Author: Peter

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Benefits of hardwood over softwood?

10 reasons why you should burn wood

The modern day form of heating is an electric fire, but why not go for the traditional, old fashioned wood burning? It provides you with some amazing benefits to you and your bank account. Here are the top ten reasons as to why you should burn wood as an alternative to oil and fuel burners.

1. Renewable energy source

Wood is a natural resource which is naturally grown, so you do not run out of it. You can honestly say that you can never run out of wood to keep you warm and cosy on those chilly nights.

2. There is no global warming

When you are using oil, petrol or some sort of processed fuel for your fire the carbon dioxide emissions pollute the air which is obviously not beneficial for the environment. Naturally burning a renewable source grown from the earth itself will not pollute the earth.

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The history of wood burning stoves

Wood burning has been around for thousands of years as it was the only form of heat source that was available to keep warm and cook food. No electricity for them unfortunately. This blog will be dedicated to the history of wood burning and the invention of the wood burning stove.

When did it start?

In the 16th Century, fire burning changed from a standard fire place to venting it through a chimney (which is where the chimney sweepers came in to play). But before that, the earliest fireplace that is known and recorded was back in 3600 BC in Malta.