How much does a cord of firewood cost in Western North Carolina?
In Asheville a full cord has no fixed price — it swings with species, how long the wood has been seasoned, and whether it's dumped at the curb or stacked where you want it. We're headquartered right here at 629 Emma Rd, so we'll be straight: we install and service wood-burning hearths, we don't sell firewood, so call a few local yards for this season's going rate.
Where the number lands in town
Delivery is the quiet variable most people forget. A cord dropped a few minutes from the yard into a West Asheville or Montford driveway costs less to haul than the same wood run out to a cove past the city limits, and stacked on the porch always beats dumped at the curb. On species, the dense hardwoods our ridges grow best — oak, hickory, locust — burn hotter and longer and sit at the top of the range, while pine and poplar go cheap and burn out fast. Seasoned or kiln-dried wood you can light tonight carries a premium over green wood that won't be ready until next winter, and prices ease in spring and summer before the first cold forecast pushes them up in the fall.
Those old open fireplaces eat cords
Many Montford and North Asheville homes still have their original open masonry fireplaces, and a wide-open firebox can actually run a net heat loss — most of the cord you paid for warms the chimney, not the room. A sealed wood insert commonly runs 70 percent efficient or better and pulls far more heat from the same stack, and an EPA-certified stove burns cleaner while stretching every load. Because natural-gas mains feed much of Asheville, plenty of owners convert the old box to gas and stop buying wood altogether. Running that gas line is licensed work in North Carolina — permitted and pressure-tested, and it's our lane. Either way, keep the wood fire or make the switch, you're dealing with one accountable company. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Asheville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Asheville and the rest of Buncombe County — we're headquartered right here.
Related questions
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- What should I look for when buying firewood?
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