Thistle Hill Update: Windows, stone and building to last.
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- Опубліковано 25 тра 2024
- Brent updates us on the work at Thistle Hill. The window restoration is halfway finished, great work is in the process. Come see the changes and craftsmanship.
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whoever repairs this in 100 years will be very interested in watching your videos =) Thanks for the work!
Good point. Thx.
"...Very excited about the longevity of those pieces going forward." - boy I wish more builders shared that sentiment. Thanks for doing what you do, Brent!
Of Course. Thx.
We always called it “the Scott house”. I was born and raised in Fort Worth and have always lived here. Glad to see the Scott house being renovated. My father in law was the CEO of Harris Hospital. He lead the way on the campaign to tear down the Scott House because he wanted the land so he could build a parking garage for the hospital. He is dead now but I had many arguments with him about it where I would remind him of the beauty of the house and the historical significance of it. H would just smile and say “it’s just an old house. If people like it so much then they can build one just like it in the middle of the country. That is valuable real estate and the house is in the way of progress. A parking garage would bring in greater revenue and be more of a service than an old house that is out of date and an eye sore”. One of the leading guys who fought against my father in law was George frost. George is dead now as well. George owned part of Sundance square and was also the owner of the Public Market Building. George was a huge historian and appreciate Fort Worth history. He was partly responsible along with the women’s club to saving the Scott house from my father in law’s plans to turn it into a parking garage.
By the way my father in law was Ron Smith. He served as CEO of Harris from 1977 until 2001. He was the key figure in growing Harris Hospital and all of its branches. He died a year ago at age 82. He did good things for Harris but absolutely hated the Scott house and spent allot of Harris money on attorneys trying to get it condemned back in the late 70’s and 80’s. He gave up when the Star Tellegram began taking the side of the historians and the Scott house got its historical markers. But he often would talk about it after Sunday dinners at his house. He also had spent allot of Harris money having architectural plans drawn up for the parking garage to go on the property.
Wow, thanks so much for the insights and back room dealings. I remember George Frost. So interesting. THx
Hey, YOU FIXED THE VIDEO!!! Wish we had longer, more detailed videos with these updates Brent.
ok. Thx.
Interesting restoration. We have curved rooms but the windows aren’t curved. Going to be fun at trim time. Thanks for the video.
Thx for watching.
Fascinating. Who knew windows could be so interesting?! Worth the wait for the whole video! 🙂
Love seeing the quality of the work being done and the effort you're putting in to make sure the repairs and restorations last for the long term, not just a quick fix - so refreshing to see.
Thanks so much.
Really interesting. That beautiful home is lucky to have you and your crew to keep her going in style. I've heard the type of window (on the ground level) where the sashes go up inside the wall called Box Head or Jib windows in other areas of the South. Older homes had so many creative ways of increasing air flow.
Very true! Thx.
His knowledge and attention to detail is truly impressive.
Thank you!
Amazing update! Thank you
Thx for watching.
Brent, have you ever, or could you build curved windows in your window shop? I think that is a super cool feature in that house!
Yes and yes. Thx.
And we’re back,thanks.👍🇨🇦
Yes we are
I've never seen all that trouble to thin out the mullions before! Really interesting! In Louisville we have a ton of Victorian homes that have weight pockets and they pretty much all have access doors to get to the weights. It's strange that Texas wouldn't.
Most do. Thx.
Thanks for the update. We look forward to each installment.
Nice. Thanks!
A video on how they used to make all of the curved wood details would be incredible- hate flex mould lol
Good point. Thx
Love, love, love thistle hill 😊
Us too!
love seeing the process. Top notch work on that base concrete repair, not sure what it's called.
Thx.
Excellent sleuthing! 😎
Thank you!
Awesome work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Fantastic work, Brent. Love those curved windows and the small pediment piece on the curved water table: Is that piece cut lime stone or cast concrete? Is the rest of the water table stone or concrete? Those slightly curved stones above that frame the windows, are they stone or concrete, thick or thin? Looks new again! Thanks for posting!
Limestone. Thanks.
I'm not sure that an access door for a weight pocket is better. It's convenient when it breaks, but iotherwise doesn't look very good.
Yeah, they used chain, not sash cord. Not likely to ever need access in a lifetime of the product
JIM 🎉
@@jimc4731 Perhaps the designer wasn't sure that it'd just work, and removing the massive trim might be quite a hassle.
noted
Awesome video. Why chain over rope for the window weights?
Thx, most of the house has chain. It was a premium material in 1904. THx.
Craftsmen in the distant past knew what they were doing.
After WW2 when everything became "industrialized" was a very sad day for mankind. But considering the vast number of very skilled men around the world that were killed or horribly disabled during the war, I just don't think enough talent was left. At least not in the scale necessary to rebuild countries and advance them.
Interesting theory. Thx.