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Post by mark on Mar 18, 2014 14:32:27 GMT -5
each year, 'This Old House' does a project house, where someone buys a home and hires 'the guys' to do major renovations. this year the project was an italianate-style house. in fact the project is currently ongoing (pbs). so i figured i'd try one on, the box just arrived, my taxes are done, so time for a dry fit!
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Post by bokchick on Mar 26, 2014 9:18:20 GMT -5
Mine was paid today, so I will be following your posts.
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Post by mark on Mar 27, 2014 8:02:04 GMT -5
"there's somethin' happenin' here, what it is ain't exactly clear"  |
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Post by bokchick on Mar 27, 2014 8:19:24 GMT -5
Hahahaha! You're a poet and you didn't even know it. I see a fairfield under a wrap there in the backround. Is it clear whats happening there? hehe
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Post by mark on Mar 27, 2014 18:35:08 GMT -5
a few days ago while staring at everything it dawned on me that the spiral staircase had to go in when the 1st floor walls went in,
otherwise the staircase would never go in. i had hoped to put it off since i had no idea what colors to use. always nice when the light
bulb comes on in time, rare event that it is. and have now tried four different shades of the color i want for the base before
finding the right one; have more plans for the same color. so pushing on...
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Post by mark on Apr 2, 2014 11:56:15 GMT -5
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Post by bokchick on Apr 7, 2014 13:12:42 GMT -5
Yea! I like that!
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Post by gretch on Apr 8, 2014 7:22:39 GMT -5
Color is wonderful on those stairs.
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Post by mark on Apr 8, 2014 10:55:40 GMT -5
thanks to you both; taking my time with this one. spring seems to have sprung here in the mid-atlantic, so it's back on the bike 
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Post by mark on Apr 17, 2014 16:23:20 GMT -5
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Post by mark on Apr 17, 2014 16:43:03 GMT -5
had some problems w/the staircase - the 1st riser wouldn't sit flush on the 1st floor. i cut back the center pole (too far) and whittled away some of the riser, which didn't help much; now the center pole doesn't touch anything and the riser still has some space between it and the floor. while i was fooling with it i glanced over at the 'frustration tank' and saw it read FULL, so at that point i flipped the 'thing' face down, squeezed both floors with one hand, applied glue to whatever with the other hand, and hoped it wouldn't pop open when i let go. so far so good, but... i realize the openness of it is attractive, but the staircase is the only thing connecting the first 2 floors at the back of the house. so if there is a problem like i had, there's nothing around to offer some help. the closest walls aren't close enough. i saw the 'ariel' has a spiral staircase but there it's surrounded by walls. here the stairs are surrounded by air. strength of construction is being sacrificed for looks imho. i'd like to see something like 2 narrow decorative spindles running from floor to ceiling, somewhere between the stairs and the arched walls, or more towards the back center.
anyhow it's in.  
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Post by mark on Apr 18, 2014 11:14:48 GMT -5
for those of you trying this at home: when it was time to glue the exterior window frames & walls, i didn't see any obvious way to line things up, so i turned the window frame face down so the flat side faced up, applied glue around the opening, turned the wall outside face down, eyeballed the 2 openings, and pressed down. more simply, i glued the wall to the window frame rather than vice versa. then came the interior frames: they need to be oriented one way only, but now there aren't any coded tabs to tell you which is the bottom, and it matters. i lined up the cross pieces in the exterior & interior frames, and then it became obvious to the eye whether the rest of it looked right. if not, just flip the frame around. there are only 2 ways it can lay on the wall..if one doesn't look right, the other way will. capice?
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Post by Leonard on Apr 22, 2014 8:01:07 GMT -5
Mark,
good feedback on the house. Thank you. I really like and enjoy the color selection and how you have incorporated it to the house. Keep up the great work and informative information.
Leonard
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Post by mark on Apr 23, 2014 6:21:09 GMT -5
i just realized the mistake i made w/the staircase -- first i glued the top stair to the underside of the 2nd floor, which left no play in the bottom. i also used the very fast drying glue, which left no time for adjustment. both top & bottom should be glued at the same time, w/a slower-drying glue duh. i still feel there needs to be more support in that area; the underside of one riser isn't enough imo.
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Post by mark on May 15, 2014 13:07:45 GMT -5
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Post by mark on May 15, 2014 13:09:05 GMT -5
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Post by mark on May 15, 2014 13:10:01 GMT -5
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Post by polymermini on May 15, 2014 16:05:09 GMT -5
Looks nice. I had a hard time picturing what this might look like, and your build brought it to life
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Post by mark on May 16, 2014 7:05:15 GMT -5
thanks, i was going for 'ornate', and since i don't do the furnishings, i tried to get there with just color. i'm satisfied.
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Post by bokchick on Sept 14, 2014 11:44:09 GMT -5
I love this dramatic look of you house Mark. I finished Greenleafs Orchid and today started off with Luann. Will post pictures of the beginning just now.
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Post by mark on Sept 21, 2014 9:14:40 GMT -5
thanks hon. i really enjoyed this one. i liked the unusual style of it the most.
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Post by mark on Dec 4, 2014 12:43:18 GMT -5
Lady Marion, wherefore art thou hon?   nice design Leonard! |
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Post by Leonard on Dec 5, 2014 22:45:28 GMT -5
Mark
Thanks. Good job on the kit. Happy holidays.
Leonard
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