Cordwood wall

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…

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 …

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.

Adam & Erica Konopka and their children started building a Cordwood Cabin near the shores of Lake Michigan this past summer. The cabin has 24″ thick walls with foam insulation in the cent…

Cordwood Construction - Mistakes that beginners often make. How to prepare your materials & avoid making errors while building with cordwood.

Cordwood Construction - A good-looking cordwood wall is breathtaking in its simplicity. Enjoy these examples of delightful cordwood walls

Take a look at everything we've completed in the last month and a half of building our cordwood homestead! From laying logs to mixing mortar and making bottle ends, it's all getting done. When I

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 […]

Cordwood Construction - Cordwood sauna with a living roof in Wasilla, Alaska using repurposed and sustainable materials.

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.