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Architectural Details

Piffin | Posted in Photo Gallery on October 11, 2002 05:54am

Here’s a thread we can all join in.
I like to take pictures of good architrectural details in older homes for a library that helps me communicate design ideas. So this thread is for sharing good finished work, no matter who did it, or when. I get to work in some nice places – interesting too.

This one’s a formal entry foyer.

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Excellence is its own reward!
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  1. Piffin | Oct 11, 2002 05:55am | #1

    Nice niche in a sitting room - cozy

    .

    Excellence is its own reward!

    1. Piffin | Oct 11, 2002 06:04am | #2

      Geometry on fireplace wall.

      Excellence is its own reward!

      1. gbwood | Oct 14, 2002 03:02am | #20

        how 'bout some geometery on the ceiling?

        1. Piffin | Oct 14, 2002 03:17am | #21

          Does that one have hidden bulbs to reflect off the ceiling?.

          Excellence is its own reward!

          1. gbwood | Oct 14, 2002 03:20am | #22

            up inside the octogons, yes it does

          2. gbwood | Oct 14, 2002 03:32am | #23

            here's a oak plywood boxbeam ceiling I did a long time ago-1984 I think...

            sizzler steakhouse, Palm Desert, Ca.

          3. calvin | Oct 14, 2002 04:04am | #25

            Here's something that goes along with your medium.  A new detail in an interpretive center at the site of an american fort 1813.__________________________________________

            Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

            http://www.quittintime.com/

             

          4. gbwood | Oct 14, 2002 04:16am | #26

            that is awesome, Calvin- brought this job to mind...even tho mine are only box beams

          5. calvin | Oct 14, 2002 04:38am | #28

            GB, I really enjoy a nice ceiling.  I bet it's something some folks wouldn't think to spend the time or expense on..........or see if not pointed out.  A shame because it looks so sweet.  Over the years I've only gotten to work on a few, but I got a real good feeling when done.  They do present a challenge if for no other reason than the stiff neck.  A couple of times I've applied prefinished, flipped (groove down) barnsiding to the tops of exposed rafters on a couple of porches.  Lots of nice lines and easy to apply and so much better looking than ply at a fair cost.  The same goes for floors.  A nice place to do some real cool things, that is if you don't cover it up with furniture.

            __________________________________________

            Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

            http://www.quittintime.com/

             

            Edited 10/13/2002 9:41:32 PM ET by calvin

          6. Piffin | Oct 14, 2002 05:08am | #30

            Then you'd enjoy this skylight I fit into a bathroom in a timberframe. Wasn't much elbow room up there tho..

            Excellence is its own reward!

          7. Piffin | Oct 14, 2002 05:03am | #29

            Here's some details worth studying, a colonial fluted pilaster and round column, flanking an entry porch on an old dutch gambrel, cottage style.

            from about 1898.

            Excellence is its own reward!

        2. Piffin | Oct 14, 2002 06:26am | #33

          Here's a bay ceiling where I designed and installed a fabric cushioned panel as part of a sound reduction plan. The room was an echo chamber but high style was really important to them..

          Excellence is its own reward!

          1. Piffin | Oct 15, 2002 04:58am | #34

            Dominator of a fireplace.

            Excellence is its own reward!

          2. Piffin | Oct 19, 2002 12:24am | #35

            a more refined fireplace or two.

            Excellence is its own reward!

          3. Piffin | Oct 19, 2002 04:22am | #37

            Here's an interior shot of an arched entry in a New England Inn. Anyone coming in thru that door sees another elliptical archway.

            Excellence is its own reward!

          4. rez | Oct 19, 2002 10:51am | #38

            more!!! Let the thunder crack and the waves roar.

             We're going on.

          5. Mugsy | Oct 30, 2002 12:34am | #39

            No one really watches that TV, do they? Looks like an old 4" CRT next to that fireplace.

          6. Piffin | Oct 30, 2002 12:41am | #40

            What is a CRT?

            The owners weren't in the house when I did the work there so I can't answer for sure. They'd have to turn their backs on a beautiful view of the water to watch it but from what I know of them, they would have to catch the CNNfn or Bloomberg reports so they have the fundss to pay me.

            ;).

            Excellence is its own reward!

