by Richard Flatau | Oct 27, 2018 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Folks ask: “Can I mortar logs for a stairway into a cordwood wall.” The answer is YES, if you do it using Best Practices. If not done correctly, the stairs will loosen in the cordwood wall and cause degradation of the mortar. Above is an example of a...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 23, 2018 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Cordwood construction is known as a building style for homes, cottages, cabins, saunas and outbuildings. It can also be used as an “accent wall” or to highlight a portion of a room. When this choice is made the wall is usually called Cordwood Siding. ...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 20, 2018 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
In the mid-70’s Cliff Shockey of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada decided to build an energy efficient home of recycled cordwood, but since he lived where the temps would go down to -50, he decided to build “double wall.” He built a post and beam...
by Richard Flatau | Aug 24, 2018 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
One of the most Frequently Asked Cordwood Questions is: “What type of wood can I use?” At one time, the answer was, “Anything you got.” But over time folks realized that there were good, better, and best options for wood selection. To narrow...
by Richard Flatau | Aug 15, 2018 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Monte Loomis built a gorgeous cordwood floor in his octagonal cordwood cabin. He proceeded to add a rock wall (fire resistance for his wood stove), cabinet doors made of birch bark, and cordwood tables. In the top right-hand corner, you can see birch bark used as...
