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Gorgeous Cordwood Home in the PNW

by Richard Flatau | Aug 6, 2026 | 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 | 0 Comments

A classic cordwood home was being offered for sale in the Pacific Northwest. This gorgeous 2,176 sq. ft. is in the state of Washington, halfway between Portland and Seattle. Made from Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir, this is a massive post and beam framed beauty...

Do Living Roofs Leak?

by Richard Flatau | Jul 16, 2026 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Living Roof, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Do Living Roofs Leak? Many living roofs are well built and have no issues, but some "amateur installations" have problems decades after construction. This Cordwood Construction Group is a repository of “all things cordwood” and we annually receive dozens of...

Cordwood Mortar Mixes

by Richard Flatau | Jun 18, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Natural Building, solar, Workshop | 0 Comments

Top Five Mortar Mixes for Cordwood Construction by Richard Flatau It is very important to understand that cordwood as a building technique is continuing to evolve. Changes and improvements have been significant over the last 50 years. Here are a few points to...

Cordwood Construction (you see) can be Mortgage Free!

by Richard Flatau | Jun 5, 2026 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Workshop | 0 Comments

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...

Cordwood Pros & Cons

by Richard Flatau | May 29, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Living Roof, Natural Building, Off grid, Tiny home, Workshop | 0 Comments

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, also...

Freshening Cordwood Walls

by Richard Flatau | May 17, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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 Colin &...

Cordwood Home is Amazing in North Carolina

by Richard Flatau | May 8, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop | 0 Comments

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...

Cordwood Party House by Kati

by Richard Flatau | Apr 29, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

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 25 cm thick or...

Cordwood in Costa Rica, Oh My Lord!

by Richard Flatau | Feb 24, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

The Retreat at Blue Mountain Farms in Costa Rica is adding more cordwood buildings to its accommodations. Cordwood Construction Resources has been providing consultation for the project. Utilizing the native tree (Pachote) the local masons (led by Christopher Olson of...

Cordwood Construction with Tom Huber

by Richard Flatau | Feb 2, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop | 0 Comments

Tom Huber is most assuredly a master cordwood builder. His most recent cordwood project is his Cedar Eden cabin (and chicken coop) in the Adirondacks near Potsdam, New York. He uses CEM or cellulose enhanced mortar to build his walls and has written extensively...