moisture content?

[treefeller]

what % moisture is wood classed as seasoned? both in hard and soft woods,as i season for 12/18 months but dont know any%figures for moisture readings.

[Pine Marten]

For firewood I would be looking 20-30%

 

Take a look at the published standards CEN TC335 at

 

CEN/TC 335 biomass standards

 

Below is a link to their publications

 

Publications

 

Cheers

PM

[Marko]

Our logs measure around 20% at point of sale. We won't sell at above 25%.

[firewood]

what % moisture is wood classed as seasoned? both in hard and soft woods,as i season for 12/18 months but dont know any%figures for moisture readings.

 

 

I generally sell at 20% MC and would not sell above 25%.

 

anything below 20% is great and if seasoning outside (i'm in Scotland) you would be hard pressed to get it below about 16% as the climate is so damp , compared with the South of Engalnd anyway

 

 

 

Invest in a moisture meter to take the guesswork out of all this.

 

I bought this one:

 

 

[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wood-Moisture-Meter-CEM-DT-125/dp/B000S0N3FG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1260373212&sr=8-1]Wood Moisture Meter - CEM DT-125: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home[/ame]

 

 

not problems with it to date

[Johny Walker]

snap

[davetaz]

the length of time it takes to "seaon" wood depends on what species, how and where it is split/stacked, and gegraphical location

20% seems to be what most people aim for and that's what mine gets down to

[treefeller]

hi,thanks for your reply mainly oak,cherry,hawthorn,ash and horse chestnut all stacked sheeted in s. cheshire. have bought moister meter today will have a play at weekend.

[Dave Martin]

hi,thanks for your reply mainly oak,cherry,hawthorn,ash and horse chestnut all stacked sheeted in s. cheshire. have bought moister meter today will have a play at weekend.

 

What type of moisture meter have you bought and how much?

[davetaz]

Treefeller, where in south cheshire are you?

[treefeller]

hi,less than 10 miles from you, maybe we should meet up for a chat n pint? cheers.