautiful and comfortable. I love the wide arms. I would recommend protecting the wood with an oil rub if they will be in the elements, but they were worth every penny that I paid for them.
Jonathan ( 2020-Sep-28 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Look fab in Victorian porch. Good quality for money paid. Windows in lantern thick glass and overall look is expensive due to weight not flim flam.
Kristen ( 2020-Dec-24 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Shed looks lovely, good size inside. Gets very hot inside, so ventilation could have been better. Also two shelves provided, better if came with six that there are slots for. Apart from that, was very, very unhappy with delivery guys who wanted to leave the shed on the pavement when I had repeatedly requested before delivery by email and phone for shed to be delivered to the garden (semi-detached house). They were ready to take it back to base. When my neighbour came out, they then took the shed to the garden.
Lisa ( 2020-Sep-23 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
I am very pleased with the raised vegetable bed which was delivered.from you in the 30th May instead of 1at June !! I am 90 years old and as I have arthritis can't bend very far! Your raised bed is perfect as it has three different levels so it is very useful!!
Paul ( 2020-Dec-03 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Easy to put together as all tools are supplied. Looks really nice at the top of my garden.
Anonymous ( 2020-Feb-29 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
It's a lovely finish, sturdy and nice quality. However not all the holes had been pre-drilled for the back panel and most importantly the dimensions say this unit is 140cm wide however as you can see its actually only 104cm when built so rather disappointed as wanted it to fill this space fully and since I paid £85 I feel it should have been cheaper for the size of the unit
Derek ( 2020-May-17 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Amazing quality, we love it. Looks really smart and sturdy. Perfect for what we needed and simple to set up
Andrew ( 2020-Apr-09 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
These are so elegant and love they are faux wicker with faux bamboo. I needed to buy these for a client's doctor's office so they need to stand up to all ages, weather and needs and this nails it on the head. Thank you I highly recommend these dining chairs and they are stackable!
Scott ( 2020-Sep-06 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Lovely bench. Really comfy, solid and easy to assemble. Looks great! Super fast delivery also - very happy.
John ( 2020-Sep-26 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Love, love, love these! I put a couple air plants in them and have them hanging in my newly updated kitchen. Nice little geometric touch and the quality of the pottery and metal is wonderful!
Claire ( 2020-Jul-01 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Bench is a lovely color and I love that there is a little table that pops up in the middle. There are some dried paint drips, the table section where it locks in place was cracked, and some seams show, which I’m not super happy about. Hoping it will be a sturdy bench that will last is regardless.
Joanne ( 2020-Nov-26 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
I put it together with no problem (lady here!). I had a spot on my deck picked out for it and it’s perfect!
Anoja ( 2020-Dec-23 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
It’s just what we needed! Natural soil is very heavy clay so hard to manage for vegetables. This is perfect.
Brooke ( 2020-Mar-23 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Exactly what I wanted. I just painted this room a dark color and had an empty space on the wall. I wanted to put something's with texture or three dimensional and something light colored to offset the dark background. I also wanted something a bit more organic soI put fake little plants inside. They look great!
Farooq ( 2020-Aug-26 )
VERIFIED BUYER
★★★★★
Whilst the pots are well made and look nice. The colour of all 3 is not consistent with the largest pot looking as if it has only been painted once and one of the others being in between the brightest and dullest