My latest building project is this "Little Red School House". The prototype comes from Tom's suggestion and picture of the Ballard School. Here are some progress pictures:
This is the floor plan
and one elevation
The primary framing was done with 1/2" x 9/16" ripped cedar fence boards
This picture shows the siding on and the roof joists in place
This was the start of the roof planking. It also shows the clock installation
I decided to paint the building before finishing the roofing
Here we've (yes I got my chief of staff to help) started putting the shingles on
The dowel sticking out the back of the tower is holding the clock in place.
Next will be the windows, doors, and trim. Those will be done in white.
Rex
I love it!!!! A real clock tower to boot! Looks like it works too. Please tell me it is battery powered.
Tom Trigg
Yep it's a battery powered alarm clock purchased from Target for $7.99. So far I've ripped up two cedar fence boards @ $1.96 each. The top of the tower is screwed on so I can replace the battery when it runs down. AZ doesn't go on day light time so I shouldn't have to reset it.
The windows are not going to be so simple. The opennings are 11/16" deep so putting the glazing at the back is too far. I should have inserted the clear plastic between the frame and the siding but I didn't. Now it's going to be a little more difficult.
More progress pictures to follow.
Howdy Rex; like your schoolhouse and your work bench. It looks like mine; I call my filing the Sedimentary System, give me a date and I can tell how many layers down it is.
Have fun, Rob
Let’s see if I’ve got this straight. You paid more for the clock for the tower than for the remainder of the entire building?
You're right about the costs. I was going to use my old Mickey Mouse alarm clock but the chief of staff nixed the idea. The nice part is that she's helping me with the roofing!
Here is a progress picture of the finished roof.
Tell you C.O.S. I said she did a good job as the roofer on this project. You need to commission a structure for her to build.
Progress report on the school. The windows are in so here is a picture.
Note the cooper roof on the clock tower. Next is the front porch.
This may be too late for a design modification, but here goes. Go over to Wal-Mart and get yourself one of those $4 solar power walkway lights. Rip it apart, pull out the solar panel, light and battery. Trim down the edges of the solar panel top and re-apply your copper roof. Now you have internal lighting.
I do plan to put LED lighting into my buildings but probably not solar powered. I'm thinking LED's don't draw much power so maybe a D cell or two will work.
I did finish the front porches and some trim. Here are the progress pictures:
And here is the cooper top. I'm pretty sure it will turn green in the weather.
Next will be the stone foundation and the lighting.
Rex: I never realized you hated kids this much. Designing a front step to the school house so short as to cause maximum pain and injury. How do you expect some young lad to stand at the bottom step and flirt with some young lady without her being knocked of the porch when some young brat flying out the door while running away from the janitor?
After you get hit with all those lawsuits, just give UPS a call, they know where my front door is.
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