FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What size are the firewood logs?
A. The logs are on average 25cm (93/4″) long and are split into practical sizes for use in wood burning stoves.
Q. What is the moisture content of your firewood logs?
A. The logs are dried uniformly to below 15% moisture content, wood however can reabsorb moisture depending on ambient conditions, typically the actual moisture content is 15% – 20%.
Q. How can I tell if your firewood logs are good value compared to other sellers?
A. Long answer
Firewood logs are sold by different measures of weight and volume and from a wide range of timber species, this causes problems when trying to compare suppliers.
We do not want to sell our wood by weight as the dryer it is the lighter it will be and so would not compare favourably in weight terms with inferior wetter logs.
The problem with selling it by the cubic metre as there are different ways of measurement;
Solid wood volume assumes no spaces at all between the logs.
Stacked volume is the space taken up when the logs are carefully stacked by hand, like in our small bags.
Loose volume which is the space taken up if for instance sold in a bulk bag.
As a general guide 1 solid cubic metre of timber will occupy 1.3 cubic metres split and carefully stacked and 2 cubic metres split and tipped loose
We do not want to sell it buy the “load” as vehicles come in lots of different sizes and may not always be filled to the same level.
We sell our logs by the bag, the dimensions of which are approximately 24” high x 10” wide x 7” deep (60cm x 25cm x 18cm), by the 1m3 bulk bag which contain the same amount of logs as 35 of our smaller bags and by the 1.4m3 bulk bag which contain the same amount of logs as 49 of our smaller bags.
All of our logs are from the hardwood timber trees ash, beech, hornbeam and oak, we do not sell softwoods or hardwoods such as poplar, willow and birch which produce less heat.
Ideally we would charge by heat output as this would show what good value our logs are.
A The short answer
We suggest the best way to find out if you agree our logs are the best value around is try some and see for yourself.!
Q. Can I collect logs from you?
A. No, but we can deliver to your home please see our home deliveries page, or you can purchase our logs from the businesses listed on the retail sales page.
Q. Are your logs certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council?
A. No, the logs are from sustainable well managed forests but our experience of FSC UK from its inception has raised issues that we are not comfortable with. The news that over the last 10 years up to 35% of the felled area of Forestry Commission woods in Wales remain unplanted despite being certified by FSC have added to our concerns that there is not a level playing field between large and small timber growers.
