Cordwood Compound on 11 private acres just minutes from Marquette, Michigan. This hand-hewn 4 bedroom/3 bath home totals over 2500 square feet spread over 3 levels. From the airlock entry, you’ll understand the efficiency of this 16-sided design and 16″ deep wall construction. The kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances, bamboo floors and handy work space island opens to the dining and living areas. South facing patio doors and windows provide day long light to the heart of the home as well as access to the 40×55′ wrap around deck, the perfect spot to entertain, feed the birds, grow your potted tomatoes or catch a sunset. Circling around the main floor are two bedrooms and a full bath. Down the spiral stairs is family room, another bedroom, full bath, utility/laundry and an additional kitchen. This floor can easily become a separate living space for guests or even aging family. The carpeted primary suite completes the upper level with 16’x19′ bonus space, ready to become home office, exercise or extra lounging.
Built in 1990 on a beautiful plot of land just south of Lake Superior. The kitchen has gorgeous views of the surrounding forest and fields.
The attached octagon gives a panoramic view from the breakfast bar.
- Home Facts
3 Baths
4 Bedrooms
Built in 1990
Interior
Living Area:
2,574 Sq. Ft.
“Outside is a detached 26’x39′ western red cedar-sided 2-story pole barn with Skandia Trusses. This was built to be the most convenient garage and workspace–or play space–on the planet. Another 1014 square feet for pool table, woodshop or storage. Even better, there’s a carport to house your tractor, boat or RV complete with electric/septic/water hookups. Home and garage are heated with outdoor wood boiler. Add solar panels in the meadow and you’ll be totally self-sufficient. The acreage includes apple trees, mounds of black berries, fenced garden, shed and over 2000 feet on the clear and cold Cedar Creek. Add a pump to the irrigation system and you’ll be set for next spring planting season. You’ll find everything you’ve been hunting in a home to enjoy for generations, with no traffic noise or neighbors in site.”
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, 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 2005, 2011 & 2015 Cordwood Conferences, and provided consultation for cordwood builders. Cordwood Construction: Best Practices DVD (2018), Cordwood Construction Best Practices 2020 (print & ebook), and Cordwood Conference Papers 2015 are the newest publications available from their Online Cordwood Bookstore. www.cordwoodconstruction.org
The Cordwood Workshop DVD is like taking a workshop in your living room.
For more information on Cordwood Construction, click on the picture or visit www.cordwoodconstruction.org
