Just out of curiosity, how much is a cord of firewood going for in the Pacific NW? I’m in WV and was wondering about the differences in pricing between the two areas, considering both areas are heavily forested and fairly mountainous.
I paid $185 per cord of maple, spruce and alder; split, seasoned, and delivered. That’s been a pretty stable price for about four years now from the guy I deal with. I pay him in cash, and that keeps the price down too. I usually end up re-splitting some of the bigger pieces so they fit our stove, but I get excellent value for the money.
My heat pump simply will not keep the house as warm as the stove does when the temperature really drops. I use our split forced air system to circulate the heat between the front and back of the house, and turn the heat pump off at the breaker. If I regulate the stove properly, the front room stays at 73 degrees while the back stays at 70 regardless of how cold it gets outside.