Cordwood Building: The State of the Art By Rob Roy Cordwood masonry is an ancient building technique whereby walls are constructed from "log ends" laid transversely in the wall. It is easy, economical, esthetically striking, energy-efficient, and environmentally-sound. Cordwood Building collects the wisdom of over 25 of the world's best practitioners, detailing the long history of the method, and demonstrating how to build a cordwood home using the latest and most up-to-date techniques, with a special focus on building code issues. Author/editor Rob Roy has been building, researching and teaching about cordwood masonry for 25 years and, with his wife, started Earthwood Building School in 1981. He has written ten books on alternative building, presented four videos — including two about cordwood masonry — and has taught cordwood masonry all over the world. (Includes the round, sod roofed house in Wales built by Tony Wrench, plus many others.) Soft cover/Paperback - 240 pages 9 Inches x 8 Inches Illustrated, photos. Rob Roy is the author of these books: all available in this store: 1. Complete Book of Cordwood Masonry (out of print- replaced by the one below) 2. Cordwood Building-State of the Art 3. Complete Cordwood on DVD (includes both his videos and new info on papercrete and lime use -$42.00- on the VIDEO _DVD page. 4. Mortgage Free! -how to build cheap! 5 . Timber Framing for thge Rest of Us- about easier timberframe methods- $24. 6. STONE CIRCLES- Megalithic- moving large stones 1 Hour VIDEO- SALE: $25. |