Cordwood Masonry

This is the first post in a series that will explain our building methods and plans for the first phase of our development, which will begin shortly. The first two buildings that we build will use a method called cordwood masonry. Cordwood masonry is a term used for a natural building method in which "cordwood" or short lengths pieces of debarked tree are laid up crosswise with masonry or cob mixtures to build a wall. The cordwood, thus, becomes infill for the walls, between posts in a timber frame structure.

Images from Stackwall ~ How To Build It by Lansdown and Dick