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Made from Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir, this is a massive post and beam framed beauty with large overhangs.
Quality construction throughout, the floor plan is open and filled with light. 
A primary check will run right through the large rounds, from inside to outside and must be stuffed to prevent air and insect infiltration. 
Huge Douglas Fir posts make a sturdy statement. 
These large pieces will continue to shrink in the wall, so caulking like Permachink or Log Jam (which comes in mortar colors) is important to have on hand. 
This home was built in 1994. It is on the top of a hill and shows a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains and valley. It has 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths and sits on 1.26 acres.
30′ x 40′ Post and beam framed with Northern White Cedar on a frosty November morning. 
We capped it with a truss room-in-the-attic (a Swiss Chalet style roof). It gave us an additional 560 sq. ft. of living space (two large bedrooms and a half bath). 
Interior walls and ceilings are made from locally milled Norwegian Pine (also called Red Pine). In a nutshell, our cordwood home is doing just fine. The mortar is in good shape, there is no degradation of the wood and our home is cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Who could ask for anything more?
At 720 pounds, the Hearthstone Wood Stove supplies all the heat we need. Having a large thermal mass, a passive solar design and an attached solar/greenhouse room helps to moderate the interior heating and cooling. 
The photo above was taken when the Mother Earth News sent a photographer from New York to document the Mortgage Free Cordwood Article we had written in 1980. 
The always reliant Yellow Transparent apple tree provides fragrant blooms every spring. Note the domestic hot water solar thermal panels on the roof.
The Home Comfort wood cookstove is used many times a year, but especially around the holidays. 
Many articles have been published about our little cabin in the woods over the past four decades, here are links to the last and the first.
A roundwood, log cabin style roof for the second floor. 
A living roof needs a sturdy framework, proper waterproofing protection and good drainage. The rule of thumb with living roofs is to build them like a fine cabinet maker. 
The angle cuts for a round living roof can be complicated for a beginner.
A simple shed roof is very easy to build.
This roof is separate from the building structure.
Reciprocal roofs are beautiful, but do not provide adequate insulation in cold climates, but they sure do look good!
Peter Turkow’s childhood cordwood home. Known as “The House with the Hat.”
9. Door frames and window boxes attached and ready for cordwood infill.
The basic cabin is 20′ x 30′ with a 30′ x 10′ loft. Just right for bringing family and friends for a visit.
The upstairs bedroom is a wonderful place to sleep , surrounded by thick cordwood walls and large windows.
The stairway takes friends to the loft.
The family likes to head to the cabin in the winter and stoke up the woodstove and live off of the grid as long as they choose.
The sturdy hand built pine breakfast table provides time to plan the days activities.
Note that the shutters are lockable so the cabin can be secured. 
PV Solar panels have been installed to provide electricity.
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