Firewood advice
Bulk bag of logs or a loose load: which is better value?
Bulk bag, dumpy bag, barrow bag or a loose tipped load? What each holds, how much wood you really get and which suits your space and stove.
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Everything worth knowing
before you buy logs
Practical advice from the family who cut, dry and deliver your logs. No jargon, just what you need to know.
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How much firewood
do you actually need?
Four questions and about twenty seconds. Work out your winter, then choose a load that fits your storage.
1.5–3 m³Stove a few nights a week
3–5 m³Stove most evenings
6 m³+Wood is your main heating
3×What an open fire gets through
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Firewood advice
How to light a fire properly, and store the wood so it stays dry
The top-down lighting method, why air control matters, and the four rules of storing firewood so it is still dry come February.
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How to store logs in winter so they stay dry
Where to stack firewood, how much space a load needs and how to keep logs dry through a wet winter. Simple rules from the family who cut and deliver it.
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Kiln dried or seasoned logs — which should you buy?
We sell both, so here is the honest answer. How kiln dried and seasoned logs differ, what each costs, and which is right for how you burn.
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The best fuel for an overnight burn: chunky logs or smokeless fuel?
Want the stove still warm in the morning? How chunky logs and smokeless fuels compare for an overnight burn, and what suits a log burner or an open fire.
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What wood burns best in a stove?
Ash, oak, birch, beech and sycamore all burn differently. What is in a mixed hardwood load, what each species does, and what you should never burn.
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Where to buy firewood near me
What near me really means when buying logs, four things to check from any supplier, what you should expect to pay, and the best time of year to buy.
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Why won't my logs burn? Seven fixes for a stubborn stove
Logs hissing, smoking or going out? The usual cause is wet wood. How to tell, how to fix it tonight and what to burn instead, from a Staffordshire log merchant.
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Our FAQs cover the everyday questions. And if you’d rather talk, ring the yard.