*NEW* Cordwood Construction: A Log End View 2009
Updated & Revised

143 pages, 135 color pictures, diagrams and formulas take the novice or experienced builder from house plans to 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, insurance, Cordwood Conference summary, "Best Practice" photos, lime putty mortar, cob, papercrete, Permachinking walls, building codes, color photo album, stained glass bottle ends, step by step: how-to “mortar-up” a cordwood wall, tuck pointing, using mixers, FAQ’s, maintenance, weight of a cordwood wall, cost analysis, Cordwood Education Center 2009, much more...by Richard Flatau   

$22.00

$20.00

Cordwood Cabin: Best Practices (June 2009)

This all color book details the building of the Cordwood Education Center in Merrill, Wisconsin. The building was designed to be green, use renewable resources and model best practices with cordwood construction. It also explains how a similar project can be implemented with groups. R & B Flatau

$15.00

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.

$10.00

$27.00

Post & Plate structure, gravel foundation, built for $1.00 a square foot, king-post trusses, ingenious ladder pad foundation. Build this first. 24 pages
This is a great way to learn the cordwood masonry technique and work out any mistakes. By Richard Flatau.

$10.00

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.

$27.00

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

$23.00

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)

$25.00

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.

$29.00

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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$16.00

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.

$26.00