Although Forestry Firewood Ltd. does not currently sell eco-firelighters, we are always interested in innovative products that are better for the environment.

Just as our firewood is sourced solely from sustainably managed forests, many eco-lighter manufacturers do the same.

For example, on the packaging, look for the FSC logo, as this will tell you that the wood has been sourced from a sustainably managed forest.

This is really important because it’s a natural product, unlike purchasing firelighters, which are covered in chemicals.
Softwood and natural vegetable waxes

Most eco-firelighters are made using softwood and natural vegetable wax, which makes them 100% biodegradable. Therefore, they are better for the environment than buying chemical firelighters.

 

Better ignition

If you want a winning combination, we highly recommend choosing our high-performance kiln-dried firewood and using it in combination with a good-quality eco-friendly firelighter.

 

What are eco-friendly firelighters made from?

Often, eco-friendly firelighters are made from waste wood and vegetable wax.

However, you do need to check the packaging to ensure they are made from the right ingredients.

To ensure that the eco-friendly firelighters are sourced from sustainably managed forests.

 

Lower emissions

Many homeowners who own a wood-burning stove sometimes comment that they do not like the smell of some firelighters when they are trying to ignite the fire.

This is sometimes due to firelighters being petroleum-based products. However, eco-firelighters are completely different. They are made from natural wood fibres, and often, the only thing that is added is vegetable wax to help with the ignition.

If you use good quality seasoned firewood or kiln-dried firewood when you use some waste paper from an old newspaper, this eco-friendly firewood can help ignite the fire quickly.

 

Where can I purchase firewood near to me?

We deliver our high-performance kiln-dried firewood right throughout South Wales.

 

What type of hardwood and softwood logs do you keep in stock?

We often have ash and oak logs in stock. However, we also stock many different logs, all of which have been kiln-dried in our farm’s kiln.

Therefore, regardless of whether we are selling softwood or hardwood logs, you can rest assured that all of the timber, our firewood, has been baked in our kiln.

We only sell firewood with a very low moisture content, which means that whichever type of firelighter you choose to purchase, you will be able to ignite our logs very simply.

This is another reason why our firewood company is very popular: our logs offer consistently high-quality year in and year out.

Therefore, when our customers purchase from us, they know that they will obtain superb-quality logs or firewood.

This makes our logs much simpler to ignite, helping you save time.

Wet logs, or logs that have been kiln-dried but for not long enough, what happens is that the logs will still have too high moisture content.

This produces a dull burn and excessive amounts of soot, which will damage your chimney.

On top of that, the logs are usually very hard to ignite, so we would only recommend buying from a log supplier with an excellent reputation, like our company, for consistently high-quality logs.

If you want to order with us, why not call us today?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

Different types of firewood do burn differently. Therefore, it’s essential to understand what type of logs you are purchasing and how to improve the heat that’s generated from the logs you buy from your firewood supplier.

It often comes down to how logs have been seasoned or kiln-dried by the supplier. However, it is also about how the logs are stored once they’ve been through the kiln drying or seasoning process.

How to improve the efficiency of your firewood

Which wood species do you purchase?

Some Cardiff residents, have owned a log burner for an extended period of time, and often they know what types of logs they want to purchase from a local firewood company. For example, they may call us and say they want a type of hardwood delivered, such as a beach, ash or oak.

In our experience as retailers of quality logs in the U.K oak is a very popular type of firewood in the United Kingdom.
However, other types of hardwood, such as beach and ash, are also very popular.

Then you have your softwoods, such as pinewood and also spruce. These are, again, perfect types of wood. The only downside to using softwood to help heat your home, is that this type of wood can often burn much quicker, so softwood will usually need replenishing much faster.

Ask your log retailer about the moisture content of the wood

Your log supplier should go to great lengths to reduce the moisture content of the wood.
This is so that it burns hotter and also burns longer. The added benefit is that it’s much easier to ignite when the moisture content has been dramatically reduced.

Now, this needs to be kept in mind because a lot of people often get frustrated when buying logs that don’t ignite easily. However this is often because you may have purchased green wood, which should not be burnt.

However, kiln-dried wood or seasoned wood, where the moisture is greatly reduced, would be much easier to ignite with firelighters.
With eco-friendly firelighters or perhaps other types of firelighters that can be widely purchased from different retailers, good quality firewood, that’s been kiln dried should be very easy to ignite.

 

How can you improve the heat output of firewood?

The first thing you should do is make sure your firewood company is correctly kiln-drying the firewood.
It’s a bit like baking a cake in the oven, in that the logs must be baked for a sufficient amount of time.

This baking or kiln-drying process subjects the logs to tremendous amounts heat, allowing the moisture content to evaporate from the timber.

This, therefore, this allow the log to burn brighter, hotter, and longer once it’s been from the kiln drying process.

Now, there are some companies that might sell greenwood. They might state that it is kiln-dried, but it hasn’t been kiln-dried for long enough sometimes. What happens then is that the moisture content is still high. It will then produce an excessive amount of moisture, which will damage the chimney lining and the stove itself.

So do avoid purchasing green wood.

 

When you want to purchase high quality logs, do contact us

If you looking for a local company to buy firewood from, then do call Forestry Firewood Ltd. We are your local firewood company supplying most of South Wales with both hardwood and softwood logs. We have vast experience in kiln drying timber, and we sell very high quality firewood to local companies and the general public.

If you want firewood delivered to your home, please get in touch with us today.