Wow! Great project, and a great start! That door is amazing.
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Thanks, Ray. I decided to do the roof next. I need more thought (or to talk with the owners) before I do the shed addition, as I'm only guessing about the interior floor plan at this point.
I'm confident I know the chimney and front stair layout, based on my own house. I'm less sure about walls between the addition and the main house, and whether or not there was a back stairway.
It's taken some fiddling to get the roof to this level of fit, and I may need to do more. But my eye really wants to do the chimney next...
James
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James,
Very nicely done all around! Love the front door, too!
As to the back, there may well have been a set of "back stairs" from the kitchen to the second floor and the maid's bedroom. Lots of places had those early on, and I don't think this would be out of place in that house. Is there a history of the house available for reference anywhere? Some well-off sea captain/ship owner, for instance, might have built this and indulged himself in the process....
Pete
in Michigan
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My guess is that at the 'back stairs would be where there are an absence of windows, on one of the back corners of the ell.It would make some sense for the 'back door' to lead to the stairs.
Again because of the renovations over the years, if the kitchen were in the 'ell' it would have hd its own chimney.
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Originally posted by bror hultgren
... if the kitchen were in the 'ell' it would have hd its own chimney.
dave
Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to)
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Thanks, Jim, Ray, Bruce, Frank, Louis, Pete, Bror, Dave, Mike. I got back to 28 Winter St. after some preliminary landscaping around its foundation:
As with 32 Winter St., I used drywall screws as adjustable supports under the 1/4" hardboard.
I'd gotten a better photo of the chimney and roof trim on my recent visit. I see 3 building permits (gotta have one when it's this visible):
1) Extend the chimney by about 3 feet to improve draft,
2) Stucco or mortar over the outside, probably because the original mortar had deteriorated,
3) Add the modern metal cap and bird screen, probably after 1990.
The dimensions appear to be about 3' x 4' and 10 feet above the ridge. The sides are .040. I started the bump-outs with .020, .015 and .010 strip, then puttied. It will probably need more putty after I file it smooth tomorrow.
James
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