          7. Mugsy | Oct 30, 2002 04:21pm | #41

            Cathode Ray Tube....computer monitors, etc.  Was just commenting on how dominated the tv was by the fireplace and the room in general.  Silly place for a small TV. Even if one had it on, you couldn't possibly actually watch it, would just be for sound.  Great fireplace though.

          8. Piffin | Oct 30, 2002 09:16pm | #42

            OK, I see, I think.

            I'd be willing to bet that when they live with it all summer, they only notice that dominator when having a cocktail party and the TV gets put away.

            The things we take for granted..

            Excellence is its own reward!

    2. Piffin | Oct 11, 2002 06:11am | #3

      Arched bay in vaulted bedroom.

      Excellence is its own reward!

      Edited 10/13/2002 10:42:41 PM ET by piffin

      1. HeavyDuty | Oct 14, 2002 05:37am | #31

        Back to #4 Arched bay in vaulted bedroom, is the ceiling over the bay a half elliptical dome?

        Tom

        1. Piffin | Oct 14, 2002 05:58am | #32

          I'm not sure Tom, I shot these while the lady of the house was showing me the other room she wanted work done so I didn't take time to study it. I think it's just a beveled bay ceiling. Here's the exterior of the bay...

          Excellence is its own reward!

          Edited 10/13/2002 11:19:48 PM ET by piffin

    3. Piffin | Oct 11, 2002 06:19am | #4

      I've got a theory that all the beauty we try to create in our design work is really inspired by what we have seen around us..

      Excellence is its own reward!

      1. luvmuskoka | Oct 11, 2002 02:35pm | #5

        "P"

        You can stop posting beautiful waterfront pictures now, I mean it! In another month I'm going to be shoveling snow just to get to my truck.Ditch

        1. roucru | Oct 11, 2002 11:49pm | #6

          Piffin where are you???? No I mean where do you LIVE? These pictures from the last few days are something else. Great sunset.Tamara

          1. Piffin | Oct 12, 2002 12:02am | #7

            About half way between Parker Cove and the Meadow Pond in the north end of the island.

            Excellence is its own reward!

          2. Davo304 | Oct 12, 2002 04:23am | #8

            Translation....You live in Maine, right?  Your photos of the sunsets sure do look real nice.

            Davo

          3. Piffin | Oct 12, 2002 04:34am | #9

            Right but it would still be nice to see somebody else post photos of nice architectural work.

            Excellence is its own reward!

          4. roucru | Oct 12, 2002 04:12pm | #10

            If I ever figure out how to get pictures here I will. Haven't tried to post pictures, but if you guys can figure it out surely I can! But yeah I can't figure out ebay:-) AndyC. tells me it is easy as pie to work on ebay.Tamara

          5. Piffin | Oct 12, 2002 08:25pm | #11

            http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=22818.1.

            Excellence is its own reward!

          6. roucru | Oct 12, 2002 08:29pm | #12

            Thanks, but I figured it out this morning. Posted a couple of pictures in the gallery this morning.Tamara

          7. gbwood | Oct 14, 2002 02:27am | #16

            does this count as architechual?

          8. Piffin | Oct 14, 2002 02:41am | #17

            Yesah! Indeedy!

            I could zoom and study that one for an hour - matter of fact, I think I will...

            It looks like that head crown is returned around the back corner too. Is this a double faced bookcase?

            Excellence is its own reward!

            Edited 10/13/2002 7:44:11 PM ET by piffin

          9. gbwood | Oct 14, 2002 02:44am | #18

            no metal fasteners in that baby....

          10. alias | Oct 14, 2002 03:49am | #24

            this is a first for me so.......we'll see what happens. this is some of the stuff i do. i restored this library, it was exposed to the weather for 8 yrs. at an estate we're in the midst of giving C.P.R........bear

            Edited 10/13/2002 8:57:11 PM ET by the bear

          11. Piffin | Oct 14, 2002 04:22am | #27

            Bear,

            Those are somne extrememly large graphics files you uploaded. We usually try to keep them down to 50-100 KB.

