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Cordwood Masonry
         

Cordwood WallCordwood CornerCordwood Masonry is a low-cost, energy efficient, easily constructed and aesthetically pleasing building technique in which short logs are laid widthwise within a special mortar matrix. Walls are usually sixteen to twenty-four inches thick. Separating the four-inch interior and exterior mortar beds is an 8-inch bed of sawdust insulation. The R-value of a cordwood wall is about R-25. The thermal mass of the walls perfectly accommodates passive solar home design. All SMC structures are Cordwood or Strawbale.

Cordwood Wall Construction

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