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Title:
Cordwood Construction: Best Practice (Published 2012)
By Richard
Flatau available at
daycreek.com and
With
259 colour photos, diagrams and formulas that 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, colour 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 and more.
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Title:
Cordwood Construction: A log end view (2007 updated edition)
By Richard
Flatau available at
daycreek.com
This
book recounts the author's adventures in building a rectangular,
three bedroom, 2100 square foot home. The first section deals with
the lessons and triumphs learned by a novice, building a home. Cost
estimates, practical suggestions, line drawings, photos and anecdotes
are included. Sketches of cordwood pioneers, Jack Henstridge, Rob
Roy and Cliff Shockey are shared. The main portion of the book deals
with the 'nitty gritty' of cordwood construction: types of wood,
types of walls, foundations, zone and code onsiderations, mortar
mixes, formulas for estimating approximate amounts of wood, mortar,
sand and sawdust, the proper method for laying up a wall, random
patterning, cutting, barking and drying wood, electrical, plumbing
and roofing. The book ends with recommended reading, website, blogs
and other useful resourses.
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Title: Cordwood Building: The State of the Art (Natural Building)
By Robert
L. Roy of Earthwood
Building School
Paperback
240 pages (September 30, 2003)
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 0865714754
This
well illustrated book will inspire designers and help owner-builders
decide whether cordwood masonry is appropriate for their building
plans. Within the examples shown it explains the variety of ways
of building with this product, from using paper-enhanced mortar,
cob or stone. |
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