            I tryed saving to disc and re-openning them to re-size but my programs won't open them. It appears that they are scan files in a format known to your scanner. Try to open one and view it in your scanner software. Then go to file/save as/and in the dialouge box that comes up, the lower menu will offer you a choice of file types to save it as. Choose JPG, JPEG, or BTMP, or GIF. You can rename it at the same time in the space just above the type. Then hit the save button there to the right of the box after choosing the location you will save it in your PC.

            Then you would have to upload all over again in a new post, but it won't be as long again.

            BTW, I suspect that your scanner was set for extremely high resolution to produce a scan with this much size. Unless you are doing lots of high quality graphics, you could massage your scan settings to a smaller choice..

            Excellence is its own reward!

          12. gbwood | Oct 14, 2002 02:53am | #19

            no piffin, no 2 faced bookcases 'round here...

          13. rez | Oct 09, 2007 10:41pm | #114

            View Image

            What's that little wagon doing stuck on the wall there in the upper right?

             

          14. gbwood | Oct 11, 2007 08:31am | #115

            dats my four wheel drive wagon jus doin its thank, mang,

             

            boy, you had to have gone a ways back for dat one...

            greg

          15. rez | Oct 11, 2007 03:17pm | #116

            That's a powerful wagon that can climb a wall like that. 

  2. Piffin | Oct 14, 2002 01:07am | #13

    This is a nice limestone entry by Calvin

    .

    Excellence is its own reward!

    1. calvin | Oct 14, 2002 02:14am | #14

      Owwwwwoooooooooo-ga piffin.  That was a rotted 1930 below the door situation that I was called on to repair.  The upper entry area was done by someone back then.  Good lookin, but unmaintained and some dufus poured the concrete as they always do, right up against the kick and bottom of the fluted faux columns.  I repaired the rotted sections, isolated the slab and stone from the framing, and suggested the stone as a relative maintainance free, yet maybe period look to the owners.  So, thanks but no design by calvin here buddy.

      ####, and they probably wouldn't have known.__________________________________________

      Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

      http://www.quittintime.com/

       

      1. Piffin | Oct 14, 2002 02:22am | #15

        What I'm trying to collect here is fine details. Most of what I've posted so far in this thread is over a hundred years old. You get credit where credit is due but thanks for elaborating on the history.

        Now go get some more to post....

        Excellence is its own reward!

  3. Piffin | Oct 19, 2002 03:41am | #36

    here are some roof corbels in a bulky form.

    The house is in a little bit of a shipbuilder's style overall.

    .

    Excellence is its own reward!

  4. sphaugh | Nov 05, 2002 11:43pm | #43

    a couple that I'm really proud of:

    interior stair custom wall panels to match riser & cnc crafted handrail

    enclosed widow's walk w/ glass floor & york stair

    1. StanFoster | Nov 06, 2002 12:11am | #44

      Hey...that is some nice work...

      1. sphaugh | Nov 06, 2002 12:50am | #45

        I only drew it - but I'm extremely proud of the end result - the craftsmanship is just outstanding.  Thanks for the good feedback.

        1. Piffin | Nov 06, 2002 04:57am | #47

          I keep going back to that window to look at your photo. It is so beautiful I have saved it to file and thinking about putting it up as my screen background.

          The rays of light and shadow are entrancing, the reflections in the window glass beckoning, and the background reminds me of the Rockland Breakwater..

          Excellence is its own reward!

          "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are." --Marcus Aurelius

    2. Piffin | Nov 06, 2002 03:38am | #46

      I love the geometry and symetry in that widow's walk.

      Excellence is its own reward!

      "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are." --Marcus Aurelius

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    ProDek | Nov 06, 2002 05:35am | #48

    Here is some detail from the Davenport Hotel in Spokane WA. Sorry about the poor quality of the photos.Low light.

    Bob

    "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

    1. Piffin | Nov 06, 2002 06:41am | #49

      That's OK. We can turn the lights up from here.

      Are you sure that isn't a cathedral?

      .

      Excellence is its own reward!

      "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are." --Marcus Aurelius

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        ProDek | Nov 06, 2002 07:02am | #50

        One of three Grand Ballrooms Piffin, but you're right it does look like a cathedral.Bob

        "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

        1. Piffin | Nov 06, 2002 07:44am | #51

          I've been in a couple of those old ones. There's one in Memphis that'll knock your socks off like that. It has a fountain in the middle entry lobby and a family of trained ducks waddle down to it for a bath on schedule every day.

