by Richard Flatau | May 29, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Living Roof, Natural Building, Off grid, Tiny home, Workshop
PROS & CONS of Cordwood Construction. A concise summary from the cordwood construction archives: Cordwood construction is a natural building method that involves stacking short logs—similar to split firewood—in a mortar matrix to create walls. This technique,...
by Richard Flatau | May 17, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Uncategorized
Do your cordwood walls need freshening? The mortar may look wonky and have different color tones. The log faces may have darkened a bit. Is there mortar cracking or log loosening?  Fear not, because there are ways to fix these problems.  I’d like to thank...
by Richard Flatau | May 8, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
Sometimes with cordwood homes, it is hard to find good interior photos. This one has excellent interior photos of the bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchen. The exterior layout is single story with post and beam framed cordwood. This home was for sale! It is a...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 29, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Cordwood Party House (in Germany) by Kati Schenk. Kati hails from Germany and built this cordwood beauty. Kati commented, “The house is 5 meters x 5 meters (16′ x 16′). The walls are made of peeled, split, and dried Larch (Tamarack). The walls are...
by Richard Flatau | Feb 24, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
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