Traditionally, cordwood construction has enjoyed popularity because of its cost and the limited construction skills needed to implement it.
If you are looking for a relatively inexpensive method of constructing a homestead or survival camp, cordwood masonry might be the way to go; here are the details.
If you are looking to build a durable and sturdy building as a homestead home or survival dwelling, cordwood housing is one method you may want to consider.
It ranks out as highly efficient when constructed correctly, is easy to master and costs a fraction of the cost of a traditional stick-frame building.
What do you think of this method of building? Let us know below.
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Brad Twigg
Hope Mattox Cunningham
Dustin Hodges
And termite proof that with diatomaceous earth…
Haven’t seen something quite, so idiot strong. It’s pretty obvious how stupid this is..
Who the$#%&!@*is this for?
DumbAss
Thomas Yost
I live in one. We’ve had it since 2006. It’s vastly superior to standard stick frame housing, but I wouldn’t build another one. I’d rather have a straw bale house or a high mass concrete house with 4″ of poly urethane foam in the middle of the wall.
That is so cool. Love this page,
How do you repair it when the wood rots?
I was in one my friend built…..the dry lime that creates lime dust from the iron fireplace and dust in general was making my lips chap and eyes felt burning ……could only visit for a while and we ended up outside a while afterwards .
Seth Nelson Tyler Nelson
Nice, but there’s no such thing as off the grid anymore, in America. Those days are long gone.
Sad but True
Breann Fortenberry
I like the cordwood technique.
What would you say are the major drawbacks to this type of construction?
Our logs, in spite of having dried for 2 years before we used them, are shrinking away from the mortar, leaving a gap approaching an inch in many places.
will look nice until the carpenter bees get ahold of it