          The carvings were very Corinthian like this one, as I remember..

          Excellence is its own reward!

          "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are." --Marcus Aurelius

          1. Mugsy | Nov 06, 2002 07:17pm | #52

            That's the one I thought of immediately.  I think it's called the Peabody.  The ducks routine is wildly hysterical. Moreso for the fact that there are like a thousand people in there to watch it all the time.  My wife had to drag me out of there when I visited.

            Edited to add that I was admiring the architecture and craftmanship, not the ducks!

            Edited 11/6/2002 11:29:52 AM ET by Mugsy

          2. Piffin | Nov 07, 2002 12:51am | #53

            Right. It's the Peabody. I couldn't think of it. I was there to meet somebody fopr a conference or something and was told, "You gotta see the ducks!" It was a real waddle!

            I'm always studying those architectural details. Maybe I've said before. When I watch one of those Romanitic Elizebethan or Gothic movies with my wife I couldn't begin to tel;l you what went on or who the actor/actress was - I'm too busy studying the walls and furniture in the background or wondering how in the world they shingled that turret three hundred feet up in the air back then..

            Excellence is its own reward!

            "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are." --Marcus Aurelius

          3. Rarebreed | Nov 09, 2002 02:24pm | #54

            Y'all have some great pics. I hope I don't embarass myself with these. The new pantry replaces a closet that the home owner did not like. We started from bare walls in the master closet and customized it to give her the maximum amount of storage space. The room with the Braz. Cherry crown started out as an open porch. We built the front doors from pattern grade Mahogany on site to fit the glass made by a local artist.

            TCW Specialists in Custom Remodeling.

            Edited 11/9/2002 6:27:40 AM ET by Tim Thompson

          4. dmeenan | Nov 20, 2002 07:44am | #55

            Here's some photo's of a front door and trim I had made for a house I'm restoring - wish I could say that I made it but I had a hard enough time finding the right design.

          5. Rarebreed | Dec 15, 2002 05:59am | #56

            piffin,

             I hope this fits into the theme of your thread. The home owner did not care for the existing fireplace. She wants us to dress it up with some wood. The first pic is of the fireplace to start. The next 3 are of the various components as we are getting them assembled and the stain applied. I should have some of the completed pics about the middle middle of next week.TCW Specialists in Custom Remodeling.

          6. Piffin | Dec 15, 2002 06:53am | #57

            Are you covering the fireplace or is thaat panel section to be elevated?

            It'll be good to see this finished..

            Excellence is its own reward!

            "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.

            The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."

            --Marcus Aurelius

          7. Rarebreed | Dec 15, 2002 01:29pm | #58

            Thank you, and sorry about that piffin. I was tired when I posted the photos. The frame and panel assembly leaning in front of the fireplace, will go up between the brick  columns at the top. I still have to make the mantle before final assembly can start, but I should have it finished up Monday. TCW Specialists in Custom Remodeling.

          8. xMikeSmith | Dec 16, 2002 02:02am | #59

            tim.. that's a nice detail with the repeating arches Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

          9. Rarebreed | Dec 18, 2002 02:20pm | #60

            It does look good Mike, but I can't take credit for that. The house was built around '87. The mason repeated the design from the front doors when he built the fireplace. The new wood wrap will still allow it to be seen. We got all the subassemballies set yesterday. Today is a matter of trimming it all out.TCW Specialists in Custom Remodeling.

          10. Rarebreed | Dec 24, 2002 12:08am | #61

            Mike,

            We finally finished the trim work, and I finally got a chance to slow down and post the pictures. Merry Christmas to all.TCW Specialists in Custom Remodeling.

          11. xMikeSmith | Dec 24, 2002 03:47am | #62

            nice detailing... good mass.. i like itMike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

          12. kennedy136 | Dec 24, 2002 06:25am | #63

            Tim,

                     Very nice work,  I can't agree with the clients in covering up the brick but YOU did one heck of a job.

