What Kind of castle do you want to build?
Big fortress type - traditional looking "stone block"
94 (35%)
Mixed - little bit of stone fortress, but some decorative turrets
111 (42%)
Schloss - less fortress like, quite decorative with turrets, etc...
32 (12%)
Walt Disney Castle!
25 (9%)
Votes so far: 262
How far are you from building a castle?
Man, I'll never get there!
37 (21%)
I've got the land, just waiting for the $$ and/or plans to build!
29 (16%)
1 - 3 years
9 (5%)
3 - 5 years
10 (5%)
Dreaming about it, but I will do it!
91 (51%)
Votes so far: 176
When building your castle, how much of the work will you do yourself (hammer in hand)?
100%, I am the contractor/builder.
0 (0%)
Builder will do things I can't do, heavy work like grading/pouring a slab. I'll do the rest.
0 (0%)
Builder will do heavy work + basic structure + plumbing, etc... I'll do the interior.
3 (100%)
The builder will do it all while I sit back and watch
0 (0%)
Votes so far: 3
Surprisingly few votes on the "Who is going to do the work?" poll. Lots of dreamers out there, and a not insignificant number who actually have the land and are planning to build. The favored look of the castle seems to be semi-decorative, not limited to a stone fortress, but not Neuschwanstein either.
So; suggestions for castle-building and related polls readers might like to see? I'll take a suggestion or two, and if it seems appropriate, put your submitted Q&A up as a new site poll.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Poll results
Similar to the last set of polls here, there seems to be a disconnect between cost, size and materials used. Lots of respondents want all-natural materials, but also expect to have a huge and expensive castle. I was honestly surprised that there weren't more folks looking to build cheaply using "whatever is cheap or free".
Seems most folks are planning on having someone build their castle for them, which I can totally understand - if one does any amount of serious research in the direction of building a castle (or any home for that matter), the romantic idea of DIY quickly loses its luster compared to the huge amount of work that it would actually take.
To split hairs, the new polls will see what share of the work potential builders will do of their buildings along with some other miscellaneous questions.
Seems most folks are planning on having someone build their castle for them, which I can totally understand - if one does any amount of serious research in the direction of building a castle (or any home for that matter), the romantic idea of DIY quickly loses its luster compared to the huge amount of work that it would actually take.
To split hairs, the new polls will see what share of the work potential builders will do of their buildings along with some other miscellaneous questions.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Blog hits go the way of the market, Polls
I have Google Analytics on this site, just to satisfy my curiosity and to assure myself that more than the few folks that post comments are bothering to view the site. The hits have tanked in the last 5 days, literally dropped to almost half, and stayed down. Don't know why; it could be the economy has put a damper on viewer's castle dreams or maybe Google has simply adjusted how hits are counted. Hope it's just the latter.
On another note, I was looking at the poll results so far. The results so far seem to indicate that would-be builders are interested in 5,000 sq. ft. plus castles that cost over $300K, would be built with a contractor's services and are made of natural materials. I get the first three just fine; but there seems to be a bit of a disconnect between the first three and the final most selected item, the natural materials. To build an expansive, large building from natural stone using a contractor's services will cost more than $300K, a LOT more. Perhaps respondents are not replying to all 3 polls and the ratio is off. At any rate, there are a lot of big, expensive, stone castles wanting to be built out there.
On another note, I was looking at the poll results so far. The results so far seem to indicate that would-be builders are interested in 5,000 sq. ft. plus castles that cost over $300K, would be built with a contractor's services and are made of natural materials. I get the first three just fine; but there seems to be a bit of a disconnect between the first three and the final most selected item, the natural materials. To build an expansive, large building from natural stone using a contractor's services will cost more than $300K, a LOT more. Perhaps respondents are not replying to all 3 polls and the ratio is off. At any rate, there are a lot of big, expensive, stone castles wanting to be built out there.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
SYWBC Poll #1 results:
Here are the results of the poll, I figure it was a little biased on account folks visiting the site are interested in DIY castles or at least castles in general. There are some new polls up, vote if you wish!
Do you:
Want to build a castle someday?
250 (83%)
Want to buy a castle, old or new?
34 (11%)
Already live in one you've built?
11 (3%)
Think building castles is a silly idea?
5 (1%)
Votes so far: 300
Poll closed
I'm curious about the 11 folks that voted they live in a castle they've already built!
Do you:
Want to build a castle someday?
250 (83%)
Want to buy a castle, old or new?
34 (11%)
Already live in one you've built?
11 (3%)
Think building castles is a silly idea?
5 (1%)
Votes so far: 300
Poll closed
I'm curious about the 11 folks that voted they live in a castle they've already built!
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