01-30-2010, 04:04 PM
I've mentioned before that it is my intention to build this little beauty and I've finally got going..... 
I've already gotten the board & batten siding and stripwood for the frame. Still got to order door & windows and a few odds & ends...
I'm treading into unknown territory here, so I would like your input on a couple of things.
1. Is the back of a roundhouse actually radiused, or would it be flat sections..? Unfortunately I don't have a view of the back so I'll presume it had at least a couple of large windows at each stall, and maybe a door here and there...
2. Would this have been a dirt floor facility or might it have had a stone floor..? Or maybe just some wood boardwalks between the spurs and along the sides and back..?
3. Where can I get hinges for the doors..? I would like them to be operable....
4. I had thought to make the roof with tar paper. Would this be appropriate for this kind of structure..?
This'll hold me for now, though I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions as I go along.....
Thanks for any insights you might provide....
Just a note...It'll only have three stall as I don't have room for four... :cry:
I've already gotten the board & batten siding and stripwood for the frame. Still got to order door & windows and a few odds & ends...
I'm treading into unknown territory here, so I would like your input on a couple of things.
1. Is the back of a roundhouse actually radiused, or would it be flat sections..? Unfortunately I don't have a view of the back so I'll presume it had at least a couple of large windows at each stall, and maybe a door here and there...
2. Would this have been a dirt floor facility or might it have had a stone floor..? Or maybe just some wood boardwalks between the spurs and along the sides and back..?
3. Where can I get hinges for the doors..? I would like them to be operable....
4. I had thought to make the roof with tar paper. Would this be appropriate for this kind of structure..?
This'll hold me for now, though I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions as I go along.....
Thanks for any insights you might provide....
Just a note...It'll only have three stall as I don't have room for four... :cry:
Gus (LC&P).