(Under Construction)
This is an artists conception of what the castle will look like when finished.
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Pictures of recent progress (
2012)
1-2-2012 This is what the castle looks like at the beginning of 2012. With any luck,
I hope to get started this year on a storage room that will be built over the garage which you can
see the top of to the left in this photo.
2-17-2012 I am about to get started on installing the wallboard in the tower that is just
off the kitchen. Not surprisingly, we call this room the "kitchen tower". This is what it
looks like with just this insulation installed.
2-27-2012 The wallboard is now in and I have the tape and the first coat of "mud" in place.
2-29-2012 We noticed a deer convention going on in our side yard. There were 10 of
them out there at one time. To see a video of the deer, go here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiMsbe2DiN4&feature=youtu.be
3-5-2012 I have finished sanding the wallboard in the kitchen tower, and have put two coats
of paint on the walls. I also installed the light fixture, and the outlets. I still need to
finish up the wordwork and molding. I am almost out of molding, so it may be a while.
3-19-2012 I am about to start building the block walls for a room over the garage.
Mr. Moatmonster has helped me move the blocks to get me started.
3-24-2012 I started by installing a row of dark blocks on the new tower. The tower will be dark
like the other two towers, and the straight walls will look the same as the walls on the keep.
4-3-2012 I have finished two rows all the way around the new section.
4-3-2012 I am using the same method of reinforcement that I did on the main section of the castle.
I've bent and placed a number 3 re-bar (3/8 inch) in the channel on the top of the tower blocks.
This will be mortered into place as you can see from the block next to the end block. On the straight
walls I use steel ladder reinforcement. This reinforcement occurs every two rows. This must work,
we have no cracks in the main castle.
4-3-2012 I have also been working on the kitchen tower room. I still need to put another coat of paint on the
trim, other than that, it's finished. While the weather is good, I'd rather be working on the outside anyway.
4-13-2012 I have now finished row 6 of the new room. Starting with row 7, I will be leaving openings for the windows.
4-16-2012 I received a nice gift for the castle from a man by the name of Eric Rowley. It is a hand carved
coat of arms. It's very well done, and we appreciate the effort Eric went to to make this and send it to us.
Eric has a website with examples of his other work.
OCKTHWAITE Statuary
4-26-2012 I am now up to row 10. You can see where the windows will be. There will be 5 windows in the tower
just like the towers in the main part of the keep.
4-26-2012 This is a photo of the same thing looking down from the roof. The black area on the floor
is the rubber roofing material (EPDM) that I was using to cover the floor to keep the rain out of the garage.
It has been pulled back from the edges to give me space to work. This rubber will be used on the roof of
this new room.
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Princess Patricia and I would like to say a special THANK YOU to the following people
who have volunteered time and energy to help with the work at the castle site.
Bill Postlethwait
Mariann Postlethwait
Mark Eastwood
Barbara Gay
Jim Eaton
Carol Eaton
John Miller
Terry Robinson
Shereen Robinson
Brad Hurliman
Rob Dekarske
Shirley Mandler
T.O. Galloway
Bill White
Adam Elliott
Mike Rozalski
I would also like to thank the following people for advice, technical assistance, encouragement,
and moral support:
John Miller - Bull Run Castle
Ron Bigbee - Castle Avalon
Sir Randy Michael - Chateau LaRoche
Peter Wing - Wings Castle
Sue Maxwell - Ravenwood Castle
Mike Freeman - Castell Gwynn
Roger Greim - Kataryna Castle
Bruce Busboom - Busboom Castle
Meme Hardin - Hardin Castle
Wyatt C Mortensen - Sleeping Beauty Castle
David O'Connor - Castle Anam Cara
We would like to thank the following people who donated either money furnishings,
or building materials to the Dupont Castle building project.
Bill & Mariann Postlethwait
Shirley Zimmerman & Bob Hampl
Mark Eastwood &Barbara Gay
Frank & Beverly Frederick
Bentley & PamWestfield
Al Dumit
Frank Bredimus - Berkeley castle
Mack & Mattie McLaughlin
Terry and Rick Moody - Sky High Castle
John & Pat Beno
Terry and Linda Jemison
Tientje Willis
Carl & Christine Hanfling
Charles Klusarits
Rick & Shirley Rutherford
T.O. Galloway and Shirley Mandler
Bill White
Annamae and Ron Ankeny
Keith Nolan
Foy and Helen Varner
Jim Fassio
Richard Taylor
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