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 | Sep 4, 2019 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
What do cordwood, cardboard and bottle ends have in common? They all help make an organized, dramatic, visual statement in a cordwood wall. Let’s say you want a rainbow or a peace sign or the big dipper in a cordwood wall. Here’s one way to do it. First,...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 4, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized
Ofa Sovea of Tonga, sent this message to the Cordwood Construction Facebook Group: “Morning all. I’m building my house here in Tonga (located in the South Pacific). The squares are old lumber of Pine, were lying around outside twisted and no good for...
by Richard Flatau | Mar 14, 2019 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Having gazed longingly upon a cordwood cabin photo in a magazine years before, Carrie dreamed about building her own cordwood home. She read and gathered information and took one of our hands-on workshops. Feeling empowered to hit the start button, she built a...
by Richard Flatau | Mar 1, 2019 | 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
Stu and Midge have been building a unique, off-grid cordwood cabin in western Wisconsin using cordwood for some walls and straw/clay (also known as light straw/clay) for others. The cabin is 12′ x 16′. Built on strengthened posts and piers. The cordwood...
