Cordwood Building with Rob Roy

[@boathemian7694]

I built a house using this book in 1999, it is an amazing space to live in.

[@royhelmick6692]

We built our cordwood home in the mountains of West Virginia in 1978 - 1980. It is 30 X 60 with round corners. It has a barn style roof which allows for a second story. We did have problems with some checking so we spent another 3 years installing field stone. We have lived in our cordwood home for over 40 years and enjoyed it very much

[@safetyfirstintexas]

im thinking expanding closed cell foam in the insulating space injected in the bottom and not confined at the top. that would solidify purchase on wood members and seal airspace + cut/ trims with a handsaw. crosscut or rip. garanteed thermal break

[@mikewagenblast8504]

Thank you.

[@scottyoung7579]

Is there a particular type of mortar to be used in cordwood building?

[@jbruner17]

Is there a special stain or treatment to put on the wood after you’re done so the sun doesn’t dry and gray it out? (awesome video!!)

[@safetyfirstintexas]

stain and waterproof, you could but it might interfear with the moisture transport out of the house stain only probably would not. why not add a porch and prevent fading naturally

[@toveschatvet-riisager5510]

anyone having build a warm hous for cold places like Norway, Denmark or so?

[@PhoenixRisingLoL]

Denmark: In Fyn (Island between Sealand and Jutland) There's a village where they've built these kinds of structures.

[@safetyfirstintexas]

1.5 r value per 1"

[@jesseherbert2585]

Beautiful! Is anyone using aircrete on the face, or stucco over the wood? Granted it might be less esthetic, but no need to worry about wood borers? Aircrete might be a good fill between mortar also?

[@SuperLooneyrooney]

was thinking the same thing about aircrete

[@safetyfirstintexas]

styroaircrete

[@myronhorvathsk]

How does the cordwood wall construction fair in insulating where it gets cold in the winter? I'm mean cold like our Saskatchewan winters generally are. Seeing two week periods of -40°F overnight with strong winds at times and not getting above -20°F for a daytime high?

[@safetyfirstintexas]

1.5r per 1"

[@safetyfirstintexas]

or closed cell foam the insulating space you know you can make 24" walls if you need right? 5" grout 14" insulation 5" grout= 24" wallwarm

[@charlesmartin7347]

What type of concrete are you using?

[@josephmclennan1229]

Railroad ties , what do you think , This is for E Texas.

[@adriantudhope]

I've heard they are very high in toxins/Voc's from the oil they soak them in. Probably not the best option

[@safetyfirstintexas]

ties would work as well as any other chunky wood.

[@lauragraves4342]

He has a Stonehenge. Now he can tell us. What's the meaning of stonehenge?!?!? I'm totally going to buy one of these books. 🤠

[@LonsdalePalmer]

what about building codes? I'm in ontario

[@icolak]

I wonder how you treat the wood to prevent rotting. I do not know about mud but concrete rots the wood.

[@learning2levitatethroughdr685]

💚💚💚💚

[@Slava7302]

Все хороше вот бы еще бы на русский бы перевести бы очем вы там говорити

[@NewSocietyPublishers]

Please feel free to add Russian translation.

[@badbaddonnie3133]

Слава: Вы сами-то по русски не очень хорошо говорите

[@viktormironov5088]

Слава Казиханов в интернете есть литература роб бой но на англ. Надо переводить. Это для тех кому очень надо