Survey #2: Planning for Castle Construction

This is the second in a series of surveys being conducted by Lübecks Specialty Wholesaler.
This survey deals with choosing the topography for castle site plan and planning the castle floor plan.
When you answer this survey's questions, imagine that you are planning your castle. And that the answers you select should reflect your desires for your castle as if you were planning to build that castle.

In question four of section two, we want to know your thoughts of using Faux stone on your castle. Faux stones are a good imitation stones which are used as a stone veneer or wall covering. Their application usually brings down the cost of the masonry part of construction.

Second Castle Survey: Planning the castle

SURVEY QUESTIONS:

To select your answer for each question, click on the desired box.

Section One

Castle placement and site topography
1. Where should the castle be built, mountain side, large hill, or flat ground?
Mountain side Large hill Flat ground

2. Or perhaps at the edge of a river, lake shore, island, or the sea coast?
River valley Lake shore Island Sea coast

3. How much land will be required, ten acres, twenty acres, one hundred acres, or more?
Less than ten acres Ten acres Twenty acres One hundred acres Over hundred acres

4. How much land does the actual castle cover?
One half acre
One acre (43560 sq. ft.)
Two acres
Less than five acres
Five acres
Ten acres
More than twenty acres


5. Is a moat required, or desired?
Yes No

6. Is the moat wet or dry?
Wet Dry

Section Two

Castle type and floor plan details
1. What is the castle type?
Motte and Bailey Burg Schloss Norman Other type

2. What is the primary construction material, stone, brick, timber?
Stone Brick Timber

3. If stone; field stone or ashlar(hewn or squared stone)?
Field Ashlar

4. Would you use the faux stones for some applications in your castle construction?
Yes No Don't know

5. What timber work and timber framing procedures and practices will be utilized where needed in the castle?
Timber framed structures
Hammerbeams & Exposed Roofs
King & Queen Posts
Heavy Wooden Doors
Notched Timber & Log Work
Wooden Hoarding
Wooden Flooring

6. How much land does the actual castle cover?
One half acre
One acre (43560 sq. ft.)
Two acres
Less than five acres
Five acres
Ten acres
More than twenty acres


7. What buildings, structures and work areas are included within the castle walls?
Keep (Owner's stronghold)
Grand Hall
Knight's Hall
Armory
Several Workshops
Blacksmith forge & shop
Stables
Store Rooms
Water Well
Large Kitchen
Chapel
Guesthouse
Dungeon
Other (name in comment area)

8. How many court yards?
One large court yard or bailey
Two court yards
More court yards (define in comment area)
None required

9. How high should the outer castle walls be?
16 feet 20 feet 24 feet More than 24 feet

10. How tall and large is the main tower?
Under 60 feet 60 feet 100 feet 120 feet

11. Is this tower square or round?
Square Round

12. How many guard houses does the main gate have?
One Two None

13. Is the main gate a single one or is it doubled?
Single Gate Double Gate

13. Does the main gate have a drawbridge?
Yes No More than one

14. Does the main gate or any other gate have a portcullis?
Yes
No
Main gate has two portcullis
Other gates have portcullis

15. How many Sally gates are required? Sally gates are small narrow gates on any outer wall which allow only one person at a time to pass.
One gate Two gates Three gates

15. Are the ramparts completely covered, partly covered, or not covered at all?
Completely Covered Partly Covered Open

16. What are the various roofs of the castle building and towers covered with?
Slate Copper Sheets Lead Sheets Wooden Shakes All of These Coverings

Keep or castle owners quarters
1. How large should the main hall be?
24ft X 36ft 24ft X 48ft 36ft X 48ft Larger

2. Should the Grand Hall or Knight's Hall have an exposed Hammerbeam Roof?
Grand Hall
Knight's Hall
Both

3. How many bedrooms and guests quarters?
Four Six More

4. What type of floor structure and covering for bedrooms and guestrooms?
Timber with Hardwood covering Timber with Stone covering Both Where Best Used

5. How many fireplaces and where are they located?
Main Hall, large one Kitchen Each Bedroom Knight's Hall

6. Choose a name for your castle.
1. Enter that name in the comments area, along with any other comments.


Section Three

These are Optional questions.
1. Would you like castle floor plans and construction plans to be available for sale?
2. Would you need to work with our planners to help design your castle?
3. Do you own a castle now?
4. If so, where?
5. Are you planning to design and build a castle?
6. If so, where?
7. Would you invest your time and money to participate and work within a group effort to build a large castle?
8. Enter the answers to questions 1 through 7 in this General Comments box or send us an Email.




Thank You.

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If you have questions or comments, please email us at prussian@sedelmeier.com

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Survey #1
Deals with preliminary questions about castles.
Survey #1 results
Survey # 3
Deals with questions about investing in Castle building projects.

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This survey was first published June 28, 1999.

This survey was last reviewed January 06, 2007.