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Cordwood and the Chakras

by Richard Flatau | Jun 16, 2024 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Interested in seeing a two-storey cordwood home? Keweenaw County of Michigan boasts this beauty. There is also a Bottle Wall in the shape of the Chakras (energy centers in the body) and one with seashells and apple trees. One of the owners is a therapist and uses...

Cordwood Bathrooms

by Richard Flatau | May 25, 2024 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Workshop | 0 Comments

Cordwood Bathrooms: A Visual Feast of Options Cordwood homes come in all shapes and sizes and lend themselves to creativity. Having a well-built bathroom in a cordwood home is important to most people. Below are some mighty fine examples. Installing a...

Kinstone Cordwood Chapel & Stone Circle

by Richard Flatau | May 15, 2024 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, log end, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Kinstone Chapel: Cordwood, Stone and Thatch by Kristine Beck Atop a ridge overlooking the Mississippi River, on 4th generation family farmland, a permaculture school has been established called Kinstone. Kinstone is a working permaculture site with a megalithic focus....

Alaska: The Last Frontier Cordwood Cabin UPDATE

by Richard Flatau | Apr 24, 2024 | 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

Shane & Kelli Kilcher of the Discovery series Alaska: The Last Frontier have built a beautiful cordwood cabin on their land near Homer, Alaska. The Discovery Channel has been documenting their journey. Shane & Kelli bought my book (Cordwood Construction Best...

Cordwood BnB in Tennessee

by Richard Flatau | Apr 3, 2024 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home | 0 Comments

GOLDFINCH is the name of this lovely cordwood BnB near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bobbie Such and her dedicated crew have created cordwood cabins that are unique, interesting, and fun. From the Talking Water website. "The "Songbird Neighborhood" is our first social...

Cordwood Construction Ed & Julie McAllen Wisconsin

by Richard Flatau | Mar 30, 2024 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, Workshop | 0 Comments

Ed and Julie McAllen built a gorgeous cordwood home near Galesville, Wisconsin by the Black River. They built it for $23,000 because they recycled, scrounged and did most of the construction themselves. The following article is used with the permission of the...

Cordwood at Aspen Valley Ranch

by Richard Flatau | Mar 16, 2024 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Ryan Ross of Woodland Park, Colorado was kind enough to share these photos. Ryan wrote, "We have our own portable sawmill and cut all the timber-frame material right here on the ranch...the walls are 8" thick because we use this as an art studio/educational space. We...

Cordwood Workshops 2024 in Minnesota

by Richard Flatau | Feb 24, 2024 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Two Cordwood Workshops are being offered in Grand Marias, Minnesota in August 2024. These workshops will be led by cordwood master builders Charles Yeager and Martha Williams. A picture of the resting porch of a beautiful cordwood sauna in the UP of Michigan. This...

Cordwood Lodge boasts 32 inch thick walls

by Richard Flatau | Feb 10, 2024 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

This is an outstanding example of a cordwood treasure hidden away among the lakes, rivers and ski areas of Portage, Wisconsin. "This handcrafted, one-of-a-kind home is nestled in a secluded wooded setting, located 3 mins from I-39, within view of Cascade Mountain ski...

Cordwood Solar Shed in Chattanooga

by Richard Flatau | Jan 25, 2024 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Bobbie is creating a cordwood and solar power site for her homestead in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is a practice building that is used to learn and practice the cordwood technique. Bobbie and her team have made it into a work of art. Note the colored glass on the...