Should I heat my home with wood?

Question: Should I heat my home with wood?

Answer: Heating your home, cabin or camp with firewood is a personal choice. There are as many reasons to burn or not to burn firewood as there are people - burning wood comes down to an issue of lifestyle. You need to remember...

Collecting and preparing a rack of firewood is hard work.

Maintaining a stove or fireplace can be just as hard.

You will pay a premium for extra firewood handling and transportation and can get ripped off at purchase time.

You will need room for proper storage.

Wood generated heat is less efficient than other energy sources.

With that said, and if you supply the labor and equipment, using firewood can be a cheap alternative fuel. It is also nice to enjoy the fruits of your labor in the evening in front of a beautiful, crackling fireplace.