by Richard Flatau | Aug 10, 2022 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
These delightful sauna photos are courtesy of Jim and Karen Martzahl from Wisconsin. Although this sauna is at their camp in Daggett Michigan. They used dried white cedar that had been dried for seven years. The roof is 1-inch thick poplar with 1/2 inch styrofoam...
by Richard Flatau | Aug 4, 2022 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, Tiny home, Workshop
Charles Yeager taught two cordwood workshops near Ishpeming, Michigan in 2021. Here are the magnificent results. The sauna was built using traditional Finnish motifs. The handmade door gives a personal touch to the building. The cooling porch is delightfully...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 8, 2022 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Top 10 Cordwood Tips, Tricks and Hacks to help you build better with cordwood. Keeping your wall level? Try using a swinging plumb bob. Usually, a plumb bob is hung on a string to show vertical plumb. This idea is courtesy of Don Gerdes (engineer) who devised it to...
by Richard Flatau | Mar 6, 2022 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Beautiful cordwood sauna at Root Bottom Farm in Samak, Utah. Gorgeous cordwood sauna in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. (Below) Cordwood (actually cobwood) in SW Arizona. The cob (clay, sand, straw) is used for the mortar. The logs used for the framing and the...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 25, 2022 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
The Retreat at Blue Mountain Farms in Costa Rica is adding cordwood buildings to its accommodations. Cordwood Construction Resources has been providing consultation for the project. Utilizing the native tree (Pachote) the local masons (led by Chris Olson of Minnesota)...
by Richard Flatau | Dec 11, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
This is the story of Charles Yeager’s timber frame sauna workshops taught in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The cordwood infill was completed during two, three-day workshops. The timber frame was erected before the workshops. This is the right (south) side...
