Spending time beside your fireplace is one of the most amazing feelings. Especially during the winter evenings, there can be nothing better than sipping your favourite coffee and reading your favourite book by the fireplace. It is also the best time to spend with your family feeling warm and cosy. You need good firewood when you want to enjoy a good fire at your fireplace.

Whether you are looking for wood to burn in the fireplace, wood stove, or backyard fire pit, you need to keep the following points in mind when choosing

seasoned logs Herefordshire:

  • Space for storing the wood

Don’t get tempted to buy wood in bulk for getting a better deal or have enough stock to last for a longer duration. However, you should be realistic about the space you need for having storage. Along with having enough space for storage, you also need to make sure that there is plenty of space between the logs so that they can remain dry and rotting can be prevented. Also, avoid placing the firewood next to the house or garage by taking into consideration the risk of mice, insects, and fire.

  • Cord

If you have bought firewood before, you might know that firewood is sold by the cord. Basically, the cord is a stack of wood, which is roughly 128 cubic feet. A face cord is 1/3rd of the full cord, which means a single stack measures f feet high X 4 feet long.

  • Decide which wood is best for you

If you need firewood for burning outdoors, the type of wood doesn’t matter. But for an indoor fireplace or wood stove, you must buy dense firewood such as oak and maple. Softer woods such as polar burn faster and don’t make coals that long last. Ash is not as dense as oak and maple, but it also burns well. Maple and fruitwoods are good options for cooking fires as they infuse food with amazing flavour. You must avoid buying resinous wood like pine and spruce for an indoor fireplace. When you burn them, they create creosote, which can lead to a chimney fire. Other types of woods that you must avoid are pressure-treated woods, painted woods, stained woods, and manufactured wood like particleboard and plywood. These woods are known for releasing toxic gases.

  • Burn only seasoned wood

A wood that is recently harvested and green is heavy as it contains a high amount of moisture. If at all you plan to buy the green firewood, you would need to plan to season them i.e., drying out. You need to dry the woods for 9 months at least. The timing would further depend on the humidity in your region. However, it is always better to buy seasoned woods that are dry. They have cracks in the ends with loose bark. Dry firewood helps in getting excellent fire without a lot of smoke and sparks.

Questions that you need to ask when buying firewood:

  • Do they deliver the wood to your home, and if yes, then do they charge extra?
  • Will they place the wood where you want them to store or will they leave the pile outside the house?
  • If you pick up the wood, will they help in loading it?
  • You also need to ask about the price of the wood and negotiate with them. Being aware of the rates in your local area can help.

The above-mentioned tips will help in finding the best firewood logs Hereford for your fireplace. The key to great fire is good firewood, and hence you should be careful about choosing the right kind.