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How Much Wood Is In A Cord?

Firewood is usually measured by the cord. In some areas it is required by law that firewood be sold by the cord or fraction of a cord. There is a difference between a full cord and a face cord. If you are buying a full cord make sure the seller is selling you a full cord and not a face cord. So how much firewood is in a cord?

A full cord is 128 cubic feet. This is the equivalent of a stack 4 foot tall 4 foot wide and 8 foot long. This is about 2 full size pickup loads with the wood stacked to the top of the sides.

Depending on who you talk to a face cord or rick is a stack of wood the equivalent of four feet high by eight feet long and as wide as the length of the individual pieces. Another way to describe that is a single row of stacked wood the equivalent of 4 feet high and 8 feet long.

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