Wood Info

Why Heat With Wood?
It is the cheapest and the most environmentally friendly!

Renewable Energy

Renewable means you don't run out. Wood-burning stoves offer a low-carbon alternative to heating your home using fossil fuels. Trees absorb carbon dioxide as they grow, which is returned to the atmosphere when their wood is burned. If you source your logs or wood pellets locally, a wood stove is virtually carbon neutral.

Cheapest

Lower your utility costs. Firewood is the most cost effective fuel for domestic heating as per data from both Research Institute of Sustainable Energy and Efficiency Nova Scotia.

No global warming

Wood-burning just warms you, not the globe. As fossil fuels (such as oil and natural gas) burn they release carbon dioxide - the greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. When wood burns the carbon dioxide released is absorbed and recycled by the trees.

Warms you like no other

The radiant heat and soft glow from a stove or fireplace is like the rays of the sun and warms you like no other heat source. Find solace there in the flames, it is one of life's small pleasures.

How to Buy Firewood?
When we deliver or you pick up firewood from SAM Firewood you get 128 cubic feet (or more) of stacked firewood as a cord. Very few suppliers do the same.

Ask for:

Quantity of firewood in legal units such as stacked cubic metres or a cord (128 stacked cubic feet). It can also be bought in fractions of cubic meters or a cord (e.g. ½ of a cord, ⅓ of a cord or ¼ of a cord). The purchase of firewood in units identified as "face", "stove" or "apartment" cords is not recommended.

Be Present:

1- Measure the stacked firewood to calculate the quantity.

2. Ask for a receipt that shows the quantity and type of firewood, seller's name, address and phone number as well as detailed price paid.

Make sure:

1- Wood in the package is hardwood, many package will have a mix of hard and softwood.

2- know the quantity of prepackaged firewood you are buying, either in cubic decimetres (dm3) or in cubic feet (ft3).

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How to Season Wood?
Firewood standing in the yard in springtime is like money in the bank!

Seasoned wood gives up to 25% higher efficiency, produces less creosote, ignites faster, smokes less and is lighter to carry.

01

Storage

Store the wood outdoors. Do not store wood inside; if there are termites, you don't want them getting at your house!

02

Air Circulation

Air circulation is key; stack the wood so it isn't sitting directly on the ground or right up against a wall.

03

Cover

Ensure that the top of the wood is covered to allow rain to run off without soaking the wood. Keep the ends of the stack uncovered to allow air to circulate and moisture to escape.

04

Test

Bang two pieces of wood together. Dry wood sounds hollow; wet wood sounds dull.

Dry firewood ignites and burns easily; wet wood is tough to light and hisses in the fire.

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Why Heat With Wood?It is the cheapest and the most environmentally friendly!

How to Buy Firewood?When we deliver or you pick up firewood from SAM Firewood you get 128 cubic feet (or more) of stacked firewood as a cord. Very few suppliers do the same.

How to Season Wood?Firewood standing in the yard in springtime is like money in the bank!