The Cordstead

We will no longer have a web site here as of Oct 26, 2009

Yahoo geocities will cease to offer free web hosting service.

It’s a huge undertaking to move the over 200 pages of the site.

A new Introductory Blog site for ”The Cordstead”

Is available at http://thecordstead.blogspot.com/

Coming Soon

For those interested in our Papers, Research & Records

To Order your copy of the The Cordstead Collection” contact us at

Sandange@hotmail.com . or call 514-669-2596

Full Details of The Cordstead Collection” disc available

“The Cordstead Collection”

disc includes

“The Cordstead Memoirs” in the Memoirs we have tried to share the emotional as well as the technical data & experiences we encountered through out our 8 year journey.

From the land search to moving in.

“The Post building Events” articles are short periodical reports

(every 1 or 2 months) touching on the houses performance & progress over almost a 5 year period. Including the recounting of building the out buildings, Garage, Shed, Wishing Well & Landscaping.

We tried to also share the cordwood community’s evolution over this period.

“Techniques” – Under this section I have available some papers on different processes that I have used. Some of these were published in the (CoCoCo) Continental Cordwood Convention 05 papers collection.

In these papers I give detailed descriptions of the methods and procedures I used to build with including,

“Log Selection Preparation & Treatment for Cordwood”

A detailed description, step-by-step, on seasoning, treating, & preparing logs for cordwood wall building

“Frost Protected Shallow Foundations Basics for Cordwood”

Detailed account on how we used FPSF foundation system on our 18”cordwood wall building.

“Expanding Foam Insulation For Cordwood”

An in depth explanation on installing injected foam in a single log cordwood wall.

“Studies” - “Single Log - Double Log”

Cordwood wall comparison evaluation

Looks in to the specifics of each method,

Compares, materials, insulation values, and labor.

“Floor Plan” of “The Cordstead”

Showing the divisions & dimensions of our 3 bedroom 40’ round

Single story Cordwood home

To Order your copy of the The Cordstead Collection” contact us at

Sandange@hotmail.com . or call 514-669-2596

Sandy (Sandman) & Angelika