by Lucy_51018 | Feb 20, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Artie Zimmerman built a gorgeous cordwood home near Zachary, Louisiana. He kept a tuned-up chainsaw in his truck ready to cut wood at a moments notice. Lo and behold he gradually put together 12 full cords to build this cordwood beauty. His ranch style home is made...
by Lucy_51018 | Feb 15, 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
Many folks would like to visit a cordwood home before they take the plunge to build one. Most cordwood owner/builders are very kind & like to share, but they are also homeowners and usually very busy with householder tasks and responsibilities. In order to help...
by Lucy_51018 | Feb 5, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Running electrical wires in a cordwood home requires an understanding of the home electrical system and of electrical safety. I personally solved both issues by hiring a master electrician to oversee and help me install my wiring. For the past 30 years, cordwood...
by Lucy_51018 | Jan 31, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
There have been many questions about cordwood in Idaho, Montana and Utah. There is quite a bit going on in Idaho and Montana, some with architectural plans and others doing it “by the seat of their pants.” True to form on this blog, there will be more...
by Lucy_51018 | Jan 17, 2019 | 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 Lucy_51018 | Jan 6, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
We often talk about how well cordwood works and how it looks good and how it performs even better. Posting pictures of well built cordwood homes is a real joy and explaining how to build cordwood correctly is the nature of this blog. However, people have been...
