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 · One of the main reasons to build a castle is because you like the way castles look, obviously. Otherwise you wouldn’t take on such an ambitious building project.

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.

Jan 12, 2017 · One of my pet peeves for instance is when people put tiny decorative crenelations on top of a building they mean to look like a castle. Crenelations need to be large enough to hide defenders, …

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 (gaps). The …

Sep 5, 2014 · If you’ve read my other blog posts you know I’m trying to build a legitimate realistic castle, or as close enough as I can, and part of that means limiting windows and limiting them close to the …

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 river, …

Oct 8, 2012 · We’re building with concrete, for a number of reasons. It is strong, it can survive hurricanes and tornadoes, it is thick, giving us the wall thickness we desire, but also it is incredibly energy …

Oct 8, 2012 · 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” …

Jun 20, 2015 · We’ve all seem videos of disasters, where home after home is destroyed, but one thing that consistently happens is homes built out of concrete tend to make it. So I’ve always wanted a …