Firewood

A woodshed is a practical and decorative way to store and dry your firewood. Here are our best tips for building a woodshed at home.

Firewood is not just firewood, and there can be a big difference when it comes to the quality. Therefore, it is important that you check your firewood before firing with it in the stove.

Logging, chopping and stacking wood are parts of a job many people care about. Working with wood has a practical goal which will benefit the entire family. Here you will find many pieces of advice on handling wood - from the forest and until it is in your wood burning stove.

When you store your firewood, it is important that the wood has the best drying conditions. This way you ensure getting quality firewood for your wood burning stove.

It's important that you always use dry firewood in your wood burning stove. If you use moist firewood, you won't reach maximum efficiency and heat - that's a waste of money. Read more about why you should always use dry firewood and why this is the most eco-friendly solution.

It's important to light a fire in your wood burning stove correctly. This way you'll make the most of your firewood and you'll protect the environment as much as possible.

You can use all types of wood in your wood burning stove, but before you choose which type to use, it's a good idea to think about what you want from the firewood and your wood burning stove. Is the wood burning stove the primary source of heating in your home or do you use it to create a nice and cosy atmosphere? This can influence which type of wood that will be optimal for you.

Firewood quantities can be measured by the cubic metre, spere, cord and more. No matter which measurement, there are some things you should be aware of before you buy firewood. Learn more about it here.

When you light a fire in your wood burning stove, it is important that the firewood has the correct moisture content and that it has been split and cut into an appropriate size. Scientific tests show that this is significant if you want to get the most heat out of your wood and if you want complete combustion in your wood burning stove. Read about the test from TFZ here.

Sometimes it can be an advantage to fire with wood briquettes in your wood burning stove. Read why here, and read about what you need to know when buying wood briquettes.

Wood that has been cut, split and dried is more expensive to use than wood briquettes. Calculations show that you'll make the most of your money if you fire with wood briquettes and not firewood in your wood burning stove.

If it's important to you to use the most eco-friendly kind of fuel in your wood burning stove, you should use regular firewood. Research shows that firewood burns more cleanly than wood briquettes.

It's easy to assess how moist a piece of firewood is. In this article you'll learn four easy ways to determine the moisture content of your firewood.

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