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Questions About Firewood Storage?
Thu 01 Oct 2009 - 09:38
Questions About Firewood Storage?
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Elanora_T._Kelly]Elanora T. Kelly
When should you fill your rack? In good time before you need to burn it of course. Autumn is pruning and twig clearing time in the gardens of the North. A real log fire makes a house into a home. So get out there and build up your firewood storage for the coming cold times. You don't want to find yourself in the grip of a sudden cold snap without a good supply of nature's sustainable fuel.
What's the best way to prepare for firewood storage? Choose a site close to the house to minimize carrying. Somewhere under cover to keep dry with air circulating for maximum drying. Somewhere off the ground to avoid rising damp and insect or rodent infestation. The best firewood storage is a well designed log rack.
How should you fill up your rack? With adequate quantities of firewood of various sizes. Remember you will need lots of smaller kindling as well as split logs of the appropriate size to fit in your wood burner. Remember that split wood dries better than whole logs, and the best time to split a log is while it is green.
How should you use your firewood? Rotate your stock of wood so as to use the oldest and driest first. Always split logs for firewood storage vertically. Never stack logs against the your walls air can't circulate while damp can.
Why put so much thought into storage? Wood is a sustainable fuel. It grows back and if you have trees on your land it is a resources that can save you money on utility bills. Damp or rotting firewood does not burn well. If you get it to light at all it will fill your home with smoke.
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