A fireplace or wood burning stove is common in UK homes throughout the country. It is important when using your fireplace or stove that you choose the right firewood that will keep you and your family warm. Hardwood is the most suitable wood, offering a good burn efficiency.
Birch Wood
When selecting wood for indoor fires in the UK, you will be faced with numerous options. One of these will be birch. Birch wood is a popular choice for fireplaces, it offers a fairly long burn duration, along with good heat output, and it doesn’t release much creosote, reducing the risk of chimney damage or fire. It is also sustainably sourced right here in the UK.
Benefits of Using Birch in Your Fireplace or Stove
Birch wood offers numerous benefits when it comes to burning wood in your fireplace or stove:
Excellent Heat
Birch is a lighter wood than some of the other hardwood’s, such as oak. It can generate a considerable heat when burning. It has a dense composition with a high energy content, making it an efficient fuel. When you combine this benefit of birch with our kiln drying process, you enjoy a wood that is low in moisture, offering outstanding heat output, and a long burn duration.
Very Easy to Light
Our kiln dried birch logs are exceptionally easy to light due to their fine grain texture and low moisture content. Once lit they provide a consistent burn. If you are looking for a good heat output and long burn firewood, then birch is the right choice for you.
Clean Burn
As a hardwood that has been kiln dried, our birch logs produce minimal smoke, while leaving very little creosote behind. This makes it chimney friendly, while reducing the smoke and other pollutants into the air. It offers an efficiency burn, while helping to reduce the risk of ongoing chimney maintenance and fires.
A Great Smell
Birch tends to give off a very pleasant smell. It has the smell of a forest, adding to the ambience of your fire. Of course, because our logs are kiln dried with a low moisture content, the aroma is very mild, as there is not much smoke. This is good news for anyone living in a smoke free area in the UK. Our birch kiln dried logs are Ready to Burn certified, producing minimal smoke, enabling you to use them in your Defra approved stove or fireplace with confidence.
Conclusion
Whether you want to burn wood in your open fireplace or your wood stove, you will find birch is a good option. While it doesn’t burn as hot as oak, it does offer a good heat output and long burn duration. All the wood we supply is sustainably sourced, Ready to Burn certified, and provides a good heat output, long burn time, and a clean burn that you can trust.
Visit the Thomson Wood Fuel Ltd kiln dried logs page and view our birch logs. Alternatively, give our expert team a call and let us answer all your questions, helping you make the best informed decision when selecting wood for your fireplace or stove.
