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Cordwood and the Starwall

by Richard Flatau | Apr 23, 2017 | 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...

Cordwood in Brazil

by Richard Flatau | Apr 21, 2017 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Jair Dias sent the following pictures and explanation of the cordwood (cobwood) home he is building in Brazil: "Jair Dias lives in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ." The wood he is using for the cordwood infill is Pinus Elliottii (Pine). The cob mortar is...

Curved Cordwood & Corners

by Richard Flatau | Apr 18, 2017 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

If you want a curved cordwood home, but would like an attached garage and some right angles for kitchen cabinets and a workshop, this home is a good combination of styles. Don Gerdes, an engineer from Reedsburg, Wisconsin created and built a design that combines the...

Cordwood Hobbit House

by Richard Flatau | Apr 9, 2017 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

In the green valleys of western Wisconsin resides a cordwood hobbit house. Built by Jessi & Dan Peterson, complete with a round door and sparkling bottle bricks, it is surely a welcoming sight for anyone from the Shire or beyond Bag End. Always remember: "Not all...

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...