by Lucy_51018 | Mar 31, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Splashback from rain and snow can degrade and discolor the cordwood. Letting snow stand against your cordwood is a recipe for mildew, mold and rot. Lichens will even try to build where water is present before it starts. The reader will notice that the log ends and...
by Richard Flatau | Mar 29, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, Tiny home, Workshop
Yoopers & Finns love a good sauna (and I do, as well)! Here are photos and descriptions about the cordwood sauna that Craig Williams and Kathy Binoniemi built, in Negaunee, Michigan in 2016. Fantastic work using best practices with cordwood. Negaunee is in the...
by Richard Flatau | Mar 11, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, Tiny home, Workshop
Brian Bronaugh built this most beautiful cordwood tool shed near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Brian said, “I’ve enjoyed the process immensely and have embraced the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi – which is finding beauty in imperfections. It has...
by Lucy_51018 | Mar 9, 2020 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Newly revised & updated (2020) Cordwood Construction Best Practices ebook on sale for $9.99 https://cordwoodconstruction.org/product/cordwood-construction-best-practices-revised-updated-2020-ebook Cordwood Construction Best Practices revised and updated for...
by Richard Flatau | Feb 18, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
While surfing the web I came across a picture of a uniquely beautiful cordwood home in South Korea that was labeled “Korean Soil House.” Having the good fortune to have a friend teaching in Seoul, South Korea at that time, I asked if he could try and...
by Lucy_51018 | Jan 26, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
My picture archives contain many unique photos of cordwood construction. Some of them are only a single photo, so do not fit neatly into a “story.” They are shared here with brief details and gratitude. Cordwood shed on skis. Easy to move from place to...
