tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12443826449208874672024-02-06T22:51:38.794-06:00Jim & Sam's 1850s-style Octagon HouseWe are building a house. Not just any house, but an 1850s-style octagon house, the kind that used to be found here and there on the Midwestern prairie. For most of the construction we use existing materials that Jim has scrounged over the years. Read on and enjoy! — Jim & SamLeigh Pomeroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15145633676711732372noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-61519077351318466682016-04-13T11:47:00.003-05:002016-04-13T11:47:55.638-05:00Spring pergola<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With the beautiful spring weather, we have been busy outside. We were able to scrounge up some old cedar telephone poles to put together the pergola. I have done a little transplanting of forsythia and bleeding hearts. My attentions are turning to the little stone cottage across the river. Sam<br />
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A few things have changed since we updated last. The living room is mostly complete. The mosaic with its approximately 3200 pieces is in and thus we were able to install the mantle and over mantle. There is still once piece yet to install to finish the over mantle. Jim put together the spandril entering the living room. As he says, "far too fancy for who it is for". We installed the backsplash around the maple counter in the kitchen. A friend gave us the travertine and it looks very classical. Likewise the stone floor has been installed in the greenhouse. We found the granite center at The Tile Shop and it looks very handsome with the slate border. The cupola floor has been sanded, scraped, and the turpentine and linseed oil has been applied for the first coat.We have next to install the woodwork and siding in the greenhouse to finish it off. I have been sanding the walnut woodwork and trim for the cupola. Before we know it all the little pieces will have come together.<br />
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<br />FowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-33118613943002681472016-01-12T21:27:00.002-06:002016-02-12T11:53:59.062-06:00Chandeliers<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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The house is becoming quite glitzy. We have the chandeliers hung. We may turn out attentions to the cupola floor next. Currently we are working on some woodwork. I am getting some practice with the chisel and plane. Well here's to the work ahead. Sam<br />
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<br />FowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-48446840696198806992015-12-18T20:16:00.001-06:002015-12-18T20:16:08.139-06:00A few loose ends coming togetherOf course we have been busy. I do not think there is anything else to be. I have been laying the hallway and have also been priming a few last walls. It is wonderful to finish up these tasks. Jim has been busy in the kitchen putting up the Delft tile and butternut cupboards. I hope you enjoy the snapshots because it looks even better in person. I hope we continue to be busy. Sam<br />
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<br />FowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-88277390424633403572015-08-27T20:58:00.001-05:002015-08-27T20:58:44.118-05:00Finer details<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a quick update of some of the woodwork and other finer details coming together these past couple months. Jim has been busy putting the butternut woodwork in the back hallway and kitchen. Upstairs the blue bedroom and rose bedroom are mostly "done". The handrail in the upstairs hallway are leftovers from the spiral staircase. Everything is starting to sparkle and shine. Thanks to our very qualified cleaning lady! Sam <br />
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<br />FowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-49681592091333985762015-06-20T19:11:00.001-05:002015-06-20T19:11:18.590-05:00Outside today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a few snapshots of the garden. I did a bit of weeding today in the beautiful weather. The weeds will come back but hopefully the plants thrive in the meanwhile. Jim has been working on woodwork and I have been doing a bit of work on the floors in the rainy weather. Sam<br />
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<br />FowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-18248816145421583632015-05-26T21:52:00.000-05:002015-05-26T21:52:54.055-05:00Fine details<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a few snapshots of the slow progress as of late. Jim has been busy working on the rooms upstairs. He does fine work, if I can say so. I have been balancing my time between the new project across the river <a href="http://www.rollingwithsisyphus.com/">http://www.rollingwithsisyphus.com/</a> and the octagon.Rain days bring light work at the octagon and the rest is heavy lifting. Hopefully the summer ahead brings more productivity. Sam<br />
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FowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-85360090192107841572015-04-21T20:56:00.000-05:002015-04-22T15:03:12.281-05:00Bedrooms and Bathrooms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We took a few more snapshots this morning with the light pouring in. The
blue shows much better. The scaffolding is away in back and the
staircases are in. I'm sure the cupola floor will get done sometime
soon.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red oak flooring in blue bedroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The centerpiece and latest effort. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fir flooring in second floor kitchenette</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butternut cupboard refinished-minus finish.</td></tr>
