Store Your Firewood Properly

Storing your seasoned firewood correctly guarantees that you will have good quality wood to burn all season long. Wood should be placed on a hard surface (concrete or similar) a rack, or even a sheet of corrugated iron that keeps it off the soil to prevent ground water from rotting the bottom layer; this also helps to keep insects, rodents, and other vermin out of the wood pile. While the top of your wood pile should be covered to prevent rain making it damp, the sides should be left open to help continue the seasoning process and evaporate any moisture that gets into the stack.

Green (unseasoned) or damp (wet from rain) wood doesn’t burn very well. Most of the time, it won’t burn at all, but if it does, it will make too much smoke and possibly even release combustion byproducts that can be damaging to your chimney.  This happens because at best it burns slowly and at a low temperature.  At South West Plantation Firewood we will deliver you seasoned wood, and if your store it properly it will provide excellent heat.