                                                                                  Mark

          13. Rarebreed | Dec 24, 2002 01:13pm | #64

            Thanks, Mark and Mike,

            The customer is pretty happy with the way it came out. Now she is saying the floor in that room is going to have to go. The installers did a poor job of laying it, and she has fallen in love with a braz. cherry floor we did in her husbands office, so...............(G)TCW Specialists in Custom Remodeling.

          14. DougU | Dec 31, 2002 06:44am | #65

            Piffin explained how to post pics and I finally got it so I'm posting some of the architectual details that we do.

            Doug

            detail of the soffit and crown on exterior of the house we are currently working on

            Edited 12/30/2002 10:45:41 PM ET by Doug@es

          15. DougU | Dec 31, 2002 06:50am | #66

            Coffered cielings in penthouse we did last summer.

          16. xMikeSmith | Dec 31, 2002 07:10am | #67

            doug.. your first one was under 200kb and posted fine.. your 2d one was huge and you have to scroll to  see it..

            use a conversion file like irfan to make the file smaller..

            did i mention that's some nice work you posted ?  was the first one using metal roof shingles ?

            http://www.irfanview.com/Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

          17. DougU | Dec 31, 2002 08:01am | #69

            Mike

            I know that I need to make them smaller, just figured out how to post, I'll work on it.

            The roof is some sort of concrete product, cant remember the brand, I'll have to ask.

            Doug

          18. DougU | Dec 31, 2002 08:38am | #70

            Here is another pic(hopefully the right size) of some work we did this summer.

          19. DougU | Dec 31, 2002 08:44am | #71

            Some doors we built a couple of years ago.

            9' high.

          20. rez | Dec 31, 2002 08:52am | #72

            Doug- man, that's some sweet stuff.Character? I never had any problem with character. Why, people've been telling me I was one every since I was a kid.

             

             

          21. DougU | Dec 31, 2002 09:01am | #74

            Rez

            Thanks, I just figured out how to post pics(thanks to Piffin) so now I'm going to wear this thing out.

            Doug

            PS, I work at a shop/install so all this work isnt just me, a few other people resposible.

          22. DougU | Dec 31, 2002 08:57am | #73

            Mainly I'm just screwing around and trying to post several pics at once.

            Some work we did on a house a couple of years ago

          23. DougU | Dec 31, 2002 09:10am | #75

            more pics, I did the curves on the stair work and helped on the wet bar.

          24. rez | Dec 31, 2002 09:13am | #76

            oh gawd! Stop it man, you're killing me!

            Character? I never had any problem with character. Why, people've been telling me I was one every since I was a kid.

             

             

          25. DougU | Dec 31, 2002 09:26am | #77

            This place has 6 or 7 fireplaces

          26. SMXSteve | Dec 31, 2002 10:00am | #78

            There is some great work in here! I'm envious. Something I always wanted to do. How would a knucklehead like me get started? Who taught you guys? Family member? Class? Mentor?

          27. RogerDumas | Jan 01, 2003 08:27am | #79

            Doug,

            That's some great work! What a beautiful home.  Thanks for sharing!

            Roger 

            If ignorance is bliss then apathy is sheer heaven...

          28. Turtleneck | Jan 01, 2003 02:38pm | #80

            The work is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for the pics. The massive style of the woodwork and the iron leads me to believe much of this work was for a hotel and not a home, am I wrong?

          29. DougU | Jan 01, 2003 06:59pm | #81

            Turtleneck

            All of the wood and iron was designed for the homes they are in, the three different homes that I have posted pics from are 8000, 12000, and 17,000 sq. ft. respectively. Ceiling hight in these homes range from 10 ft. to 14 ft. in places and foyer areas are 25 to 30 ft. high.

            Doug

          30. Turtleneck | Jan 02, 2003 12:51pm | #84

            Doug

            17000 sq/ft home? I'm sorry but where I'm from, thats a Hotel.

            Thanks again, it was a pleasure enjoying your pics.( your logo here) Turtleneck

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            GoldenWreckedAngle | Apr 22, 2003 05:12pm | #100

            Doug,

            How was Easter with the family and your trip to Texas? I don't know how I missed this thread- I'd have been a little more reverent in our e-mail correspondence if I'd have seen these pic's first.

            Smoly Hokes- You're a bonnafide artist man! San Marcos and Austin are gonna love you! From what I hear, the mansions are still going up around there like trac homes.

