Cordwood Building

di Roy Rob (Autore)

New Society Publishers, 2016

First edition sold 20000 copies Rob Roy has been building with cordwood masonry since 1975 – 40 years – and has taught cordwood workshops all over the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Chile, British Columbia, Labrador and 14 U.S. states He has written numerous magazine articles and 4 books specifically about cordwood masonry Brings all of the latest cordwood masonry techniques and methods together in one comprehensive volume Provides basic and advanced how-to techniques for building with cordwood masonry: homes, saunas, garages and other outbuildings Special design features, integrating electrical into the walls, insulation options, and various mortar choices are all explained Exciting new case studies from around the world are shown Building a low-cost cordwood home and code issues round out the book Cordwood makes use of wood which might otherwise go to waste, even tipped into landfills. Easy to build. Children, grandmothers, and beavers can all build with cordwood masonry Built properly, and with a wall thickness appropriate to the local climate, cordwood homes can be easy to heat in the winter and keep cool during the summer Cordwood masonry walls are low in cost, particularly when the owner-builder has a local source of appropriate wood

• Autore: Roy Rob
• Anno edizione: 2016
• Editore: New Society Publishers
• Formato: EPUB2 con Adobe DRM
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781550926231

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