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Cordwood Hobbit House boasts Round Door

Cordwood Hobbit House boasts Round Door

by Richard Flatau | Apr 9, 2022 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop

In the green hills and valleys of western Wisconsin resides a cordwood hobbit house.  Built by Jessi & Dan Peterson, complete with a round door and sparkling bottle bricks, it is surely a welcoming sight for anyone from the Shire or beyond Bag End.  Always...
Cordwood with Magnificent Timbers in Hungary

Cordwood with Magnificent Timbers in Hungary

by Richard Flatau | Apr 2, 2022 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid

Klarianka Gabor sent these photos of his amazing cordwood building in Hungary.  He and his family and friends have built a “Best Practices” cordwood home.  The tree trunks that they cut are magnificent and so huge!  What a great framework for the...
Cordwood in Arizona, Colorado & Utah

Cordwood in Arizona, Colorado & Utah

by Richard Flatau | Mar 6, 2022 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop

Beautiful cordwood sauna at Root Bottom Farm in Samak, Utah.  Gorgeous cordwood sauna in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. (Below) Cordwood (actually cobwood) in SW Arizona.  The cob (clay, sand, straw) is used for the mortar.  The logs used for the framing and the...
Cordwood in Costa Rica’s Blue Zone

Cordwood in Costa Rica’s Blue Zone

by Richard Flatau | Jan 25, 2022 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop

The Retreat at Blue Mountain Farms in Costa Rica is adding cordwood buildings to its accommodations. Cordwood Construction Resources has been providing consultation for the project. Utilizing the native tree (Pachote) the local masons (led by Chris Olson of Minnesota)...
Cordwood Magnificent Pike’s Peak Colorado

Cordwood Magnificent Pike’s Peak Colorado

by Richard Flatau | Jan 16, 2022 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop

Bryan and Lois Pratt of Woodland Park, Colorado have built one of the finest cordwood homes in the world!   This 12 sided, two-story beauty is breathtaking in its construction and has an unfettered view of Pike’s Peak. Bryan and Lois planned for many years to...
Cordwood Sauna at Kinstone

Cordwood Sauna at Kinstone

by Richard Flatau | Dec 28, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop

Many wonderful and talented folks worked on the framing, roofing, cordwood-ing and making bottle ends for this much-anticipated structure.  The sauna rests upon a frost-protected grade beam (with a rubble trench for drainage).  The grade beam is 12″ wide and...
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