by Richard Flatau | Jul 22, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Post & beam framing has become a “bread and butter” staple for cordwood builders. Just as there are multiple ways to build a cordwood wall, there several ways to frame your building. Here are a few of the simple and spectacular ones. Most...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 11, 2019 | Alaska, 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
Want to see what a cordwood home looks like on the inside? Here’s your chance. When I post a cordwood photo, folks often ask, “What does that look like on the inside? Bryan & Lois Pratt built this unbelievably gorgeous cordwood home in Woodland...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 1, 2019 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
How would you like to learn about an inexpensive foundation that doesn’t require concrete and keeps your cordwood “up” off the ground? The following pictures, coupled with a brief explanation by builder Stu Bridge, help to clarify the simplicity and...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 26, 2019 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
“Who Let the Dogs Out” of their cordwood houses? Who, who, who? When they are outside they pose with panache. Usually, with a look of “my home is built like a fortress! Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah!”Whitefang loves her cordwood in Homer, Alaska. ...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 9, 2019 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Stackwall corners were one of the very first ways developed to make inexpensive corners for cordwood construction. The problem was they were (are) very time-consuming to build (every timber has to be leveled multiple times) and the roof could not be built until the...
by Richard Flatau | May 26, 2019 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Chuck Hine of Calumet Michigan built a magnificent wood drying shed on the western shores of Lake Superior. The tuck-pointing on his cedar wood drying shed/bunkhouse is excellent. His mortar joints are clean, the wood is standing proud 1/2 inch and the overall...
