Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
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Most Altoona households burning a few nights a week get through winter on a half cord to a full cord, while those heating primarily with wood should plan for one and a half to two cords given our long, cold heating season.
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
Most Altoona households burning a few nights a week get through winter on a half cord to a full cord, while those heating primarily with wood should plan for one and a half to two cords given our long, cold heating season.
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.
While you are prepping for winter, check out our mulch and stone options sourced for the same Altoona area conditions, ideal for insulating garden beds before the ground freezes in late October.
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Stack your firewood off the ground on pallets or rails to keep moisture from wicking up from Altoona's damp soil, and leave gaps between rows for airflow. Cover only the top of the stack with a tarp, leaving the sides open, since fully wrapping the pile traps humidity from our area's wet summers and slows seasoning. A stack against a south facing wall gets extra sun exposure through the cold months.
Test moisture before burning by splitting a piece open and pressing a moisture meter to the freshly exposed face, not the exterior bark. Properly seasoned oak and hickory from around Altoona should read below 20 percent. Wood that hisses or sizzles in the flame, or is hard to light, is telling you it needs more time to dry before it belongs in your stove.
Order your firewood in late summer, well before Altoona's first frost typically lands around October 21. Ordering early gives split wood extra weeks to finish drying under cover before the cold sets in, and it avoids the rush that hits local suppliers once the first cold snap reminds everyone at once that they are low on wood.
Altoona sits at over 1,100 feet in elevation in the Allegheny ridge country, and that means a long heating season that often starts before Halloween and runs past the last frost on May 10. With roughly six to seven months of cold weather, homeowners burning wood stoves or fireplaces need fuel that is truly dry, not just cut and split. Our seasoned hardwood is dried down to burn efficiently, which matters in the region's humid summers when green wood struggles to lose moisture. Local hardwoods like oak, hickory, and hard maple are common in the ridges and valleys around Altoona and season well over a summer under cover. Burning properly seasoned wood means less creosote buildup in chimneys, which is especially important given how many nights of sustained cold burning Altoona winters demand.
Expect dense regional hardwoods like oak, hickory, maple, and ash. These species burn longer and hotter than softwoods, which is what you want when a cold snap settles in and the stove runs all day.
Firewood needs 6 to 12 months of drying before it burns well. Properly seasoned wood lights faster, throws more heat, and keeps creosote out of your chimney, which matters most in the coldest weeks of the year.
Firewood that travels long distances spreads invasive pests like the emerald ash borer. Our wood is cut and seasoned close to where it is delivered, which protects local trees and means fresher wood for you.
