How many cords?

[tinkabranc]

Just saw a full page advertisement in our newspaper from a local business stating
that they are now selling hardwood by the cord for the low price of $250.00.
I have no idea is this is a good price or not as I do not need wood,
BUT...
This got me wondering, how many cords of wood do you normally go through in a season?
Do you burn full time or part time?

 

[TMonter]

3-5 cords here depending on the winter, although if things keep going that way this year it will be way less than that.

I burn a Quad 3100i and heat about 1300 of a 2200 square foot house.

I'm also burning Red Fir which is considered a softwood but in reality is close to most hardwoods in heating value.

Red Fir in this area goes for about $175-195 a cord but it's also readily available to cut yourself.

 

[Wolves-Lower]

$250?
Wow that is pricey!
A cord sells for about $60-85 here in Iowa. That will be hardwood only.
I heat a 1000 sq/ft home and go through about 3 cords.

 

[backpack09]

Hey, I am also on the south shore. That seems to be the going price for a cord of seasoned. Make sure you ask the seller when it was split... The Green Connection says that they split back in last december, so that is who we used. A lot of the local sellers call seasoned wood trees that were cut in january, but not split until less than a month ago. You will not get a good burn from that short of a seasoning.

I am planning on burning nights and weekends for the next few months. I am hoping that my cord and a half is enough to make it through. But at 250 a cord, its still a hell of alot cheaper than filling up the oil tank at 3$ a gallon.

Dan

 

[Todd]

Sounds high to me. I can buy seasoned Oak for $150 per cord. But it all depends on where you live I guess.

I go through 3 cords of mostly Oak, burning 24/7 to heat 1800sq ft.

 

[Wolves-Lower]

Sounds high to me. I can buy seasoned Oak for $150 per cord. But it all depends on where you live I guess.

I go through 3 cords of mostly Oak, burning 24/7 to heat 1800sq ft.

That is a lot of Leinies.
I guess I am cheapskate. I am lucky enough to either get trees at work or have tree service guys bring it to my door to cut and split. But I will burn any hardwood, Ash, Hickory, Walnut, Oak.

 

[gpcollen1]

Good wood here goes for between $175 and $200, with multiple cord discounts. This year I got 4+ cords for $700 - and very good mixed hardwood. I am lacking some larger pieces for longer burns unfortunately.

I go through approx. 4 cords, maybe 5 depending on how much I use the fireplace.

 

[bmwbj]

I've never had to buy wood, but I go through about 3-4 cords in a normal winter here in Jersey.

 

[Wolves-Lower]

I've never had to buy wood, but I go through about 3-4 cords in a normal winter here in Jersey.

Now that is a sweet pile-0-wood! Even the trees are evenly spaced for stacking.

 

[tinkabranc]

you are all set for sure! Nice setup

 

[Dunadan]

A cord sells for about $60-85 here in Iowa.

I assume that's a face cord?

I pay $195 a cord delivered ($65 a face cord).

Last year was my first year burning, and I went through 4 cord burning 24*7.

I should point out that due to some major draft problems and wood at the beginning of the season that probably wasn't as dry as it should have been, I probably wasn't burning very efficiently. I hope to burn less than this this year.

 

[Henz]

I spent $400 for about 7 cord.

 

[Wolves-Lower]

A cord sells for about $60-85 here in Iowa.

I assume that's a face cord?

I pay $195 a cord delivered ($65 a face cord).

Last year was my first year burning, and I went through 4 cord burning 24*7.

I should point out that due to some major draft problems and wood at the beginning of the season that probably wasn't as dry as it should have been, I probably wasn't burning very efficiently. I hope to burn less than this this year.

I stand corrected, it would be a face cord. Assuming that a face cord is roughly the size of a pickup truck?
Here are some sample adds from my area

Cut and split, ready to burn, $60 truckload

Firewood. (Miscellaneous)
cut to manageable size for 1-2 person loading; $15 for half ton pickup load. Also have some stove length for $30 / load


Firewood (Miscellaneous)
seasoned, all hardwood, $65 U-haul


So how many pickup loads make a cord?

 

[budman]

300.00 for six cords of log lenth red oak,white oak,black locust and ash.

 

[Stevebass4]

yup in MA the going rate is 250.00 per cord

however i found a company that will sell 7 cords worth of logs for $350.00 in Walpole MA

i would guess i have 4 cords ready for this season

 

[JimWalshin845]

Just saw a full page advertisement in our newspaper from a local business stating
that they are now selling hardwood by the cord for the low price of $250.00.

Yikes.. lotta moolah for wood. They better stack it and then hang around for the rest of the winter to load your stove for that price.

Full cords delivered go for $120-160 here in S. Jersey. We go through about 3 cord (cut & split our own) but we winter in Florida from mid Jan-May.

 

[Rhone]

I paid $185/cord and got all red maple. Hate Red maple. I've been spoiled burning nearly just oak. Lighting a fire lasted 8-9 hours and raised my house temp 9-12F. This red maple is over in 3 hours and raises my house temp only 5F. At the current amazing rate I'm having to burn red maple to make a dent it looks like I'm going to hit 5-6 cords this year. The oak I went through only 3 cords.

 

[BJN644]

I bought some tree length for $90 a cord with a six cord minimum here in central Maine. I would say 90 % of it is sugar maple.

 

[Rhone]

Sugar maple is darn good stuff, same heat output as oak. Wonder why sugar maple is so dense and has same heat as oak, but red maple is more like pine. You'd think they'd be a bit more similar.

 

[JimWalshin845]

I paid $185/cord and got all red maple. Hate Red maple. I've been spoiled burning nearly just oak.

Hmmm... not a huge difference depending upon the type of oak. Red maple puts out 23.2 Mbtus/cord while black oak and white oak put out 22.6 and 29.1 Mbtus respectively.

But white oak is KING as far as I am concerned.

For others interested:
http://www.geocities.com/dtmcbride/home_garden/firewood.html

 

[Rhone]

Not familiar with black oak, most charts I'm familiar with have red maple around 13 million btu's/cord recoverable and red & white oak 17 & 18. According to specs it should have about 25% less heat but the red maple I got I'm burning like it's paper. Light a fire, get it going, slow the burn down, and in 2-3 hours it's done. Decided maybe there's something wrong with my unit, loaded it up with oak and it burned the oak in 8 hours and heated the house up 11F so, it's burning oak like it always has so gotta be the red maple I got. Maybe it's balsa maple, or from a particularly non-dense tree I hope the rest of my red maple isn't like this.

 

[iceman]

Good wood here goes for between $175 and $200, with multiple cord discounts. This year I got 4+ cords for $700 - and very good mixed hardwood. I am lacking some larger pieces for longer burns unfortunately.

I go through approx. 4 cords, maybe 5 depending on how much I use the fireplace.

where are you in ct?
i am in western ma
hopefully i am close enough to use your guy!

 

[BrotherBart]

I have never burned red maple but won't be able to say that after the season after this one. One of the two trees I whacked up and hauled off that were laying across one of my neighbors yard turned out to be red maple. The other was white oak.

 

[iceman]

yup in MA the going rate is 250.00 per cord

however i found a company that will sell 7 cords worth of logs for $350.00 in Walpole MA

i would guess i have 4 cords ready for this season

250 up in franklin GEEZ
its not that expensive down here in the springfield area

 

[iceman]

yup in MA the going rate is 250.00 per cord

however i found a company that will sell 7 cords worth of logs for $350.00 in Walpole MA

i would guess i have 4 cords ready for this season

he will deliver all the way to you?? thats a great price!! maybe he will cut us a break if i order too....lol