CT Wood... Why So Expensive

[Newwave]

Firewood prices here in Central Jersey are sky high this year. Got prices of $190 per cord, $210 per cord and $230 per cord from three different suppliers. The lowest was from a supplier I have used for years. Each charges $35 for delivery, none will stack.

Not many storms this past year so not much wood available. I normally buy wood from a garden center that takes logs from tree services locally. Wood is in short supply and at a premium price.

Fortunately I have three years on hand ready to burn. I can afford to wait another year to add to stacks. Will we have bad storms this fall and winter with accompanying tree fall? We'll see.

 

[BigCountryNY]

Will we have bad storms this fall and winter with accompanying tree fall? We'll see.

It's fairly likely I'd guess. El Nino is going to give the Northeast a wet winter according to the weather guessers, so we will see what comes to pass...

 

[killie11]

I am not sure what prices you expect up here in central maine it was 230 for the last 6 or more years.

 

[sportbikerider78]

I was just looking at local prices around here. Face cords seasoned and unseasoned range from $50-65.

At that price, I'm not sure it is worth my effort to split my own! LOL

 

[begreen]

If I could get good wood at that price I would definitely be stocking up on several cords, even if unseasoned.

 

[illenema]

Price out here is Crazy, for Oak $350 a cord, split and seasoned. Thats Las vegas ( Full cords)

 

[lostDuck]

At the end of the day a lot of good points but if you can buy compressed logs for less than wood. Why buy wood? They are dryer, burn hotter, and easier to carry around.

On that note I did get two cords of log length green for $200 it was just very hard to find this year. Good stuff for 17-18 season.

I guess with the money I would have spent on wood this year I will get the oil boiler fixed up.

 

[Jay106n]

Oil prices have continued to drop. For the CT,NY,NJ,PA,RI,MA,MD guys, here is a site I use that works well to get cheaper oil prices. http://www.cashheatingoil.com I have used it several times and it works great. I can usually get better deals there than what the local guys can offer.

 

[jfournier]

Hey @lostDuck whereabouts in Windsor are you? I'm by Poquonock Elementary. If you have a winch with a really long cable you can come suck logs up out of the hollow behind my house, and some of my neighbors, too. Once the leaves are down I might bother building some stairs so I can carry rounds up and out. I have some trees down since the October snow storm that are up off the ground, so probably in good condition for burning.

That being said, I have yet to find a good, honest firewood supplier around here. Most of them have told me they have seasoned oak, and I can just ask for the length I want and they'll buck it and split it to order, and I always say 'no thanks'. I was much happier ordering 3 tons of bio bricks a couple years ago; once the wood piles were buried in snow I just used the bio bricks stacked in the basement.

 

[Frank625]

So for all of the CT members has your purchase price for buying wood this year gone up? My previous wood guy has disappeared and up in the Windsor area people are wanting $200-250 a cord on CL... That is nuts for wood that will still need 2+ years to dry.

Even for green wood this year they want $200 a cord delivered. With oil so cheap (relatively speaking) I just dont understand why a premium on wood.

I dont have a truck or a trailer so craigslist free wood chasing is something that I cannot do

How have other been doing? I appreciate your input

The amount of work and expense is the same for green wood or seasoned wood. I sell wood and only do a small discount for green wood. I would say $200/cord delivered is a pretty good deal in your area.

 

[edge-of-the-woods]

I get acorn bricks. Come in around $235 a ton. Burn super hot. Then I order log load delivery from local tree services. Usually cost about 4-700 bucks depending on the size and works out to around $100 a cord when split.

A guy in Bethany was telling me about these. They didn't burn too hot for you?

 

[chazcarr]

A guy in Bethany was telling me about these. They didn't burn too hot for you?

The trick is to pack them together tight. Then you have this one solid wall where the edge burns but not all the bricks at once.
They also work great to mix in with mostly seasoned wood.

 

[BigCountryNY]

I burned nearly a ton of BioBricks at the end of last season. After getting a burn started, I'd reload with 8 bricks at a time in my insert and would get a great burn with a lot of heat. I have three bundles left over this year if I need to toss one or two in,but my wood that I had CSS'd last fall is nice and dry for this season.

 

[edge-of-the-woods]

I get acorn bricks. Come in around $235 a ton. Burn super hot. Then I order log load delivery from local tree services. Usually cost about 4-700 bucks depending on the size and works out to around $100 a cord when split.

Where do you get your acorn bricks? Bethany Supply in Bethany CT is asking $310/ton for them (not delivered). They want $290/ton for the bio bricks. I found a place in Torrington that's asking $270/ton for acorn bricks, but....then I have to schlep up to Torrington

 

[chazcarr]

Where do you get your acorn bricks? Bethany Supply in Bethany CT is asking $310/ton for them (not delivered). They want $290/ton for the bio bricks. I found a place in Torrington that's asking $270/ton for acorn bricks, but....then I have to schlep up to Torrington

I get it from CT Pellet. They have a spring sale, and I can share delivery with my neighbor who gets pellets.