01-07-2013, 12:28 AM
Thanks to all for the kind words and the suggestions. I think that that vast expanse of roof does need something to break it up, and I have a couple of ideas I want to explore. Progress may be slow on this structure: I usually don't post something unless it's already finished or nearing completion and fairly certain to be done soon.
Actually, I was surprised at how easily it came apart. There were only one or two places where the glue bond was strong enough to remove a small chip of material from one of the mating surfaces. I was all the more surprised because the existing eave support brackets are quite brittle, and several snapped off at only the slightest touch.
The Walthers building will get some sort of makeover and a new life as an industrial building. I would like to backdate it, but the style of the windows will limit that somewhat. I hadn't thought of a Mansard roof, but I'll keep it in mind.
As for the foundation, I suppose that it could be scribed to represent stone like that under the office area, but I chose concrete partly inspired by this one, which dates from the late 19th century....
![[Image: ImperialCottonMill008.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/Prototype%20Structures/ImperialCottonMill008.jpg)
....and partly because it seemed easier.
Wayne
tetters Wrote:....I noticed the corner joint in the first picture was a little misaligned. How did you go about disassembling it without breaking the walls?
Actually, I was surprised at how easily it came apart. There were only one or two places where the glue bond was strong enough to remove a small chip of material from one of the mating surfaces. I was all the more surprised because the existing eave support brackets are quite brittle, and several snapped off at only the slightest touch.
sailormatlac Wrote:.......better than the Walthers building it replace and that we have seen too much over the years. I suspect the Walthers structure will eventually suffer an important remodelling some day. I always thought it would look good with a mansard roof.
As for the clerestories, since your era is in the 30s, I would make sense to install them. If you were in the 50s, you could have gone without because most old structures were renovated and often lost this kind of superstructure.
Are you going to keep the loading pier as is? It looks like some concrete slab to me.
Matt
The Walthers building will get some sort of makeover and a new life as an industrial building. I would like to backdate it, but the style of the windows will limit that somewhat. I hadn't thought of a Mansard roof, but I'll keep it in mind.
As for the foundation, I suppose that it could be scribed to represent stone like that under the office area, but I chose concrete partly inspired by this one, which dates from the late 19th century....
....and partly because it seemed easier.
Wayne