by Richard Flatau | May 29, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Living Roof, Natural Building, Off grid, Tiny home, Workshop
PROS & CONS of Cordwood Construction. A concise summary from the cordwood construction archives: Cordwood construction is a natural building method that involves stacking short logs—similar to split firewood—in a mortar matrix to create walls. This technique,...
by Richard Flatau | May 17, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Uncategorized
Do your cordwood walls need freshening? The mortar may look wonky and have different color tones. The log faces may have darkened a bit. Is there mortar cracking or log loosening?  Fear not, because there are ways to fix these problems.  I’d like to thank...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 14, 2026 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Workshop
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by Richard Flatau | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Julien Leroy built this beautiful cordwood garden cabin with all kinds of unique and interesting glass and logs. Here are his words about his masterpiece.  Thank you for sharing your talent, Julien! “Hello, I would first like to thank my partner for following...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 20, 2025 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
Cliff Shockey is the inventor of the energy-efficient, high R-value (40+) cordwood technique called Double Wall Stackwall. If you live in a cold climate or want to build a home that will be super-insulated, this is one of the techniques to investigate. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ...
