Frequently Asked Questions

Are the trees cut down just for firewood?

No, most certainly not. The trees, which we use for firewood, are a by-product of a silvercultural thinning programme. In order to produce furniture quality hardwood, weak and damaged trees are cut down to let the better quality trees grow and develop. For every hardwood tree cut down, three more are planted.

How long will the sack of logs last?

This is a difficult question – there are so many variables; does your chimney draw well; what are the weather conditions; are you burning coal also; do you want a roaring fire; is it for heat or for an effect. If we were to hazard a guess we would estimate perhaps eight hours of good flames and heat from a single sack of logs.

How many logs are there in a sack?

 Again, this is quite difficult – it depends on the type of wood, the size of the pieces and how well the sack is packed. All our sacks are hand-packed and we try to get as many logs as possible into the sack but we have to make sure we keep under the weight limit of thirty kilos. Generally there are between 20 and 30 logs to each sack.

What size are the sacks?

The sacks are 700mm tall by 270mm wide by 270mm deep. The logs are all 255mm long and each log weighs approximately 1kg.

How do I make a fire?

In the centre of the fire basket crumple several sheets of newspaper, arrange smallish pieces of kindling wood over the newspaper in a pyramid shape, light the newspaper and once the fire takes a hold on the smaller pieces of wood put on larger pieces still in a pyramid shape, then pour a glass of wine, sit back, enjoy the heat and dream into the flames!

Does the wood smoke?

When you first light the fire some smoke will occur but as the flames and the heat build up your fire will be virtually smokeless.

Will the logs spark?

 Hardwood logs generally do not throw out sparks, however there is always a possibility that the odd spark will occur and if you are leaving the fire unattended for any length of time a fireguard should be placed in front of the fire.

How long will the logs last?

 The logs do not have a sell by date! – the longer you keep them the better they get. When you receive the logs they are packed in an outer and inner hessian sack which enables the firewood to “breathe”.

What if I’m not in to sign for my logs?

TNT Express do need a signature for the logs, if you are not going to be in then maybe you could have them sent to a neighbour, relative, friend or your place of work.  All you need to do is let us have your address and the delivery address and leave the rest to us.

How do you manage your waste?

We don’t really have any … the sawdust we use for bedding for our horses (they used to work in the woods with us), the bark and slivers of wood we use as paths in our vegetable garden and any wood that isn’t up to standard – we use!

Tel: 01555 880000
Mob: 07858 933275
Email: info@druidswood.co.uk