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Cordwood Construction in Mexico

by Richard Flatau | Oct 13, 2015 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Mario Vargas sent me some wonderful photos of a cordwood bath house he is building near Tlaxcala, Mexico. He is using white and red cedar to complete his cordwood walls. Three masons are working on the walls tuck pointing. Since it is a bath house the windows are...

Does Cordwood belong in the Kitchen?

by Richard Flatau | Oct 2, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end | 0 Comments

As my Swedish (Minnesotan) friends would say "Ya sure you betcha!" Many folks have wondered how to hang kitchen cabinets and design their kitchen around cordwood walls. It is actually very easy because cabinets can be hung on any level and plumb wall. Here are some...

Cordwood Conference Papers 2015

by Richard Flatau | Sep 19, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop | 0 Comments

The 2015 Cordwood Conference was held near Plattsburg, New York on July 11-12, 2015. It was hosted by Rob and Jaki Roy of Earthwood Building School. 35 wonderful souls attended and had an outstanding time learning, sharing and networking. A set of papers was...

Cordwood Construction shows off her Outhouses

by Richard Flatau | Sep 3, 2015 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, Workshop | 0 Comments

One of the all-time-best cordwood construction practice projects is building the cordwood outhouse. Not only do you get to hone your cordwood mortaring skills, but you get a functional addition to your homestead.This outhouse (above) was the first cordwood building...

Cordwood flooring moves Outdoors in Slovakia

by Richard Flatau | Aug 29, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Martin Tyciak built this gorgeous cordwood patio-terrace at his home in Slovakia. Here the 2-inch cordwood slices are being hammered into place so they are level. The base of gravel had already been tamped to make a firm and level foundation. Martin used wood from...

Cordwood in Sweden @ Pelle Henriksson’s cordwood sauna

by Richard Flatau | Aug 20, 2015 | 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

Pelle Henriksson has added to his portfolio with these new pictures of his backyard sauna in Sweden. He calls his Facebook building site Kubbhusbastu which translates to Cordwood Sauna which Pelle says is "Just for fun." The foundation (ring beam), framing (post &...

Cordwood Classroom in Guatemala Fund Raiser

by Richard Flatau | Aug 11, 2015 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop | 0 Comments

The Community Cloud Forest Conservation near Coban, Guatemala is seeking donations for its second cordwood classroom building. The first classroom for the impoverished children of the region is built and functioning. It was constructed in the shape of the Quetzal...

Cordwood Construction (Cobwood) in England @ Earthmovesdesign

by Richard Flatau | Jul 16, 2015 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Workshop | 0 Comments

Earthmovesdesign (with permission) Based in Suffolk and established since 1996, earthmovesdesign is Neil and Emi-Lou Lankford. Neil designs and makes gardens, Water features, and natural Cobwood Garden Rooms and kids play dens and has worked with both the private and...

Cordwood Sauna on the Iron Range (Part 2)

by Richard Flatau | Jul 5, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop | 0 Comments

Tony and Denise have finished their gorgeous sauna on the Iron Range of northern Minnesota. Hand-built out of Northern White Cedar (after taking a workshop at Kinstone Permaculture Academy). The Brough's dedicated themselves to building this beautiful and practical...

Cordwood Sauna at Kinstone Circle

by Richard Flatau | Jun 30, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop | 0 Comments

Many wonderful and talented folks worked on framing, roofing, cordwood-ing and making bottle ends for this much-anticipated structure. The sauna rests upon a frost-protected grade beam. The grade beam is 12" wide and 24" deep. The final twelve inches of grade beam...