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Looking for colonial architecture resources with information like window spacing, shutter width, roof pitch, etc. john 05-10-2006
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Posted by Milo on May 11, 2006, 12:04 am
That's a long sentence!


Milo






> Now you find yourself in a mess as the detailing won't fit the given
> existing dimensions that were built, your proportions are surely a mess
> and you'll end up with some expensive "cobbled" together design and house
> that cost many more times than if you'd have hired a professional designer
> to begin with where your details would have been worked out beforehand,
> where your specification would have determined how much detailing would be
> involved, where a bid set would have given you exact pricing for that
> detailing, and where your construction contract with that GC would have
> been based on all the construction including all that proportional
> Colonial detailing.
>
>



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Posted by clintonG on May 10, 2006, 5:05 pm
Hello John,

The Prairie Avenue Bookshop (Chicago) is one of the nation's premiere book
sellers of architectural and related subject matter. I guarantee you will
find what you are looking for there including patterns, plans, and books
with dimensions.

<%= Clinton Gallagher
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/

[1] http://www.pabook.com/

> NOTE: I'm re-posting this, hoping for some comments that are actually
> useful and sincere. I really appreciate any *real* advice from someone
> who actually knows what they're talking about. That said...
>
> I'm having a general contractor build a house that I designed using
> Broderbund's 3D Home Architect software. It's a 2-story colonial, or
> maybe you'd call it a colonial revival. Here is a link to something
> that is similar...
>
> http://www.originalhome.com/gallery/gallery_baseplan1.html
>
> Our builder is very competent, but he's not very savvy when it comes to
> traditional architecture. Most of his houses are basic ranches. He's
> done some colonials and cape codes, and the workmanship is excellent,
> but I've noticed some annoying shortcomings when it comes to design,
> like the windows are not spaced uniformly, or he'll just leave out the
> center window on the second story, or he won't allow the proper amount
> of space between windows for shutters. I've mentioned some of these
> things, and his comments have included, "We'll I'm not a big fan of
> shutters, anyway." ...but this is a colonial!!! (Again, see the link
> above for the traditional look I'm trying to accomplish.) Other
> concerns include roof pitch, window trim, the front portico, door and
> baseboard trim, etc.
>
> So here's my question... Is there a book or online resource that I can
> refer to for information about standards for colonial architecture,
> like dimensions, proportions, window spacing, etc? I really want this
> guy to build our house, but he just needs a little help to make sure he
> doesn't overlook some important details that could make the house look
> really silly.
>
> Please help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>



Posted by on May 11, 2006, 10:53 am
Ah! I useful reply! Thank you very much! There have been a few
useful replies in this thread. Most have been worthless.

I will do like you say--buy a book or two. That's the advice I've
received from a couple of others.

When I finish this project, I'll post photos and floor plans, and then
you guys can judge for yourself.

- John


Posted by RicodJour on May 11, 2006, 11:12 am
john@vieth.info wrote:
> Ah! I useful reply! Thank you very much! There have been a few
> useful replies in this thread. Most have been worthless.

All of the replies have been in agreement - they're not worthless.
Your attitude has been worthless.

> I will do like you say--buy a book or two. That's the advice I've
> received from a couple of others.

You need someone to tell you that there's, gasp!, information in books?
Now, don't take my word for this, but there are big brick buildings
that have tens of thousands of books that they'll _lend_ to you. For
FREE! They're called libraries. Visit one, I'm sure it'll be an eye
opener for you.

> When I finish this project, I'll post photos and floor plans, and then
> you guys can judge for yourself.

Ask for Mr. Blue - I'll be holding my breath.

R

BTW Learn to quote. Not all newsreaders work the same way, and it
isn't automatically clear who and what you're replying to.


Posted by Kris Krieger on May 12, 2006, 6:32 pm

> Hello John,
>
> The Prairie Avenue Bookshop (Chicago) is one of the nation's premiere
> book sellers of architectural and related subject matter. I guarantee
> you will find what you are looking for there including patterns,
> plans, and books with dimensions.
>
> <%= Clinton Gallagher
> NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
> URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/
>
> [1] http://www.pabook.com/
>

I don't know whether it helped the OP, but *I* want to say "Thanks for the
cool link"!

I love 3D modeling (buildings) and this place looks like a great resource
for finding modeling info.

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