by Alan Stankevitz | May 20, 2000
A Visit by Cliff Shockey This week was highlighted by a visit from Cliff Shockey. I first started talking to Cliff when I became interested in his double wall building technique. Cliff’s method prevents air infiltration and greatly enhances the wall’s R...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 7, 2000
Cistern Plumbing Installation This winter and spring have been exceptionally dry (so far). This is quite a contrast to last year’s weather. It seemed that while I was building the frame of the house it did nothing but rain, but now that the roof is up it...
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 27, 2000
Building the Window Frames It’s been a few weeks since I last wrote and I’ve been busy building window frames. As stated earlier, the cordwood house is being constructed using Cliff Shockey’s double wall technique. With the walls comprised of...
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 9, 2000
MREA Solar Space Heating Workshop For those of you who live in the Midwest, I cannot stress enough how fortunate we are to have the MREA (Midwest Renewable Energy Association) in our own backyard. I’ve been a member for four years now and I look forward to the...
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 2, 2000
Window Shopping is a Pane Following in tradition with other cordwood builders, last week I journeyed into the unknown searching for the ultimate deal on windows. The goal was to find some good quality windows that were mis-sized for one reason or another and to design...
