Snuggle Up To A Cosy Fire

Use these tips to create a cosy fire for those cold winter nights.

Tips for a cosy fire:

• Open damper.
• Place crumpled newspaper in base.
• Place several pieces of kindling across and around the paper.
• Place more crumpled paper on top of kindling.
• Place more kindling on top, smaller or lighter pieces.
• Ignite fire using lighter or matches and partly shut fire door to let fire establish.
• After seeing that kindling is burning, add two or three slightly larger pieces of wood.
• Gradually build up the wood size until burning about three logs at a time on your fire
• Don't bank your fire down at night as this wastes wood, increases smoke and does not continue to heat your home.