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Cordwood, the Starwall & the Stone Circle

by Richard Flatau | Apr 23, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Where can you find three cordwood buildings, a Yurt, a Straw-Clay Cottage, a Tepee, a Sauna, the largest Megalithic Stone Circle in the USA AND is open to the public? Kinstone Circle near Fountain City, Wisconsin, is where. Kristine Beck, the owner and inspiration...

Cordwood Dragon at Kinstone

by Richard Flatau | Apr 17, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

The Entrance Center at Kinstone is called the Dragon's Keep. Nineteen dragons reside within its walls, including the 15-foot beast undulating along in the wall. This project has been ongoing and we finally made the big push to finish. Besides all the wonderful folk...

Tiny Cordwood Garden Cottage in England

by Richard Flatau | Apr 14, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

We've never built anything before but we're very pleased with how it's turned out." Jan and Baz Whitlock sent pictures of their cordwood garden cottage in Bristol, England. They used the ebook Cordwood Construction Best Practices as their go-to source/guide. Jan &...

Cordwood Education Center

by Richard Flatau | Apr 6, 2020 | Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

There is a Cordwood Education Center (also called the Cordwood Warming Shelter) at the Merrill School Forest in Merrill, Wisconsin that became a public school classroom along the way. The goal was to create a natural building using materials from the surrounding woods...

Splashback is a no-no for Cordwood walls: How to fix

by Richard Flatau | Mar 31, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Splashback from rain and snow can degrade and discolor the cordwood. Letting snow stand against your cordwood is a recipe for mildew, mold and rot. Lichens will even try to build where water is present before it starts. The reader will notice that the log ends and...

Yooper Cordwood Sauna

by Richard Flatau | Mar 29, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, Tiny home, Workshop | 0 Comments

Yoopers & Finns love a good sauna (and I do, as well)! Here are photos and descriptions about the cordwood sauna that Craig Williams and Kathy Binoniemi built, in Negaunee, Michigan in 2016. Fantastic work using best practices with cordwood. Negaunee is in the...

Cordwood in Kenai, Alaska

by Richard Flatau | Mar 23, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

The cordwood home of Mark & Chelsea in Alaska. An UPDATE has been provided as of 2026. "Our cordwood home is holding up great, no problems whatsoever. The only changes I would make is if I had access to Cedar, I would’ve used that...

Cordwood Tool Shed uses Wabi-Sabi

by Richard Flatau | Mar 11, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, Tiny home, Workshop | 0 Comments

Brian Bronaugh built this most beautiful cordwood tool shed near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brian said, "I've enjoyed the process immensely and have embraced the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi - which is finding beauty in imperfections. It has beautiful artistry and...

Cordwood Construction Best Practices ebook (updated 2020) on sale for $14.99

by Richard Flatau | Mar 9, 2020 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Newly revised & updated (2020) Cordwood Construction Best Practices ebook on sale for $14.99 https://cordwoodconstruction.org/product/cordwood-construction-best-practices-revised-updated-2020-ebook Cordwood Construction Best Practices revised and updated for 2020. ...

Cordwood Yak & Yow Barn in Homer, Alaska

by Richard Flatau | Feb 28, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Jeffrey H. Dean is a true Renaissance man: a builder, sculptor, painter, metalsmith, potter and jack of all trades/master of all trades. Here is but one of his many projects: a gorgeous timber frame barn with cordwood and board & batten. This serves as a home for...