            Now, if you want to brush up on your skills I know this guy in a little podunk town about 3 hours northwest of where your headed that is building a little 2400 S.F. home for his family that you could practice on a little. He doesn't have any money of course but he greatly admires your work. :-)>

            I don't know how bad Iowa will miss you but Texas is going to be glad to have you. To think, I was planning to pass your info off to a friend doing low rent apartment remodels in the Austin area to see if he needed another hand. Yea right! and could you tack together a dog house for me when your done?

            Sorry man, I had no idea. You couldn't have picked a better place to relocate with the skills evident in these photos. If I stumble across any more appropriate leads I will be sure and pass them on. Good luck!Kevin Halliburton

            "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." -Elbert Hubbard-

          32. DougU | Apr 24, 2003 06:10am | #111

            Kevin

            Thanks for the kind words, Easter was great, anytime I get to eat my mothers cooking is great though, the trip to San Marcos wasnt that great, whats with this crappy weather?

            Just got here about two hours ago, rode my bike around for a bit, needed to unwind after sitting in the damn truck for the whole day!

            Sitting here typing on my wifes laptop, so things may not come out right, how does anybody use these things without a mouse.

            Yea, all the pictures you see are the work done by the place I just left, the best job I ever had, hated to leave, but cant keep the wife from growing in her field.

            I was lucky to have worked for a company that did this kind of work, was at the shop Monday and was offered my job back but cant turn back now. They were working on a bar for an architects house, man I wish I was there.

            I have made some contacts with some architect firms and have a few leads so hopefully there is some work for me here, figured there was more money here than in Iowa.

            If you need help on that house of yours just say the word!

            I see from your posts to Piff that you have some appreciation for the federal and Georgian styles, put some of that in your house and I'll be there early, I have a week spot for that kind of trim work.

            Hope your holiday was good for your family to and talk to you later, got to unpack the computer, cant stand this darn laptop.

            Doug

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            GoldenWreckedAngle | Apr 24, 2003 04:55pm | #112

            Are you telling me that coming from Iowa you are bothered by a little rain? How do you think all those mesquite trees go to be so beautiful? :-)>

            Thanks for the offer on the house. I have a feeling you are going to be a very busy man by the time I get around to needing the trim work done. Not too sure I'm building a home worthy of your skill and I'm certain I haven't a budget that would warrant a three hour trip for a trim myster of your caliber but I would sure welcome the opportunity to have you over for dinner if you're ever in town.

            I'll try to catch up with you the next time we head for the outlet malls in San Marcos. I'd really like to see a few more photos like them what you posted earlier.

            Welcome to Texas! Oh yea, watch out for the hail stones, humidity and tornados. Other than that- weather's great! 

            "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." -Elbert Hubbard-

          34. DougU | Apr 24, 2003 09:09pm | #113

            Kevin

            Didn't mind the rain but the last three times that I was here it rained all day!

            Todays a lot better so everything's cool, or hot, but the suns shinning.

            I look forward to that dinner and maybe I can find some pics to post when I get unpacked.

            Doug

            PS.Just where are those beautiful Mesquite trees that you refer to?

            Edited 4/24/2003 2:11:56 PM ET by Doug@es

          35. Piffin | Jan 02, 2003 03:05am | #82

            See now dude, this is a great payoff on my investment of five minutes teaching you how to post pics and run Irfanview. Great work! It's got me drooling.

            What neighboorhood did you say?.

            Excellence is its own reward!

            "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.

            The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."

            --Marcus Aurelius

          36. DougU | Jan 02, 2003 05:19am | #83

            Piffin

            Yes your work did pay off. I had it explained a couple of times but something didnt click and I never seemed to be able to post.

            Right here in good old Iowa, we quite building mud and straw huts here in the 1950's and started building real houses!

            Thanks for your help

            Doug

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            ProDek | Jan 02, 2003 09:23pm | #86

            Beautiful work Doug- I'd love to spend a few days with a craftsman like you.Bob

            "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

          38. DougU | Jan 03, 2003 06:48am | #87

            Pro-Deck

            I've seen your work and I feel the same, thanks all for the complements, as I said earlier in a post, this isn't all my work, there are four other guys that do the work to, some that just do shop work, some that just do install, I'm luck I get to do both so I don't get board with either.

