Our company recently finished a large custom Victorian. The crowning touch of the project was a pair of round, two-story towers. It was probably the most difficult project I've ever worked on, but in the end it came out well and the owners are very happy with their new home. In this article I'll describe some of the trickier aspects of laying out and framing a round structure with a conical roof. Foundation First The first order of business was to locate the center point of the 12-foot-diameter circle for each tower. We used this center point throughout the project, dropping a plumb bob to transfer it upward through successive stories. The