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We have been working a lot on floors. All the floors on the second story are sanded and have two coats of polymerized tung oil, except for the hallway. The hallway has been a labor of love. Lots of cutting and fitting. I think I may only dream of making 45 degree cuts and nailing maple flooring. I cannot wait to see how it turns out when we sand this floor. Will require a lot of hand scraping. Also note that we have been fitting the balusters on the attic stairway. Jim has been running to and fro keeping me in line, while working on the spiral staircase. He has the oak balusters finished and is working fitting the handrail to the newel post. He has also been instrumental in putting the butternut cupboard together. Fixing the sins of the previous owner. More modern nails than can be imagined! He has appropriately used old square nails and it has turned out tremendously. In Jim's opinion we saved this cupboard from the dump and breathed new life into it. Hopefully soon we will be able breath warmer air soon. Spring is coming...sometime. Sam<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handrail coming together.</td></tr>
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We may have saved the cupboard from the dump but I'm about <br />
ready to head there myself! We are in a race to get the finished <br />
inspection done. All that is required is to get all the handrails<br />
in place and the smoke detectors in. Then we can take our time<br />
with the painting and finish work.We are also rushing with<br />
the floors as the sanding equipment is on loan and will soon<br />
need to go back. Spring will finally give us a chance to take<br />
a breather! Jim<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last bedroom to lay flooring in.</td></tr>
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A few shots of the porch in the winter for those abroad. Things have been moving along. Hence no posts until now. The oak floor in the blue bedroom took five days from prep to last board laid. (In case anyone was wondering.) The oak and maple floor in the green bedroom is at this same time frame with a smaller dent. A few other things have been accomplished, but they can wait until another post. I hope all have been staying warm and working hard. Sam<br />
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Years ago we made the trek to see this delightful octagon and make measurements. The size was just about perfect for or site. We didn't follow the floor plan however as most early octagons have less that desirable arrangements of rooms.<br />
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Believe it or not, this simple drawing was the plan we worked off of. (sorry to those of you who want a blue print or framing plan) We adjusted the plan many times in the process and were pleased to have this flexibility Generally speaking, however, this is the first floor room arrangement. It includes a living room, dining room, central hallway, library, kitchen accessible easily to all rooms, pantry and bathroom.<br />
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<br />When plastered the 10 foot wide cupola will be a remarkable space, reached by a spiral stair.Window casings to the right in an upstairs bedroom feature recycled woodwork trim from an 1870's cottage. Jim<br />
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<br />I do not know if there was a fire lit under us, or that things just came together. Jim was insistent that we use up as much plasterboard as we could. And we did! First floor, minus entryway closet is all plastered. Just the greenhouse and one closet needs plastering in the second floor. And of course the cupola! I did finish laying the oak flooring in the rose bedroom closet. Lots of cuts and notches. After Christmas I imagine January will be filled with a little plastering and lots of floors. It will be nice to take a little break for a week and then go right back at things. SamFowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-80831256406316651592014-10-27T16:16:00.002-05:002014-10-27T16:16:23.386-05:00A Few Stones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a few stones are left to move. With the glorious fall much has been accomplished. I find the stonework mesmerizing. It adds a nice touch. Hopefully we will be able to get a few gutters up before it turns too terribly cold. Sam<br />
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With the laying of the last landscape stones, the exterior is finally complete...with the exception of the gutters. The last two chimneys were punched through the roof in the last several weeks as well. Planting of the terraces will have to wait until spring. It has been a glorious fall with dry weather allowing all this to get accomplished. Now, we turn our attention inward and with any luck should have the major work there done by spring.<br />
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The conservatory at the rear of the house is particularly nice from this view. Sam has already filled it with rescued plants. Two of the three chimneys are also visible from this angle. JimFowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-7384747867129227762014-09-27T14:44:00.000-05:002014-09-27T14:44:36.619-05:00Terraces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have been taking advantage of the beautiful weather and poking around our stone piles. Jim has been deftly maneuvering the ancient loader while I have been commanding the pry bar and shovel. The first terrace was all manhandled into place. The next terraces are of an increased size. John from down the street stopped up and assisted us to work the second row of larger stones which we had placed on the walls. He figured that it was going to take us five years to get the landscaping done. Hopefully we can take advantage of the continued good weather, for the next few days to speed the pace up. Sam <br />
