If you've recently joined the ranks of log burner users, welcome aboard! You're certainly in for a treat! In this guide, we'll walk you through everything you need to know about how to start a log fire and keep it going with maximum efficiently. From choosing the best...
Month: August 2018
Efficient log burning tips for cost-conscious living
Are you looking to make your kiln dried logs burn longer and stretch your budget? You're not alone! We're all feeling the pinch right now as the cost of living crisis takes grip of our finances. Soaring energy bills are driving more consumers than ever before to turn...
10 ways to reduce the environmental impact of a log fire
Action on climate change is accelerating at a rapid pace, and rightly so. With around 1.5 million UK homes with wood burners and open fires and counting, it’s vital that we do everything we can to lower the environmental impact of wood burning. Wood is a renewable...
How to light a fire pit without the smoke
The scene is set. Your beautiful fire pit is ready for its date night with the log fire. It can barely wait. And nor can you. It sits there, adorning your patio, as you eagerly prepare to impress your guests with an evening of chatter and some long overdue memory...
Clean Air Strategy: are wood burners going to be banned?
Editor's note. This post was originally published in January 2019 and has been updated accuracy and freshness. The UK Government is tacking air pollution as part of its Clean Air Strategy, which complements the25 Year Environment Plan– A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan...
Top tips if you’re struggling to light your wood burning stove
Struggling to light your wood burner? Even when using kiln dried logs there are several factors that can hinder how effectively your fire will combust. This blog puts the spotlight on the most common pitfalls when trying to light a fire inside a wood burning stove -...
How to store logs and keep them dry
So you’ve taken delivery of some lovely dry logs and you’re about to contemplate the next step of storing them away for when you’re ready to light the fire. But what’s the best way to store logs and keep them dry? And importantly, in the Ready To Burn kiln dried...
Clean Air Strategy – Why it’s time to give wet wood the chop
It's time to give wet wood the chop! Here's why: The Government’s Clean Air Strategy, which complements the 25 Year Environment Plan - A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment, has called time on the burning of air-polluting wet wood. We welcome...
How to cook a barbecue on a fire pit
Who says you can only have a barbecue if it’s cooked on an actual barbecue? After all, humans have been cooking over fire long before the barbecue grill as we know it today was ever invented – and that was back in the 1950s (you’ve got a certain American gentleman by...
5 Wood Burning Resolutions You Must Make In 2020
Happy New Year log lovers! We hope the flickering flames of your festive fires warmed your homes and hearts over the yuletide season. As we move into a new year and a new decade here are 5 essential Wood Burning Resolutions you need to make for 2020 and beyond: 1)...