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Cordwood Construction: Best Practices
A new visually stunning book about
cordwood construction:
A log home building method using renewable resources and time honored
techniques
by Richard Flatau with
259 color photos, 196 pages, diagrams and formulas has recently been published. The book will take the
novice or experienced builder from house plans to cordwood home
occupancy.
Online book store Price: $25.00
Available in ebook format
$20.00 |
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Sauna
in Poland with log framing & cordwood infill.
 On the island of Hadia Gwaii in British Columbia,
Canada lives an artist by the name of Netonia Yalta. She is known as
the Queen of Cordwood on the Islands.
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This is a gorgeous chakra bottle end wall in the Upper Peninsula
by Tom and Marcy Melvig.
 A bed and breakfast in Bracebridge, Ontario.
 Netonia Yalta, the Queen of Cordwood in Hadia Gwaii, British Columbia,
Canada.
 Heavy timber framing with round logs and cordwood/cobwood infill on a
gorgeous sauna in Poland. This is the magnificent work of art
and craftsmanship is from Mateusz Szwagierczak. Please take the
time to visit their site, check out their Facebook page (Organica) and
if you are able, go and see their many works of accomplishment.
 Scott Degrafs bottle end and cordwood wall.
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The technique involves
laying two beads of mortar, followed by filing the insulation cavity in the middle (here it
is filled with sawdust mixed with lime). Then the cordwood is
set in the mortar beads. This provides an insulation R-value of
1.5 per inch of wall. A 16" cordwood wall has an R-value of 24.
 Intriguing and eye
appealing buildings have been built all across the world using
cordwood and cobwood. The picture above shows the Peace of Art
Cafe in Del Norte, Colorado. This photo is courtesy of Kim-Anna who
built and owns the Peace of Art Cafe, The Organic Peddle and the
beautiful Mermaid Cottage.
www.organicpeddler.com
 The Cordwood Education Classroom in Merrill, Wisconsin, was built by
volunteer labor and local donated materials. It is a best
practices example of alternative (natural) building using renewable
resources. It also has a bank of three solar panels
powered by a 75 watt PV panel. Go to the ARTICLES menu above and
click on Cordwood Education Center.
 The bear paw by Bill Paulson at the White Earth Cordwood Home in
Naytahwaush, Minnesota.
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The stone, wood and
recycled bottles can have a dramatic impact on the eye. This
combination is by Tom Huber, who spent years collecting just the right
"bodhi" stones for his creation.
 Cordwood walls, bottle ends and a beautiful acid etched floor by Fred
Robson of Ontario, Canada. An example of what can be done by a
thoughtful craftsman.
A cordwood lodge in Northern Wisconsin.
A hobbit door by Jessi & Dan Peterson of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
 KimAnna in Del Norte, Colorado and her beautiful Mermaid Cottage.
View pictures of 20 cordwood homes, cottages and cabins by visiting this link from daycreek.com
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