1000yearhouse
@1000yearhouse.bsky.social
aka Clay Chapman: Structural mason, timber framer, ‘Hope for Architecture’ initiator, sculptor, painter, writer, rock hound, naturalist.
Seven feet across at the top, this 54’ tall chimney stack was built to serve four separate fireplaces, each with its own flue. #romegeorgia #pierceleehouse
February 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Seven feet across at the top, this 54’ tall chimney stack was built to serve four separate fireplaces, each with its own flue. #romegeorgia #pierceleehouse
New York Times:
January 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New York Times:
The problem with bldg grand fireplaces is three fold:
1. proportions of a well functioning fireplace (of typical scale) do not correlate.
2. ‘turbulence creating’ corners within the fire box & smoke chamber shd be eliminated.
3. the hosting bldg must be of a calibre to deserve the effort.
January 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The problem with bldg grand fireplaces is three fold:
1. proportions of a well functioning fireplace (of typical scale) do not correlate.
2. ‘turbulence creating’ corners within the fire box & smoke chamber shd be eliminated.
3. the hosting bldg must be of a calibre to deserve the effort.
For some decades, I’ve been building a wide range of structural masonry projects, but fireplaces are a speciality I favor. Particularly ‘the grand fireplace.’ Here’s me back 2001, I think it was.
January 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
For some decades, I’ve been building a wide range of structural masonry projects, but fireplaces are a speciality I favor. Particularly ‘the grand fireplace.’ Here’s me back 2001, I think it was.
Woodland Chapel at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit near Atlanta, Georgia. This the work we design and build:
January 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Woodland Chapel at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit near Atlanta, Georgia. This the work we design and build:
Test post. Clay Chapman here tiptoeing in.
January 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Test post. Clay Chapman here tiptoeing in.