A friend sent me photos of this uniquely lovely cordwood home in Carnation, Washington USA.
I don’t have many details about the cordwood, but as you can see the home is well-maintained and has incredible motifs.
The railing for the stairway is massively attractive!
The roofline is unusual and compelling. The drywall helps to throw light “back” into the room.
The kitchen/oven area has a brick countertop. Looks like a great place to prepare a meal and entertain friends.
The exterior is well landscaped and the deck has had a Yagisaka scorch for preservation.
A massive central bearing post helps to hold up the amazing roof structure.
A nighttime exterior photo shows off the beautiful cordwood.
Upstairs there is an extra bathroom, bedroom and family room.
Should you wish to learn how to build a cordwood cottage, cabin or home, please visit www.cordwoodconstruction.org While you are there, click on the pictures, read the brief articles, check out the latest workshops and newsletter and if you are interested click on the Online Bookstore to see all the cordwood literature available in print and ebook format.
If you have questions that aren’t answered on the website you can email me at richardflatau@gmail.com
Readers have requested a brief bio, so here goes:
“Richard & Becky Flatau built their mortgage-free cordwood home in 1979 in Merrill, Wisconsin. Since then, they have written books, conducted workshops, facilitated the 2005, 2011, and 2015 Cordwood Conferences, and provided consultation for cordwood builders. Cordwood Construction: Best Practices DVD, Cordwood Construction Best Practices (print) and Cordwood Conference Papers 2015 are the newest publications available from their online Cordwood bookstore. www.cordwoodconstruction.org
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