by Richard Flatau | May 24, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop
Jair Dias sent the following pictures and explanation of the cordwood (cobwood) home he is building in Brazil: “Jair Dias lives in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil .” The wood he is using for the cordwood infill is Pinus Elliottii (Pine). The...
by Richard Flatau | May 4, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Larry Schuth shared his cordwood cabin adventure. He sent beautiful pictures of the cordwood cabin he and his family built for $9,000 in the 1990s. The basic cabin is 20′ x 30′ with a 30′ x 10′ loft. Just right for bringing family and friends...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 30, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
Tamas recently sent some new photos of his finished cordwood cabin in Hungary. Thank you Tamas for sharing your creative work of building a cordwood cabin. His logs are pine, cut from the surrounding forest and he did the work on weekends. He has made himself a...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 23, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Where can you find three cordwood buildings, a Yurt, a Straw-Clay Cottage, a Tepee, a Sauna, the largest Megalithic Stone Circle in the USA AND is open to the public? Kinstone Circle near Fountain City, Wisconsin, is where. Kristine Beck, the owner and inspiration...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 17, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
The Entrance Center at Kinstone is called the Dragon’s Keep. Nineteen dragons reside within its walls, including the 15-foot beast undulating along in the wall. This project has been ongoing and we finally made the big push to finish. Besides all the wonderful...