Green or unseasoned firewood that is freshly cut and / or split, has a higher moisture content and releases less heat when burned. Dry or “Seasoned” firewood is wood that has been cut to length, split and dried for over one year. The moisture content of firewood determines how it burns and how many BTU’s are available for heating. Seasoned wood has between 25% to 20% moisture content. Unseasoned firewood is usually sold when fly-by-night vendors sell firewood at a very cheap price and market the firewood as seasoned. If you find firewood priced at an amount that is too good to be true then chances are it may be unseasoned. At Dobbelare Distributing we always guarantee our firewood to be seasoned and ready to burn at the time of purchase.
Seasoned wood is firewood which has dried out to a sufficiently low moisture content to burn readily. Seasoning usually requires up to a year & some very dense hardwoods will require over two years to season properly. Seasoned wood burns hotter, longer & cleaner.
Types of Hardwood
Loggers harvest timber for sawmills (flooring, furniture, veneer) leaving the treetops for us to process. This allows us to know the types of wood in our inventory. Dobbelare Distributing deals mostly with Hardwoods such as Oak, Cherry, Hickory, White Birch, Maple, which we deliver mixed or species specific and deliver and stack at to your location.
A full cord is the amount of wood that will stack into 128 cubic feet. This is the equivalent of a stack 4 foot tall 4 foot wide and 8 foot long. This is about 2 full size pickup loads with the wood stacked to the top of the sides.
Face Cord
Face Cord = 1/3 of a Full Cord of stacked cut wood.
Approximate Measurements: 4′ High x 8′ Wide x 16″ Depth
1/2 Cord
Half Cord = 1/2 of a Face Cord of stacked cut wood.
Approximate Measurements: 4′ High x 4′ Wide x 16″ Depth
1/4 Cord
Quarter Cord = 1/4 of a Face Cord of stacked cut wood.
Approximate Measurements: 4′ High x 2′ Wide x 16″ Depth
For best results, wood should be stacked off the ground, in an open area exposed to sun and wind. Cover just the top of your wood pile to protect from rain and snow.
According to most environmental sources, burning firewood for heat will not hurt the environment since it releases no more greenhouse gases than would be produced if the wood simply rotted on the forest floor. Trees actually recycle carbon dioxide absorbing it as they grow and release it when they decompose or burn.
A British Thermal Unit (BTU) is the amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree F. This is the standard measurement used to state the amount of energy that a fuel has as well as the amount of output of any heat generating device. So, the higher the BTU number for the variety of firewood (Oak) shows that it will produce more heat than compared to a lower number BTU variety(Pine).
Pieces are already split and cut to a length of 16-19 inches.
Our average customer burns 1 cord per season which means fires 1 to 2 times per week give or take during the winter months.
Yes. Only in the Chicago area, our lot is not attended regularly so we would need to coordinate a time and date to meet up to load the pallets onto your vehicle. Pick up is not currently available in St Louis areas.
Anywhere in the Chicago or St Louis metro area. See below:
