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by Rob Roy (Author)
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
- Budgeting and estimating for your cordwood construction
- Highly illustrated, step-by-step cordwood masonry construction methods and techniques
- Window and door frame installation
- Painting and chinking, finishing, and plastering your cordwood construction
- Special designs and decorative features
- Code references, code compliance, building science, and best practices for cordwood masonry construction methods
- Troubleshooting and maintenance.
Written by the world's leading sustainable builders, designers, and engineers, these succinct, user-friendly handbooks are indispensable tools for any project where accurate and reliable information is key to success. GET THE ESSENTIALS
Rob Roy is widely recognized as a world leading authority on cordwood masonry construction methods. Rob has authored and edited 15 books including Cordwood Building and Stoneview . He lives in West Chazy, New York.
Front Jacket
THE MOST WIDELY READ BOOK ON CORDWOOD CONSTRUCTION
-- LLOYD KAHN, author, Shelter, Home Work, and Tiny Homes
Rich in hands-on practicality, replete with attractive case studies and loaded with eye-catching photos.
-- RICHARD FLATAU, author, Cordwood Construction BestPractices and Director at Cordwood Construction Resources
... Rob's careful documentation of step-by-step procedure and userfriendly formulas make this updated edition an invaluable reference for the curious and serious alike.
-- RICHARD FREUDENBERGER, Resource Manager at Living Web Farms and former Publisher of BackHome Magazine
CORDWOOD MASONRY walls are low-cost, easy to build, aesthetically pleasing, and score high environmental points for making use of low-impact materials. This fully revised 2nd edition of the most widely read and used book on cordwood construction presents the latest innovations and on-the-ground experience from four decades of cordwood building and research.
New chapters cover the practical how-to and the full depth and breadth of cordwood construction, including loadbearing and non-load-bearing walls, integrating electrical wiring, innovations on corner designs, new mortar
options such as lime putty, and the latest on cob-cordwood, insulation options, and bottle-end designs. There is detailed treatment of code compliance, efficient house shapes, and design considerations.
Richly illustrated and augmented with fresh case studies ranging from Hawaii and the Adirondacks to Tasmania and Michigan, Cordwood Building remains the most comprehensive book available on cordwood masonry construction methods.
ROB ROY is Director of Earthwood Building School in West Chazy, New York, which teaches owner-builders how to build with cordwood masonry. Rob has authored and edited 15 books including the first edition of Cordwood Building, Timber Framing for the Rest of Us, Earth-Sheltered Houses, and Stoneview.
Back Jacket
THE MOST WIDELY READ BOOK ON CORDWOOD CONSTRUCTION
Fact-filled, richly illustrated, and full of experience-based advice, this is the only book you'll need.
-- LLOYD KAHN, author, Shelter, Home Work, and Tiny Homes
Rich in hands-on practicality, replete with attractive case studies and loaded with eye-catching photos.
-- RICHARD FLATAU, author, Cordwood Construction BestPractices and Director at Cordwood Construction Resources
... Rob's careful documentation of step-by-step procedure and userfriendly formulas make this updated edition an invaluable reference for the curious and serious alike.
-- RICHARD FREUDENBERGER, Resource Manager at Living Web Farms and former Publisher of BackHome Magazine
CORDWOOD MASONRY walls are low-cost, easy to build, aesthetically pleasing, and score high environmental points for making use of low-impact materials. This fully revised 2nd edition of the most widely read and used book on cordwood construction presents the latest innovations and on-the-ground experience from four decades of cordwood building and research.
New chapters cover the practical how-to and the full depth and breadth of cordwood construction, including loadbearing and non-load-bearing walls, integrating electrical wiring, innovations on corner designs, new mortar
options such as lime putty, and the latest on cob-cordwood, insulation options, and bottle-end designs. There is detailed treatment of code compliance, efficient house shapes, and design considerations.
Richly illustrated and augmented with fresh case studies ranging from Hawaii and the Adirondacks to Tasmania and Michigan, Cordwood Building remains the most comprehensive book available on cordwood masonry construction methods.
ROB ROY is Director of Earthwood Building School in West Chazy, New York, which teaches owner-builders how to build with cordwood masonry. Rob has authored and edited 15 books including the first edition of Cordwood Building, Timber Framing for the Rest of Us, Earth-Sheltered Houses, and Stoneview .
Author Biography
Rob Roy has been building, researching and teaching about cordwood masonry for four decades. Widely recognized as a world leading authority on cordwood construction, Rob started Earthwood Building School in 1981 to train builders in the latest cordwood building methods. He has authored and edited a dozen books on alternative and natural building including the first edition of Cordwood Building, Timber Framing for the Rest of Us and Earth-Sheltered Houses . Rob has also presented four videos, including two about cordwood masonry and has taught cordwood masonry all over the world.