            I think I said it in another thread, this will all come to an end soon because I leaving this company at the end of the month and moving to TX, hope I can find something similar there, they got money down there I don't know why they wouldn't.

            Doug

          39. DougU | Jan 03, 2003 07:00am | #88

            A few more pics

          40. rez | Jan 03, 2003 10:12am | #89

            loved that ceiling.Character? I never had any problem with character. Why, people've been telling me I was one every since I was a kid.

             

             

          41. Piffin | Jan 04, 2003 07:10am | #90

            Those texas Women ARE something special!!

            LOL

            The ceiliong wqas breathtaking!.

            Excellence is its own reward!

            "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.

            The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."

            --Marcus Aurelius

          42. DougU | Jan 04, 2003 09:30am | #91

            Piffin

            So are the Iowa women, and the ....

            Anyhow I'm getting to old for that, :)

            Doug

          43. Piffin | Jan 04, 2003 09:48am | #92

            Say you owe a woman?

            I owe a woman too.

            She gave me life....

            Excellence is its own reward!

            "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.

            The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."

            --Marcus Aurelius

          44. Piffin | Apr 22, 2003 04:54am | #93

            Went for a walk with the wife.

            She showed me a place here I hadn't seen before. Thought you guys would enjoy these.....

            Excellence is its own reward!

          45. CAGIV | Apr 22, 2003 05:17am | #94

            I like the detail above the door and the porch

            but is it just me or are those shutters just not right?

            I don't like seeing windows that are say 6' across and then have 12" shutters on the side, looks kind of plastic to me if you know what I mean.View ImageGo Jayhawks..............Next Year and daaa. Blues View Image

          46. Piffin | Apr 22, 2003 05:39am | #95

            You caught me up. I didn't remember that house having any shutters so I went back and breezed through the whole folder. Most of the house doesn't have any shutters and it looks kind of barren without. See one window on this side has no shutters also.

            The shutters you see are probably modern plastic replacements or the few originals left on the house.

            Size wise, they are about right though 14-15"W on a 28" window. It is when you have two double hungs together that they seem narrow in proportion as you observed.

            Speaking of observation, in disc 26 photo, you can see in foreground some broad granite steps leading down to the water. On the lawn in front of them is a bunch of mussle shells. Sea gulls will drop urchins, clams, Mussles, and other shellfish on rocks to break them open to eat. I guess they like that flat rock of the stairs because there are plenty of shells right there.

            This house was built in the winter of 1907. It is known as the Sears Cottage. ( think diff Sears than the retailer) It was home to some big screen actress back in the 20's or 30's.

            Yes we had legal permission to be there.

            ;).

            Excellence is its own reward!

          47. CAGIV | Apr 22, 2003 06:09am | #96

            On the second story windows the shutters don't look too bad, they look proportional to the windows.

            Its the lower floor I didn't like so much, I think they would look better bare rather then with one shutter on either side of 2-3 windows.  I think there are many other ways the designer can add interest to the window with out having to place shutters there that not only do not function but also do not look proportional to the overall window.

            Other then that little issue I think its a cool looking house.View ImageGo Jayhawks..............Next Year and daaa. Blues View Image

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            BillHartmann | Apr 22, 2003 04:50pm | #99

            I live on a lake. And the top of the foam under my dock is covered with the remains of muscle shells and crawdads. That is where the mink like to dine.

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            GoldenWreckedAngle | Apr 22, 2003 06:14pm | #102

            The shutters are not what leaves me scratching my head. This is a beautiful home in what I believe is the Federalist style but what you call the grand entry looks like it was probably the back door at one time. If it was Federalist I would have expected a little more symmetry and a couple of columns. It's like there is a porch roof missing or something.

            The other picture showing the porch with the large stone steps seems like a much better candidate for the original "grand entry."

            I can't see it in the picture but I'm guessing there was, or is, a couple of columns holding up an entry portico centered on those steps?Kevin Halliburton

            "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." -Elbert Hubbard-

          50. Piffin | Apr 23, 2003 12:45am | #104

            Homes heree on the island tend to be a little eclectic, defying tight definition. I see the Federal layout in this house too.

