Tips for Purchasing Firewood

Now that you’ve bought a nice new wood burning fireplace from iBuyWoodstoves.com, it’s time to start a cozy fire in that fireplace and curl up with a good book and some hot cocoa. But before you do that, you’re going to need to find some firewood. Unless you live in a heavily wooded area, you’re probably going to have to buy your firewood. If you only use your fireplace sparingly, you can probably find firewood at a local grocery store, home improvement store, or a chain like Wal-Mart. However, if you’re going to be using your fireplace quite frequently, you want to buy your wood in bulk – and here are some tips for that first purchase.

Bulk Firewood is sold in a unit called a ‘cord.’ You can of course buy half or a quarter cord, but a cord is the standard unit (measuring approximately 128 cubic feet, or 8x4x4).

If someone is selling you firewood in another unit, such as a “truckbed full” – it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re out to scam you. Just be sure to get the dimensions of whatever unit they’re using so you can compare it to a cord.

When buying firewood, you’d probably prefer to buy dry (or “seasoned”) firewood because you can use it immediately. Newly cut firewood is going to be wet and not burn as well, and in some (or many) instances you’re going to have to let it dry out for up to a year! Burning fresh wood also creates a much smokier fire, which is obviously not ideal for the fireplace inside your home.