by Richard Flatau | Nov 10, 2024 | Alternative Building, Cob, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Tiny home
How to Break Open a Wall in a Cordwood House by Peter Kulich The cordwood cabin we bought in 2015 was lovely – and listed in Lloyd Khan’s Builders of the Pacific Northwest. Nestled in the trees it was sheltered from the worst of the beach weather and never...
by Richard Flatau | Sep 9, 2024 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Workshop
Earthmovesdesign Based in Suffolk, England, and established in 1996, earthmovesdesign belongs to Neil and Emi-Lou Lankford. Neil designs and makes gardens, Water features, and natural Cobwood Garden Rooms, and kid’s play dens and has worked with both the...
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
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...
by Richard Flatau | Mar 30, 2024 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, Workshop
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...
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 | 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...