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Cordwood Post & Pier Foundation
How would you like to learn about an inexpensive foundation that doesn't require concrete and keeps your cordwood "up" off the ground? The following pictures, coupled with a brief explanation by builder Stu Bridge, help to clarify the simplicity and...
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The Dogs of Cordwood “Who Let the Dogs Out!”
"Who Let the Dogs Out" of their cordwood houses? Who, who, who? When they are outside they pose with panache. Usually, with a look of "my home is built like a fortress! Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah!"Whitefang loves her cordwood in Homer, Alaska. (Below) Cordwood Dog created...
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Easy Peasy Stackwall Corners with Cordwood
Stackwall corners were one of the very first ways developed to make inexpensive corners for cordwood construction. The problem was they were (are) very time-consuming to build (every timber has to be leveled multiple times) and the roof could not be built until the...
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Cordwood Drying Shed shows-off Tuck Pointing Perfection
Chuck Hine of Calumet Michigan built a magnificent wood drying shed on the western shores of Lake Superior. The tuck-pointing on his cedar wood drying shed/bunkhouse is excellent. His mortar joints are clean, the wood is standing proud 1/2 inch and the overall...
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Free Cordwood Videos using Best Practices
These cordwood videos from our Cordwood Construction Youtube Channel show you how to build with cordwood the right way using Best Practice techniques. Each one was taken at a workshop and features Q & A from the students. Building cordwood Walls...
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Alaska Cordwood is “Over the Moon & Stars”
Ranja Dean has designed and completed a gorgeous cordwood outhouse at their homestead near Homer, Alaska. Her husband Jeff helped with the building. The cordwood outhouse is next to the BnB near their exceptionally gorgeous homestead. The...
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Build a $6000 Off-Grid Cordwood Cabin
"Build an Off-Grid Cordwood Cabin for $6000." Kimberly & Edward Rak of Ridgeland, South Carolina sent some photos of their Loblolly Pine cordwood cabin, where they did exactly that! The walls are 12 inches thick in this lovely 600 sq. ft. home. They figure it cost...
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Cordwood in Tonga
Ofa Sovea of Tonga, sent this message to the Cordwood Construction Facebook Group: "Morning all. I'm building my house here in Tonga (located in the South Pacific). The squares are old lumber of Pine, were lying around outside twisted and no good for anything so I...
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Cordwood Sauna in Big Lake, Alaska
Cordwood Sauna by Cody & Janelle in Big Lake Alaska. "Hi Richard, Here are pictures of our Sauna/ Hot Tub cordwood building in Big Lake, Alaska. The timber framing was put up by my husband, Cody and all the wood, even the cross beams and rafters are Sitka spruce...
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Cordwood Beauty in Wisconsin is “Best Practices”
Having gazed longingly upon a cordwood cabin photo in a magazine years before, Carrie dreamed about building her own cordwood home. She read and gathered information and took one of our hands-on workshops. Feeling empowered to hit the start button, she built a...
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