            They tried to make them longer and narrower to present windows to the sea breeze. When the wealthy industrialists came here for summers, it was considered a necessity for your health. This was in the height of the industrial revolution as it culminated in that "Golden Age" but the cities wewrre a cesspool of disease, with coal smoke, tuberculosis, Sweat shops, and still some open sewers. When Philadelphia hit 75°, they boarded the boats for the Maine coast. They wanted the cure of the sea breeze.

            The grand entry as I termed it, faces the water. Much of the comings and goings back then was by yacht. You used the land side door for jumping into your carriage to ride over to the Rothchilds for tennis or cocktails. Some places had two grand entries, both leading into the large hall from opposite directions.

            Let me see where the back door is on this one....

            veranda is on the ocean side. colourful awnoings were the common feature used for colourfuil decoration along with flowers. See the mount for an awning above the doors?

            The other shot has the land side entry.

            my previous end view of the house was probably the kitchen service entry. I haven't been inside to be sure of the layout but that would have been typical.

            .

            Excellence is its own reward!

          51. User avater
            GoldenWreckedAngle | Apr 23, 2003 01:32am | #105

            Ah, there it is! Just knew there was going to be a couple of Ionic columns in there somewhere. I see a lot more symetry in those two shots as well. Classic Federal- Beautiful home!

            Thanks for sharing those pics with us Piffin.

            Kevin Halliburton

            "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." -Elbert Hubbard-

          52. RodBishop | Apr 23, 2003 01:41am | #106

            Here's a house from Fishers Island

                                                                                  Rod

          53. Piffin | Apr 23, 2003 01:55am | #107

            One of the things I like about the shingle styule around here is those corniced skirts at the beltline.

            Excellence is its own reward!

          54. Piffin | Apr 23, 2003 02:09am | #108

            This would be the pic you are looking for then.

            I named it for you.

            Excellence is its own reward!

          55. User avater
            GoldenWreckedAngle | Apr 23, 2003 08:55pm | #109

            Now that's what I was looking for. Thanks Piffin- Nice home.

            "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." -Elbert Hubbard-

          56. Piffin | Apr 24, 2003 05:39am | #110

            There's a lot of them around here. I learn a lot from working on them.

            A book was published by the local Historical society several years ago and I was studying it again the other night. Of all the hopuses in that book, nearly a third have burned down or been razed. I have restored and renovated three of them. Told my wife that if they ever revise and update the book, they'd have to put my name in it a few times..

            Excellence is its own reward!

          57. eldereldo | Apr 22, 2003 05:55pm | #101

            I think if you look carefully you can see that the shutters on those windows are actually two deep, so they are setup like a closet door to fan out across the window and cover the whole thing.

            Robert

          58. Jencar | Apr 22, 2003 07:34am | #97

            What in the world is that exterior finish made of? It looks like gravel painted green...

            I vaguely remember some technique where rocks are thrown at the house...is there a name for that?

            Jen

          59. User avater
            GoldenWreckedAngle | Apr 22, 2003 04:38pm | #98

            VandalismKevin Halliburton

            "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." -Elbert Hubbard-

          60. Piffin | Apr 23, 2003 12:25am | #103

            Exterior finish is a stucco, Sand struck I think they call it. Like a piece of sandpaper for a giant. One of the purposes of stucco finish with a rough texture is that it creats shadow on itself and the greater surface area will transfer the excessive heat to the air again. The two ways to reduce the amt of heat a wall surface absorbs are to go extremely rough like this or extremely smooth to reflect light off.

            But your moniter must be reading colours wrong. My photo shows a blonde wall.

            Excellence is its own reward!

          61. vasalesman | Jan 02, 2003 03:53pm | #85

            Keep 'em coming, Doug.  This is top of the line work!

            Al

          62. Piffin | Dec 31, 2002 07:21am | #68

            http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=26030.10

            http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=24441.6

            Go forth and reduce, young man!

            ;)

            I like what you've got but it takes awhile to download - like forever. The bigger file is still cranking in the time it took to compose this..

            Excellence is its own reward!

            "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.

            The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."

            --Marcus Aurelius

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