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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...

Does Cordwood belong in the Bathroom?

by Richard Flatau | Jun 15, 2015 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Workshop | 0 Comments

You bet it does! Many people want to examine what possibilities they have with cordwood in the bathroom. Quite a few folks who live in cordwood homes or have a cordwood motif (like a cordwood floor or countertop) have done creative and amazingly beautiful things in...

Cordwood Construction by Tom Huber in Michigan & New York

by Richard Flatau | May 15, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid | 0 Comments

Tom Huber is a cordwood master builder who builds with nature on his mind. An eclectic by nature, Tom espouses the philosophy of Christopher Alexander and his idea of using "Pattern Language" to create a homestead that is both meaningful and beautiful. Let me walk...

Double-wall Cordwood on Manitoulin Island, Canada

by Richard Flatau | May 1, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop | 0 Comments

Double Wall Cordwood on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. Here are segments from the article describing the double wall cordwood home of Chuc & Linda Willson in Ontario, Canada... “Manitoulin’s covered in white cedar and it makes sense to use wind-blown cedars and...

Cordwood Chicken Coops

by Richard Flatau | Apr 4, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end | 0 Comments

With Spring arriving across the country, there is growing interest in raising chickens, gathering eggs and protecting this precious animal. Cities are passing "chicken ordinances" (many are allowing 3 chickens per backyard) and folks are reading up on how best to...

Cordwood in Tomahawk, Wisconsin

by Richard Flatau | Mar 15, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Here is the beautiful 3 bedroom, code-approved, cordwood home of Pat & Beth Goulee near Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Pat and Beth used the book Cordwood & the Code: A Building Permit Guide (available in ebook and print format at www.cordwoodconstruction.org ), coupled with...

Cordwood at Pike’s Peak Colorado

by Richard Flatau | Jan 2, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Bryan and Lois Pratt of Woodland Park, Colorado have built one of the finest cordwood homes in the world! This 12 sided, two-story beauty is breathtaking in its construction and has an unfettered view of Pike's Peak. Bryan and Lois planned for many years to build...

Cordwood & Cordwood Flooring in Prague

by Richard Flatau | Dec 29, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Natural Building, Tiny home | 0 Comments

Miroslav Bentley Kubala sent some photos of his beautiful cordwood garage/storage studio in Prague (Czech Republic). Miro is an artist and a fancier of things automotive, motorcycle, and sound-related. In his cordwood garage/storage area he decided to lay a...

Cordwood Cookie House: Florida

by Richard Flatau | Dec 15, 2014 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

The Florida Cookie House was built in 1931 by John Bass, Jr. for the Biological Laboratory and Zoological Research Supply Company. The informational sign (below) tells of the immigrants to Wisconsin who built these kind of structures. It's called the Cookie House...