Cordwood Roundhouse

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Cordwood Roundhouse to view on Bing16 14Sep 08 2016 i have been in wales for a week on my own i got quite a bit done despite having quite bad weather and of course working alone one more week and the walls w Author Kris HarbourViews 719K Cordwood Roundhouse naturalhomes timeline denmarkfarm htmThis is the cordwood roundhouse at Denmark Farm in Wales sitting in their 40 acre nature reserve where they run all sorts of courses The roundhouse was built in 2008 by Tony Wrench leading a collection of over 60 volunteers It s used for environmental education school visits bushcraft workshops and even the odd birthday party

cordwoodconstructionCordwood offers the imagination a chance to play Using a few basic building concepts of proper foundation frame and roof the sky is the limit in how the owner builder fills in the blank canvas of the wall Cordwood Roundhouse natural built cordwood round houseTony Wrench has built a natural cordwood round house from the wood found around his land for a staggeringly low price of 150 This kind of natural building and inexpensive construction is something everyone should take note of and aspire to follow Tony s lead construction also called cordwood masonry stackwall construction stovewood construction or stackwood construction is a term used for a natural building method in which cordwood or short pieces of debarked tree are laid up crosswise with masonry or cob mixtures to build a wall Construction History Wood Mortar Thermal mass and Costs

150 natural built This Roundhouse is an eco home of wood frame cob wood and recycled window walls straw insulated turf roof with solar power and wind turbine for electricity compost toilet and reed beds for grey water Cordwood Roundhouse construction also called cordwood masonry stackwall construction stovewood construction or stackwood construction is a term used for a natural building method in which cordwood or short pieces of debarked tree are laid up crosswise with masonry or cob mixtures to build a wall Construction History Wood Mortar Thermal mass and Costs dwelling A roundhouse is a type of house with a circular plan usually with a conical roof In the later part of the 20th century modern designs of roundhouse eco buildings started to be built where using techniques such as cob cordwood or straw bale walls and reciprocal frame green roofs Europe Africa North America Oceania