Cordwood Construction on Gravel Bag Foundation

Go to our Natural Building Blog where we answer questions. There are a lot of little details you can search on the Internet. This is just a basic introductory video to show you the cordwood/earthbag concept. What I like to do is have the mortar recessed slightly. It looks a little better if the wood is protruding slightly. You smooth this out. The mix is very similar -- it’s basically cob. You could also call it earthen mortar. Here is my general impression of cordwood constr