by Richard Flatau | Mar 16, 2024 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Ryan Ross of Woodland Park, Colorado was kind enough to share these photos. Ryan wrote, “We have our own portable sawmill and cut all the timber-frame material right here on the ranch…the walls are 8″ thick because we use this as an art...
by Richard Flatau | Feb 24, 2024 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Two Cordwood Workshops are being offered in Grand Marias, Minnesota in August 2024. These workshops will be led by cordwood master builders Charles Yeager and Martha Williams. A picture of the resting porch of a beautiful cordwood sauna in the UP of Michigan. This...
by Richard Flatau | Feb 10, 2024 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop
This is an outstanding example of a cordwood treasure hidden away among the lakes, rivers and ski areas of Portage, Wisconsin. “This handcrafted, one-of-a-kind home is nestled in a secluded wooded setting, located 3 mins from I-39, within view of Cascade...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 25, 2024 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized
Bobbie is creating a cordwood and solar power site for her homestead in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is a practice building that is used to learn and practice the cordwood technique. Bobbie and her team have made it into a work of art. Note the colored glass on the...
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...
