Cordwood Building: A Comprehensive Guide to the State of the Art - Fully revised Second Edition

Dreamers owner-builders natural and sustainable building contractors modern homesteaders Cordwood construction - log-ends set in insulated mortar - is a versatile economical low-impact and beautiful building method. And while cordwood construction‰۪s durability and performance has been proven in beautiful centuries-old buildings in North America and Europe there has been no trusted practical and comprehensive book on cordwood construction methods using cordwood in a wide variety of cordwood masonry construction projects. Distilling decades of experience best practices and innovations in cordwood construction Essential Cordwood Building is the first fully illustrated step-by-step comprehensive book on cordwood construction. Ideal for the DIYer professional designer and builder alike this comprehensive book on cordwood construction covers: Wood species selection log-end length and seasoning New mortar options such as cement lime putty and cob mortar Wall cavity insulation options