by Richard Flatau | Jan 17, 2024 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
Minnesota is home to not only strong Viking ancestors, Lake Wobegone, and the Spam Museum (the canned meat), but also to several beautiful cordwood homes, cabins, cottages, and saunas. Here is a cordwood sauna being built near Tower, Minnesota by Paul Harney. Paul...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 15, 2023 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
There is a beautiful 30-acre garden park in Wausau called Monk Botanical Gardens and it is used for community events and hiking. It is renowned for its incredible flower and vegetable gardens. It boasts great winding trails, a tree house, beautiful native and local...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 25, 2023 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid
This Maine cabin is right out of medieval England by Zara Norman for the Bangor Daily News “An enchanting Piscataquis County home ripped from the pages of a storybook is capturing the attention of buyers from Maine to California, despite lacking some basic...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 5, 2023 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Some details about the project from the owner/builders. We built this in 2018. It is 24′ round it took 1-1/2 yrs to finish. It is located in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. It has 36-inch roof overhangs. The cordwood is pine, we used pine...
by Richard Flatau | Sep 18, 2023 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Viking style mixed with Finnish Sauna expertise is a wonderful blend of the two cultures. Good-natured folks got their heads and hands together and built a castle-like sauna. Sauna bathing has been a part of Finnish customs since the beginning of time. The sauna has...
