Thank you for explaining the 8 ft room scenario. I never would have thought to put the chair rail so low. This is very helpful for understanding how to decorate a newer home using historic styles!
I cant thank you enough. I have an insatiable thirst for learning, especially within my passion for construction and craftsmanship. I really get my fix here.
This is really fascinating and provocative, too, because we can’t talk to those who first started working through all this. We know that stone construction followed wood construction and that, as usually happens, started out replicating older forms. But it’s not just aesthetics, it’s also engineering. Where’s the line between what’s driven by human proportions, by span and load-bearing requirements, and by adherence to prior wood building traditions?
"I got an awesome tablesaw." That's the understatement of the century. I told my friend while we were watching a different video, "holy smokes he got an Altendorf!" I am sooo jealous.
👏 awesome video. Thank you for sharing this info and passing on the information forward so these principles get used properly by designers, architects and contractor/builders.
@@BrentHull that’s unfortunate to hear. Keep up the good work. Would love to see more about kitchens. Cheers from a cabinet maker and master builder in training from Kansas City!
Really enjoy these videos! Watching for the rest of the series. You could easily make your own Masterclass type class on all this! Any recommendations on print or PDF material for learning this?
When I watch your videos, I think just maybe there's hope for us. You're like a neo Renaissance. It's shameful that they don't teach classicism today, if only for a basic background.
The quick rule of thumb is an 8' column should have 8" diameter. 10' = 10" That is the diameter at the base of the column not the top. Also, if you want a stronger column go an inch or 2 bigger. Columns must have Entasis- which is a taper in size. Thanks.
Brent, is there ever justification to use perfectly square columns on a craftsman style house with no tapering of the columns? I don’t think the columns on my 1928 are original as they are square all the way to the top.
@@BrentHull so what you are saying is there IS historic precedent for classically square piers is what I am gathering. How does one determine the proper width of that pier? They were rebuilt at some point 14 inches wide on a 17 inch square brick base with a 20 inch wide cap on it. We just moved the house and I have to re-design the porch and make sure it’s correct.
If you reduced the number of times you use the word "right" it would be a much better video. Right?, otherwise I think you are discussing the reason for the lack of descent architecture in the US today.
@Scot Spratt It is not just America it is the whole of the western world. You can see some horrendous buildings in continental europe. Things so hideouts that the human mind simply cannot fathom such expression.
