by Richard Flatau | Jun 18, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Natural Building, solar, Workshop
Top Five Mortar Mixes for Cordwood Construction by Richard Flatau It is very important to understand that cordwood as a building technique is continuing to evolve. Changes and improvements have been significant over the last 50 years. Here are a few points to...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 5, 2026 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Workshop
New Pioneer Magazine published a four-page article about building Cordwood Cottages. Â The editor allowed me to place the article on various social media sites to encourage the idea of natural building. Â The article details the best practice building of cordwood...
by Richard Flatau | May 29, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Living Roof, Natural Building, Off grid, Tiny home, Workshop
PROS & CONS of Cordwood Construction. A concise summary from the cordwood construction archives: Cordwood construction is a natural building method that involves stacking short logs—similar to split firewood—in a mortar matrix to create walls. This technique,...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 29, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Cordwood Party House (in Germany) by Kati Schenk. Kati hails from Germany and built this cordwood beauty. Kati commented, “The house is 5 meters x 5 meters (16′ x 16′). The walls are made of peeled, split, and dried Larch (Tamarack). The walls are...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 14, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Workshop
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by Richard Flatau | Jun 20, 2025 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
Cliff Shockey is the inventor of the energy-efficient, high R-value (40+) cordwood technique called Double Wall Stackwall. If you live in a cold climate or want to build a home that will be super-insulated, this is one of the techniques to investigate. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ...
