*NEW* Cordwood Construction: A Log End View 2007
2007 Color Edition:

145 pictures, diagrams and formulas which take the novice or experienced builder from house plans to occupancy. 85 Color Photos; Sections include: mortar mixes, types of wood, drying wood, How we became mortgage-free, post & beam ideas, insurance, Best Practices, Building codes, FAQ’s, Cordwood Conference 2005, cob, pure lime mortar, tuck pointing hints, special effects, Perma Chink, and much, much more.
By Richard Flatau

2007 Cordwood Construction: A Log End View (CD/PDF Format)

View, search and print any page you desire...print an extra mortar mix page to take to the job site for your "mix person." Print off color photos & diagrams and send them to your friends who want to know what this "cordwood bug" that bit you is all about.

8 pages of plans include room dimensions, wiring, solar room (adds 400 sq.ft.) deck, Room-in-the-attic trusses, slab, window & post placement, special foundation details. These are detailed house plans on 11” x17” paper, drawn by draftsman Rob Pichelman.

Post & Plate structure, gravel foundation, built for $1.00 a square foot, king-post trusses, ingenious ladder pad foundation. Build this first. 23 pages
This is a great way to learn the cordwood masonry technique and work out any mistakes. By Richard Flatau.

Cordwood Building : State of the Art
(by Rob Roy)

This handsome book is a 240 page volume, with contributions from 25 different authors. It contains 8 pages of color pictures and contains a wealth of valuable information about building a cordwood structure. It is a thorough and knowledgeable explanation of this earth friendly technique.

Describes the timber framing methods that use modern metal fasteners, special screws, and common sense building principles to accomplish a post and beam framework; This book includes everything an owner-builder needs to know about building strong and beautiful structural frames from heavy timbers. 176 pages, 120 B&W photos. by Rob Roy

Cliff Shockey has written (and revised in 1997) an excellent book for those building in very cold climates. He details the building of two double stackwall homes in Saskatchewan, Canada. Cliff's house won the Harrowsmith award for Energy Efficient Design. (color photos)

Cordwood Conference Papers 2005

27 interesting articles from the Cordwood Conference 2005 in Merrill , WI . 40 color photos, R-value testing from the U of Manitoba, Balewood, Cordwood Dorm Room, Paper Enhanced Mortar, Log Prep & Foam Insulation, Cordwood Siding, Engineer Built Cordwood, Recycling, Cordwood on a basement, Frost Protected Shallow foundations, Bright and Airy & Pattern Language Cordwood, and much, much more. A wonderful volume of facts, photos and inspiration.

Cordwood Conference Papers 2005 CD

The cordwood Conference Papers 2005 in CD format. All the photos are in color. The Power Point Presentations made at the Conference are included and so too are the complete, unabridged versions of all articles.

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Cordwood and the Code: A Building Permit Guide + CD

The first document ever published that deals specifically with Code Compliance Issues. Included is 2005 R-value testing, Fire Resistance testing, certified Compression tests, REScheck software explained, Building Permit samples & suggestions, A Sample successful Building Permit Application Document, References, website and a CD of a sample building permit document that you can cut, paste and modify to present to your code officials.

NEW !!! DVD’s of the 2005 Cordwood Conference
(taken/edited by the High School Media class) all profits go to High School) Option a. DVD #1 Edited (non-professional) version of the whole Conference (3.5hours)
OR
Option b. DVD #2 Unedited version of day #2 (July 31, 2005) Demos, Focus Groups, etc.(4 hrs)

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