ItB次元官网网址檚 probably one of the only dungeons in Chilliwack, and it was built just in time for Halloween.
Rob Forde recently transformed a crawl space corridor into a dungeon for homeowners Sherri and Mark Gore. But the GoresB次元官网网址� home isnB次元官网网址檛 your typical house B次元官网网址� itB次元官网网址檚 a custom-built castle.
They prefer an old and rustic look, not new white walls with straight edges, Mark said. Their home has been a work-in-progress for the past seven years and they moved into it a year ago. When Forde saw the castle, it was the both the exterior and interior that gave him inspiration to create the dungeon.
The corridor, which is now a dungeon, is a small area with 10-foot high ceilings that leads to the GoresB次元官网网址� crawl space.
At the top of the stairs leading down to the dark space, the words B次元官网网址渂eware la oublietteB次元官网网址� are carved into the ceiling. B次元官网网址楲a oublietteB次元官网网址� is French for B次元官网网址榩it dungeon,B次元官网网址� Forde said.
B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 the most famous kind of dungeon, the kind where they just throw the guys in the pit and then walk away,B次元官网网址� he said.
It took about three months for Forde to transform the space. He used a variety of items like a metal gate and a lock that were just lying in the GoresB次元官网网址� crawl space, plus a shield they had. Forde found other things at auctions, used beams of wood from a local barn that was torn down, and got his hands on a B次元官网网址榯ongueB次元官网网址� from a horse wagon that he used as a stairway railing.
What looks like a stone-carved ceiling is actually Styrofoam thatB次元官网网址檚 been cut out and painted grey. A wooden bowl sitting on a table for the B次元官网网址榩risonerB次元官网网址� is actually an old cheese press from a Dutch family in Yarrow.
Forde even etched names in a beam like Guy Fawkes and Dick Turpin.
B次元官网网址淭hey all spent time in here,B次元官网网址� Mark joked.
Many items were incredibly hard to find, but bit by bit, it finally came together.
B次元官网网址淏ringing everything together to create something thatB次元官网网址檚 from 500 years ago, thatB次元官网网址檚 the key,B次元官网网址� Forde said.
They call it a B次元官网网址楧isney dungeonB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� a place thatB次元官网网址檚 scary, but not too scary. And itB次元官网网址檚 not just a uniquely designed space, itB次元官网网址檚 also functional.
On one door, Forde used an old piece of logging chain and a deer antler for a handle. It seems like the door would lead to an underground tunnel, but when you open it up all thatB次元官网网址檚 visible is a piece of plywood and water pipes with shut-off valves.
B次元官网网址淎ll of this is mean to be practical, so they can access their water shut-off and itB次元官网网址檚 nice and safe, but at the same time have fun with it,B次元官网网址� Forde said.
They connected about three years ago when the Gores were looking for a shield and found one that Forde was selling for $50.
B次元官网网址淚 really like weird stuff,B次元官网网址� Mark said. He added that he and his wife often find things that no one else wants, which brings the cost down quite a bit.
Forde has been transforming private basements and garages into mini pubs and other unique spaces for years.
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The Gores invited Forde into their castle home a few years ago and Forde threw ideas at them. The Gores liked his suggestions and so he did a few small projects including an arched ceiling and a door, but the dungeon is his biggest project in their home.
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HeB次元官网网址檚 been to about 10 castles in Ireland, England and Scotland which is where he got most of his ideas to create B次元官网网址榣a oubliette.B次元官网网址� Sherri also threw some great, creative ideas at him, Forde added.
But, he wouldnB次元官网网址檛 let the family see it while he was working on it.
B次元官网网址淗e hid it from us until the finale,B次元官网网址� Gore added.
Forde used a blanket in the doorway leading down to the crawl space so the Gores couldnB次元官网网址檛 see what was going on in the dungeon.
B次元官网网址淚 wanted to have some kind of a reveal because thatB次元官网网址檚 what they do on TV. ThatB次元官网网址檚 the funnest part.B次元官网网址�
Forde finished the dungeon in time for the Gores to show it to family and friends for Halloween.
