How long does green cut wood take to burn in our fireplace?
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Cindy
Seasoning time to burn?
3 answers
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This depends upon several factors. Type of wood, how green and how its stacked. To get it ready sooner, it needs to be stacked so air flows freely through it, It should be already split, which of course is harder when its green, but splitting the wood up provides additional surface areas where the air flowing around the wood will dry it faster. Then of course some sort of shelter. Plastic tarp across the top would work fine, Just do not cover the sides that would block the air from blowing through it. Fresh cut wood if taken down and properly stacked could be used as soon as the end of the season, but ideally you should wait at least a year for green product to dry.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Sep 06, 2014
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You can also tell when it's ready by looking at the cut ends. The more cracks towards the middle means it is drying out. We cut and wait at lest a year if it is fresh wood. If it is cedar it takes even longer.
Sherrie
on Sep 06, 2014
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You can get a moisture tester at the hardware store for about $30. It's a two pronged gadget that you turn on and stab into the split center section. A moisture reading of 20 is optimal/seasoned/safe to burn. Make sure your reading is taken from the center not the end as the end will read much lower.
Opal
on Sep 07, 2014
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