Buy beech as firewood

What you need:

• Your trusted dealer

Beech is sold according to "rm"

• You are probably aware that firewood, whether it is beech or other wood, is sold by the cubic meter. Cubic meter is abbreviated with "rm", or called "Ster", and is a measure for a certain room of wood. A star or an "rm" is a cube room measuring 1 x 1 m. So one cubic meter (1 m³) of stacked wood, including the spaces created by the layering.

• Although a legally prescribed volume is sold with this stratification of firewood, there may be differences between the quantities of wood delivered due to different stratification. For this reason, you should ensure that the m³ of firewood you have supplied is layered well. A legal regulation makes it easier for you to check, because the m³ or liter sold, as well as all decimal numbers, must be marked according to the SI norm.
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• So when you buy beech firewood, make sure that the cubic meter has been marked with the stacking or bulk volume. D. H. Your delivery must either match the stack volume, ie "V_St."or the bulk volume" V_NS "be excellent. A bulk cubic meter, called "srm" for short, is supplied as a loosely piled up and not stacked amount of wood.

• If you want to buy a cubic meter of beech firewood, you can also buy the price in solid cubic meters, abbreviated "fm". The timber industry association gives some guideline values ​​with which you can make calculations. A solid cubic meter is 1.4 cubic meters or 2 to 2.4 cubic meters. About 0.7 solid cubic meters stand for one cubic meter or 1.4 - 1.65 "cubic meters" and half a cubic meter would be 0.7 "cubic meters" or 1.0 to 1.2 cubic meters.

• It is important that you buy the price per cubic meter as "free home delivery" so that the delivery does not result in a price increase. If you buy beech wood for firewood, also consider which stove opening your fireplace has. For small stove openings you should order between 25 and 30 cm wood length and for standard openings around 30 to 33 cm. If you have a large fireplace, wood dimensions of 45 to 50 cm could also be suitable.


One ster of wood - that's how you calculate the weight

If you heat your apartment or house with wood, you of course also need that ...

• As a rule, you should not only buy firewood on one side, i.e. only beech, but mix something up, because firewood such as oak, maple, ash or beech does have a high calorific value, but for quick heating it is worthwhile to add some firewood with a medium calorific value, such as larch, spruce or birch to buy. When buying firewood, you must be able to rely on your dealer in order not to receive inferior goods. For this reason, you should look carefully at who you are buying from in the market.

Buying firewood is a matter of trust

• If you buy your firewood from a good specialist store, you will receive an invoice with which you can, if necessary, Recourse claims could be made if you should find that the wood delivery is too wet or not in accordance with the quantity has been delivered. Especially if you notice any quality deficiencies the first time you cheer on, you can claim your rights with an official invoice.

• Be careful if inexpensive firewood is offered for less than € 45, without specifying which wood it is. Because it is often miles away from the beech tree, and when you fire you notice that the cubic meter you bought is quickly used up. Before buying, it is essential to clarify which firewood it is, whether it is really beech and what the quality is. D. H. clarify whether it is industrial, furniture-, residual or split logs and the extent to which it is split, sawn or ready for use in the oven.

• You can recognize beech by the fact that the wood is light and quite firm, so that not even a fingernail impression can be achieved. The bark is silver to dark gray and always very smooth. If beech has been old and poorly stored, you can often only recognize it by its weight. Take a good look at the wood, it shouldn't be moldy. If the wood shows drying cracks, it is suitable as firewood.

• To check the wood moisture content of your firewood delivery, a wood moisture meter that you can buy from specialist retailers is worthwhile. Since wet wood the electric current conducts faster, there is no resistance. That is why a classic wood moisture meter measures the resistance between the electrodes. You can read this resistance on the device as a percentage. Any wood that is over 24% is generally too wet, you can only use the firewood from 20%.