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Cordwood Cabin inside Children’s Museum

Cordwood Cabin inside Children’s Museum

by Richard Flatau | Jul 20, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Uncategorized

So let’s say it’s snowing or raining to beat the band and you want to take the youngin’s to see something fun (and educational).  Well, this cosy little cordwood cabin doesn’t have to worry about rain, wind or snow.  It doesn’t need a...
Top 10 Cordwood Tips, Tricks & Hacks

Top 10 Cordwood Tips, Tricks & Hacks

by Richard Flatau | Feb 17, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop

Top 10 Cordwood Tips, Tricks and Hacks to help you build better with cordwood.  Keeping your wall level?  Try using a swinging plumb bob. Usually, a plumb bob is hung on a string to show vertical plumb. This idea is courtesy of Don Gerdes (engineer) who devised it to...
Cordwood shrinkage?  Explode those logs!

Cordwood shrinkage? Explode those logs!

by Richard Flatau | Dec 19, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop

Did you know that large diameter logs can shrink in your walls?  When you place a dry log in a cordwood wall that is over 12 inches in diameter, there is a good chance it will shrink, even if dried to 12% moisture content.  If it receives a good deal of sun during the...
Cordwood Masterpieces in Copper Harbor

Cordwood Masterpieces in Copper Harbor

by Richard Flatau | Oct 7, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop

Way up at the tippy-top of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula is a beautiful natural harbor on Lake Superior. There are several cordwood buildings that grace this incredible Copper Harbor countryside.  Here are a few.  This lovely post-framed pumphouse is the work of...
Backyard Cordwood Cabin in Duluth, MN with sauna

Backyard Cordwood Cabin in Duluth, MN with sauna

by Richard Flatau | Aug 17, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Uncategorized

James Collette started out by building a cordwood dollhouse for his grandaughter and then progressed to a backyard cordwood cabin/sauna.   You will note this is in a residential neighborhood.  Some of the narrative will be from James’s notes concerning his...
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