The sash pulleys are works of art! It's so cool that you took the time to clean them up. You are sending love and appreciation back in time to everyone who had a hand in creating your house. ❤️
To get rid of the dry-lock and the remaining cement you may want to look into a media blaster. Not sand because sand may be too abrasive for the stone. Media blasting uses crushed and ground walnut shells instead of sand. Unfortunately it's not cheap. Good luck and Thank you for another installment of this lovely video series! See you in the next one!
Same thing I was going to say. Not sure if the media blaster may cause some damage or not but seems like a great thing to try to me. … along with a wire brush on a drill like others mentioned
I love that even the smallest details must be done correctly for the benefit of the building. You are amazing! You treat this old lady with so much care, she will be beautiful once again with all your work!!!
It always blows my mind how much you research and know about every project you share. Amazing job, as always. P.S. wow, that black & white look on the kitchen door is gorgeous!!
It's so amazing to see this house going back to its full glory and how even a part of wall that gets restored just makes a huge difference. I hope you'll find that steam pressure washer soon. :)
I'm a miniaturist and dollhouse collector, and I tell you MY JAW DROPPED when the puzzle was revealed to be miniature furniture!! *YOU NOW HAVE COMPETITION IN COLLECTING THESE* LOL, no, I'd send them to you. 😅 Fun video as always
I look forward to your videos. You are doing a great job. I love buildings that tell a story. I go in, imagine the lives that lived there. Than you for sharing your journey and adding your story to that beautiful home
To remove the soot, you can use an abrasive blast. Obviously, use walnut shells, NOT sand or coal slag which can damage and erode the brick and stone. Also, do all your pointing and structural repairs before blasting. You can also try a mild muriatic acid solution and a pressure washer. Again, do all the repair work first so you don't drive moisture into the cracks or dislodge stones. Muriatic acid is what masons use on new brickwork to remove the mortar haze. I would start with the least aggressive approach first. In fact, a spray bottle with white vinegar might do the trick, as will mother nature in time.
I admire your restoration skills! On other videos I've learned of the evils of modern cement on stone walls, and you handle the lime mortar very well. I do hope someday you'll improve the security of that door to prevent entering the house by simply breaking the glass window.
Awesome video as usual! A continued compliment to you on your restoration authenticity. Using the proper mortar and putting things back to the way it was is so refreshing to see when 99% of contractors/diyers screw it up royally. Your stone work repair looks like it was always that way.
I really like the way you did the mortar, leaving the stones a little proud gives the wall so much more texture and depth. Very attractive! Your door is gorgeous!
Great job on the exterior walls. Saw a wood ant go into the hole near the first step out of the basement. FYI - There is some liquid stuff that is contained in a small package that attacks ants and the dogs are not attracted to it since it is contained. Love the pullies - So beautiful and intricate too.
Caleb, I just can't believe how well your both doing with the amount of subscribers that you've now got within basically a rather short amount of time. Having been a subscriber from the very beginning I can recall just how nervous but excited you were about the house and the amount of work that you needed to do. As for someone who had never restored a old house previously its absolutely stunning and fantastic to see just how much you have grown and how much research you do when it comes to a job you've never done before, prime example is the lime plaster and the lime render. Talking of the lime render, you really have done a excellent job with the pointing of the stonework area around the basement, the only area's of concern is the larger stone's that have actually cracked all the way from one side to the other. This from my experience with lime render and the stonework, I have in the past found that when it rains the water would run down the face of the stone and creep into the cracks and either sit there doing more damage to the stone's and the best way I found to fix this was to take the stone's out of the wall and basically make the stone into two of three stone's where the cracks were and then relaid them back inplace of the walling. As for the stonework that's covered in the waterproofing material Drylock have you tried to use a wire wheel or wire cup attachments that go onto your drill ??, I've used these attachments previously to help remove paint and sealants plus ingrained marks on the stonework and found that they worked really good, but be warned if you press on too hard not only will it clean the stonework but can actually damage the stone's if there of a softer nature like sandstone. Good luck with the stonework I've every confidence in you and your abilities. As always guy's 💯% 👍 🇬🇧. P.s Those sash pullies for your friend's windows have turned out absolutely amazing, you've done a wonderful job in restoring them back to their original looks and that design is awesome!!!
Welcome back. And thank y ou for sharing t he puzzles. My jaw dropped. Not only are they really sweet little puzzles, but that they are part of the history of the house and still extant is just amazing!
That Dry Lock stuff would be the perfect use for a volunteer day. Get people to go around just picking off the loose bits so at least that part's done. If they can go deeper great, but if not, at least some of the easy stuff is done. Who knows, you might not be able to get it all off, but if you can get it off from where the stones need to be pointed, it'd make a great way to kill a lot of the finicky work and get the foundation sealed up.
That drylot looks like a nightmare. All you can do is pick at it every time you can't decide what to do next. Good luck, I've enjoyed watching your progress. Thank you.
There is a drain down there. Where it goes or if its connected to the system is another question. Its full of muck at the moment, but no matter how hard it rains ive never had water coming in from that door.
Kaleb, Great Job! I have collected miniature furniture over the years so I really like the puzzles, they are really cute! C.S. Brown's book tag is awesome. I like his sense of humor in something that I am sure took very seriously.
The historic district in Colorado Springs Colorado is amazing and you all would LOVE that place. It's all Victorian and the city keeps watch over owners to make sure those houses stay true. Very strict rules and limits on what residents can do to their house. Like the historic office of the city is the HOA. CHRISTMAS IS MAGIC in that neighborhood. I take my children there all the time.
