by Richard Flatau | Sep 14, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Ernie Slatter attended our Cordwood Construction workshop at Kinstone Permaculture Academy in Wisconsin and then went back home and built this beautiful sauna in British Columbia. The sauna is called “Sea Bluff Sauna.” The latest picture with daffodils...
by Richard Flatau | Aug 27, 2019 | 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
Alan & Rebecca Barreca sent me the following pictures and information on their beautiful home in SE Oklahoma. For those who are wondering about cordwood in a hot, humid climate, this will help answer your questions. “We moved into our 16 sided cordwood home...
by Richard Flatau | Aug 19, 2019 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
An FYI for people who might be in the market for land with a cabin. Here is a cordwood cabin (with timber frame, straw/clay slip and board and batten) on 35 acres of land in western Wisconsin (Glenwood City), near the border with Minnesota. [This property is sold.]...
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...
