by Richard Flatau | Dec 28, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
Many wonderful and talented folks worked on the framing, roofing, cordwood-ing and making bottle ends for this much-anticipated structure. The sauna rests upon a frost-protected grade beam (with a rubble trench for drainage). The grade beam is 12″ wide and...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 18, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
One way to put a large piece of cordwood in the wall and make sure it won’t loosen is to “explode it” by splitting it and then putting it back together with a mortar bead. The very dry wood (8%) in the photo is Aspen. We were lucky to have such...
by Richard Flatau | Sep 16, 2021 | Alaska, 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
Many people are attracted to cordwood construction for the potentially low cost of building materials (wood) and the possibility of heating one’s own home with a sustainable natural resource (wood). If you have a woodlot, your cordwood home can be heated for...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 25, 2021 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
So many folks have asked about building Cordwood Chicken Coops that I feel obliged to write a post about the subject. Herein are some fine examples of cordwood “coupe-de-villes” for our little feathered, egg-laying friends. These new roost boxes are...
by Richard Flatau | May 21, 2021 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Anchoring posts in a post framed building for cordwood construction is a very important install. Not only does it keep the post from “walking out of plumb” during construction, but it also stabilizes the keyways, top plate and window boxes. Having a...
