Firewood guides
Straight answers on buying, storing and burning logs, from our yard in Keighley.
- Comparison Multi-Fuel Stove vs Wood Burner: What's the Difference?A wood burner burns logs on a flat bed of ash, with air coming in from above. A multi-fuel stove has a raised grate and an...
- Buying guide How Much Does It Cost to Run a Log Burner?Running a 5 kW log burner flat out on kiln dried hardwood costs roughly £1.25 to £1.40 an hour, or about 24p to 28p for each...
- Buying guide How Often Should You Sweep Your Chimney?If you burn wood, have your chimney swept at least twice a year, and up to four times a year if the stove is used most...
- How-to guide How to Clean Log Burner Glass (and Stop It Going Black)The cheapest way to clean log burner glass is with damp, scrunched-up newspaper dipped in cold ash from the stove, then a wipe with a damp...
- Buying guide Best Log Burner Temperature: How to Read a Stove ThermometerA stovepipe thermometer tells you whether your log burner is running too cold, about right or too hot. On Morsø's flue gas thermometer, the normal range...
- Buying guide Why Is My Log Burner Smoking?A log burner that smokes is usually burning wet wood, running too cool, or struggling to draw up a cold chimney. Smoke in the room is...
- How-to guide Can You Keep a Log Burner Going Overnight?Burnright, a campaign for cleaner burning run by chimney sweeps, and Defra's own stove guide both say not to shut the air down to keep a...
- Buying guide Log Burner Air Vents ExplainedMost log burners have two or three air controls. Primary air comes in under the fire and helps it light. Secondary air, often called airwash, comes...
- How-to guide How to Light a Log Burner, Step by StepThe cleanest way to light a log burner is from the top down: two small logs at the bottom, kindling stacked on top, firelighters in the...
- Checklist Firewood Near Me: 7 Checks Before You BuyThe best local firewood is dry, sold in a clear quantity at a fair price per cubic metre, and delivered when the seller says it will...
- Buying guide How Log Delivery WorksWe deliver on weekdays from our yard in Keighley, usually within 24 to 48 hours of your order, though please allow up to 5 days in...
- How-to guide Firewood Moisture Content: What It Should Be and How to Test ItFirewood should have a moisture content of 20% or less before you burn it. That's the level set by the Ready to Burn scheme, and wood...
- Buying guide What Is Ready to Burn?Ready to Burn is a certification for firewood in England. It shows the wood has 20% moisture or less, so it's dry enough to burn without...
- Comparison Hardwood vs Softwood Logs: Which Should You Burn?Hardwood logs are denser, so a bag of them holds more wood and gives more heat, and each log burns for longer. Softwood logs are lighter,...
- Comparison Kiln Dried vs Seasoned Logs: Which Should You Buy?Kiln dried logs are dried in a heated kiln until they reach 20% moisture or less, so they burn hot and clean the day they arrive....
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