24/08/2025
Firewood can be sold in a number of different ways, but it should always be sold as a volume not a weight, as the weight changes with moisture content. A traditional volume is a cord of wood, which is 4’ x 4’ x 8’ of stacked timber and can be broken down into ½ cord or ¼ cord etc.
This is a common way of buying wood in North America. In the UK, firewood tends to be sold in loose loads and not stacked. So be very careful when working out how much wood you will be getting for your money. Logs are now commonly sold either in net bags, as you see in garage forecourts, or as ‘bulk’ loads, which may be delivered in woven nylon bulk bags or in the back of a pick up or trailer.
Logs described as bulk are not stacked into the bags and therefore 1m³ of bulk loose logs will be a lot less than 1m³ of neatly stacked logs.
The Manthorpe Firewood Company has invested in metal cages that are fitted to the back of tipper trucks. These cages have a volume of exactly 1 cubic metre. This means that our deliveries are fair because you know the exact volume of loose logs you are getting for your money.
We have trucks with up to 4 cages so we can deliver 2-4 cubic metres in one drop. This investment has allowed us to reduce delivery costs, and therefore allows us to keep the price of logs down for you, our customers.