Softwood is ideal for starting up a quick and easy fire that instantly warms your home, or to revive a fire that has died back. It produces excellent flame with accelerated heat out put into your home, but does not burn as long or provide the lasting coal bed as that of Hardwood.
Our Softwood is predominantly poplar, pine, jacaranda, cypress and other perfectly suitable softwood species.
Here’s a helpful tip:
Burn a combination of Hard & Soft wood; Softwood for starting or reviving a fire that has died back, then switching to Hardwood to maintain your fire more conveniently and economically.
To make fire lighting even easier try our Kindling in combination with the Hard & Softwood.
We recommend using a ratio of 1 Kindling : 1 Softwood : 10 Hardwood of our bags or there abouts.
| 1m³ Loose firewood |
= | 21.65 firewood.co.za bags |
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| 1 Bakkie load |
= | 1.227m³ Loose firewood |
= | 26.56 firewood.co.za bags |
Comparing firewood suppliers ?
Many quote their pricing at particular volumes (m3 / cubes / cords) and or weights.
More often than not they are quoting the maximium capacity of either their packaging or delivery vehicle and not the actual amount of firewood as you are led to believe.
Although not a simple task it is a good idea to try and make sure you are getting what they are advertising and ultimately what you are paying for.
*long wheel base Toyota bakkie
| 1m³ Loose firewood |
= | 16.73 firewood.co.za bags |
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| 1 Bakkie load |
= | 1.227m³ Loose firewood |
= | 21.25 firewood.co.za bags |
Comparing firewood suppliers ?
Many quote their pricing at particular volumes (m3 / cubes / cords) and or weights.
More often than not they are quoting the maximium capacity of either their packaging or delivery vehicle and not the actual amount of firewood as you are led to believe.
Although not a simple task it is a good idea to try and make sure you are getting what they are advertising and ultimately what you are paying for.
*long wheel base Toyota bakkie
Hardwoods produce a longer lasting fire & bed of coals compared with Softwoods. Our Hardwoods are predominantly Eucalyptus (Gum tree) and ocasionally Black Wattle. May also contain other hardwood species from time to time.
Harvested & Processed by ourselves from Alien Invasive trees growing in and around Gauteng. Locally harvested is our premier hard firewood for heating purposes. Burning our firewood is environmentally friendly.
Burn a combination of Hard & Soft wood. Softwood for either starting a quick and easy fire that instatntly warms your home or to revive a fire that has died back. Hardwood then to maintain your fire and warmth more conveniantly and economically. To make things even easier use our Kindling in combination with the Hard & Softwood.
We recomend buying a ratio of 1 Kindling : 1 Softwood : 10 Hardwood of our size bags or there abouts.
Softwoods ignite faster and generally produce more flame compared to Hardwoods but unfortunaly don’t burn as long. Our softwoods are predominantly poplar, pine, jacaranda, cypress.
May also be other perfectly suitable softwood species from time to time. Burning our firewood is environmentally friendly.
Burn a combination of Hard & Soft wood. Softwood for either starting a quick and easy fire that instatntly warms your home or to revive a fire that has died back. Hardwood then to maintain your fire and warmth more conveniantly and economically. To make things even easier use our Kindling in combination with the Hard & Softwood.
We recomend buying a ratio of 1 Kindling : 1 Softwood : 10 Hardwood of our size bags or there abouts.
Hardwoods produce a longer lasting fire & bed of coals compared with Softwoods.
Burning this firewood is environmentally friendly.
Burn a combination of Hard & Soft wood. Softwood for either starting a quick and easy fire that instantly warms your home or to revive a fire that has died back. Hardwood then to maintain your fire and warmth more conveniently and economically. To make things even easier use our Kindling in combination with the Hard & Softwood.
We recommend 1 Kindling : 1 Softwood : 10 Hardwood (our size bags) or there abouts.