All AboutWood?

Burning wood in your home creates a great atmosphere which is why it is so popular these days. Using wood to heat your home is also a great way of reducing heating bills, especially if your home is 'off the gas grid' and you rely on electricity, oil or LPG to heat it.

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It is important that you burn the right type of firewood. Damp wood or soft woods do not burn efficiently, produce little heat, and are bad for the environment and your chimney. Our recommendation is that you always burn Kiln Dried Hardwood that has a moisture content of around 15-17%, this will produce more heat per log burned than poorly seasoned or poor quality wood.

 

There are various type of hardwood logs such as Ash, Birch, Beech, Alder, Oak and Hornbeam, each with their own characteristics. They all burn at different rates and can vary in price quite dramatically, so when you are looking at the cost of running a log burning stove, you have to consider a number of factors.​