THEY SHOULD BRING THIS UP AT THE COCOCO ...TOM HUBER COULD SPEAK ON THIS.ONE OF THE HOUSES NEAR JACK I VISITED MANY YEARS AGO HAS DRYWALL.THE ONE WITH THE...
I`M STARTING TO THINK THAT TOMS WAY MIGHT BE A GOOD WAY TO GO.[EXCLUDING THE DRYWALL AS I`M UNCERTAIN ABOUT IT AT THIS MOMENT.] BY THIS I MEAN THAT HE BUILT A...
... the ... WEELMAN12.........FIRST OFF,WELCOME TO THE BOARD.AS FOR MORTAR,YOU SHOULDN`T POINT MORTAR BELOW 40ºF NOR ABOVE 90ºF.I THINK THE AVERAGE WORKING...
... WEELMAN12............DOUGLAS FIR WOULD BE A GREAT WOOD FOR CORDWOOD.BUT GENERALLY ITS SUCH A LARGE TREE AND I RECOMMEND SMALL DIAMETER LOGS. PLUS I ALSO...
CHOOCH SAID ON UP DACREEK....."A PRETTY GRIZZLED GUY USING ALL CAPITALS." WHOM,I WONDER WHO THAT COULD BE???LOL! CHOOCH ALSO ADDED THAT I FOUND IT AMAZING THAT...
I have heard somewhere that Hemlock is not a good wood to use in cordwood construction. Does anyone know if Hemlock sawdust can be used succesfully in the...
... CEH_7.........ITS SAWDUST SHOULD BE USEABLE IN A MORTAR MIX.BUT THE WOOD IS QUITE SPLINTERY SO WEAR GLOVES IF THE SAWDUST SEEMS COARSE.THE ONLY SOFTWOODS...
Hey Cordwood Guy, I'm finally getting a chance to check the forums, etc, again. We are hard into preparing our log ends and finishing up paperwork for house...
Hey again, Yet another question regarding the log ends used in the cordwood walls. We are currently debarking and cutting our logs to 16 1/2" rough cut ...
Thanks cordwoodguy. I am working on the foundation (using Hemlock posts) and should be starting my walls late fall here in Northern Maine. I can get all the...
... walls, ... keep ... for ... surfaces ... JEFF............STRAW BALE BUILDERS USE A PRODUCT CALLED RASTA I BELIEVE UNDER THEIR STRAW.ITS A CEMENT BASED...
Hey Cordwood Guy, Thanks for the ideas....I especially like the idea of a smaller sill plate as the 16" wide lumber is indeed crazy expensive. My only concern...
... cut ... JEFF..........BORATES WORK BEST ON WETTER/GREEN WOOD.IT DOES AN OSMOSIS THING AND THE MOISTURE IN THE LOGS PULLS THE BORATE SALT DEEP INTO THE...
I told you all thet my farmhouse had burnt and I was cutting locust post to build with. I was out working an old fellow came up and told me, I got railroad ...
... ROCK..........I DON`T WANT TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE,BUT RAILROAD TIES WOULD BE TOXIC.THEY ARE FULL OF CREOSOTE.BUT IF YOU USE THEM KEEP THEM IN THE OUTER WALL...
... ABOUT LOG BUILDING INFRONT OF IS B.ALAN MACKIE......HE HAS USED RED PINE AND HE`S ONE OF THE BEST LOG BUILDERS GOING.SO IF ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE...
BO-ZO SAID ON UP DACREEK....."BORAX OR LIME WILL WORK ON A CHEMICAL OR pH BASE." MY REPLY: WRONG......THE BORAX IS JUST BASICLY A SALT THAT GETS ABSORBED ITO...
... HUMBLED ... ENOUGH ... UP ... ON ... DRY ... OUT ... ABOUT ... AREN`T ... B.C. ... BARK. ... CRACKING. ... [3]FLATO ALSO ADDED.....FOR CORDWOOD YOU WANT...
SANDMAN......YOU SAID ON UP DACREEK "THEY EXPLAIN THAT TO LOCK IN THE BORAX TREATMENTS AND MAKE IT PERMANENT YOU HAVE TO APPLY A WATER BASED STAIN OVER THE...
JIMBOB ASKED IF ANYONER HAS USED FIBERGLASS REINFORCED BONDING CEMENT. MY REPLY.......YOU ARE SORT OF ON A GOOD THING HERE BUT I EXPLAIN IT FURTHER. [1]THE...
ALAN SAID ON UP DACREEK ..."USE PERMA CHINK OVER THE MORTAR WOULD BE THE BEST BET." MY REPLY......I DID A REPLY TO A PERSON WITH THE BEST RESUME I EVER SAW IN...
FLATO SAID ON UP DACREEK...."IF YOU CAN ,YOU WANT TO FILL THE CHECKS BEFORE YOU LAY THEM IN THE WALL." MY REPLY.....DAH! HOW ABOUT TURNING THE CHECKS FACING...
ALAN SAID...."IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO USE HARDWOOD,THAT YOU FIRST DO A TEST TO SEE IF THE HARDWOODS YOU HAVE SELECTED CAUSE TOO MUCH EXPANTION...
DEBBY ON UP DACREEK ASKED ABOUT HOW TO MAINTAIN THE LIGHT COLOR OF THE LOGS ON THE ENDS IN A CORDWOOD WALL. MY REPLY......IT WILL BE A HARD FIGHT.UV RAYS WILL...
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