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...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 13, 2019 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Do you love the taste of Maple Syrup? Would you like to have your own Cordwood Maple Sugar Shack? Ted Amman answered YES to both questions. He wanted to build a “shack” to house his family maple syrup harvest. Ted attended a cordwood workshop, visited...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 2, 2019 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop
When Wayne Higgins took us around to see some of the outstanding cordwood building that has been built in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the U.P. of Michigan we were amazed! Wayne was not only a fine tour guide, but his knowledge of the area is phenomena. One fascinating...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 29, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Stackwall corners built the Right Way! How do I build stackwall the right way? This stackwall corner (below) in Minnesota has been built as a single post. In between the quoins (squared timbers) are blocks to stabilize the post. Below is a picture of the...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 26, 2019 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
What happens when the mortar of your stackwall corner starts to move and crack? The picture below gives a good example of a stackwall corner in distress. There is vertical mortar crack most of the way down the wall. The horizontal quoins (6 x 6″ beams) should...
