IT TOOK A WHILE to make sense of what I was seeing, but after having peered today at the front corner column from the opened roof above, I can now explain how the front columns are constructed.…
- An 8"x8" wooden post stands at the core.
- At each of 4 or 5 levels, a set of (8) 2"x4" struts extends outward from the core to hold (8) upright 2"x4"s in place.
- The uprights form an octagonal armature.
- Tarpaper vapor barrier and stucco wire are attached around the armature.
- Plaster is built up around the stucco wire.
The first three items listed are new discoveries. Below the jump, this post presents photographic documentation of the first three of those claims.
(As usual, click/tap on an image to enlarge it.)
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| Cross-section of the inside of a front column |
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| View from above, looking southwest |
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| View from directly above. Top of post shows some termite damage. Beneath the octagonal well, the round top lip of the column’s capital is visible. |
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| View of the octagonal well above the column’s capital, showing a 2nd set of struts farther down |
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| View of the octagonal struts at the top of the post |
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| A peek at the rough-hewn post below the topmost set of struts |
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| Infrared view from above, showing the post (upper left), another set of struts (center), and octagonally spaced uprights (lower left) |
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