HERE IS ANOTHER POST FROM UP DACREEK.SINCE THIS IS FROM A MEMBER AND NOT SOMEONE TRYING TO POSE AS AN EXPERT I`M NOT AS OFFENDED.WHAT OFFENDS ME IS THAT THE...
I`VE JOINED ANOTHER BOARD THAT HAS A BLACK PAGE WHERE YOU POST AND EDIT.WELL IT EATS MY EYE[S] OUT OF THEIR SOCKETS.LETS JUST SAY MY POSTS ARE MUCH SHORTER...
Hi every one I am wanting some help would cedar trees work well and how long should I let dry? we have lots of cedars here in oklahoma! I would like to make my...
... and how ... would ... HEAVENSENT..........WELCOME TO CORDWOOD! CEDAR IS A VERY GOOD CHOICE FOR CORDWOOD,BUT DON`T BUY INTO THE MYTH ABOUT ITS DURABILITY...
Hi Cordwoodguy thanks for having such a great group and all the info really helping me. Well what would you say is the hardest part about building a cordwood...
Cedar is a wonderful wood and is insect and rot resistant. It is lighter than many woods when dry and weathers well. Like our moderator I would opt for 24...
We used cedar with great success in our cordwood home. Our logs are 12 inches long, and aged in an open field about a year and a half. My only caution is that...
Hello, I've been following these discussions for a while now as I am interested in building a cordwood home. I have also read your NEWBIE page. While your...
... interested in building a cordwood home. I have also read your NEWBIE page. While your NEWBIE page does contain some helpful ideas, a majority of it seems...
... Hi guys, We've built a chicken coop out of cordwood already (to get our feet wet before we move on to a larger project, and then (eventually) our house),...
Hello CWG, Mark I guess if you turned the negatives into positives, you would likely get what Mark was asking for originally. Let's see if I can get some of...
It says in the newbe site that: THERE IS ALSO A "CORDWOOD LABOUR EXCHANGE "ON MY MAIN BOARD.HERE YOU TRADE OFF FREE LABOUR FOR FREE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. Could...
Mark You are right there is a lot of negative discussion on this site. The problem is that our moderator has chosen to defend cordwood building techniqes...
Hi, I'm drawing up plans and making price lists for my cordwood building, now, and I was wondering how to determine how many full cords I will need. I'll have...
... likely get what Mark was asking for originally. Let's see if I can get some of this right. I am going from memory. I really don't know what I am talking...
... RICK....THE BOARD RAPIDLY BECOMES OUTDATED SO I DO THIS EACH SPRING AND DISCONTINUED THE LABOUR EXCHANGE BOARD....LETS SEE IF ANYONE HAS ANY PLANS FOR...
... building, ... will ... and ... and ... ROSE....I`LL GERT BACK TO YOU ON THIS ,ONCE I FIND MY CALCULATOR. AND I`LL EXPLAIN WHERE YOU WILL HAVE WASTE. ...
... Hi Rose! There are two kinds of ways to measure a cord of wood: Full cords and face cords. A full cord is a stack of wood four feet high by four feet deep...
We'll be building in Allegany County, NY in July, if we get our building permit and nothing else goes wrong. Rose D. hs'ing Sterling, 10, Verdi, 7, Bear, 5 and...
It's nice to see there are so many other interesting people on this board! I have cut styrofoam board before. There seemed to be a lot of static cling with the...
... building, ... will ... and ... and ... ROSE.......ACCORDING TO MY CHART ON POST NUMBER 5088 YOU WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 11.7,BUT I ALWAYS GO FOR EXTRAS SO LETS...
NATHAN CAN YOU GIVE ME THE DIMENTIONS OF THE HOUSE I THINK I MESSED UP ON THE NUMBER OF CORDS.WORKING FROM SQ FT IS CONFUSING.I THINK THE QUANTITY MIGHT...
Hi corwood guy well not sure the sq foot of the house will be the main area will be a 66 foot circle and am sure we will ad on other circles to that garge ...
Thanks Victor! I was just about ready to jump ship here, it's nice to see a little positive outlook on the board, maybe I'll hang out a while longer. ...
... be a ... garge ... HEAVENSENT........WELL,THE 66' MAIN HOUSE WILL TAKE ABOUT 24 CORDS. THEN I`D HAVE ABOUT 10% MORE SO 27 CORDS WOULD BE ADOQUATE.THATS IF ...
THERE WERE PICTURES POSTED ON UP DACREEK UNDER THE HEADING "CORDWOOD BUILIN FINISHED" BY A NEW MEMBER.NOW I`M NOT TRYING TO INSULT THE BUILDERS BUT THE SOURCE...