Is My Seasoned Wood Really Ready To Burn?
Hello, fellow wood-burning friends, chimney sweeps, and industry professionals. Today I will discuss 7 surefire methods to determine if our seasoned hardwood is ready to burn. these methods should be used holistically, each method is useful but when combined together you will have great results. It is well established that the moisture content of wood must be under 20% before we burn it, ideally, if we are burning our logs on a stove, chimney sweeps UK aim for around 12-15%. The basics hardwood logs should be split and stacked in the open in such a way to enable the wind to pass between each log. The log pile must be off of the floor to stop water from seeping from the ground. Most importantly most wood logs split and stored this way require seasoning for around 2 years!. Yep, 2 full years not a season but several seasons. It is best practice to move the logs into a covered wood store in the second year. In the first year, this isn’t necessary unless you are in an extremely wet clim