Dormers on a tall house
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:16:05+00:00
I think it would be nice to come home to a red house.
That’s quite an addition to the backside isn’t it?
Originally posted 2015-05-22 14:55:33.
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America could use more of these
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:16:04+00:00
I know this is going to be hard for some to believe, but, at one time, things were made here in America.
Originally posted 2015-05-21 21:52:13.
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An old log home
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:16:03+00:00
Perfection.
It is possible to build a home that improves the landscape, imagine that. In a world where man seems to create one eyesore after another, he once improved the world with his efforts.
There is a log home buried underneath this siding.
Originally posted 2015-05-21 14:02:10.
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An old plantation home
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:16:02+00:00
This house stood in the middle of cornfield… with not a single tree in sight. Her yard was not much more than dusty Virginia red clay. And that same clay served as the cement between the foundation and chimney stones.
The house was so tall… I guess because of the ten foot ceilings on both floors, which sat upon an elevated English basement. Or maybe it just appeared tall as it was the only thing taller than the corn.
All that remained of this old home, other than the masonry, was the framing, siding, and metal roof. Everything else had long ago been removed. “Stolen” the land owner told me.
I’ve never seen a more parched structure.
She had baked in that field for a couple hundred years.
Her wood was almost brittle to the touch. It would practically crumble in my hand.
Old houses each have their own character don’t they?
Originally posted 2015-05-20 23:33:29.
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The best way to learn how to build a log cabin
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:16:01+00:00
When you work with old materials such as antique logs, it’s inevitable that you start to acquire piles, and piles, of misc materials.
Whenever a pile would reach a stage where I could build something out of it I’d put the crew on a mission to do just that.
I’d generally pick the newest crewmen… the ones with the least experience and the lowest level of confidence. I’ve always found that the best teacher in this trade is found in the act of “doing”.
I guess that’s true of most things.
I’d often sell these “odds and ends” structures at, or below, cost. I long ago lost track of the number of these that were built. But, here is one, under construction, to share with you today.
Originally posted 2015-05-20 13:31:57.
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A house like no other
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:16:00+00:00
One of the greatest homes that I’ve ever seen. To me it was hollowed ground. I quietly looked around, took a few photos, and then left, never to return.
I know… I need help. 🙂
Originally posted 2015-05-20 13:16:32.
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How to salvage an old house
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:15:59+00:00
Near the highway and unloved this late 1700’s home was purchased by someone out of the area and they hired me to document this house, carefully take her down, and then ship the house to where someone else would put her back up.
I never heard any follow up reports, nor did I ever see any finished photos, but from the efforts the owner put into it this house in the beginning stages of her salvage, I choose to believe that she once again stands as proud as she did the day she was new.
Originally posted 2015-05-20 13:07:49.
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A one window cabin
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:15:58+00:00
This cabin had only one very small window.
I’ve heard that a glass window was the single most expensive part of an early-American home.
Originally posted 2015-05-19 21:31:08.
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A yellow house
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:15:57+00:00
We once restored a late 1700’s home in Orange, Va.
I had never seen a house design like this before, nor have I since.
Stately and proud, she is.
We replaced the siding on this house with meticulously replicated materials and painted it in it’s exact original color.
We scraped old paint off of things. We carefully patched holes. We re-glued and re-nailed things that were loose.
The owner of this home was a pleasant, private, fellow… one who requested that a minimum of photos be taken, so I’ll stop today with this one.
This historic restoration in comparison to most of my other projects was routine. Everything went smoothly, no great tales of conquering adversity to share. We simply showed up to a mess of a home, and left with one ready to take on the next couple of centuries.
Originally posted 2015-05-19 13:59:57.
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Three outbuildings
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:15:56+00:00
And here is the second of three outbuildings that I’d like to share with you today.
I don’t know, maybe I’m the only one, but I find these three outbuildings fascinating. Each is unique in size, and design. And yet I can see that they belong together.
A matched set.
I’m sure that they were each built with a specific purpose in mind, but I don’t know what that was. Anybody want to fill me in?
I think each of them are attractive. Likely more attractive today than the day they were built.
How is it that a farmer could/would design and build three unique buildings like this on his property? Did he hire an architect for each? Was there a stock book of outdoor plans available? or did the people back then just have an ability to design that we have somehow lost today?
Originally posted 2015-05-18 12:03:44.