by Richard Flatau | Jan 12, 2020 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Hanna fell in love with Montana, nature, gardening and cordwood. She built a gorgeous cordwood greenhouse/shed and filled it with plants and gardening tools. Then she planted a beautiful garden of flowers and vegetables around the shed. Finally, she added a deer...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 8, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop
“Wood Chunk Walls” and have been one of many traditional styles for building barns in Norway and Sweden since the 1850s. These barns were built using the end cuts from logs. They were placed on horizontal 1-inch boards to maintain a level mortaring...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 2, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
When planning your cordwood home, the roof becomes an essential part of your design. From looking good to insulating to adding extra space, to protecting your walls, good roof design is an essential part of every home. Here are a few “topping off ideas”...
by Richard Flatau | Dec 21, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Tara & Rob Cahill have been working in the rain forests near Coban, Guatemala for decades. They have built a beautiful infrastructure that includes a cordwood school for middle and high school students. Here is a brief walkthrough video by the architect Charles...
by Richard Flatau | Dec 11, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
The Stackwall Corners garden shed has been completed. Here are some new photos along with the original construction photos. Beth Frew & Dennis Lapier took our one day, hands-on cordwood workshop in 2018 and by 2019 they had built this Garden Shed! When folks...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 28, 2019 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
A good-looking cordwood wall is breathtaking in its simplicity. It grabs the viewer and gives the impression that an artist was at work on this wall. The wall lasts for hundreds of years (if done right) and the beauty remains. The key is to be fluid and random. Logs...
