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Fantastic Cordwood Stackwall in Alberta, Canada

by Richard Flatau | Jan 14, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Workshop | 0 Comments

Adam P. Norris was kind enough to send me the following pictures of his cordwood stackwall dream home in the mountains of Alberta. Such fantastic work, my mind was reeling, so I asked some questions. Below are Adam's answers: The wood Adam used was mostly lodgepole...

English Cordwood Pub in Idaho

by Richard Flatau | Jan 4, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Dave and Suzie K. sent the following description of their cordwood masterpiece. "Always loved English pubs so decided to build one on our land. The diamond-paned windows came from an old coach house in England and the woodstove is also from England." Building...

Cordwood Cedar Home

by Richard Flatau | Dec 31, 2025 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Gorgeous Cedar Cordwood Home near Reedsburg, WI. Introducing a Cedar Cordwood House that blends modern comfort with a rustic cabin-like atmosphere. The home features a renovated kitchen, 3 bedrooms, and 2.5 baths. There is a large living area centered around a...

Cordwood Lodge Lake Superior

by Richard Flatau | Nov 23, 2025 | Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Cordwood Compound on 11 private acres just minutes from Marquette, Michigan. This hand-hewn 4 bedroom/3 bath home totals over 2500 square feet spread over 3 levels. From the airlock entry, you'll understand the efficiency of this 16-sided design and 16" deep wall...

Cordwood in France is Magnifique (Magnificent)

by Richard Flatau | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Julien Leroy built this beautiful cordwood garden cabin with all kinds of unique and interesting glass and logs. Here are his words about his masterpiece. Thank you for sharing your talent, Julien! "Hello, I would first like to thank my partner for following me in...

Double Wall Cordwood Inventor Cliff Shockey’s Legacy

by Richard Flatau | Jun 20, 2025 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop | 0 Comments

Cliff Shockey is the inventor of the energy-efficient, high R-value (40+) cordwood technique called Double Wall Stackwall. If you live in a cold climate or want to build a home that will be super-insulated, this is one of the techniques to investigate. ...

Cordwood Sauna with Brilliant Blacksmith Hardware

by Richard Flatau | Apr 25, 2025 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Natural Building, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Noah Bly built this gorgeous cordwood sauna in Maine. He made all the doors and fabricated the hinges with rock-solid blacksmithing and mudded all the walls. The Sauna is an excellent example of a simple shed design. The building is relatively easy to frame and with...

Cordwood Dorm Room

by Richard Flatau | Mar 19, 2025 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Cordwood Dorm Room by Nicole Barna The Barna’s of Houghton, Michigan used to rent out their cordwood cabin, which their daughter built and wrote an article about in the Cordwood Conference Papers 2005 called “My...

Cordwood Dream Home Shines Brightly in Virginia

by Richard Flatau | Jan 21, 2025 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Cordwood Dream Home Shines Brightly in Virginia Winona and Donnie share details about their wonderful cordwood creation in Virginia. This is both a work of art and a cordwood home built using Best Practices. Since the house site is in the 100 yr flood zone we had...

Square Cordwood Sauna

by Richard Flatau | Jan 7, 2025 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

The Story of the Square Cordwood Sauna in Minnesota by Charles Yeager Cordwood Instructor In October of 2023, I was helping clear the Banadad Ski Trail, near the Gunflint Trail in Northern Minnesota, to ready it for cross-country skiers. One of the volunteers, who...