by Richard Flatau | Oct 29, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Stackwall corners built the Right Way! How do I build stackwall the right way? This stackwall corner (below) in Minnesota has been built as a single post. In between the quoins (squared timbers) are blocks to stabilize the post. Below is a picture of the...
by Richard Flatau | Aug 11, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Do you love the taste of Maple Syrup? Would you like to have your own Cordwood Maple Sugar Shack? Ted Amman answered YES to both questions. He wanted to build a “shack” to house his family maple syrup harvest. Ted attended a cordwood workshop, visited...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 31, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Sebastien Demers built a beautiful two-story cordwood home near Ste. Onesime, Quebec. Here are pictures and an explanation of “the build” from Sebastien himself. The half-round/half rectangle floor plan also has two interior gardens where a banana tree flourishes...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 22, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Post & beam framing has become a “bread and butter” staple for cordwood builders. Just as there are multiple ways to build a cordwood wall, there several ways to frame your building. Here are a few of the simple and spectacular ones. Most...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 1, 2019 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
How would you like to learn about an inexpensive foundation that doesn’t require concrete and keeps your cordwood “up” off the ground? The following pictures, coupled with a brief explanation by builder Stu Bridge, help to clarify the simplicity and...
