Dry wood is everything. Burning wet wood wastes money, smokes out the neighbourhood and coats your flue in creosote. Here’s how to get the most heat from every load.
Buy dry, store dry
- All our firewood is guaranteed at 25% moisture or less — it’s ready to burn when it lands on your drive.
- Stack it off the ground, out of the rain, with air flowing through — a woodshed with open sides is ideal.
- Order early. Buying in spring or summer means the driest wood and the best availability come winter.
Burn it well
- Start with plenty of kindling (dry pine or Oregon split small is perfect) and get a hot fire going fast.
- Run the fire hot rather than smouldering — a smouldering fire wastes wood and produces the most smoke.
- Use softwood (pine) to get going, hardwood (blue gum, kanuka, macrocarpa) for the long burn.
- Never burn treated timber, painted wood or rubbish — it’s toxic and it damages your burner.
Pick the right wood for the job
Every wood we sell has a job it does best — see each product page for drying times, moisture content and burning notes, or check the full range. Our wood meets the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Good Wood guidelines.