i know hard wood is best to burn in fire places, but whats the real difference in the woods?
2006-10-18 02:27:30 · 8 answers · asked by jefferson 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Hardwood comes from deciduous trees (trees that drop their leaves before the cold season) and softwood comes from conifer trees (evergreen trees).
Deciduous trees grow slower than conifers since their growing season is shorter slower growth means more dense fibre or "harder" wood.
As for firewood, the higher density of hardwoods fibres means that the wood burns slower and hotter. The higher heat is a big factor in reducing creosote build up.
2006-10-18 03:00:39 · answer #1 · answered by shaft 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pine is softwood, most others are called hardwood. They are harder and stronger, and more rot-resistant, although these properties vary widely between different hardwoods. Burning properties vary for other reasons, such as water content, although even when dry some woods burn well and others don't. Pine burns extremely well, because it has a lot of inflammable resin, this can lead to unwelcome build-up of tar/creosote in a chimney but it's fine outdoors. The best fireplace/stove firewoods are ash and beech.
2006-10-18 02:40:48 · answer #2 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A sealed floor has been sanded and had a sealer applied to it. A waxed floor has had several layers of wax applied instead of a sealer/finish. Most likely, your floors have been sanded, sealed and finished (with polyureathane). Wax finished wood floors are a thing of the past. Google Bruce Wood Floors for info on maintaing your floor.
2016-03-28 14:25:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard wood is harder, gives more btu's when burned and contains less moisture than soft woods...
2006-10-18 02:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
soot build up from - soft wood - say pine, leading to a chimney fire & house fire
2006-10-18 02:30:38 · answer #5 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hardwwods are dicots (angiosperms) and softwoods are gymnosperms. These terms are relative as some hardwoods are softer than some softwoods.
2006-10-18 03:04:03 · answer #6 · answered by Ralph 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
softwood not as dense & lighter when dry. soft burns faster & if not given enough combustion air, will not burn creosote totally & deposit on chimney. hard can do same if too dry. keep good eye on chimney deposits & clean be4 chimneyfire
2006-10-18 02:55:54 · answer #7 · answered by enord 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hard wood is hard and soft wood is soft
pine is softest and oak is hard...........poplar is softer...locust is hard
2006-10-18 02:32:02 · answer #8 · answered by stone cold 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