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Hardwood comes from broadleaf, slow growing trees such as oak, ash, beech and hornbeam. That slow growth makes the wood denser, and density is what you feel in the grate: more energy per log, a steadier flame and fewer refills through the evening. Softwood lights quicker and burns hotter for a short while, which makes it useful as kindling, but it is gone before a hardwood log has properly settled.
Every log we sell is kiln dried to under 20% moisture. Air dried or freshly felled wood can still hold 30% to 60% water, and that water has to boil off before the log gives you any heat at all. The result is a slow, smoky fire, a black stove glass and tar building up in the flue. Dry logs light within minutes, burn clean and keep the glass clear.
Oak is the marathon runner: dense, slow and ideal for a long evening or an overnight burn in a multi fuel stove. Ash is the all rounder, easy to light with a bright, steady flame. Beech and hornbeam sit between the two and give off a lot of heat, which makes them a favourite for pizza ovens and hot tubs. A mixed hardwood load is the simplest choice if you just want one delivery that does everything.
For a stove used most evenings from autumn to spring, most households get through half a pallet to a full pallet a season. A full pallet is the cheapest way to buy per kilo and keeps you stocked all winter. Nets and crates make more sense for a fire pit, a chiminea or an occasional weekend fire.
Kiln dried logs are dry when they arrive, and the job is keeping them that way. Store them off the ground, under cover and open at the sides so air can move through the stack. A log store against a sheltered wall works better than a sealed shed or a wrapped pallet, where trapped moisture pushes the moisture content back up.
We deliver hardwood logs across mainland UK on a pallet network, so a kerbside delivery slot is booked with you in advance. Smaller orders travel as nets or crates.
For heating, yes. Hardwood is denser, so a log burns longer and gives more heat. Softwood is better as kindling because it lights faster.
Below 20%. All our kiln dried logs are dried to under 20%, which is the level a stove needs to burn cleanly and efficiently.
Oak, followed by hornbeam and beech. Ash lights the easiest of the four and is the best choice if you want heat quickly.
Yes. Use slightly smaller logs than you would in a stove and build the fire with kindling first, because an open fire needs more airflow to get going.
A full pallet lasts an average household most of a heating season when the stove is used a few evenings a week. Daily use through winter is closer to one and a half pallets.
No. Kiln drying has already done that. You can burn them the day they arrive.
