A quarter cord of seasoned hardwood, 32 cubic feet, split and ready to burn. A tidy starter load for occasional fires and fireplace evenings through the season.
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How Much Firewood Do I Need?
For occasional fireplace use through a Madison winter, one to two cords is usually plenty, while full time wood heat households should plan on three to four cords to cover the roughly seven month cold season.
What is a 1/4 Cord?
A full cord is a stacked pile of split firewood measuring 4 feet high by 4 feet deep by 8 feet long, about 128 cubic feet. Every size we sell is measured against that same standard. A full cord is 128 cubic feet, a half cord is 64, a third of a cord is 43, and a quarter cord is 32. When you compare prices, ask how many cubic feet you are getting. A stack sold as 4 feet high by 8 feet long looks the same from the front whether it is 4 feet deep or 16 inches deep, but the shallow one holds about a third as much wood.
What is a 1/3 Cord?
A full cord is a stacked pile of split firewood measuring 4 feet high by 4 feet deep by 8 feet long, about 128 cubic feet. Every size we sell is measured against that same standard. A full cord is 128 cubic feet, a half cord is 64, a third of a cord is 43, and a quarter cord is 32. When you compare prices, ask how many cubic feet you are getting. A stack sold as 4 feet high by 8 feet long looks the same from the front whether it is 4 feet deep or 16 inches deep, but the shallow one holds about a third as much wood.
What is a 1/2 Cord?
A full cord is a stacked pile of split firewood measuring 4 feet high by 4 feet deep by 8 feet long, about 128 cubic feet. Every size we sell is measured against that same standard. A full cord is 128 cubic feet, a half cord is 64, a third of a cord is 43, and a quarter cord is 32. When you compare prices, ask how many cubic feet you are getting. A stack sold as 4 feet high by 8 feet long looks the same from the front whether it is 4 feet deep or 16 inches deep, but the shallow one holds about a third as much wood.
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About this firewood
A quarter cord of seasoned hardwood, 32 cubic feet, split and ready to burn. A tidy starter load for occasional fires and fireplace evenings through the season.
First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I c...
How Much Firewood Do I Need?
For occasional fireplace use through a Madison winter, one to two cords is usually plenty, while full time wood heat households should plan on three to four cords to cover the roughly seven month cold season.
What is a 1/4 Cord?
A full cord is a stacked pile of split firewood measuring 4 feet high by 4 feet deep by 8 feet long, about 128 cubic feet. Every size we sell is measured against that same standard. A full cord is 128 cubic feet, a half cord is 64, a third of a cord is 43, and a quarter cord is 32. When you compare prices, ask how many cubic feet you are getting. A stack sold as 4 feet high by 8 feet long looks the same from the front whether it is 4 feet deep or 16 inches deep, but the shallow one holds about a third as much wood.
What is a 1/3 Cord?
A full cord is a stacked pile of split firewood measuring 4 feet high by 4 feet deep by 8 feet long, about 128 cubic feet. Every size we sell is measured against that same standard. A full cord is 128 cubic feet, a half cord is 64, a third of a cord is 43, and a quarter cord is 32. When you compare prices, ask how many cubic feet you are getting. A stack sold as 4 feet high by 8 feet long looks the same from the front whether it is 4 feet deep or 16 inches deep, but the shallow one holds about a third as much wood.
What is a 1/2 Cord?
A full cord is a stacked pile of split firewood measuring 4 feet high by 4 feet deep by 8 feet long, about 128 cubic feet. Every size we sell is measured against that same standard. A full cord is 128 cubic feet, a half cord is 64, a third of a cord is 43, and a quarter cord is 32. When you compare prices, ask how many cubic feet you are getting. A stack sold as 4 feet high by 8 feet long looks the same from the front whether it is 4 feet deep or 16 inches deep, but the shallow one holds about a third as much wood.
First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wan...
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First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I compared it to competitors and I will definitely be becoming back.
Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
If you are already prepping the yard for winter, pairing your firewood order with a load of mulch or soil from our Madison area page can help protect perennial beds through our sharp spring frost swings.
Stack your wood off the ground on a pallet or rack with the bark side up on top rows to shed rain and snow. Madison's freeze thaw cycles in late fall can turn ground contact wood soggy fast, so airflow underneath and around the stack is what actually keeps it dry enough to burn well come January.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Oak and hard maple both hold a coal bed longer than softer woods, which makes them worth saving for overnight burns during Madison's coldest stretches in January and February. Hackberry lights quicker and works well for building a fast fire when you need heat right away after coming in from shoveling.
Mulch Mound Pro Tip
Order your firewood in late summer or early fall if you want it fully seasoned before the first hard freeze around September 30. Waiting until the first snow means you are competing with every other Madison household for delivery slots, and wood cut too close to burning season simply has not had enough time to dry properly.
Wood Heat in Madison
Madison winters stretch from a first frost around September 30 to a last frost near May 20, which means a heating season that can push seven months in a hard year. That long, dry cold snap is exactly why moisture content matters so much here. Wood that has not been properly seasoned will hiss, smoke, and struggle to hold a coal bed once temperatures drop below freezing for weeks at a time. Our supply leans on local oak, hackberry, and hard maple, all species that split clean and season well in southern Wisconsin's summer humidity swings. Buying wood that has already dried through a full Wisconsin summer means you are burning heat, not steam. That difference shows up fast on the coldest nights of a Madison January.
Local Hardwood Species
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.
Seasoning and Moisture
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.
Buy Local, Burn Local
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How much firewood do I actually need to get through a Madison winter?
Most Madison households burning a few nights a week for supplemental heat use around one to two cords per season, while homes relying on wood as a primary heat source often go through three to four cords given our roughly seven month cold stretch from late September to late May.
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What does seasoned firewood actually mean and why does it matter here?
Seasoned means the wood has dried down to a low enough moisture content to burn hot and clean, typically after six months to a year of exposure to air and sun. In Madison's humid summers, freshly cut wood needs that full season to shed excess water, and skipping it means creosote buildup and a chimney fire risk during our long burning season.
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What kind of wood will I actually get delivered?
Our loads are a mix of local hardwoods common to the Madison area, mainly oak, hackberry, and hard maple, all dense species that burn long and hot once properly seasoned, which suits our extended cold season well.
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Is this firewood really sourced locally, and does that matter?
Yes, all of our firewood is sourced near Madison rather than trucked in from out of state. Keeping firewood local matters because moving wood long distances is one of the main ways invasive pests like the emerald ash borer spread into new forests, and Dane County has already seen significant ash losses from this pest.
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How does delivery actually work, do you stack it for me?
We deliver your order loose to the driveway rather than stacked, so you will want a plan and some open space ready before the truck arrives, especially with Madison's early snow sometimes showing up before Halloween.
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What is the difference between a quarter cord, half cord, and full cord?
A full cord is 128 cubic feet stacked, measuring 4 feet high by 4 feet deep by 8 feet long. A half cord is exactly half that volume, a quarter cord is a quarter, and we also offer three quarter cord for households in between, giving you flexibility based on your stove size and how much of the season you plan to burn wood.
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Are there any local rules about burning wood in Madison?
Madison and Dane County occasionally issue air quality advisories during winter temperature inversions when smoke gets trapped near the ground, so it is worth checking local advisories on high pollution days and making sure you are burning only seasoned wood, which produces far less visible smoke than green wood.
