by Lucy_51018 | 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 Lucy_51018 | Apr 4, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized
Ofa Sovea of Tonga, sent this message to the Cordwood Construction Facebook Group: “Morning all. I’m building my house here in Tonga (located in the South Pacific). The squares are old lumber of Pine, were lying around outside twisted and no good for...
by Lucy_51018 | Mar 22, 2019 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Cordwood Sauna by Cody & Janelle in Big Lake Alaska. “Hi Richard, Here are pictures of our Sauna/ Hot Tub cordwood building in Big Lake, Alaska. The timber framing was put up by my husband, Cody and all the wood, even the cross beams and rafters are Sitka...
by Lucy_51018 | Mar 14, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Having seen a picture of a cordwood cabin in a magazine years before, Carrie dreamed about building her own cordwood home. She read and gathered information and took one of our hands-on workshops. Feeling empowered to hit the start button, she built a gorgeous,...
by Lucy_51018 | Mar 1, 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
Stu and Midge have been building a unique, off-grid cordwood cabin in western Wisconsin using cordwood for some walls and straw/clay (also known as light straw/clay) for others. The cabin is 12′ x 16′. Built on strengthened posts and piers. The cordwood...
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...