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The fine things are in the minor details. This photo tells everything. If one can see it then there is no reason to read further. For those without a magnifying glass, here is what we have been up to. I have been laying a retaining wall, for the eventual patio. Note the steps to the right. Jim put up the conservatory, and I had the immense pleasure of priming and painting. Can you tell? The windows are clean!! The neighbor lady is immensely pleased. Until the next post. Sam<br />
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Little by little we make progress. We have started to cut the stone for the floors; pink limestone squares with a border of white marble and black slate. All but the marble are from recycled materials. We have also installed the stone hitching post in front of the house, a gift from my favorite cousin. Lastly, the conservatory at the south end of the house is beginning to be assembled. It will add a spectacular small space to take in the sun in the winter months. Inside, some of the finish woodwork is going in on the rainy days. Progress is slow but consistent. Jim.<br />
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(Sam is too tired to write!) FowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-62707267109379822162014-06-10T21:19:00.000-05:002014-07-10T18:26:04.801-05:00The process has been delightful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The process has been delightful. Wonderful really. Years ago, in my wildest dreams I never would have imagined that this much work could result in such a beautiful and fulfilling outcome. Compared with what general society produces with an equally measurable amount of time and efforts, why would anything other than such beauty be produced? I was at the local mall lately and noticed something. America suffers from much disease, boredom being chief. Among the many other medical ailments one can notice from the wide ranging individuals wandering the mall, I do not think physical work is one of the problems confronted. It may do them some good. As it has done for me. This process isn't easy but it is delightful. And there is something delightful to observe at the end of the day. Wonderful really. Sam<br />
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Hard to believe it is June already. Day to day things seem to go at a snail's pace but a glance back to see where we were just a month ago provides a different view. Sam is a real trooper and when my energy flags. he seems to double his efforts. We are waiting patiently for the weather to settle down so that we have a stretch of at least three consecutive days and can uncover the conservatory floor and erect the superstructure and get a roof on before rain threatens. That will finish the outside structure, save the underside of the front porch roof. Rainy days result in more interior work like the paneling shown above. I have been a bit surprised to find that the house has turned out to be more dramatic than even I had imagined! JimFowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-70222843178366701282014-05-02T22:05:00.001-05:002014-07-14T11:51:53.462-05:00Pretty charming to be sure<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Pretty charming to be sure. A lot of work, which explained in detail might bore. So all I can say is that it is nice to see these two rooms transform.Sam<br />
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Once the woodwork is up and the walls painted this will be even more impressive! The rooms are human-scale and will be quite charming, but we have a VERY busy summer ahead to get everything together! Jim<br />
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It has been a long winter…as I am sure everyone in America
knows! Work continued inside but at a slower pace as the snow and cold made
every chore more difficult. We have four rooms that have the finish plaster on
and several others that have the first coat. Sam is waiting for me to get the
chimneys completed and through the roof so he can plaster the rooms they are
in. As you can see, the process is partly done. The firebox and smokeshelf
needed for both fireplaces are completed. Now we will set the flues. The marble
fireplace, still without its installed mantle is particularly handsome. It is
made of pink marble and yellow onyx.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
wooden mantle still needs its stone trim before it can be installed. With
spring not far off we will soon have to turn our attention to finishing the
exterior before the heat of summer sends us indoors again! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim</div>
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Yeah, what he said! It has been a week of moderately intense plastering. Good to get some white on the walls. I enjoy sloshing through the puddles outside and imagining green leaves on the trees. Am also particularly blown away by how spectacular the marble fireplace is turning out. How does Jim know how to do that? Sam</div>
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Just a few shots of the work so far. A wide array of occupations. And starting to see how the rooms and house is coming together. Am pleased with the change in weather. Hope to progress and get a lot more done before we must turn outside again. Sam<br />
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Jim has nothing to say; a nice change.
