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Cordwood plays matchmaker

by Richard Flatau | Mar 8, 2017 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop | 0 Comments

"Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match, find me a catch, catch me a catch..." That is precisely what is going on with Clarke Snell's hybrid cottage. One wall is cordwood, one wall cob, one strawbale and one earthen plaster, topped off with a living roof. The cob...

Cordwood Chalet BnB in BC

by Richard Flatau | Jan 15, 2017 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Cordwood Chalet in Golden, British Columbia. This cottage shows how different building styles complement one another: cordwood, lime plaster, cedar plank siding and stone, all take their turn showing off. In doing so, they make a truly unique cottage. From the...

Cordwood BnB in the Adirondacks

by Richard Flatau | Jan 3, 2017 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building | 0 Comments

Rarilee & James Conway built this beautiful airbnb cordwood Bed and Breakfast in the Adirondacks of upstate New York near Whiteface Mountain. Rarilee used the Stoneview style project as a way to provide extra income for the family and involve them in a meaningful...

Cordwood Dollhouse

by Richard Flatau | Dec 17, 2016 | Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Tiny home | 0 Comments

Jim & Barb Collette of Duluth, Minnesota are master glass fusers. They wanted to build a cordwood sauna, but decided to make a 3D model mock-up for their first grandchild. When I first saw the results, I said, "My daughter would love that!" Here are Jim's words on...

Tiny Cordwood home in Nova Scotia

by Richard Flatau | Dec 11, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Michael Fuller is in the process of building a tiny cordwood home in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has incorporated delightful twists and turns to make his design elegant and intriguing. The large gable end overhangs add protection from the prevailing wind and rain.The...

Cordwood Shed in Newfoundland, Canada

by Richard Flatau | Dec 4, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop | 0 Comments

Paul & Josephine Johnson enjoyed the labor intensiveness of building a Cordwood Ladder Pad Shed in Newfoundland, Canada. The Johnson's used Richard Flatau's Cordwood Shed Plans (details at the end of the article) to build a simple, inexpensive framework. Then they...

Cordwood: Nursery for Native Prairie Plants

by Richard Flatau | Oct 31, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop | 0 Comments

Curt and Annie live in northwestern Wisconsin. They have built a good life by working with the natural resources at hand. Gardening, foraging, harvesting, building, heating with wood, conserving, and improving their land are all important parts of their journey. ...

Cordwood for Sale

by Richard Flatau | Oct 25, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Natural home for sale | 0 Comments

What is the resale value of a cordwood home? Many people don't consider this when they are planning their cordwood home. Here are examples of cordwood homes that have sold in the past few years. The deciding sale factor in each one was the "quality of build." ...

Cordwood Lodge

by Richard Flatau | Oct 9, 2016 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Cordwood is usually chosen as a building style in order to save money. The fact that it uses locally available, sustainable materials is an added incentive. However, sometimes cordwood is built to impress, and here is a fine example. This million-dollar cordwood...

Cordwood Cabin on Skis

by Richard Flatau | Sep 27, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Usually a cordwood cabin's mortar is prone to cracking if it is moved. Ernie Burgener has figured out a method of moving a small cordwood cabin (for short distances). He has devised a set of sturdy skids on which he built the frame. Then he has applied "stay in...