How much firewood will I need in winter? 3 - 4 tonne

 

Very common question, people who use Firewood as the main source of heating lighting the fire 5 to 7 nights a week will use around 4 tonne per year.

People using Firewood just on odd nights or as a weekend luxury might only use 1 to 2 tonne for the year.

The total amount needed comes down to how warm you like the house inside and if you have the fire going day and night all week or just week ends.

If you expect to use the fire for the majority of your heating four plus nights a week.

We recommend starting with 3-4 tonne, if you run out early you can always top up with more, if you have wood left over you now have a head start for start of next season.

 

Is the Firewood all Hardwood? Yes

 

All firewood supplied is Hard wood some species include but are not limited to are, Blue Gum, Flooded Gum, Spotted Gum, Stringy Bark, Mahogany, Grey Box, Yellow Box, Silver top Ash and Iron Bark.

These species are known for great heating abilities and are used Australia wide.

 

Do we do discounts?

 

December & January we discount our firewood for the early birds and our budget conscious customers.

Canberra Firewood operates year-round and during the warmer months is when we recommend stocking up your firewood.

 

How much room does the firewood take up ?

 

1 tonne of firewood takes up around 2.25 cubic meters, when tipped out of truck the pile will be a rectangle shape and take up an area of around 2.5m long, 1.2m wide and 0.800m high approx.

When firewood is stacked against a wall or fence the pile will be on average around 3m to 4m long, 1.2 to 1.5m high and 30cm or 300mm wide approx.

 

Can you drop the wood under my Car port or in My garage? No

 

Firewood is delivered in small to medium sized tipper trucks and tipping trailers. We can only tip in open areas like driveways and yards with clearance heights of around 4 meters.

95% of deliveries are fine.

 

Can i dry my own Firewood? Yes

 

Yes you can, air flow and sun is all takes to dry firewood the more sun and wind the better.

Firewood naturally dries when split to size in all months of the year, the drying process is fast tracked over spring & summer with the hot weather and direct sun light.

 

When is the best time to stock up my Firewood, our Hot Tip? Spring and Summer time.

 

We recommend to all people who use firewood for home heating to be proactive and stock up during the warmer months Spring - Summer time.

Benefits of doing this

• Firewood only gets better with age.
• Firewood and deliveries are not affected by winter conditions, rain and damp conditions, ground being too soft to drive on.
• Another issue that is overcome is supply and demand.
• Deliveries are much faster.