CHIM-KLEEN Chimney Service & Firewood

Serving Pataskala & Central Ohio - "Quality Chimney Care Since 1982"

Appointments are available only by phone.  Call 740-927-0369 today!

(Please leave a message if we are out serving other customers, we check messages regularly)

Family Owned and Operated - Randy and Lou Ann Morse, Owners

About Seasoning of Firewood

Get your firewood now for next year! Some types of firewood take up to a full year to dry to a point of gaining full heating effect and to reduce creosote in the chimney. Burning unseasoned firewood causes excessive smoke and resulting creosote. Please try to order your firewood enough in advance that it has a chance to dry properly before burning.  Most of our repeat customers order a year in advance!

About Our Source for Firewood

While most dealers of firewood own a tree service company and can (usually) offer lower prices on their firewood due to charges to the property owners the trees were removed from, we only buy our firewood in log lengths from a logging company. We do this to ensure our customers get only quality hardwoods. Our raw costs to the logging company are very high and we still have the expense of cutting to firewood length and splitting the wood, as well as loading and delivery. Needless to say, fuel costs for our chain saws, splitter, conveyor and delivery vehicles are quite high as well. We offer only hardwoods to our customers because we feel that value and quality are both important.

Firewood

We only cut what we expect to sell, we sell only seasoned wood and seasoning takes time. 

Please help us ensure that we cut enough wood to fill your order for seasoned hardwood in the fall!

Foolish Risks

Never burn treated or painted wood as doing so is dangerous.  Treated wood contains arsenic, making the smoke poisonous.

Never burn pine or other softwoods as the dangerous amounts of resin can lead to chimney fires.

Firewood Facts

Common Terms to Know

Face Cord - Full Cord - Rick

It Takes Time

Seasoning of wood can take 6 months to a year after it is cut, depending on its density and how it is stored.
 

Windfall trees, until cut and split, can not season properly.  Wood dries from the ends while still in log form.  Therefore, if it is fallen, but not cut to firewood length, it is not drying.  The wood shown below is drying properly!

Heat values of seasoned wood versus green, or unseasoned wood, may be as much as 25-30% higher.  Also, with seasoned wood, creosote buildup is greatly reduced, meaning less cleaning and safer burning.

Firewood Policy

Our firewood is cut into approximately 16" to 18" lengths and is split unless the diameter is considered small enough to burn properly. 

Loads are mixed seasoned Hardwood only.
 

Any deviation from these sizes (shorter than 16" or split very small for example) is considered a custom order and will affect the amount of wood delivered or you will be charged a higher cost for a full cord.
 

Custom orders require more labor hours and must be charged additional cost to fill the order.
 

A delivery charge and tax will be applied to your order.
 

Quoted prices are delivered and dumped wood.
 

Stacking costs are considerably higher and will vary based on location and amount, but stacking is available on request.

Do you need help deciding how much wood you need?

Here is a picture of our dual axle Homesteader dump trailer (trailer is 12' long) loaded with nearly two cords to help you better judge your needs. 

Remember, call in the spring or early summer to ensure your wood will be ready for fall delivery.

Heat Value of Wood

Need a Small Amount?

Avoid delivery charges and come get it in your truck.  Call early to arrange a pick up time and ensure firewood availability.  When the available seasoned firewood runs out, you'll have to wait until next year!

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