Why do we sell kiln-dried firewood logs?

Purchase our kiln dried logs in handy 11 kg bags...

As people who care about the environment, but who also like being warm, we built a house which is classed as a 'low-energy' house. This is similar to what is known as a 'passive' house in terms of construction and insulation, but with a lesser energy rating. We wanted the pleasure of having a real fire in our house, so our only source of heat is a large, wood-burning stove: no radiators, no underfloor heating, nothing. The stove generates enough warmth to heat the entire house, and the heat is distributed by a heat-exchange system. It's really important, therefore, that the stove does what it's meant to do. For a while, when we moved in, we burned our own logs which we collected from the surrounding woods. However, these were difficult to light, provided poor heat and lead to our glass becoming blackened. In order to work properly the logs would need to be seasoned, under cover, for at least two years. We had been told by our stove manufacturer (Lotus of Denmark) that we should be burning wood with a low moisture content, so we turned to using logs which have been dried in a kiln.

Everything about these logs is superior: they light incredibly easily, with just a sheet or two of newspaper and a piece of cardboard; they give out a tremendous heat; they produce very little ash; they can smoulder for more than twelve hours when damped down; they are clean, bone dry and free from insects; they are the produce of sustainably-managed Irish forests; they are hardwood (ie ash, oak, beech etc); and they are efficiently delivered nationwide.

So that's why we sell and deliver logs which are kiln-dry - they are vastly superior to other logs. Don't be misled by weight: these logs are relatively light, which is exactly what you want in a log. Most of the weight in conventional logs is comprised of moisture, and most of the energy in the burning of these logs goes into sizzling out the moisture. Kiln-dried logs, on the other hand, concentrate on pumping out heat, making them up to twice as efficient by volume as unseasoned softwood logs.

Bulk bags (delivered nationwide) areavailable from Hotlogs.