tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post6043126906849717850..comments2023-11-06T06:50:55.157-08:00Comments on Castle On The Cheap: 8. The Tower of TerrorJimSachshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02360679433809522789noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-31669392493420722682019-01-24T13:36:20.063-08:002019-01-24T13:36:20.063-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.GTA Cretehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706818082217005893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-27584560961056364182017-12-22T09:20:04.593-08:002017-12-22T09:20:04.593-08:00Yeah, it's still my source of income after 15 ...Yeah, it's still my source of income after 15 years (though the money only trickles in these days).JimSachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360679433809522789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-84933302819197440522017-12-22T08:52:45.671-08:002017-12-22T08:52:45.671-08:00Never dreamed one SS would generate that kind of r...Never dreamed one SS would generate that kind of revenue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-80377349284848491422017-06-05T07:19:24.782-07:002017-06-05T07:19:24.782-07:00Looks great. I will move on to older posts another...Looks great. I will move on to older posts another time. I have enjoyed reading this blog and hoping to find savings tips. Thank you for sharing!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442691663031572156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-75460641146356704392015-09-23T20:59:21.214-07:002015-09-23T20:59:21.214-07:00The lot is 10 acres. I haven't really added up...The lot is 10 acres. I haven't really added up the total cost, but it's probably around $800,000, inclluding the lot.JimSachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360679433809522789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-78796366420135346372015-09-23T14:04:52.383-07:002015-09-23T14:04:52.383-07:00Thanks for sharing the great info so far!!! I may ...Thanks for sharing the great info so far!!! I may have missed this, but how much land do you have? Also, what is the estimated or approx. cost to build your castle? Keep up the good work!! Dave Halehttp://www.madvettemotorsports.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-67110385184898412662015-08-16T11:06:10.009-07:002015-08-16T11:06:10.009-07:00Looks like it will be an awesome home. It was nice...Looks like it will be an awesome home. It was nice meeting you in Mountain View!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234586774728730454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-90877207779223175272012-05-15T07:52:20.401-07:002012-05-15T07:52:20.401-07:00Haha, I was wondering what was going on with the d...Haha, I was wondering what was going on with the dates and stuff, it seemed as though you were taking apart your dream home or something :D! At any rate, very impressive project! The addition of the rock wall and <a href="http://www.spirallogstairs.com" rel="nofollow">spiral stair kits</a> will make to tons of fun, I'm sure!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523554296801653907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-30961079463493352172012-05-10T08:42:59.052-07:002012-05-10T08:42:59.052-07:00P.S. Don't forget to click on 'Older Posts...P.S. Don't forget to click on 'Older Posts' for newer posts (yeah, I know - Its a Blogspot thing).JimSachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360679433809522789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-74520688004546267792012-05-10T08:25:55.158-07:002012-05-10T08:25:55.158-07:00Hey, Sol - Nope, still nowhere near moving in yet....Hey, Sol - Nope, still nowhere near moving in yet. I'll try to add another chapter to the blog in the next couple of days. I'm currently in California picking up that double-staircase kit and an iron door for the basement.JimSachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360679433809522789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-45868047821428559202012-05-10T07:07:59.854-07:002012-05-10T07:07:59.854-07:00The last I heard and it was a while back, you were...The last I heard and it was a while back, you were working on the stucco for a part of the exterior. Have been waiting for an update. I suspect the interior is done by now and you're enjoying castle living at its best?? SaltSolManAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-4477460726563980262010-12-11T13:44:57.047-08:002010-12-11T13:44:57.047-08:00It's actually just one of their off-the-shelf ...It's actually just one of their off-the-shelf kits, with center pole. It doesn't touch the walls, except at the landings. I've built their kits before, and it shouldn't take more than a day or two.<br /><br />Besides this two-story kit, there will also be two more one-story spiral stairs in the house; one in my office, and one in the library. None of these are the main stairway, though - that will be a larger custom oak staircase near the main entrance.JimSachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360679433809522789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-90063297204899639662010-12-11T13:11:52.744-08:002010-12-11T13:11:52.744-08:00Okay.. A major design and build challenge for &quo...Okay.. A major design and build challenge for "the ironshop". When they get it done (I assume it is not yet done?) I bet it becomes a featured item on their web page. <br />Will this be off a center post or open in the center and attached to the wall? <br />If attached to the wall I can see a number of difficulties due to not having a true circle inside your octagon tower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-1025003585229974062010-12-11T12:15:48.338-08:002010-12-11T12:15:48.338-08:00That's an easy one, Ralph - the staircase wil...That's an easy one, Ralph - the staircase will be a kit from The Iron Shop, http://www.theironshop.com/JimSachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360679433809522789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-79003722451355938232010-12-11T10:54:14.250-08:002010-12-11T10:54:14.250-08:00I am looking forward to the "how I built the ...I am looking forward to the "how I built the staircase" piece. I can see that as one of the major design (and build) challenges of the castleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-44287619191708947782010-12-11T06:14:53.806-08:002010-12-11T06:14:53.806-08:00Yes, that was around May of 2008, two years before...Yes, that was around May of 2008, two years before I bought the man-lift. I'll talk about that in a later post - it would have made child's play of this little job!JimSachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360679433809522789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749495035157758785.post-37439792453302664962010-12-11T04:53:23.865-08:002010-12-11T04:53:23.865-08:00St Paul's Cathedral dome cured me of my lack o...St Paul's Cathedral dome cured me of my lack of fear of heights! - For me, that tower work would have been one-step-too-far!<br />... Nice description though. - Was all that work (without the scaffolding), before you got the 'man-lift' ?Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720295038525381773noreply@blogger.com