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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...

Cordwood in Minnesota

by Richard Flatau | Jan 17, 2024 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop | 0 Comments

Minnesota is home to not only strong Viking ancestors, Lake Wobegone, and the Spam Museum (the canned meat), but also to several beautiful cordwood homes, cabins, cottages, and saunas. Here is a cordwood sauna being built near Tower, Minnesota by Paul Harney. Paul...

Cordwood Hobbit House Memorial to Fallen Heroes

by Richard Flatau | Nov 15, 2023 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

There is a beautiful 30-acre garden park in Wausau called Monk Botanical Gardens and it is used for community events and hiking. It is renowned for its incredible flower and vegetable gardens. It boasts great winding trails, a tree house, beautiful native and local...

Camp Cordwood

by Richard Flatau | Nov 11, 2023 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Our dearly departed friend Wayne Higgins (Marlys Bacon) took us around to see some of the outstanding cordwood building that has sprung up from his stellar influence in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Wayne is not only a fine tour guide (his...

Cordwood Cabin mimics Medieval England

by Richard Flatau | Oct 25, 2023 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid | 0 Comments

This Maine cabin is right out of medieval England by Zara Norman for the Bangor Daily News "An enchanting Piscataquis County home ripped from the pages of a storybook is capturing the attention of buyers from Maine to California, despite lacking some basic amenities....

Cozy Cordwood Cabin in the White Mountains

by Richard Flatau | Oct 5, 2023 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Some details about the project from the owner/builders. We built this in 2018. It is 24' round it took 1-1/2 yrs to finish. It is located in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. It has 36-inch roof overhangs. The cordwood is pine, we used pine sawdust for...