Log Storage Solutions With Free Local Delivery
Storing firewood properly is what keeps it dry and ready to burn, so choose Empress Fencing for fencing and timber supplies in Clitheroe, including log storage solutions supplied from our Clitheroe base and delivered straight to your door. A good log store keeps the rain off while letting air move through the stack, which is exactly what seasoned and kiln dried logs need to stay in good condition through the winter.
We offer free local delivery on orders over £150 to BB6 and BB7 postcodes, including Clitheroe, Barrow, Bashall Eaves, Billington, Bolton-by-Bowland, Chatburn, Downham, Dunsop Bridge, Gisburn, Great Mitton, Grindleton, Hurst Green, Little Mitton, Middop, Newsholme, Newton-in-Bowland, Paythorne, Pendleton, Rimington, Sabden, Sawley, Slaidburn, Twiston, Waddington, Whalley, Whitewell, Wiswell, and Worston.
Why Proper Log Storage Matters
Even the best firewood is only as good as the way it is stored. Logs left uncovered or stacked tight against a wall draw in moisture from rain and rising damp, and wet wood is hard to light, burns poorly and coats a flue with tar and soot. A proper log store solves this by keeping the rain off the top of the stack while leaving the sides open so air can circulate, which lets any surface moisture dry off and keeps the wood ready to burn. In the damp Ribble Valley climate, where wet spells are frequent and gardens stay humid through the winter, dependable storage makes a real difference to how well your logs perform on the fire.
It matters most if you buy in bulk. A bulk bag or load of logs needs somewhere to go, and tipping it onto a tarpaulin or leaving it in the original bag traps moisture against the wood. Moving the logs into a proper store as soon as they arrive protects the lot and means you are not working through a soggy pile by February.
Choosing the Right Log Store
The right store depends on how much wood you get through and where it can sit. A compact store suits a household burning the odd evening fire, holding enough for a few weeks at a time close to the back door, while a larger store or a run of stores makes sense for anyone heating a room or a home through the season. Position matters as much as size, with the open front ideally facing away from the prevailing wind and rain and the base raised off the ground so damp cannot rise into the bottom layer. For more on placement and setup, our guide on the log store ideas page walks through the options, and there is further practical advice in our post on the best place to store logs.
Keeping Your Logs in Good Condition
Once the store is in place, a few simple habits keep the wood at its best. Stacking logs with small gaps between them rather than packing them solid lets air move through the pile, and keeping the most recently delivered wood separate from older stock means you burn the driest logs first. If you are storing kiln dried logs, a covered, airy store holds them at the low moisture content they arrive with, which is the whole point of paying for kiln drying in the first place. Our post on how to store kiln-dried logs properly goes into this in more detail.
When it comes time to restock, we supply kiln dried logs delivered across the area, as a Ready to Burn certified supplier, so the logs going into your new store are dry and ready to use from the day they arrive.
Local Delivery Across the Ribble Valley
As a Clitheroe-based supplier, we deliver log storage solutions across the Ribble Valley and the surrounding BB postcode areas. Free local delivery applies on orders over £150 to the BB6 and BB7 postcodes listed above, and click and collect from our Clitheroe site is available if you would rather collect. For delivery to areas further afield, see our delivery charges page.
To order a log store, arrange delivery, or talk through which size suits how much firewood you get through, call our team on 01200 449930 and we will be glad to help.
