Good info to know, we always had the wood pile away when my dad did it but I hadn’t thought of that. Course when I was young we were in northern BC so probably not an issue there since it was a winter thing. No burning in my current place but good knowledge if I ever get a fireplace, since I’m in somewhat warmer areas now. Probably shouldn’t chop any myself give my coordination either.
I live in the southeast US and termites are a bitch, they were always in our firewood when I was growing up, and I’m sure they’re worse now because our winters are now so mild
And probably shouldn’t stack it next to a building. Or are termites not a thing there?
Termites don’t tolerate the snow. Below 25F(-4C) they die quickly. In areas with a month or two of freezing temps they don’t survive.
That being said with global warming they are steadily moving further north and south latitudes.
Good info to know, we always had the wood pile away when my dad did it but I hadn’t thought of that. Course when I was young we were in northern BC so probably not an issue there since it was a winter thing. No burning in my current place but good knowledge if I ever get a fireplace, since I’m in somewhat warmer areas now. Probably shouldn’t chop any myself give my coordination either.
I live in the southeast US and termites are a bitch, they were always in our firewood when I was growing up, and I’m sure they’re worse now because our winters are now so mild
No termites. And in fact, I have 1.5 cords in a wooden shed behind the cottage, and maybe half a cord in the wooden garage 🙂