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29 06, 2019

A stone chimney without a smoke shelf

2019-06-29T10:03:19+00:00

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A big beautiful stone fireplace.
Notice how much light is coming down the fireplace?
A common feature in old fireplaces where that many were just a straight shot up from the fire to the top of the chimney.
Of course that made it easy on Old Saint Nick to pay a visit.
But, without a damper and smoke shelf, these old fireplaces would on occasion fill the home with smoke when the wind changed directions the wrong way.

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Here’s the proper way to build a chimney.

Originally posted 2015-10-30 18:16:04.

A stone chimney without a smoke shelf2019-06-29T10:03:19+00:00
29 06, 2019

Is it a log home, or a stone home?

2019-06-29T10:03:16+00:00

 

For those who can’t decide if they want a log house… or a stone house.

I’ve never seen another like it.

Early log homes were “chinked with stones or scraps of wood and then a layer of mud and fiber was applied over that on each side to keep the cold and rain out. This is the log home that I’ve seen where a mason carefully applied and chinked around these stones. The result, while not common, is rather attractive.

Originally posted 2015-10-30 13:08:03.

Is it a log home, or a stone home?2019-06-29T10:03:16+00:00
29 06, 2019

An old log gristmill

2019-06-29T10:03:15+00:00

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What a great mill… a lot of human power went into the effort of harnessing water power.

Originally posted 2015-10-28 17:19:35.

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29 06, 2019

Two patterns of stonework in the same house

2019-06-29T10:03:14+00:00

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An ancient home in Peru… The same stone laying technique, of carefully laying the corners in a horizontal pattern while filling the space in between with a random pattern, can also be found here on some early American structures.

Originally posted 2015-10-28 17:00:58.

Two patterns of stonework in the same house2019-06-29T10:03:14+00:00
29 06, 2019

A fine old cabin…

2019-06-29T10:03:13+00:00

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The cabin is precious.
The chimney is very well done.
The chinking, not so much… it needs to be replaced.

Originally posted 2015-10-28 08:43:17.

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29 06, 2019

Maybe, we need fireplaces

2019-06-29T10:03:12+00:00

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Whenever I have a fire, before turning in for the evening, and after having turned off all the house lights, I make sure and take at least a few minutes to just pause and stare at the flames.
I find that a room lit with only the light of a fireplace to be comforting and reassuring that all is well.
I imagine fires have been giving comfort to us all for many generations.
Maybe… we need fireplaces.
Maybe… they are more than luxuries.

Originally posted 2015-10-27 21:00:09.

Maybe, we need fireplaces2019-06-29T10:03:12+00:00
29 06, 2019

Old hewn cabin

2019-06-29T10:03:11+00:00

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Nothing else like having a little bit of firewood stacked on the porch!

Originally posted 2015-10-27 20:38:46.

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29 06, 2019

The downfall of good design

2019-06-29T10:03:10+00:00

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Both of these modest home’s designs are considered “Colonial”.
The first one is two hundred years old.
And, the second one is relatively new.
Can you see how much architectural design has improved over the course of two centuries?

NOT!

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Originally posted 2015-10-27 20:31:57.

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