Cordwood building : a comprehensive guide to the state of the art / Rob Roy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roy, Rob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Log-end houses--Design and construction.

Log-end houses.

Log-end houses--History.

Building, Wooden.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2016]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

From various wall-building methods and new mortar options to electrical wiring and code compliance, more than 12 new chapters cover the array of innovations in cordwood construction since the first release nearly 15 years ago. Cordwood Building remains the most comprehensive book available on cordwood masonry construction methods.

Contents:

Front Cover

Praise

Title Page

Rights Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue: History of Cordwood Masonry

Introduction

Part One: Cordwood Basics

Chapter 1: Three Cordwood Masonry Styles

Chapter 2: The Wood

Chapter 3: Building Cordwood Walls 101

Chapter 4: Building with Cordwood 202

Part Two: The New State of the Art

Chapter 5: Is Cordwood Green?

Chapter 6: Double-wall Cordwood

Chapter 7: Foam Insulation with Cordwood

Chapter 8: Bottle-ends and Other Design Features

Chapter 9: Electrical Wiring in Cordwood Masonry Buildings

Chapter 10: Lime Putty Mortar

Chapter 11: Cobwood Revisited

Color Section

Chapter 12: Paper-enhanced Mortar

Chapter 13: Cedar Eden: Design Considerations

Chapter 14: Cordwood-to-mortar Ratio: An Analysis

Chapter 15: Cordwood Cutoff Table for a Chainsaw

Part Three: Case Studies from Around the World

Chapter 16: The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

Chapter 17: My Cordwood Construction Evolution

Chapter 18: Adirondack Cordwood Cabin

Chapter 19: Ravenwood: A Labor of Love in Northern New York

Chapter 20: Hexadecagons in Hawaii and Tasmania

Chater 21: The Hermit's Hut

Chapter 22: La Casa del Trunco

Part Four: Economics and Code

Chapter 23: The Mortgage-free Cordwood Home

Chapter 24: Getting a Building Permit for a Cordwood Home

Afterword: Where We Go From Here

Annotated Cordwood Masonry Bibliography

Glossary of Terms

Appendix: Products

Index

About the Author

A Note About the Publisher

A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 6, 2016).

ISBN:

1-55092-623-3