by Richard Flatau | Jan 3, 2017 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building
Rarilee & James Conway built this beautiful airbnb cordwood Bed and Breakfast in the Adirondacks of upstate New York near Whiteface Mountain. Rarilee used the Stoneview style project as a way to provide extra income for the family and involve them in a...
by Richard Flatau | Dec 11, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, Uncategorized
Michael Fuller is in the process of building a tiny cordwood home in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has incorporated delightful twists and turns to make his design elegant and intriguing. The large gable end overhangs add protection from the prevailing wind and rain.The...
by Richard Flatau | Dec 4, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
Paul & Josephine Johnson enjoyed the labor intensiveness of building a Cordwood Ladder Pad Shed in Newfoundland, Canada. The Johnson’s used Richard Flatau’s Cordwood Shed Plans (details at the end of the article) to build a simple, inexpensive...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 31, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
Curt and Annie live in northwestern Wisconsin. They have built a good life by working with the natural resources at hand. Gardening, foraging, harvesting, building, heating with wood, conserving, and improving their land are all important parts of their journey. ...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 25, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Natural home for sale
What is the resale value of a cordwood home? Many people don’t consider this when they are planning their cordwood home. Here are examples of cordwood homes that have sold in the past few years. The deciding sale factor in each one was the “quality of...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 9, 2016 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop
Cordwood is usually chosen as a building style in order to save money. The fact that it uses locally available, sustainable materials is an added incentive. However, sometimes cordwood is built to impress, and here is a fine example. This million-dollar cordwood...
