how to make fire from the fire wood at the fire place during snow?

Question

hey i am unaware of how to make fire with the logs at the fire place, i have few logs of wood & fire starter squares to light them pls help soon as i want to know how to light up fire as i m freezing with cold now...

Answer 1

Sounds like you're too young to be playing with fire. Ask an adult (preferably mommy or daddy) to make one for you.

Answer 2

Hi There
I hope that you aren't too cold
I'm not sure what starter squares are take them and place them at the base of the fire place put some paper crumbled up on top and find some real small pieces of wood small branches the smallest stuff you and find even if you shave a little off a bigger log make a little pile on top of the paper and light it as long as the wood is dry and starts good add little bigger Pisces of wood and you will be warm soon. Don't forget to open the damper and pull the screen or close the glass doors.
Good Luck

Answer 3

If you have a firelog or starter log, you should have no problem. Just add the wood around it or on top of it and light. Read the directions on the firelog package first because some firelogs get pretty hot and do not recommend adding wood to it, though. One thing, too, is that sometimes people mistake a "Creosote Chimney Sweeping Log" as a firestarter and use it to start a fire. This is a big mistake and you should never do this. Make sure your log is not a "creosote" treatment log, it should be quite obvious to see on package.

Answer 4

Seems to me like you answered your own Q.?

I'll assume you're old enough to play with matches, smiles, and/or can access a lighter, or even a fireplace fire lighter.

It's pretty simple after that. Unless snow is actually falling in your fireplace, the heat of the match or lighter should be adequate to ignite the "starters" and hopefully the wood is dry enough to catch. You might also keep a box of kindling close at hand, even scraps like "shims" purchased at a Home builders store, to aid in heat buildup, flame endurance, and eventual ignition of the logs.

Steven Wolf