How much is FIREWOOD

[Organics North]

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Knowing how much time and work goes in it what would you say would be a fair selling price?

I know you did not ask me the question...but give yourself $10 OR $15 an hour for what it take to cut and split and or deliver and stack...over what your costs are from the woods.. For the price from the woods what would you get at a pulp mill? or what is fair market value for the wood you are selling. (those costs are established by the market.)

I log.. I mill boards and sell lumber, firewood I burn because the costs for me without a $30,000 firewood processor are just not worth it.. I like running the chainsaw and watching the tree fall...Cutting 18" fiirwood all day... na boring... Rather hang with the chickens.

Just my opinion...

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Pineapple..... Rozzie has it right at least in my part of the country... Full cord is 4x4x8.. face or fire wood cord cut and split is 16" to 24" by 4 feet high by 8 feet long... No 3x6 is cheating a cord is 4x8
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[PineappleMama]

Oh maybe I heard 448... and just goofed it... 4+4=8 vs 3+3=6... same pattern... I can see me doing that. *blush*

Thanks for the edjumacating, maybe NEXT time I won't sound like a goob.

 

[Organics North]

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Love your avatar my friend..

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Stay warm down there in TX......

 

[Rozzie]

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Since I'm one of those unknowing people... what's the difference between a full and a face?

Thought a cord of wood was 3'x3'x6'... do I at least have that part right?

We only get wood for the few times each year we have a fire, usually have plenty just from trimming our own/In Laws so this isn't vital info for me but never know when it might come in handy to know!

A full cord is 4x4x8 feet. The total is 128 cubic foot. It could actually be stacked in some different measurement, but the cubic feet has to be 128 cubic feet. To find the cubic feet, multiply the length x width x height of the stack of wood. 3x3x6 would be only 54 cubic feet, or 42% of a cord.

A face cord means it is a stack of wood that is 4 foot tall and 8 foot long. However, it is not 4 foot deep. A face cord is only one log deep. Those logs may be cut 16" long, 14", 18" or be varied in length. If cut at 16" which seems to be the most common, then a face cord is really only about 1/3 of a cord of wood. So, a face cord should really cost about 1/3 of what a full cord costs, if bought only on the basis of the cost of the wood. If it's delivered, you may pay a few extra dollars as a delivery charge. If stacked, they may add on more of a fee. So, it may end up being more like 1/2 of the cost of a full cord because it's more of a bother to go around delivering smaller amounts of wood.

Around here there are also a few people with small stacks of wood for sale in their front yards. They seem to charge about $5 for enough wood for one fire. The stack is only a bit bigger than what you'd buy at the gas station or Home Depot, but it isn't even under cover where it will stay dry. Folks who buy these stacks tend to only use their fireplace a few times a year.

 

[DuckLady]

I pay $85 a cord, split and stacked for mixed wood including tamarack, birch, pine and something else.

 

[fowler_chick]

lol gosh i need to proof read every thing...

 

[wildeflowers]

We pay about $175 to $200 for a full cord, hardwood, split, not stacked.

 

[quercus21]

Around here, $180 - 220 per full cord of mixed hard woods, oak, maple, ash, hickory, cherry.

 

[Sjisty]

I just bought two full cords for $160 each, delivered, not stacked. That should last the winter for us here in Central Florida.

 

[Randy]

I've bee selling some wood on the side for the last few winters. I get $35.00 a rick. Around here everyone sells in ricks. A rick is the same as a face cord. 4 feet tall and 8 feet long by however long the wood is cut. Some cut it pretty short so you have to watch out. Another thing to watch out for is that some people stack it pretty loose so you are buying a lot of air in those ricks.

I try to cut mine at least 18" so that is actually just a little more than a third cord. I don't deliver it though. I just stack it out by the highway with a sign on it. I usually ask if they want help loading it. Some do and some do not. If they are elderly I usually don't ask I just start helping load.

Fifty miles away to the south where it's mostly farm land it's quite a bit higher. I've seen it advertised for 75.00 or more a rick down there.