How much does a cord of firewood cost in the Asheville area?

In a Rainforest Climate, Seasoning Is Everything

Brevard's wet season runs March into June and the humidity lingers, so green wood that would dry in a single summer elsewhere can stay stubbornly damp here. Split it, stack it off the ground, and cover the top by spring at the latest — wood bought green in fall simply won't be ready, and wet wood smokes, hisses, and packs the flue with creosote.

That same moisture cracks crowns, spalls brick, and rusts dampers on the chimney chases and crawl-space flues common in older Brevard and Pisgah Forest homes, so an annual inspection matters more here than most places.

Full Cord, Not a Rick

Whatever you buy, confirm it's a true full cord — a 4-by-4-by-8 stack, 128 cubic feet — and not a rick or face cord one row deep sold for nearly the same money. Also settle whether it's delivered and stacked or dumped at the end of a wet gravel drive, which up here makes a real difference.

Why the Cabins Run Propane

Out toward Connestee Falls and the cabins, you're in propane country, and a sealed propane fireplace or insert sidesteps the wet-wood problem entirely — clean heat at the flip of a switch with no cord to dry. A unit like the Kozy Heat Springfield is built for propane-country homes. We handle the licensed gas side and permit with Transylvania County; call (828) 545-0525.