Hardwood Logs and How to Buy Logs

Now is the time to buy Logs for the winter!

It's that time of year again when the weather starts to turn colder and most are thinking of turning the heating on or lighting a log fire.

Whilst lighting a log fire is a uncomplicated task it is foremost that you use the exact wood for your logs.

Hardwood Logs and How to Buy Logs

Use dry logs If possible, buy dry wood, but how dry?

Well, buy yourself a moisture meter (about £20) and test the logs for the moisture content. Anything colse to 20% is fine, the lower the better for logs. Drier wood gives more heat and fewer residues, meaning you do not have to clean your log burner quite so much.

Choose hardwoods Hardwood logs are denser and heavier than softwoods, providing a higher calorific value and a longer burn time.

Sizes Ideally, logs should be no more than about 10cm in diameter and split. If any larger, the log will need to be split again to ensure it can burn properly.

We also believe that logs are a good solution to an eco friendly source of heat.

We buy logs from Fsc sites within the Uk, unlike some logs that are imported from mainland Europe.

Remember, the later you wait to buy your logs the less likely they are going to be dry as all the seasoned logs are gone!

Facts and facts about Logs. It is better to buy all logs by volume than by weight because in the middle of 35% and 60% of the weight of freshly felled wood comes from water. Poplar is one of the wettest woods when freshly fuelled and ash (at 35%) one of driest. Trying to burn wet wood will furnish steam, less heat (as so much of it is being used to dry the wood) problems with the chimney and pollution.

Seasoning reduces the moisture article of the logs. Wood felled while one winter should be seasoned until the next before it is burned. Whilst seasoning it should preferably be stored under cover in an airy place such as an open sided lean-to. Wood should be burned when the moisture article is below 30% - 'air-dry'. You can tell if a log is dry because the bark will come away beyond doubt in the hand and the log will have splits across the grain. Ideally, logs purchased should be no more than 10cm thick. Any that are will need to be split again to ensure that they burn properly.

In terms of what type of logs to burn it is worth bearing in mind the heavier and therefore denser the wood, the higher its calorific value and therefore the longer it will burn. Hardwood logs tend to be denser than softwoods such as pine and spruce and some of the densest are oak and beech.

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