Seasoned Firewood Logs

The word seasoned when applied to firewood suggests that it has been stored outside during the summer months to dry ready for the winter.

A fresh cut log can be as much as 50% moisture!

When burning fresh sawn firewood a huge amount of the energy stored within the log is consumed to boil off the moisture within the log - that is before any energy in the form of heat can be radiated from the fireplace or woodburning stove etc. In other words it takes longer to achieve any heat from the log and the heat will be given off for a much shorter period!

Burning seasoned firewood allows the heat to be radiated from the log in a much shorter time which means less wood is required to build an effective fire and that the fire will give off more heat in less time!

Our seasoned logs generally contain between 25 - 35% moisture and sometimes even less, they have been cut during the summer and allowed to gently air dry for several months ready for successful burning in the winter.

Our hardwood logs are normally a mixture of ash, oak, birch, beech among others and can be burnt either straight away or after storing indoors for 24 - 48 hours for best results!