by Richard Flatau | Jun 15, 2015 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Workshop
You bet it does! Many people want to examine what possibilities they have with cordwood in the bathroom. Quite a few folks who live in cordwood homes or have a cordwood motif (like a cordwood floor or countertop) have done creative and amazingly beautiful things in...
by Richard Flatau | May 1, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
Double Wall Cordwood on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. Here are segments from the article describing the double wall cordwood home of Chuc & Linda Willson in Ontario, Canada… “Manitoulin’s covered in white cedar and it makes sense to use wind-blown...
by Richard Flatau | Mar 15, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Here is the beautiful 3 bedroom, code-approved, cordwood home of Pat & Beth Goulee near Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Pat and Beth used the book Cordwood & the Code: A Building Permit Guide (available in ebook and print format at www.cordwoodconstruction.org ),...
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 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...