The national institute of standards and technology has an official document that explains what a cord is.
Face cord of wood price.
When you want to purchase firewood you will have to calculate the price by cords.
Hence its best to familiarize yourself with cords face cords and full cords to know the real value of your purchase.
This term is a little tricky because it does not conform to exact measurements.
However during the cold winter months the cost for a cord of firewood can nearly double to about 220 to 400.
The average range is just over 100 to under 200.
A lot of sellers will offer a face cord of wood without explaining how big a face cord is.
48 inches full cord length 16 inches face cord length 3 x 75 225.
A standard length for firewood in a full cord is 16 long and most of the time a full cord of firewood will consist of three rows stacked four feet wide and eight feet long.
So to convert the price to a full cord you will have to divide its length into the length of a full cord which is 48 inches and multiply it by its cost.
So a triple 3x face cord would equal one full cord of wood.
A face cord of firewood is equal to a single stack of firewood that measures four feet high by 8 feet long by however deep the depth of the firewood is.
Many sellers online use the term face cord to refer to 1 3 of a cord.
The average price range for a cord of firewood can vary.
Instead it is the length and height of a full cord of wood but is one log deep like a rick of wood the cut logs are usually 16 18 inches long.
So in total forest firewood costs 225 per full cord.