Kiln Dried Fire Logs

 

Why Hardwood Logs?

Hardwood logs burn at a slower and steadier rate giving off a much higher and longer lasting heat from your fire. So you will not need to burn as many hardwood logs to heat your home as you would if you were burning softwood logs.  Also hardwood logs do not spit like softwood logs and are therefore safer to burn.

What is a hardwood?

Trees defined as hardwoods are generally broad leaf varieties such as oak, ash, beach, sycamore etc.  They are slower growing and more dense than softwoods.  Softwood varieties are generally coniferous trees such as Pine, Spruce, Leyland etc  they grow at a higher rate and are less dense than hardwoods

 

KILN DRIED VS NORMAL FIRE WOOD LOGS

10 kiln dried logs with a water content of 25% generates the same heat output as 33 logs with a water content of around 60% (typically unseasoned wood) That's more than three non-seasoned logs for every kiln-dried log. That means you get a hotter, more efficient fire with a third of the number of wood logs.

 

KILN DRIED VS SEASONED HARDWOOD LOGS

Kiln dried is cleaner insect FREE firewood. Insects and mold spores do not survive the Kiln process: Powder post beetles, ants, termites and Asian Long Horned beetles are all destroyed.


  • Cleaner wood, less bark and debris to track into your home.
  • Can be stored in your garage or basement instead of outside.
  • Less creosote means less chimney problems and maintenance.
  • Weighs less - much lighter then green or even short term seasoned.
  • Ignites easily and burns efficiently.
  • Ready to burn the day it is delivered and available when you need it.
  • Price is comparable to seasoned firewood
  • Heat treated to export standards

    The benefits of kiln dried logs are many. The lighter kiln dried logs mean you can put more in your log basket and make fewer journeys between your wood store and stove. Kiln dried logs are very dry and much cleaner which means they are better for storing. Using fewer kiln dried logs means better control of the stove and fewer loads. The fire will burn cleaner and hotter with kiln dried logs and the stove window is unlikely to soot up. When burning on an open fire there is much less spitting and sizzling making it much safer and better for your chimney.

    Finally, the bright flame and aromatic wood fire smell also makes kiln dried logs much more aesthetically pleasing and create that real fire ambiance.

    Cost? Price of kiln dried hardwood logs is higher because they have had to go through a process of kiln drying but it doesn't mean that they are more expensive. When comparing price remember about heat output and the fact that for every one kiln dried log you'll need at least three normal wood logs, you use less of them to achieve the same heat output. The higher temperatures generated by kiln dried logs mean that everything is burnt, even the gasses released by the wood. In a cooler fire these would simply escape up the chimney. Also you need to remember that burning logs with higher moisture content will choke up your chimney.

    • FIREWOOD LOGS

     

    KILN DRIED FIREWOOD LOGS LOOSE IN PALLETS

    un-edged oak boards

     

    KILN DRIED FIREWOOD LOGS ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND CHEAPEST WAY TO HEAT YOUR HOME

     

    KILN DRIED FIREWOOD LOGS IN BAGS

    nets of logs

     





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