Well, there are actually three words to go with the word of the week: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. According to the Builder’s Comprehensive Dictionary (Robert Putnam, Reston Pub. Co., c1984), “order” refers to the three types of Greek columns. See figure one (courtesy of thinkquest.org). Doric is the least frilly column. Notice how it is…
This is probably a familiar place to commuters on the Mid Coast. We completed this project in the 90s and it still looks great.
Learn the anatomy of your home and become a better homeowner! We will be posting a building term every week so you can better understand the structure of your home or building. Jamb No, it is not misspelled: it is jamb with a “b”. The jamb is found on the vertical sides of a window…
We recently wrapped up building a beautiful garage apartment in Camden, ME. This project involved removing the roof structure from an existing garage and constructing an architecturally designed second floor apartment. Mark DeMichele took some great photos of the project’s progress and they are posted here on Facebook.