by Richard Flatau | Mar 16, 2024 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Ryan Ross of Woodland Park, Colorado was kind enough to share these photos. Ryan wrote, “We have our own portable sawmill and cut all the timber-frame material right here on the ranch…the walls are 8″ thick because we use this as an art...
by Richard Flatau | Aug 6, 2023 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Living Roof, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
Curt and Annie live in northwestern Wisconsin. They have built a good life by working with the natural resources at hand. Gardening, foraging, harvesting, building, heating with wood, conserving, and improving their land are all important parts of their journey. ...
by Richard Flatau | May 18, 2023 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Project of a Lifetime by Patrick & Beth Goulee This article first appeared in the Cordwood Conference Papers 2015 and is edited with permission. Dream Weaver It began with a dream, a set of old drawings, and memories of a cordwood workshop from 20 years ago....
by Richard Flatau | Apr 11, 2023 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Jeffrey H. Dean is a true Renaissance man: a builder, sculptor, painter, metalsmith, potter and jack of all trades/master of all trades. Here is but one of his many projects: a gorgeous timber frame barn with cordwood and board & batten. This serves as a home...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 5, 2023 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Cordwood lends itself to many types of buildings, including ones that keep a person clean and a dog sheltered. Below is a cordwood sweat lodge in the Pacific Northwest. It is built with Western Red Cedar which makes for a beautiful cordwood wall. A tiny sweat...