If you are planning to buy logs for your fireplace in Sydney, you must ask some questions yourself before buying firewood, such as – your budget, storage space, how often you want it, the environmental impact of firewood, etc. Once you have found answers to these questions following are the thing that you must consider before purchasing firewood:

1.  Moisture Content: While you are planning to get the benefits of burning firewood, it is important that you burn only firewood that has a moisture content of less than 20% as we all know burning wet wood with lots of moisture is bad for the environment and health due to the smoke, ash, and pollutants it emits while burning. You can purchase wet wood at a cheaper price but it requires some effort on your part to make it ready for burning because it needs to be seasoned or dried before it can be burned. If you decide to season it yourself then it will require space, time, and effort as it is a long process as it can easily take one to two years. If you are willing to burn it immediately you will need to buy properly seasoned wood logs from Sydney Firewood Company.

2.  Prefer Bulk purchases: Buying firewood in smaller quantities is costlier than buying it in a bulk. If you have large storage space, then purchasing it in bulk would be your best option. It is important to note that you have enough space with good ventilation to store the logs otherwise there is no point in purchasing bulk quantities. In that case, wood logs can easily get wasted, so it is important only to purchase bulk quantities if you have enough storage space.

3.  Prefer Hardwood: Hardwood is always a better option compared to softwood because it is denser so it burns for a longer period of time and produces more heat. A few of the popular hardwood species are – oak, redgum, boxwood, beech, ironbark, birch, and ash. You can choose one of those according to your personal preferences. When testing all the popular hardwood species it was found that thickness of the log and moisture in it plays a more important role than the species of the wood. So, while purchasing wood logs from the Sydney Firewood Company things to consider are moisture and thickness of the log, not the species.

4. Consider Packaging: Smaller quantity of wood logs is generally sold in plastic bags or plastic nets. It would be might devastating for the environment and to inform you these bags are also not good for your wood. If the wood logs are kept wrapped in plastic for too long it can make your wood sweat. Sweaty wood is not good for burning so it is important to store wood properly to get the maximum out of it. Even if you are buying in bulk you generally get it in wooden crates but it is noticed that the majority of these also come wrapped in plastic.