Quality Local logs

Here at Wesnet services we have been providing quality firewood for nearly 10 years both to private inderviduals and commercial customers in the local area.

We provide free delivery of quality Local firewood within the 10 miles of our base in Clanfield. Including: Hambledon, Droxford, Swanmore, Fareham (dependant on area), Hayling Island, Rowlands Castle, Emsworth, Petersfield, Liss as well as parts of west Sussex. If you not sure if you are within 10 miles ring us on 02392 595147 to find out.

This seasons logs are of locally cut hardwood, cut and split to your specification. All the timber was felled in winters of 2009/2010.

We take great care over our product to make sure that it is up to your expectation.

Prices

Log bags @ £3.50

Loads of logs loose @ £70 *from September 30th 2010 prices will rise to £75/load (more information see below)

Half loads available @ £40

Fire wood sold as a loose load

If you have the room to take a loose load it is a more cost effective way of heating your home than log bags. The loose load is done by eye so is not an exact science but we have never had any complaints about the size of load.

The loads comprise either a full-length pickup truck (7’6” X 5’), or equivalent trailer.

We are also able to offer a double load to customers with easy access, in our new 10ft X 5’6” trailer**.

Delivery

Delivery is free to all customers within our working range (approx 10 miles of Clanfield). For costumers outside this working rage a delivery charge will be levied. Please ask for prices on ordering.

Note: delivery is to drop of point only i.e. the point to which the delivery vehicle can back up to. Where stacking or movement is required there may be an extra charge levied to cover the extra time involved in moving the logs. Where this is required please notify at time of order.

Delivery to groups of neighbours

Wesnet services are aware that although the firewood is carbon neutral the fossil fuel used to process and transport it is not.

If you and your neighbours all burn wood then group bookings can help the environment.

This years firewood

The firewood for 2009/2010 comprise of mainly ash, birch, beech and hazel with small quantities including southern beech, sycamore and oak.

All of the timber has come from our woodland management work so is helping to sustain local woodland.  

The importance of seasoning wood

It can not be over-emphasised that the key to good fire is well seasoned wood. Seasoning only happens with time and dry airy conditions. The water content of freshly cut logs can be as high as 50% as in the case of Oak but is more usually 30-40%, with King of fire woods, Ash being as low as 25-30% when cut in the winter. Well-seasoned firewood will have a moisture content of around 18-20%.

Well-seasoned firewood logs are better for your chimney

When logs are burnt un-seasoned they will burn cold and produce a lot of steam in the smoke. The chimney will fail to heat up sufficiently leading to condensation of the smoke onto the inside of the chimney. The resulting deposit will consist of creosote, which is formed by the flammable particles in the smoke remaining unburned. Creosote can eat away at the lining of your chimney it can also cause chimney fires.

It should be noted that even with seasoned firewood the same problems of condensation can occur if a closed stove is loaded with logs and closed down to idle. In this case the stove should always be run high to burn off the gasses and the fire left to idle on the resulting charcoal.

Storage

It is important therefore that once delivered the logs are stored under some sort of cover to keep them dry; ideally this would be a cover only to keep rain off whilst allowing side ventilation. 

Keeping a few days supply (a weeks supply would be better if you have the space) in the house near the fire will reduce the water content to around 14-16 %. This is ideal for a good warm fire.

** This unit is about 30ft long so requires a good area to turn and reverse