Minimum 4 cord ( 128 cubit feet= 1 cord=4x4x8ft split stacked tightly) and a pallet or 2 of compressed wood bricks as between now and next fall most anything you layup now will only be marginally dry by fall. 1960 ranch 2k sq ft, just about 5 cords, NC30 stove, still burning a bit here and there to chase the chill off. 98% of heating accomplished with NC30 on main floor.
Just to add, I hope the wood was split too. We live in a 1240 sq. ft. house built in the early 70's, with inadequate insulation. Average for us is about 5 full cord, and until March of this year, we were using a 1985 Ashley steptop steel stove in the 2.3 cu. ft. range. We now have an NC30.
Heated between 1500-2000sqft depending upon the night and how cold it was. I do live here in SC, but all but the 400sqft stove room is u insulated except for r19 ceilings. Not really drafty just when it gets down into the teens you can feel the cold could.ring off the walls. I burned about 3.5 cords in my 3.5cuft catalyst high valley model stove. This keeps it between low 60s to 70s in bedrooms and not below 74-76 in stove room. It usually was closer to 80.
1950's brick veneer house, 1280 square feet if you count only the first and second floors, 1900 if you include the basement. Good windows but uninsulated except for R19 in the attic. Have been burning for 2 seasons, and it looks like I'll average around 2 cords per year unless I add a lot of insulation. BUT, that's with assistance from the furnace. I live in an urban area with cheap natural gas available, so it doesn't make sense to knock myself out trying to prevent the furnace from ever coming on.
2000 sqft ranch built in 2008. Made it through the worst winter i can remeber on 4.5 cords. Still burning a bit here and there to get the house above 60. I too didn't go crazy if the furnace ran. I burned about $40 of natural gas all season. Used popple and ash this year. Oak should be ready for 15-16.
All the wood I have stacked has been split. I have some bigger chunks of oak and walnut that are twisted and knotty I couldn't get split with the fiskars so that stuff will have to wait until I rent a splitter. I probably have a cord of that tough splitting stuff. All my wood that is split and stacked is a mix of oak,walnut,cherry,elm,maple,and a little bit of box elder. My house will have an open basement and stair case the same size as the upper floor. I was hoping to heat it with a freestanding stove but some of the guys on here recommend I put a furnace in. Still not sure wich route to go.
Furnace will give even heat, cost more and use more wood. I think a wood stove in an insulated sealed home is an efficient item
That statement isn't in keeping with the spirit of Wood Hoarders Anonymous. It almost sounds as if you're not ate up with the wood heat lifestyle. Watch it or I'll have to report you!
House built in 2012, 2400 sq ft and open floor plan and have an Oslo. We burn enough to keep furnace off most of the time, after two winters in the house going to plan on putting up at least 4 cord per year. Oslo throws off plenty of heat for the whole house.
Average around 3 cord. Approximately 1400 sf or thereabouts. Woodstock Fireview. For comparison, we used to have an Ashley before the Fireview. The house was smaller and drafty for sure. We closed off part of the house and struggled to keep the house near 70 during the winter months. After installing the Fireview we dropped from 6+ cord per year to 3 cord per year and rather than struggling to keep the house near 70, we now keep the house around 80 and never close off any of the house. A couple years later we remodeled and added a room. Since that time we've burned from 2.5 cord to near 4 cord. The 4 cord was, of course, this past winter. So since the remodel we are averaging a tad over 3 cord per year.
I considered a wood furnace as well but after talking to a number of people and thinking about it I went with a freestanding stove. The biggest reason is we really enjoy the radiant heat coming off of the freestanding stove. With a wood furnace it will heat the house but you don't get the feeling of standing in front of a stove and feeling that radiant heat.
