Choosing the best firewood to burn in your home fireplace comes down to wood type and factors like its heat output, its dryness, its source, and, of course, cost. When you see signs for firewood for ...

Creosote creates a sour, sickly odor. Slow smoldering fires or the use of unseasoned wood can create “cool” smoke and a weak draft. The smoke condenses and sticks to the chimney’s interior which forms ...

Use a moisture meter while seasoning firewood to ensure the wood’s moisture content is less than 20 percent. Discover the ideal seasoned firewood moisture content and keep these tips in mind while ...

Can you bring in any old wood from outside? We tackle everything you need to know about harvesting hardwood and soft to stay warm this winter. Q: A friend told us we shouldn’t burn our dead catalpa ...

The English philosopher Francis Bacon famously advised: “Age appears to be best in four things – old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.” I couldn’t ...

When it comes to heating your home, the quality of your firewood can make quite the difference. Not all firewood is created equal, and the type you choose can affect everything from the efficiency of ...

More and more people are cutting down on electric and gas heating and going back to burning firewood to heat their homes. Helping to meet the growing demand for timber is Black Country Firewood, based ...

If you have a multi-fuel or wood-burning stove in your home, it's important that you use it responsibly by burning fuels that are more efficient and will create less pollution. Of the 1,434 stove ...

‘Sales of stoves are off the scale,’ says Paul Chesney, who founded Chesneys, the fireplace and stove specialist, almost 40 years ago. ‘We can’t make enough to keep up.’ He believes that demand is ...