Cordwood walls won't rot as long as you do some key things. Learn how to prevent rot in your cordwood walls BEFORE you build. Get some crucial design tips for your cordwood building to help your project stand the test of time.
A beginners FAQ guide to the hippy natural building method that you'll DEFINITELY want to build your fortress of solitude with...
In the mid-70’s Cliff Shockey of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada decided to build an energy efficient home of recycled cordwood, but since he lived where the temps would go down to -50, he deci…
Cordwood Construction - Mistakes that beginners often make. How to prepare your materials & avoid making errors while building with cordwood.
How does cordwood handle the cold? The heat? Pests? Rot? FIRE???? We'll explore the most common concerns that people ask us about cordwood masonry
Cordwood Construction - One of the most outstandingly beautiful cordwood saunas. It has all the best practices for a successful build.
In the mid-70’s Cliff Shockey of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada decided to build an energy efficient home of recycled cordwood, but since he lived where the temps would go down to -50, he deci…
Stackwall corners were one of the very first ways developed to make inexpensive corners for cordwood construction. The problem was they were (are) very time-consuming to build (every timber has to be leveled multiple times) and the roof could not be built until the corners and the cordwood were all completed, The University of Manitoba […]
Lots of people dream of building a homestead from scratch, but worry about the cost to do so. Is it expensive? How can you reduce your cost? We'll explore the cost to build a homestead from scratch, including our experience building a cordwood house on raw land.
The interior of Pelle Henriksson’s sauna in Sweden is a work of art. It is very pleasing to the eye, sturdy, and simultaneously, whimsical (note the blue window). The large sauna stove s…
Cordwood Construction - Mistakes that beginners often make. How to prepare your materials & avoid making errors while building with cordwood.
If you want to build a cordwood home that will last for generations, it is vital to prepare your logs correctly. In this post you'll learn exactly what to do to prep logs for cordwood building.
The Nerdwood.com website introduction reads: “It’s not what you buy, it’s what you build.” This holds true for every part of Greg & Clare’s cordwood journey. Th…
“Wood Chunk Walls” and have been one of many traditional styles for building barns in Norway and Sweden since the 1850s. These barns were built using the end cuts from logs. They were placed on horizontal 1-inch boards to maintain a level mortaring shelf. This article was written by Architect: Jarmund Vigsnæs Arkitekter AS and he explores […]
Cordwood Masonry is great for DIY builders but requires knowledge and practice to do successfully. Here we'll provide you the valuable resources we used to get our building off the ground and show you some tricks we learned along the way.
Stackwall corners were one of the very first ways developed to make inexpensive corners for cordwood construction. The problem was they were (are) very time-consuming to build (every timber has to be leveled multiple times) and the roof could not be built until the corners and the cordwood were all completed, The University of Manitoba […]
There are some very amazing new signs, billboards and fences being created as art work using a cordwood motif. Here are a few examples. The first is by Ned Thilo of Pennsylvania who built this cre…
In the mid-70’s Cliff Shockey of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada decided to build an energy efficient home of recycled cordwood, but since he lived where the temps would go down to -50, he deci…
Running electrical wires in a cordwood home requires an understanding of the home electrical system and of electrical safety. I personally solved both issues by hiring a master electrician to oversee and help me install my wiring. For the past 30 years, cordwood teachers have been advocating using a post framework for cordwood homes. So […]
“This was not a ‘spec house’ but one that has a unique personality and footprint. The purposes of this undertaking were to produce a natural, attractive home, provide labor opportunities on the r…
In the mid-70’s Cliff Shockey of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada decided to build an energy efficient home of recycled cordwood, but since he lived where the temps would go down to -50, he deci…
If you're building a cordwood house, you have multiple options for how to run your electrical from running conduit through cordwood walls to surface mounting. Here are your options, what we chose, and why.
Cordwood Construction - How to choose, dry and use the best wood for your cordwood building. How to get your wood to 12% moisture content.
Cordwood Construction - Examples of good looking cordwood walls that add an artistic touch to this old fashioned building technique.
Kinstone Academy of Applied Permaculture rests gently upon a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. The largest megalithic stone circle in North America, a walking labyrinth, rolling hills, a te…
In the mid-70’s Cliff Shockey of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada decided to build an energy efficient home of recycled cordwood, but since he lived where the temps would go down to -50, he deci…
Can you combine Cordwood with Timber Framing? Ya sure you betcha! Here are photos of the infilling of a traditional timber frame home with 16″ cedar cordwood and lime putty mortar with a 1…
We built a cordwood warming hut at the Merrill School Forest that morphed into a public school classroom along the way. The goal was to create a natural building using materials from the surroundin…
“This was not a ‘spec house’ but one that has a unique personality and footprint. The purposes of this undertaking were to produce a natural, attractive home, provide labor opportunities on the r…
“This was not a ‘spec house’ but one that has a unique personality and footprint. The purposes of this undertaking were to produce a natural, attractive home, provide labor opportunities on the r…
Lots of people dream of building a homestead from scratch, but worry about the cost to do so. Is it expensive? How can you reduce your cost? We'll explore the cost to build a homestead from scratch, including our experience building a cordwood house on raw land.
This article is by Grant Nicholson from Owen Sound, Ontario. He has agreed to let it be posted in order to help people learn about Slipforming, Double-Wall cordwood and Frost Protected Shallow Foundations with cordwood. Thank you, Grant. Slip Form and Cordwood: Old methods Combine for a Speedy Result by Grant Nicholson Cordwood […]
There are some very creative folks doing wonderful work. Here are a few cordwood outbuildings that are both functional, beautiful and built with best practices.Aspen Valley Ranch in Colorado (Ryan …
Usually a cordwood cabin’s mortar is prone to cracking if it is moved. Ernie Burgener has figured out a method of moving a small cordwood cabin (for short distances). He has devised a set of…
There are many types of foundations you can use with cordwood walls, but you must take great care to choose the right one for you. Learn what you need to consider before you build the foundation for your cordwood walls, and discover how we built ours.
Running electrical wires in a cordwood home requires an understanding of the home electrical system and of electrical safety. I personally solved both issues by hiring a master electrician to oversee and help me install my wiring. For the past 30 years, cordwood teachers have been advocating using a post framework for cordwood homes. So […]
In the mid-70’s Cliff Shockey of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada decided to build an energy efficient home of recycled cordwood, but since he lived where the temps would go down to -50, he deci…
Cordwood homes are cheap to build and provide excellent insulation. Words: Nadene Hall Photos: Cordwood Homes One of the first things you see when you walk in the gates of Awhi Farm in Turangi is a gorgeous little building built out of what looks like firewood, pumice and lime, fixed around a post and beam frame. If you could see inside its walls, you’d find a thick layer of sawdust insulation. “Cordwood is another word for firewood – you used to buy it in ‘cords’ so it’s known as cordwood – and we basically used the types of material that people
Cordwood homes are fantastic Green building ideas which are unique, creative and inexpensive
Cordwood Construction - How to make cordwood walls, signs, fences and other works of art that create positive attention.
How does cordwood handle the cold? The heat? Pests? Rot? FIRE???? We'll explore the most common concerns that people ask us about cordwood masonry
A beginners FAQ guide to the hippy natural building method that you'll DEFINITELY want to build your fortress of solitude with...
In the mid-70’s Cliff Shockey of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada decided to build an energy efficient home of recycled cordwood, but since he lived where the temps would go down to -50, he deci…
