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.
Umm, wow. Talk about a difference. Year before last, I paid $115 a cord for Red Oak, White Oak, Hickory and Poplar. Granted, it was probably about 35-40% Poplar, but it was seasoned, split and delivered as well. I also paid in cash, but only bought two cords worth because of a lack of suitable space at the time.
I completely agree with you and understand about the heatpump. I rent now and have one in addition to a buck stove and I’m dreading this winter’s heating bills because of it. I hope the stove helps keep the gas bills down.