Introduction

A lot of homeowners now own a wood-burning stove at home, this means that often the homeowner needs a plentiful supply of firewood delivered throughout the winter months.

When you also consider how cold our Welsh winters can get, well, a wood-burning stove can be used right throughout the day in some households. Depending on the size of the stove used, and the room you are heating, sometimes a large amount of wood can be consumed, and this means that some residents across Cardiff and also within the city of Newport Wales, do purchase logs in bulk.

Quality Logs & Firewood

However, with that said, even though large quantities of firewood are often needed, you should always keep in mind the quality of the logs that you are purchasing. Some people purchase firewood from the wrong suppliers, we use the wording “wrong” simply because if the wood is not seasoned, or not kiln-dried, then its possible that the wood is “wet-wood”.

Is the firewood seasoned correctly or is it kiln-dried wood?

Therefore the purpose of this article, is to make you aware that for a good heat, a bright burn, and for the logs to burn as desired, you need a quality supply of firewood that’s either kiln-dried or seasoned, and comes from a supplier that has taken the time to store the wood correctly.

This means for example, if you to purchase wood from the wrong supplier, it might have only been recently cut, for example from a tree surgeon who’s just felled a large number of trees, and what’s the wood cleared- yet you do have to ask yourself, is the wood seasoned? Is the wood kiln-dried? Is it ready to burn?

If its not, then it could be deemed as “wet wood” and there are many people and companies that do sell this wood, yet it is not suitable for burning.

Wet Wood

When somebody who hasn’t had a wood-burning stove for all that long, they may think that all wood is suitable as firewood- however this is not the case. If the wrong wood is used, it can actually damage your stove, chimney and cause a very dull burn. This is not to mention time spent trying to light the fire, as fire-lighters and other kindling will often not work, as often the firewood will simply be too wet.

For example, for a lot of trees which have just been cut down, often they will have a very high moisture content, and therefore need to be seasoned or kiln-dried. Therefore just because wood is advertised as “fire-wood” this doesn’t mean that its not wet wood, it could still have a very high moisture content, and therefore shouldn’t be burned at all.

“Wet wood can be extremely difficult to light, it can also cause excessive smoke, and this can also damage the flue, and is the chimney lining”.

Why you have to be careful about which supplier you choose

Therefore rather than just picking a company which offers the lowest prices, and the greatest quantity, it should instead be about choosing quality firewood,.

So, for those homeowners that believe that all firewood is the same, they would be incorrect, some of the firewood is “wet” and therefore not suitable for burning, and other types of firewood which are quality, will be kiln dried or seasoned for an appropriate length of time, allowing the moisture content to reduce to such a level, often expressed as a percentage using a “moisture meter” , so that it is suitable for burning.

Therefore a quality supplier of firewood, such as Forestry Firewood, will be diligent in their checking of the firewood to make sure that the moisture content is at a suitable level.

Choose quality

It’s not just about the moisture content of the logs, it’s also about quality of the timber, so that the wood simply burns brighter and hotter than other variations of logs, therefore it is worth asking your supplier what types of logs you are purchasing.

Leads to increased smoke

If you do purchase a good quality firewood, then this should burn bright, and as you expect, however if it is wet wood that you buy, it may well cause a very dull burn, you might even hear a hissing noise, and also the smoke that is omitted through the chimney, can sometimes be vast, and cause a nuisance for example to your neighbours.

You may therefore deem purchasing wet wood a total false economy, because you will have to season for such a long period of time, you also have to think of the space the firewood will take up within your property, you may therefore deem it much more economical to purchase a quality firewood from a supplier such as us.

How our business can help you:

We supply top-quality firewood to the trade and also to the public throughout Cardiff, and also Newport, if you are therefore looking for a quality supplier then why not give us a ring today?