Guides
The questions that come up before every firewood or pellet purchase, answered without the padding.
Measurement
What Is a Face Cord of Wood?
A face cord is a 4 by 8 foot stack at any depth, so it can be a third of a cord or a quarter. Here is how to tell which one you are being sold.
How Much Does a Cord of Wood Weigh?
A cord weighs roughly 2,100 to 4,300 lb seasoned and up to 5,600 lb green. Weight by species, what your truck can carry, and why it decides the price.
What Is a 1/2 Cord of Wood? Size, Weight and Cost
A 1/2 cord of wood is 64 cubic feet, exactly half a full cord, and unlike a face cord the term is unambiguous. Its dimensions, what it weighs and what it costs.
Pricing
Firewood Prices by State and Region
What a cord of firewood typically costs in each US region, why the Northeast pays most and the Mountain West least, and how to find your own local rate.
How Much Does a Cord of Wood Cost? 1 Cord Prices by Region
The average cost of a cord of wood runs $200 to $400 delivered. Typical ranges by region, what drives the price, and how to tell a cheap cord from a small one.
How Long Does a Cord of Wood Last?
A cord lasts a week to a whole winter depending on how you burn it. What decides it, how many cords a season really takes, and how to size your order.
Seasoning
Seasoned vs Kiln Dried Firewood
Both reach burnable moisture, one takes a year and the other takes days. When the kiln dried premium is worth paying, and how to test what you got.
Best Firewood to Burn: Heat Output by Species
Which firewood gives the most heat per cord, ranked by BTU. Why hickory and oak lead, where softwood earns its place, and what to avoid burning entirely.
Oak vs Maple Firewood: Which Should You Burn?
Oak holds more heat and burns longer, maple seasons faster and splits easier. The numbers side by side, and which one is worth paying more for.
Stoves
Pellets
What Does It Cost to Run a Pellet Stove?
What a pellet stove costs per season in fuel and electricity, how that compares with propane, gas and oil, and the hidden costs nobody quotes you.
How Many Tons of Pellets Equal a Cord of Wood?
About one ton of pellets replaces a cord of mixed hardwood in a stove, 1.3 tons for oak. Tables by species, a converter, and the heating oil equivalent.
How Many Bags of Pellets Are in a Ton?
Fifty 40 lb bags make a ton of wood pellets. What a pallet costs against single bags, how much space it needs, and how many tons a winter takes.