Choosing the right firewood can make all the difference in how warm, efficient, and cost-effective your wood burner is. At Edinburgh Wood Fuel, we’re passionate about helping our customers make informed choices—so let’s break down the key differences between hardwood and softwood firewood. 🌳 What Is Hardwood? Hardwood comes from deciduous trees like ash, oak, […]
We are thrilled to share that we have gained the prestigious HETAS and Woodsure Ready to Burn certification. This certification validates our commitment to providing high-quality, sustainable, and environmentally friendly wood fuel to our valued customers in Edinburgh and beyond. So what does this mean? The DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) Ready […]
It is hard to beat the glow of a roaring fire, so we’ve put together a short guide explaining how to build the perfect fire, ensuring you keep your home warm and cosy this winter. Everything you need to create the perfect fire can be found in our online shop. Ensure you are burning dry […]
Welcome to our guide on mastering firewood storage. Proper firewood storage is crucial for maintaining the quality and longevity of your firewood supply, ensuring optimal burning efficiency when you need it most. The importance of burning dry wood Dry wood is defined as wood with a moisture content of under 20%. Burning wet wood, if […]
This article provides an update on Edinburgh Wood Fuel’s current position in relation to the ongoing corona-virus outbreak. While we are continuing to take orders and make regular deliveries in and around Edinburgh, for the safety of our customers and delivery team we still have some restrictions on the usual delivery service we like to […]
With the evenings extending, the sun shining (well at least some of the time) and us all being confined to our houses and gardens, it is a great time to get that chiminea or firepit on. But are you wondering what is best to burn? We would recommend burning wood in your chiminea or firepit, […]
Following the Prime Minsters announcements last night this article sets Edinburgh Wood Fuel’s current position in relation to the coronavirus outbreak. For the time being we will be continuing to take orders and make deliveries, as we provide an essential service keeping our customers homes warm. However we want to avoid all contact with customers […]
This short article sets out Edinburgh Wood Fuel’s current position in relation to the ongoing corona virus outbreak. For the time being we are continuing to make deliveries, however we will only be delivering to ‘door steps’. We will not be offering to carry nets and other products into customers properties. We hope that you […]
There has been a lot in the media over the past few weeks about wet wood. But what is wet wood and why shouldn’t you burn it? What is wet wood? Wet wood is wood with a moisture content of above 20%. Initially when a tree is felled it usually has a moisture content of […]
As you might have heard over the past few days, the UK Government has announced that the sale of some wood and coal is to be banned. What does this mean for the firewood and coal that you buy and burn from Edinburgh Wood Fuel? Will you still be able to do this? The answer […]
