When it comes to heating your home with a wood burning stove the quality of your firewood makes a huge difference. At Sussex Firewood, we supply premium kiln dried firewood, kindling, firelighters and accessories throughout the local area. Helping customers enjoy cleaner, hotter and more efficient fires.
As a Woodsure Ready to Burn accredited supplier, we’re committed to providing properly dried wood with a moisture content below 20% — the standard recommended across the UK stove industry.
Why Moisture Content is Important
Freshly cut or poorly stored wood can contain extremely high levels of moisture. Burning wet wood creates excess smoke, severely reduces heat output and causes mass soot and tar to build up inside your stove and chimney.
Dry wood, on the other hand:
- Produces a lot more heat
- Burns much more efficiently
- Creates far less smoke and fewer emissions
- Helps keep stove glass cleaner
- Reduces chimney soot build-up
- Makes lighting fires easier and keeps them burning for longer
According to the Stove Industry Association, using properly dried wood means fewer logs are needed to achieve the same heat output.
The Benefits of Kiln Dried Logs
Kiln dried logs are carefully dried in controlled conditions to consistently achieve low moisture levels. This means they are ready to burn immediately and perform reliably in all types of stoves, fireplaces and even pizza ovens.
Compared with wet or unseasoned wood, kiln dried logs:
- Ignite faster
- Burn hotter
- Produce a more attractive flame
- Create less residue and ash
- Improve stove efficiency
For many households, kiln dried logs are also more convenient than seasoning firewood at home, which can take anywhere from 12 months to several years depending on the wood type and storage conditions.
Woodsure Ready to Burn Approved
The Woodsure Ready to Burn scheme was introduced to help consumers identify high-quality firewood that meets UK regulations for moisture content.
At Sussex Firewood, our logs are Woodsure accredited, giving customers confidence that they are buying properly dried, compliant and responsibly supplied firewood.
Firewood Delivered Locally
We supply and deliver:
- Kiln dried firewood crates
- Bulk bags and loose loads of logs
- Kindling wood
- Natural firelighters
Whether you use a modern ecodesign stove, traditional wood burner or open fireplace, using dry, quality fuel is one of the best ways to improve performance and reduce unnecessary smoke.
If you’re looking for reliable & local firewood deliveries, Sussex Firewood Ltd provides high quality Ready to Burn fuel throughout the local area.