How much does firewood cost per cord, and how many cords do you burn in a winter?
Leicester is wood country: rural large-lot homes, many on propane, and plenty of folks who cut and split from their own acreage, so the real cost is often just labor. If you're buying, price seasoned hardwood by the full cord. Cold-air drainage runs these valleys 5 to 8 degrees below Asheville on clear nights, so budget on the higher side, two cords or more for a wood-heated home.
Propane bills make wood look good
With many homes on delivered propane, and some remote properties short on electrical capacity, a wood stove is often the most dependable and lowest-cost heat available out here, with no tank to refill and no circuit to trip. That's the practical reason wood heat stays so popular across Sandy Mush, Turkey Creek, and the Newfound Road hollows. On a wooded large-lot property, some owners barely buy a cord at all, working their own timber and pricing the winter in chainsaw gas and weekends rather than delivery fees.
Colder valleys, bigger piles
These rural valleys pool cold air hard, running 5 to 8 degrees below Asheville on clear winter nights, which stretches the burning season on both ends and pushes the cord count up. Stack early on your big lot, keep the pile raised and covered, and give this winter's wood a full summer to dry, because in a cold hollow a green cord is a wasted one. If you're adding a stove or insert, we pull the Buncombe County permit and meet the inspector, 15 minutes west of the Emma Road showroom. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Leicester
We install and service fireplaces throughout Leicester and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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