Dimensions Of A Face Cord Of Wood

A full cord of wood assumes that the wood is arranged in a way that all the individual pieces are stacked aligned parallel touching and compact and fit within the following dimensions.

Dimensions of a face cord of wood.

There is no single agreed upon length for pieces of wood in a face cord. A face cord is 4 feet high and 8 feet long while the depth may vary. A cord of wood occupies a volume equivalent to. That is the way a cord of wood is typically sold.

A stack of wood with a volume of 42 6 cubic feet. Examples are 2x4x16 and 1x4x32. It refers to any stack of wood that is 4 feet 1 2 m high and 8 feet 2 4 m long. The common dimension to get a cord of wood is 4 x4 x8 but there are many dimensions that will add up to 128 cubic feet.

The wood used for a single row of firewood stack is usually 12 20 inches. In our conversions for face cords we use the measurements of an 8 ft length x 4 ft height and a width of 16 inches for the stack of wood. A face cord of firewood is equal to a single stack of firewood that measures four feet high by 8 feet long by however deep the depth of the firewood is. 4 feet high x 4 feet wide x 8 feet long.

A regular cord equals 8 ft long x 4 ft height x 4 ft width. You cut the tree into 4 lengths and cut those lengths twice making 3 sticks of wood 16 long. A cord is 128 cubic feet. A face cord is the next most common unit of measurement.

A cord of firewood can more commonly be sold as a face cord of firewood. The depth or width of the pile is less than 4 feet 1 2 m which means that each piece of wood in the pile is less than 4 feet 1 2 m long. The depth of a face cord of firewood is typically a third of the depth of a full cord of firewood. 128 cubic feet 3 62 m 3.

A volume of 128 cubic feet and that makes our conversions a third of a regular cord. High by 8 ft. 8 4 4 128. Using full feet for the width can be a problem since standard length for pieces of firewood is usually 16 inches.

A standard length for firewood in a full cord is 16 long and most of the time a full cord of firewood will consist of three rows stacked four feet wide and eight feet long. The common dimensions for a face cord or rick of wood is 8 feet long x 4 feet high x any length of wood. Most people visualize a cord of wood as a stacked pile 4 high 4 wide and 8 long 4 x 4 x 8 128. Wide by 16 inches deep.