Kiln dried logs offer numerous excellent benefits when compared to other firewood options. They do not take as long to dry from when they are first cut to when they are ready to use, where seasoned wood can take years to dry effectively. Kiln dried logs offer a clean burn with high heat efficiency. They are made from a variety of woods. At Thomson Wood Fuel Ltd, we supply ash, birch, and oak kiln dried logs. Ash wood is a popular choice in the UK.
Is Ash a Good Option For Firewood?
Ash wood is high quality wood, ideal for use in a log burner or wood burning stove. It provides a steady flame, helping to keep you and your family warm on cold nights. It has a low smoke output, so you reduce the risk of expensive fines from Defra, while eliminating the risk of setting off your house smoke alarm.
Burning Ash Wood
Different fuel sources give different heat outputs. This is measured in British Thermal Units (BTUs). To identify what wood will give off the best heat output, professionals look at how many BTUs per cord are provided. Ash wood provides around 25 BTU per cord, which is a lot of heat for wood. Oak is known to provide more heat than ash, which means ash is not always the hottest kiln dried logs on the market. It does have appealing properties for burning, which makes it a top choice in the UK today.
Minimal Smoke
One of the most appealing qualifies of ash wood is that it doesn’t produce much smoke, ash, or creosote. It is a clean fuel that ensures your flue or chimney is clean, reducing the risk of chimney fires. The key to ensuring that your ash wood produces minimal smoke is to purchase Ready to Burn certified kiln dried logs, that have a low moisture content of less than twenty percent. Kiln drying, combined with the natural low smoke properties of ash, makes it an ideal firewood choice for UK home owners.
Low Spark
It’s not uncommon when you burn wood in your home to see sparks flying around. This is attractive, yet exceptionally dangerous, especially if you have children, pets or flammable items near your wood burner or fireplace. Ash wood doesn’t produce as many sparks, making it ideal for home use.
Sustainable
Many home owners today worry about sustainability and the environment. This is one of the many specific occasions where ash wood is ideal for use. All our ash wood is sustainably sourced from managed forests, Sustainable forestry is imperative to ensuring our native trees continue to thrive. Sustainable forestry contributes to the ecosystem, while ash trees prevent flooding, improve air quality, and offer a great firewood option.
Our kiln dried ash logs come from traceable and sustainable forests, enabling you to purchase them with one hundred percent confidence. Ash is native to the UK, and a popular choice for kiln drying. They are fast growing trees, enabling forests to be planted quickly, replacing the trees that have been cut down.
What Specific Occasions Should I Use Ash Wood?
If you want specific occasions on when we suggest ash wood to be best, you will find that our kiln dried ash logs are great for all occasions:
- Heating the home
- Heating your pub or restaurant
- You live in a smoke controlled zone in the UK
- You want to burn sustainable wood
- You use an indoor wood burning stoves and log burners
- You have an indoor open fireplaces
- You are entertaining at your outdoor fire pit
- You want to start a camp fire
Conclusion
Thomson Wood Fuel Ltd are backed by years of experience, supplying our UK customers with high quality kiln dried ash wood that you can use with confidence. Our kiln dried logs are Ready to Burn certified under Woodsure, producing less smoke, with a high heat output and long burn duration. Ready to find out more, contact our team today.
