Introduction

We get it, you want to burn wood that gives you the maximum bang for your buck.

You don’t want to be burning firewood that produces a dull burn, a ton of ash, and so much smoke being generated that you start to fall out with your neighbours.

Therefore, if you’re about to purchase a brand-new wood-burning stove, or you’ve had one for quite a while, yet wondered what wood is best to burn, well, this is the article for you.

Seasoned vs kiln-dried

For those who use their wood-burning stove a lot, they will know there is a lot of debate over which is best: kiln-dried wood or seasoned wood.

For some people, they prefer seasoned wood; they like to dry it, rotate it, and make sure there’s adequate airflow over the logs.

For some people, they haven’t got the time or space to have logs hanging around getting seasoned.

Instead, they want a local company to deliver their kiln-dried wood. For those who don’t know how the kiln-drying process works, do let us elaborate.

It’s basically when the logs are blasted with heat for a sustained period. The logs are pretty much treated like a loaf of bread: they are put in a giant oven and cooked until the moisture evaporates.

However, whether you purchase seasoned logs that have been seasoned in a farmhouse barn or kiln-dried logs, it doesn’t really matter.

What matters is that the wood is dry and that the logs have a reduced moisture content. Then they have been stored in an airy, dry place.

Which types of logs are best for burning

This does boil down to what you want the logs to do; for example, ash burns very differently from oak. However, some people prefer oak, even though it doesn’t offer the most intense heat; it burns for longer.

Let’s jump into the three most popular types of logs our customers frequently ask us to deliver in Wales.

Ash Logs

By a country mile, ash is the type of wood that our customers ask us to deliver the most. We can see why Ash is fantastic for burning; its heat is hard to beat. Plus, ash when it’s correctly dried can last for a long time, and it burns so efficiently that there’s rather minimal ash in the bottom of the wood burner once burnt.

Ash produces a fantastic heat; this is why, when customers burn this type of wood, they often don’t want to burn anything else.

Oak Logs

Oak is an extremely popular type of firewood here in the U.K. One of the most common reasons this type of firewood is so popular is simply that, well, Oak burns for a really long time.

Therefore, if you are fed up with the softwood you’re buying burning too fast, then you might want to opt for oak. A lot of people like the fact that when they’re watching TV at home, they don’t have to keep replenishing the wood in the wood-burning stove so often when they’re burning oak.

That’s because oak burns for a longer period of time when compared to some softwoods.

Beech Logs

Another type of firewood that we are regularly asked to supply is beech wood. This type of log again produces a very bright and intense burn.

Would you like to place an order with us?

We can supply all of the log varieties noted above. We supply all of these types of logs and more.

The best part is that the wood is kiln-dried, and we make sure all of our logs are dried to the right standard before we deliver them to our customers.

Therefore, if you live in Cardiff or Newport, we are always out delivering our high-quality logs in these cities. Therefore, why not give us a quick ring to arrange for delivery.