We take the opportunity to select nothing but the best firewood. The wood is 45% Oak, 45 % Pecan, and the other 10 % is Cedar Elm and Ash, which is excellent hard wood. A true cord is 2' x 4' x 16' and a rick is half of this amount. Since most fireplaces won't take 2' pieces, we cut our wood between 12" and 18". Therefore the length of the cord ends up being between 17' and 18' to compensate for not being 2' wide. When we stack this wood at the point of origin, it is not crisscross which means that you are getting a true cord and not a "fluff" cord. It has been our experience that crisscrossing the pieces, when stacking, stabilizes the pile helping to keep it from falling over. Therefore sometimes when the wood is delivered, we do crisscross the pieces to stabilize the pile. A cord delivered and stacked is $250; a half cord is $150. Our efforts to give you a quality product are to demonstrate the integrity that may help to encourage the use of our service in the other areas of our expertise.