How much wood does a wood furnace use?

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It depends on how large your house is, and how well your wood stove works. We have a 1,200-sq.-ft. home and we burned about 3 cords of wood. It is a brand-new stove, and we're still learning how to use it. Also, use wood that doesn't burn fast.

Answer It also depends on what type of wood you use. If you use a light wood -- such as pine -- it catches alight quickly, but also burns out quickly. If you use a heavy, condensed wood -- such as olive -- it takes much longer to catch alight, but once it burns, it does so for a long time. Answer I used wood heat exclusively last winter. I have hot-water baseboard heat powered by a multi-fuel furnace (not exclusively a wood stove). We operated the furnace for about 5 months continuously using mixed hardwoods. My house is about 1,200 square feet, and we went through 22 face cords through the winter, at a cost of about $1,100.