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Daycreek.com is a web site devoted to our cordwood building adventure and living a more self-sufficient lifestyle. The DayCreek Journal now has over 200 entries chronologically ordered for your convenience. And if you are looking for information regarding cordwood masonry construction (also known as stackwall), please click on All Things Cordwood. There's also plenty of information on Renewable Energy , Self-Sufficiency / Homesteading and Permaculture.

CoCoCo 2011 Papers
The latest news in the field of Cordwood Building has arrived in the form of the Continental Cordwood Conference Papers 2011. Twenty three articles on 'everything cordwood' provide insight and direction into best practices, energy efficiency and innovations in the evolving field of cordwood construction. The Papers feature cordwood building in Sweden, Norway, Alaska, Manitoba, Ontario and the US. There are articles on double stackwall, balewall, foam insulation, special effects, engineering perspectives, cast quoins, slipform construction, improved mortar mixes, cordwood on the reservation, school buildings, sheds and chicken coops. Color and black and white photos and diagrams. The print version comes with color and black & white photos. Order your copy here!

Cordwood Construction Best Practices
Cordwood Construction Best PracticesRichard Flatau's new book has 259 color photos, diagrams and formulas will take the novice or experienced builder from house plans to cordwood home occupancy. Sections include: mortar mixes, R-values, code compliance, types of wood, drying wood, shrinkage tables, foundations, how we became mortgage-free, post & beam framing, formulas for estimating materials, homeowners insurance, Cordwood Conferences 2005 & 2011 summary, Best Practices with cordwood construction, lime putty mortar, cob, paper enhanced mortars, Permachinking walls, building codes, color photo album, making stained glass bottle ends, how-to “mortar-up” a cordwood wall, tuck pointing, FAQ’s, maintenance, weight of a cordwood wall, cost analysis, Cordwood Education Center, White Earth Reservation cordwood home, a condensed version of Cordwood Cabin is included (which is architecturally drawn and state code approved and now serves as a classroom for the local public school), 196 pages, and much, much more... Order your copy here!

 

What's New?

12.01.11 - Garage / Workshop - Part IV Whew! The barn is up just before the first snow. It will be nice to finally park the car in the garage.

10.25.11 - Garage / Workshop - Part III A non-traditional Amish barn raising...Sorry ladies, Harrison Ford did not show up for the event.

10.24.11 - Garage / Workshop - Part II Should I build another rubble trench foundation or go with a FPSF (Frost-Protected Shallow Foundation)?

09.21.11 - Garage / Workshop - Part I Finally construction has begun on our new garage / workshop. Get the details here.

06.01.11 - PEM (Paper Enhanced Mortar) Update The New CoCoCo 2011 papers are out and here's an excerpt from my PEM update paper.

Looking for Books and Plans?
If you are in the market for books and plans related to cordwood construction, please be sure to check out Richard and Becky Flatau's book order web page here at Day Creek.

 
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