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
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...
by Richard Flatau | Feb 10, 2024 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop
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...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 25, 2024 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized
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...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 17, 2024 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
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...
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
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...
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
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...