A rick of firewood is approximately a face cord of wood. To understand how much firewood this is, we need to look at the firewood standard unit of measurement– a “cord” of wood. A well-stacked, full cord of firewood measures a total of 128 cubic feet, aka a woodpile 4 foot high by 8 foot wide by 4 foot deep. A Face cord of firewood is one-third (33%) of a full cord.
How Much Firewood is in One Full Cord?
The standard definition of a full cord is a woodpile neatly stacked and measuring a volume of 128 cubic feet of firewood. In other words, a full cord has dimensions 4 ft H by 8 ft W by 4 ft D (or any other 3 measurements that give customers 128 cubic feet of quality hardwood). Sometimes the dimensions will vary, depending on the area where the customer wants wood stacked, but by the end of our expert stacking, they’ll have 128 cubic feet of firewood neatly stacked and ready to burn.
There’s enough seasoned hardwood firewood in a full cord to last Oklahomans anywhere from a few bonfires to a year or more, depending on how often you build fires. We generally recommend a full cord of firewood for customers who enjoy burning wood multiple times a week, whether in a fireplace or a fire pit or both.
Why Do Some Firewood Delivery Services Sell a Rick of Firewood?
A full cord is a LOT of wood for some urban Oklahomans to store, so many online firewood sellers in Oklahoma advertise smaller “ricks”. The amount of wood a customer may receive in a rick varies greatly, based on several factors:
- Length of the logs (commonly cut to 16 inches or 24 inches)
- Delivery service’s attention to detail while stacking (do the split logs fit together without large gaps when stacking tetris-style?)
- Whether the company measures the final woodpile dimensions or not
In other words, it’s hard to know how much wood you’ll get with a rick of firewood. Our reliable local firewood service team currently delivers seasoned split logs in several hardwood load sizes ranging from a fourth cord up to a full cord. We also measure the final woodpile dimensions to ensure that our customers actually get the wood they’ve paid for.
