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

Elevation Changes the Cord Count

Waynesville's altitude is the single biggest factor in what firewood really costs you over a winter. A longer, colder heating season means more cords burned, so the per-cord price matters less than how many you go through — and how much heat each one actually delivers into the room.

Older Hazelwood homes make that worse: their drafty open masonry fireplaces send most of the heat straight up the chimney, so you burn extra wood just to keep even. That's a lot of hauling and stacking for heat that mostly escapes.

Buy Early, Because Winter Comes Early

Season starts sooner up here, so buy your wood earlier too. Green hardwood needs six to twelve months split and stacked to drop under about 20% moisture; a load bought in spring is ready by October, while a fall purchase is usually still wet and will smoke and build creosote all season.

Whatever you order, confirm it's a true full cord — 128 cubic feet — and not a face cord one row deep sold for close to the same price.

Turning a Drafty Hearth Into a Real Heater

If you're tired of feeding an open firebox, a sealed wood or gas insert captures the heat instead of losing it up the flue — inserts commonly run 70% efficient or better where an open masonry fireplace can run a net heat loss. We permit the work with Haywood County and meet the inspector. We're 35 minutes west; call (828) 545-0525 for a free assessment.