Wood storage made easy

Hot Box Stoves can offer a range of bespoke log stores tailored to suit your home and burning requirements. As a subsidiary of Geoff Neal Roofing a company specialising in conservation work of historic buildings Hot Box Stoves have the perfect pedigree for the construction of any kind or size of store using materials that suit the surroundings.

It is a requirement that if you install a wood burning stove that a provision of at least 1.5m3 of storage is made for fuel. Further to have a ready supply of clean dry (oven ready) and easily accessible fuel is essential for any stove user. Should you wish to season your own timber your storage needs will increase please see the information below on how to season your own wood.

'If trees are to be cut down for burning then this should be done in deep winter (December - Jan) as the tree is dormant and the sap has not yet risen. Once the sap starts rising with the onset of spring the tree’s moisture content increases and it will take longer to season the fire wood. When the wood seasons it should be protected from direct rainfall and should ideally be on a dry base. The sides of the stack are best left open so that the wind can get to the wood to dry it out. If you are seasoning the wood in a shed then slatted sides will let airthrough but still contain the wood'.