Firewood was much more popular only a few decades ago. It was readily available from displaced orchards and nearby forests. Fireplaces and even a few woodstoves were not yet so uncommon.
People were more motivated to cut and split firewood. More than now purchased it already cut and split. For heating, gas and electricity were more expensive.
Firewood is not so readily available nowadays. Forests are not so nearby. Orchards that were subject to displacement in the past are now completely gone.
Most firewood that is available for purchase is a byproduct of arboriculture. Yet, it may not be much less costly than gas or electricity for warmth. Gas or electricity are more convenient and less messy.
Fireplaces and woodstoves are not so common nowadays either. Modern building codes prohibit them from new construction. Repair is rarely justifiable for any that incur damage from earthquakes.
Because most are very rarely if ever in use, their removal is generally more practical. The many more households that are here now utilize much less firewood. However, firewood is not obsolete.
It is a renewable resource that very literally grows on trees. Some households consume only very minor volumes from their home landscapes. Some households purchase more significant volumes of it from tree service businesses.
In some communities, it is available from woodcutters who harvest it from private forests. Regardless of its source, firewood for this autumn and winter must be seasoned by now. In oth.
