Can you burn pine wood in a fireplace?

Answer 1

You can, but you will have to have the chimney swept more often. Pine wood creates more soot than other types of wood, which can create a burning chimney, which is not a good thing. Most chimney sweepers do not recommend the burning of pine.

Answer 2

I run a Fireplace shop,,,,,we NEVER recommend burning pine wood in any type of Fireplace; Masonry, Pre-fab, gas starters or wood burning stoves. In fact, we advise "against it" in writing!

Pine is loaded with creosote. In a masonry chimney, this gunk collects in the damper section (right above the firebox), throughout the flue liner (if you have one...some of the older chimneys don't) and will definitely clog your chimney cap in a short period of time. This is the cause of many chimney fires. It will cause what's refered to as a "third degree burn". This is where you actually "bake" your flue. Not only could it cause a crack to the interior AND exterior of the chimney, but very dangerous gases can escape into your home (maybe while you're sleeping) causing severe illness, if not "death" in some cases ~ similar to a carbon monoxide poisoning.

We have used small bits of pine wood kindling just to get a fire started, but it burns very hot and too much pine will create a lot of ash that can float out into room if not screen protected. In California, we recommend burning Oak, especially for wood stoves. It burns much cleaner and will not collect as much soot as other types of wood. We are in an EPA regulated area...as are many states. Pine burns dirty...don't use it very much.

Answer 3

Would not recommend it. Pine is a sappy wood. When burned causes high rate of Crisso(a byproduct of burned sap, very flammable) to accumulate in chimney. Many house fires have started from this. If available to you, oak is the best wood. Burns hot and slow and not nearly the amount of Crisso build up.

Answer 4

Pine is full of sap and it makes a lot of sticky soot. It's not recommended for the fireplace because the build up can catch on fire. Better use hardwoods like oak, fruitwood, etc.

Answer 5

We use pine just to start the fire.....it is very available in East TX where we are from....it lites and burns as fast as a match so what we normally do is use "sticks" of the lighter pine to start a fire. It is pretty sticky, so be careful if burning only pine....save that for a bon fire outside...

Answer 6

My next door neighbor is the chimney fire king! He works for the town and has access to all the crap wood that folks cut out of their yard. He brings it home and Burns it, WHITE PINE and all. At least twice a year the fire dept. pays him a visit because his chimney is looking like the 4th OF JULY! It is kind of funny, but scary all at the same time. He has survived these fires for a lifetime, but I hate to see winter and his chimney start to bellow all the same.

Answer 7

You can burn pine, but it doesn't get that hot, and it burns off quickly, so it is not recomended. Plus you have the sap to deal with.

Answer 8

yes you can. once the fire is hot and no smoke is rising from chimney.
when no smoke rising from chimney you know fire is so hot that even the smoke is consumed.
you can burn green pine and have zero problem then.
secret. hot fire.
pine puts out more ashes than most any other wood but no problems.

Answer 9

yu can but it wont burn - pine wood is useless (except on pine trees)

Answer 10

You could, but you'd be left with a sticky mess if it's very green. All that resin is hard to get off.