Apr 12, 2018 · A blog chronicling the journey of a lifetime. Building a classic gothic castle in a modern era, using modern materials, and energy efficient.

Mar 14, 2014 · There are five main options you can use to clad your castle. Stucco, brick, manufactured stone veneer, real stone veneer, or full thickness stone. I’ve ranked them I …

Oct 8, 2012 · What makes a castle a castle is that it looks like a defensible structure, and the easiest way to achieve that look is by limiting windows, especially those close to the ground.

May 19, 2015 · In that respect we’re sticking to a more traditional castle interior, not a later manor house or palace that can be called (erroneously in my opinion) a castle.

In my post on What Makes a Castle a Castle, which you should read before this post if you’ve not. I talk about how you need to minimize windows, especially at lower levels (and the “face” or …

Oct 8, 2012 · You can call me Ishmael, and I’m building a castle. I’m a bit of a nerd, and I’ve had a lifelong dream to build a castle, something you’d see in Europe, on a mountain, overlooking a …

Lots of gothic revival castle like structures from the early 1900s were done with brick, and you might be able to find some really old true European castles that used it as well (quarries were …

Nov 26, 2015 · I wanted the castle to look very authentic from the outside, and the 1st floor of the inside I wanted it to have very appropriate decor and finishing details, but one area where we …

Sep 3, 2016 · People who want to build a “castle” add them, but they don’t see the point, so they make them short and decorative. Crenelations have two parts, merlons (teeth) and crenels …

Jan 20, 2016 · I wanted the castle to look very authentic from the outside, and the 1st floor of the inside I wanted it to have very appropriate decor and finishing details, but one area where we …