Hey guys curious on how many cords of wood you burn a year on average,size of your house, what kind of stove you have.
2200 sq. ft. With a pre e.p.a. stove no baffle. Burned around 8 cords last year. Wood was still wet thoufh mostly. It was only my second winter in the house and am currently trying to get at least 2 years ahead. Hope dryer wood and a baffle help to cut it down some. And you?
Lots of glass, windy exposed ridge, single stove in the middle of an open floor plan - 6 to 8 cord depending on the winter and the mix of wood I'm burning.
Haven't burned yet, having a house built and will burn this comming winter. I have 5 cords of green wood cut and stacked right now
With a brand new well insulated house with good windows your consumption should be on the low side. Add in a new efficient stove and you will do better. The dryness of your wood will be the deciding factor. Especially this coming winter.
1800sq/ft log home - heated to 72 degrees (well insulated) & hot water 800sq/ft workshop - heated to 65 degrees (very well insulated) Burned approximately 10 cord in OWB last year with less than perfect wood - I'm anticipating less this year with drier wood. I also burned about 1 cord of wood in the Encore defiant stove in the house. With temps of -25 and wind chills down to -50, a fire inside was very nice to have and help the furnace through the nights.
Not sure about the amount woods? 4 cord? 1600sq house. And the T5 kicked butt this year,,Thankfully!!
Depends on the year, I've burned a little as 3 and as many as 5. When I call it quits this season I'll be in the 4+ range. House is a 1980's build just shy of 2K.
I lived in an 1100 sq ft ranch until last year and I heated it from the basement with a US Stove like the ones sold at TSC. It was well insulated and I only heated with wood and burned around 4 cord a year. Now Im in a much bigger house with no insulation and burned over 6 cord this past winter.
8 year old 1700 sqf. Moderately insulated with builder grade windows. Heating home and domestic hot water with a Hardy H2 OWB. I burnt 3 cords this winter. I was still in a learning curve with the Hardy, and feel I can cut that down some next year.
You have some good news and bad coming. The good news is that the newly improved energy code being implemented into new construction will get you a super tight, draft free home. The bad is you may need a OAK for your stove to even work when it's all said and done. At 1200 sq ft I don't think you will need anything over 3 cuft. And with a tight house you may not use nearly as much wood as say a home built back in the early 80's or older. 3 cord may just do it, but consider the learning curve on the new stove and new house. Have enough just in case.
1000 sq.ft. About two cords, I think, but still weatherizing this place. I burn small cat stoves....but you better have dry wood for the quickest starts and best mileage out of your wood (like any other stove, more or less.) Uh, oh...how long has that green stuff been stacked, does it get lots of wind, and what kind of wood? Hope it's not Oak.
