by Richard Flatau | Dec 27, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Usually a cordwood cabin’s mortar is prone to cracking if it is moved. Ernie Burgener has figured out a method of moving a small cordwood cabin (for short distances). He has devised a set of sturdy skids on which he built the frame. Then he has applied...
by Richard Flatau | Dec 26, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, solar, Workshop
Ben Orchiderous of the Big Island of Hawaii has built a cordwood shed (for practice) and a 16-sided cordwood home for living. Besides running an orchid nursery with 40,000 varieties, he also built a two-story Earthwood-style cordwood home in his spare time. Here...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 25, 2020 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Little Fish Woodworks was founded in 2004 by Steve Berg and Matt Hale of Michigan. Having both worked in the building profession, they realized the benefit of each other’s expertise and experience and decided to form a partnership. The sauna is one of their...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 7, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Way up at the tippy-top of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula is a beautiful natural harbor on Lake Superior. There are several cordwood buildings that grace this incredible Copper Harbor countryside. Here are a few. This lovely post-framed pumphouse is the work of...
by Richard Flatau | Sep 21, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Lothar Rees of Rottweil, Germany (home of the Rottweiler) sent me outstanding photos of a cordwood chicken coop and woodshed he built with friends. Lothar writes: “Here is some information about the two small buildings I´ve built: I built a shed for firewood...
by Richard Flatau | Sep 12, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Hi Rich, this is Kevin Carolfi I talked to you earlier this spring about cordwood. I have just finished my cordwood tool shed.I’m sharing some pics of it. The doors and shingles are cut from utility poles. The 6″x6″ posts are reused from a machine...
