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Complete Book of Cordwood Masonry Housebuilding: Earthwood Method (Paperback)
by Robert L. Roy (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Sterling (17 Sep 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0806985909
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806985909
  • Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 20.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
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Shows how to build a log house. Follow the author's guidance to create a low-cost, energy-efficient home that offers ecological harmony, ease of construction and aesthetic pleasure. The author is founder of the Earthwood school.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book on an alternative home building method., 14 Jun 1998
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This is an excellent book on the construction of a house using cordwood (firewood) "bricks". If you have the inclination and minor construction skills to seriously considering self-constructing a unique house or structure, you should look at this book. Lots of pictures and examples of houses constructed by students of the author and others, a candid walkthrough of the evolution of the author's house, and (best of all) a step-by-step illustrated guide to the construction of a cordwood house. On the down side, two minor points: 1) The book does not have sufficent engineering details on load calculations for my county building inspectors; You will need "official" building plans to meet code; and 2) The book is dated with respect to mortar additives; Several are available now which retard moisture loss and retain elasticity. Minor points.

The most amazing part of this construction is the asthetic beauty of the houses. If you're picturing a pile of firewood slathered in cement and a pole roof with room for just one cot, the Colman, and the dog, outhouse close by, think again. These houses are as sophisticated as you care to make them with a unique, personnal "fingerprint" to each one.

This is an excellent read, extremely informative, and you can successfully build your house using this book.

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