by Richard Flatau | Oct 9, 2016 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop
Cordwood is usually chosen as a building style in order to save money. The fact that it uses locally available, sustainable materials is an added incentive. However, sometimes cordwood is built to impress, and here is a fine example. This million-dollar cordwood...
by Richard Flatau | Sep 27, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Usually a cordwood cabin’s mortar is prone to cracking if it is moved. Ernie Burgener has figured out a method of moving a small cordwood cabin (for short distances). He has devised a set of sturdy skids on which he built the frame. Then he has applied...
by Richard Flatau | Aug 4, 2016 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Kit & Jesse are building a 768 sq. ft. tiny cordwood home with a sleeping loft for their family of four. Using best practices, they have radiant in floor heat, post and beam framing, 16-inch cedar cordwood infill and an R-value of 50 in the roof. The log end...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 19, 2016 | 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 Codwood Maple Sugar Shack? Ted Amman says YES to both questions. He wanted to build a “shack” to house his family maple syrup harvest. Ted attended a cordwood workshop, visited the...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 6, 2016 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Did you know there is a cottage filled with mermaids in southern Colorado? Even though it is a thousand miles from the nearest ocean, this B n B has a bevvy of seafaring sirens. It has gorgeous views, breathtaking skies, and wonderful structures. The cottage is...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 2, 2016 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, log end, Uncategorized
Patti Brehler from near Roscommon, Michigan sent these gorgeous photos of the cordwood top she made on top of her husband’s corner cabinet. You will notice a walnut turtle in the center. How creative and delightful! Thank you Patti for sharing your creation. I...
