Why DIY log drying.

We promote the sale of fresh logs for you to dry yourself.

We offer Larch (click for details)

or Pine (click for details)

Why do we do this?

It is really based around 3 different factors.

1. You, the consumer, can both save money and be in control of your own firewood dryness.

2. It has the benefit to our business of keeping us busy through the Summer months

3. We couldn’t possibly dry and store the volume of firewood we sell, for delivery only in the autumn months. Someone described it on the phone to me as us using your log stores for storage, which is close, to which we compensate you by offering lower pricing.

So you can see there are reasons for you and for us that this is a good idea. We have customers who have been doing this for years and who have built up their log storage and drying capacity to accommodate their full years requirements.

So, what is the process?

Firstly, you must be prepared to take your logs in in plenty of time. Pine needs 6 months and Larch needs 3 months, so work back from when you will need to start burning them and buy them in time.

Secondly you need an area to dry logs, this really doesn’t have to be fancy. In reality we just want somewhere that gets both sun and wind and has some form of cover (roofing sheets or polythene will do).

Carports are often ideal, garages not so much, as they are often still, dark and the concrete floor can be damp if no DPC is fitted.

Next, you must be able to identify when your logs are ready to burn, click for firewood moisture measuring guide. This is best done by way of a moisture meter available at reasonably low cost here (link to Amazon moisture meters).

Now the important bit. There are new regulations in place around burning wood. See my blog here for more detail New Woodburner Regulations . YOU MUST MAKE SURE MOISTURE CONTENT IS BELOW 20% BEFORE BURNING to comply with latest clean air regulations. To calculate your moisture content, split the log open with an axe or saw to find the moisture content at the heart of the log and then average with reading at end of log.

I hope this guide has given you the confidence to have a go at this yourself.

You can see our range of fresh logs for drying at home here: Semi-seasoned Firewood