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Cordwood classroom houses Cloud Forest Conservation in Guatemala

by Richard Flatau | Aug 11, 2018 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Tara & Rob Cahill have been working in the rain forests near Coban, Guatemala for decades. They have built a beautiful infrastructure that includes a cordwood school for middle and high school students. Here is a brief walkthrough video by the architect Charles...

Cordwood Flooring Jig Saw Puzzle Method

by Richard Flatau | Aug 10, 2018 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Monte Loomis sent pictures and a video of his new method of laying cordwood flooring. Needless to say, I was blown away by the beauty of his self-described "Jig-Saw Puzzle method." "For my end grain floor, I used 3/4 inch-thick white cedar. Each piece was cut to fit...

Cordwood Flooring by Sunny in sunny Arizona

by Richard Flatau | Aug 7, 2018 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building | 0 Comments

Sunny Pettis Lutz send some photos of her gorgeous, hand-made cordwood floor. The following is a detailed list of how they made their floor with legal pickings from the state forest. "Go out to the forest and harvest dead trees. In our area that means Juniper and...

Cordwood Cabin (24″ thick walls) is energy efficient

by Richard Flatau | Jul 4, 2018 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Natural Building | 0 Comments

Editor's Note: This post has consistently been among the Top 5 most popular (on my site) and I have added new photos and new details to the original. Adam & Erica Konopka and their children started building a Cordwood Cabin near the shores of Lake Michigan. The...

Off Grid Cordwood Cabin

by Richard Flatau | Jul 3, 2018 | 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

Larry Schuth shared his cordwood cabin adventure. He sent beautiful pictures of the cordwood cabin he and his family built for $9,000 in the 1990s. The basic cabin is 20' x 30' with a 30' x 10' loft. Just right for bringing family and friends for a visit. The...

Cordwood Siding rocks the Cordwood Education Center

by Richard Flatau | May 29, 2018 | Alaska, 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

Cordwood siding (a.k.a. cordwood veneer or faux cordwood:0) was added to the interior walls at the Merrill School Forest lodge. This is for the dining hall and the administration requested a woodsy and unique wall for the students of the Merrill Area Public Schools....

Cordwood Flooring Update

by Richard Flatau | May 28, 2018 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end | 0 Comments

Sunny Pettis Lutz sent new photos of her much-envied cordwood floor in Arizona. Sunny's pictures have traveled to all corners of the globe in blogs, website and social media. She and her husband Tony have delighted in the well deserved fanfare and compliments. Here...

Cordwood Homes: Beauty Inside & Out

by Richard Flatau | May 25, 2018 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Inside and Out: When I post a cordwood photo, folks often ask, "What does that look like on the inside? This is a 4 part blog post series about incredible cordwood homes, cabins, and cottages with pictures of the outside and the inside. Bryan & Lois Pratt built...

Cordwood Flooring DIY

by Richard Flatau | Apr 20, 2018 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Cordwood Flooring "It's not just for the walls, anymore..." A neighbor of mine, Steve, called one cold January evening and said, "Richard, come on over and see my cordwood floor!" Needless to say, we hurried over and were amazed. Steve is a mason by...

Cordwood Home of 50 years

by Richard Flatau | Apr 20, 2018 | 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

Folks have been asking about our northern Wisconsin cordwood home and how it has "held up" after nearly 50 years. Here are some pictures, commentary, and a few links, should you care to dive deeper into cordwood. This is a 30' x 40', Post and Beam framed with...