Since the spike in natural gas prices, many people have invested in high-quality wood-burning stoves for their homes.
However, these customers may have never used solid fuels, such as kiln-dried firewood, to heat their homes before.
Therefore, they may not know which firewood is best, what to buy, or what to consider when choosing a firewood supplier.
This rather handy guide will walk you through the entire process.
Therefore, we will highlight some of the things you should consider when purchasing firewood from a local firewood supplier.
Efficient and clean burn
Many customers purchase the wrong type of firewood, which is often referred to as wet wood.
This type of wood is often advertised cheaply; however, there’s a good reason for that: It’s not ready to burn.
Burning wet wood builds up soot in the chimney and the stove, ultimately causing a lot of damage to your chimney, flu, and stove itself. Then there’s how wet wood burns: It burns with a dull burn, causing excessive smoke.
Even when the door of the wood-burning stove is open a fraction, excessive smoke can bellow out of the stove.
Wet wood is, therefore, a false economy, and it’s worth paying more for quality kiln-dried wood.
Make sure the wood is ready to burn
First, you should ask your log supplier if the logs are ready to burn?
This is an important question because some logs are not kiln-dried or seasoned or may just be partially seasoned.
Make sure that whichever supplier you purchase the logs from, that the logs are ready to burn.
Which type of firewood would you like to purchase?
There are many different types of firewood that you can burn in your wood-burning stove.
Here in Great Britain, some of the most popular types of timber are Oak, Ash, and Beech—all are great types of wood for burning.
You should ensure that the wood has been sourced sustainably.
For example, here at Forestry Firewood, our logs are sourced from FSC-approved woodland.
Cut to the correct size
Consider your smaller wood-burning stoves, such as the Aga Little Wenlock, a fantastic stove, yet it is a small stove; if you have a wood burning stove like this, make sure you purchase logs that can fit inside your wood-burning stove.
Also, choose a supplier that cuts the logs to a consistent length.
You may think all logs will be cut to the exact same dimensions.
However, it does depend on what machinery the log supplier is using. If a chainsaw has cut the logs, the length of the logs can often vary.
However, if the company is using a modern log processer, which feeds the logs into the cutter and cuts them at the same dimensions, then this is often better.
This means that you get logs that have a more consistent length, which is better because you often don’t end up with a pile of logs that may not fit inside your wood-burning stove.
Why not purchase a sample net bag?
Many firewood suppliers, including Forestry Firewood, supply firewood in small net bags as well as offering to deliver a large quantity.
If you are thinking of purchasing firewood from a supplier in large quantities, why not first purchase a small net bag of logs?
If you buy from a local log supplier, you can pick up a few net bags of logs at a very inexpensive price.
This allows you to test the logs for how well they burn, how dry they are, and whether they fit inside your wood-burning stove.
If the logs are of good quality, such as those sold at Forestry Firewood, you then may wish to purchase a much larger quantity.
Call us today, to arrange a time where we can deliver logs to you.
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