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I'm done. I dont want to write anything. What do I have to say? All I do is work. Work. Work. Work. I posted this picture of Jim's work. What did I do? Just plastered. Rubbing white stuff over the blueboard that hardened up to create a space. What is a space? Just a place to store stuff. Stuff that one thinks is interesting and hopefully beautiful. Beauty. Why is it important? Because it pleases the eye. Well take a look. Do you see anything pleasing to the eye? Maybe your eye has been deceived. Look again. Still don't see anything, then maybe it is because there isn't white stuff smeared all over the blueboard. Oh, and Jim's work, it looks ok as well I guess. Sam</div>
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Sam has been a little distracted of late. I think he has breathed in a little too much plaster dust. It is either that or the anticipation of taking a break from the tasks at hand by attending a couple of classes in the coming months I have no choice but to keep working. The oak spiral staircase to the second floor is in...finally. It is a task I am glad to be shed of. I also have all of the black cherry woodwork roughed out for the upstairs two bed rooms on the south side where Sam has finished plastering.Next is the bathroom tile floors and the building of the two brick fireplaces in the living and dining rooms. Then it will be spring and I will be taking a break!!! Jim</div>
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<br />FowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-37967946998929495542013-11-26T22:01:00.001-06:002014-07-10T18:32:10.234-05:00Noooooovember<div class="MsoNormal">
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sand into the house in order to build fireplaces after freeze-up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The back staircase treads and risers are in
and I now turn my attention to the spiral oak staircase in the center of the
house. Sam has made his first attempt at thin coat plastering. He has the
upstairs bathroom scratch coat on and already he is showing a talent for the
work. By the time we get to the formal downstairs rooms he should be fairly
accomplished at it. There are only two more door casings to hang and that
tedious work will be complete. The days are shorter now but we have lighting in
nearly all of the rooms so when not too exhausted by the day’s chores we will
be able to work at night as well. Jim</div>
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I am thankful for stone and wood. Carbon, silicon, oxygen and more congealed together to form the structure of this mass. Without these atoms, without these bonds, there is no reason for hammer, chisel, nail, and screw. The most basic of elements gives us the greatest beauty. The smallest touch leads to the greatest change. The tree grew through many seasons, the stone sustained intense heat and pressure. Ours has been an intense process through many seasons. Many elements have come together to create this mass of stone and wood. SamFowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-70394859943156073682013-10-10T22:05:00.001-05:002013-10-10T22:05:16.768-05:00Falling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sam talks of his "relationship" with this beauty. To me,at my age, she is more like a cruel mistress...demanding, infuriating and eating all my waking and some of my sleeping hours. But by far the worst part is the knowledge that at least a whole year remains to satisfy her voraciousness. The exterior of the cupola and the completion of the porch remain to be done before winter. There is also the extensive landscaping that awaits. The interior,well, every day of every week will hardly complete it by next fall. This mistress may kill me yet! JimFowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-26933197368269742092013-08-30T18:33:00.000-05:002013-08-30T18:33:20.202-05:00More Gingerbread Please<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is hard to not look. This has been a hot week. We have been painting. Jim has been working on the porch, and I have been working on the second floor. We have decided to use a gray for the trim and a muted ocher for the cedar shingles. I was worried that my sweat would dilute the paint too much, but the colors turned out quite well. It is really turning into a jewel box. Sam<br />
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It was wonderful today to see the first of the porch trim go up. We chose to paint it an off-white gray which is in the green rather than the blue register. It is merely a lighter shade of the gray we are going to use on the second floor trim. This light gray appears like blue green ice. It gives the porch a light rather than a heavy feeling. It looks remarkable against the darker stone of the walls. We have enough trim to complete the entire three sided porch and hope to get it installed in the next several weeks.There is a lot to do before winter and snow moves us inside.JimFowlerOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02775669146373224670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244382644920887467.post-24600029854754960282013-08-19T15:12:00.001-05:002013-08-19T15:13:11.984-05:00Porch columns<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Mid-August and it is still crazy busy. The house looks
different yet again as the framework of the Victorian gingerbread porch which
will surround three sides of the house is now in place. We are ready to begin
putting on the roof boards and some of the decorative trim. There is still hope
that we might get most of the exterior done before the winter hits and we turn
our attention again to the inside. Jim</div>
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