How To Build A Tiny, Off-Grid House For $2500 (Video) Paul Wheaton/Video screen capture From life inside a tiny, 7'x12' portable house to touring an infamous roundhouse, we've been pretty fascinated by the DIY tiny house movement.
Here's a great video on how to build your own tiny, cordwood, off-grid roundhouse—including some detailed tips and ideas on both the drawbacks and strengths of this particular approach. Uploaded by Paul Wheaton—the same chap who brought us videos on how to build "hugelkultur" raised beds, and making organic lawn fertilizer from moldy hay—what I like about this video is not just the tour of an awesome, unique dwelling. It's refreshing to also see full and frank discussion of the drawbacks and difficulties encountered on any particular project. The search for truly sustainable living is a journey, and nobody has it all figured out yet.
For more information on the venue of this video, check out this blog post by Mr Kraft Does Life on Feral Farm's off grid way of life. The Cordwood Roundhouse By Tony Wrench at Denmark Farm, Wales. The Beauty Of Cordwood Building. A few years ago, we had a “most beautiful chicken coop” contest.
The winner? A cordwood chicken coop. Cordwood construction is sometimes also called “stackwood construction.” A cordwood building consists of short, round pieces of wood (think firewood) held together with mortar. While the look of cordwood construction can take some getting used to, personally, I find it very appealing. But there are plenty of other reasons to consider cordwood for all types of building projects, large and small. Here’s a fun video tour of a cordwood cabin. Cordwood Articles from the Mother Earth News Archive: Other Cordwood Resources: Cordwoodmasonry.com is the online home of Rob and Jaki Roy and the Earthwood Building School.
Megan E. Earthwood Building School - Cordwood Masonry since 1981. All Things Cordwood. Cordwood Sheds and Cabins. Cordwood Sheds and Cabins also known as Stackwall, Stovewood, Firewood or Cordwood Masonry. cordwood shed Short lengths of debarked trees (cordwood) are laid with a mixture of mortar and insulating materials - such as sawdust or spray foam - in between the mortar.
The longer the length of the logs, the better the insulation qualities. 12 inches to 18 inches is most common and wood species will also determine insulating value. On average, a 12 inch wide wall will have a 20-25 R value. Cabin by Rob Roy. Cordwood shed Hobbit House with living roof by Rena Upitas, Ontario. renaupitis.com Cordwood Shed with a thatched roof. roofthatch.com cordwood shed Gail and Mark Dupar’s cordwood shed on Decatur Island in Washington’s San Juans.
Cordwood shed John Meilahn's cabin, Copper Harbor, Michigan. facebook.com cordwood shed Sojourn Cabin sojourningboston.blogspot.com cordwood shed Piet Hein Eek for Hans Liberg, pietheineek.nl Cordwood Pole Shed at Treehaven. daycreek.com Backside of above cabin. How To: Cordwood Building: The State of the Art (Natural Building Series): Rob Roy: 9780865714755: Amazon.com.