by Richard Flatau | Nov 20, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Blood, sweat and tears went into planning this incredible building in the western Rockies. The owner wishes to remain anonymous, so I cannot provide her name or location. It is architecturally drawn and code approved and when finished will offer the owner/builder a...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 11, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Uncategorized
Thoughts from Jack Henstridge The Godfather of the Cordwood Movement Compiled by Richard & Becky Flatau. Edited by Jack Henstridge for the Cordwood Conference Papers 2005. Two wonderful pictures of Stackwood Jack Henstridge! Just as...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 2, 2021 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Light Straw Clay, Natural Building, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Cordwood plays well with other natural and alternative styles. Here are some examples of cordwood homes that have horizontal logs, vertical logs, board and batten siding, strawbale, earthen plaster, cobwood, earthbag and so forth. The pictures bespeak a natural...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 27, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
New Pioneer Magazine published a four-page article about building Cordwood Cottages. The editor allowed me to place the article on various social media sites to encourage the idea of natural building. The article details the best practice building of cordwood...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 18, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
One way to put a large piece of cordwood in the wall and make sure it won’t loosen is to “explode it” by splitting it and then putting it back together with a mortar bead. The very dry wood (8%) in the photo is Aspen. We were lucky to have such...
