Firewood in Georgia: Which Woods Your Winter Actually Needs
Firewood in Georgia isn’t a survival question, it’s a comfort question. With average lows in the mid-30s during the coldest month at the state’s…
Firewood in Florida: Which Woods Your Winter Actually Needs
If you’re wondering whether you actually need a cord of oak this winter or just a bundle from the gas station, the answer starts with one number: 42.9°F.
What You Should Never Burn
Burn wood that’s dry, split, and unpainted, and skip everything else. That short list rules out more than people expect: treated lumber, driftwood, green…
The Tools a Firewood Season Actually Needs
A firewood season lives or dies on five tools, and none of them is the splitter you’re probably picturing first.
Sizing a Wood Stove for Your House
The right size for a wood stove has almost nothing to do with your square footage and everything to do with two numbers: how well your walls hold heat…
Splitting Firewood: When and How
Firewood splits best right after the tree comes down, while the wood is still green, or once winter cold has frozen it solid.
Your Wood Hisses and Bubbles
Hissing, popping, and little bubbles of moisture seeping out of the log ends while it’s supposed to be burning: that’s not a defective piece of wood, and…
The Stove Does Not Heat the Room
The room stays cold no matter how much wood you feed the fire, or the glass blackens and the heat never seems to reach past three feet from the stove.
The House Smells of Smoke
A smoky smell in a house without visible smoke is almost always a cold-flue problem, not a fire problem.
You Found Creosote in the Flue
That shiny, tar-like black coating inside your flue is creosote, and it’s flammable. If it’s flaky and dull, you have time to deal with it properly.