by Richard Flatau | Jan 2, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop
Bryan and Lois Pratt of Woodland Park, Colorado have built one of the finest cordwood homes in the world! This 12 sided, two-story beauty is breathtaking in its construction and has an unfettered view of Pike’s Peak. Bryan and Lois planned for many years to...
by Richard Flatau | Dec 15, 2014 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
The Florida Cookie House was built in 1931 by John Bass, Jr. for the Biological Laboratory and Zoological Research Supply Company. The informational sign (below) tells of the immigrants to Wisconsin who built these kind of structures. It’s called the Cookie...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 25, 2014 | Alternative Building, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized
Cordwood is often built to save money using locally available materials. However, sometimes cordwood is built to impress, and here is a fine example. This million dollar cordwood lodge was constructed in 1995, by a wealthy family from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 11, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Tony and Denise built this beautiful cordwood sauna during their summer weekends. They felt confident after taking a cordwood workshop. Visiting their property on Minnesota’s Iron Range they patiently put in the foundation, framed the sauna and then added the...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 2, 2014 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
New Pioneer Magazine published a four page article on DIY Cordwood Cottages. The editor allowed me to place the article in various social media sites to encourage the idea of natural building. The article details the building of cordwood cottages, cabins,...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 9, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Tara Cahill, a biologist and environmental scientist at the Community Cloud Forest Conservation in Guatemala, made contact and asked for cordwood help with their Quetzal shaped classroom buildings. We were unable to coordinate schedules to do an in-person workshop,...