So fun to watch you 'tucking the stones in', lol! That section of wall looks great. Such an improvement! Those Eastlake window pulleys are wonderful...another reminder that function and beauty are not mutually exclusive. San Diego Hardware here has been around since 1892, although sadly they had to vacate the location they occupied since 1922, with the tin ceilings, etc. and move to a modern building. It's one of the places to find quality reproductions of vintage hardware. Those puzzles are great! I still have my parents' (they each had a set as children, in the early 1930s) Monopoly games, with the pieces (train engine, iron, etc.) cut from wood. I think that second large flat piece, and the two long ones ( missing from the first set) make a bed.
I love what you’re doing with the house and I wish I could be there to help you with it. It seems so rewarding to bring back the beauty of such a piece of art☮️❤️👏
These puzzles as little nuggets of the history of Mr Browns company are quite incredible. It’s lovely to see your atención to detail in every work you tackle. 🙌
I love those puzzles. It’s amazing how all of that fits into that small box. I can’t blame you one bit wanting to collect them. I know I would. The stone wall you worked on looks sooo good. Takes time n patience for something like that. So sad about the other area by the basement. Definitely have your work cut out for you. Oh, about using that D2. I’ve seen it do amazing work on headstones. It takes a little time but each day it gets better n you can use over again if not pleased at first time using. It’s kind expensive as I’ve heard but definitely worth it. Caleb, your hard work is showing much progress. ♥️😊👍👍🌟🌟🌟
One of the puzzle pieces is a large open book/ledger that goes on top of the table. The little "ottomans" are side benches at the same table. Display borrow book ban notice and souvenir puzzles in your library. Just my thoughts today watching wonderful video! Keep on keeping on!
Awesome episode! Your pointing looks very professional, and how exciting to find that library book plate and that worlds fair puzzle! Thanks for sharing ! ❤
Adore those wonderful puzzles, the ingenuity of the maker is incredible. I find it hard enough to visualise 2d let alone 3d. They would give me endless pleasure to look at and handle.
Fantastic job. The timelines for your mortar improving over time is great information. Seeing you are trying to do the best for your old beauty you might like to know that the improvement in the beginning with water curing is fast and progressively slows down. But you can still get added strength by extending the time that you keep your misting up. I recommend adding two weeks to a month if you can coordinate it. I was actually excited to see how dry your mortar is. Adding too much water is the fastest way to degrade the life of your work. Dry work and consolidating your grout lines takes much more time and effort but will give a far superior result. You need enough water to perform the chemical reaction but any more and you will be replacing solid material with water that will dry out and leave you with less dense and weaker grout. After you pack your dry grout in and it is as tight a grout as you can place, misting water at that point just keeps the chemical reaction going. This is true for concrete also. You probably know this but since it is the most common mistake it would be great for your audience to know.
Nice pointing work on the wall, I hope to do my foundation too someday soon..I also bought abatron to repair some wood rot. Learning curve ahead, any pointers(pun intended) are welcome🙂
Just make sure to use the liquid wood 2 part mix first or mix it up with the filler and make a paste out of it. Over fill and sand it back. Its pretty forgiving stuff really. You got this!
For fellow victorian house lovers I just came across the Albert H. Beach house in Escondido and I highly recommend checking out pictures of that place if you love a beautiful crazy ornate house. The wallpaper is definitely not for everyone but I can near guarantee you’ve never seen anything quite like it. I’m personally obsessed with every single detail of it and I hope some of you appreciate it too
Hi Caleb, good pointing for 1st time. As for the lock stuff on the wall, what about sanding with coarse medium on a drill, time consuming I imagine but so is everything, keep it up young man love to Kim and furry friends !!🥰💕👍👍💪🐕🐈⬛🏛
That wall looks fantastic! And oh boy do I hate Drylok too. It's meant for the interior of clean cinderblock basement walls, but cinderblock walls are also porous and will always let water in from the outside. So all it does is trap moisture in the blocks and eventually it fails.
Looking closely at the picture you provided with the fence, I realized what the objects in all the windows were. I remember asking you in the first year about the widow’s walk and my curiosity about the objects. They are flags.
" The birds are chirping here in St. Louis" Well except for the St. Louis Cardinals, they are just choking. You might consider painting that wire pipe near the back door. it sticks out like a sore thumb with its shiny silver look
The sash pulleys are works of art! It's so cool that you took the time to clean them up. You are sending love and appreciation back in time to everyone who had a hand in creating your house. ❤️
You really are restoring this old girl from the ground up! Great job! BTW that door looks amazing!
To get rid of the dry-lock and the remaining cement you may want to look into a media blaster. Not sand because sand may be too abrasive for the stone. Media blasting uses crushed and ground walnut shells instead of sand. Unfortunately it's not cheap.
Good luck and Thank you for another installment of this lovely video series! See you in the next one!
Yeah, came here to say this. Or you may even just have to go something like ceramic bead sanding, but hopefully not.
I wonder if a steel brush could be of amy use to remove that?
@@sofiasky5770 I was thinking about a wire wheel on an angle grinder
Same thing I was going to say. Not sure if the media blaster may cause some damage or not but seems like a great thing to try to me. … along with a wire brush on a drill like others mentioned
Came here to say this too
I love that even the smallest details must be done correctly for the benefit of the building. You are amazing! You treat this old lady with so much care, she will be beautiful once again with all your work!!!
It must be so gratifying when you step back and see how far you’ve come in this adventure! Well done. You’re a good man.
You are so talented in all you do. The wall is beautiful.
Just turned in my final paper for my master's degree, and I can't think of a better way to relax than watching this video!
Thats great! 🎉
Kiki: Congratulations! 🎉 Did you ever feel like you were a publishing company in grad school? So many papers.
Congratulations!!
That’s great! Congratulations 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🇨🇦
You did a wonderful job on the wall. It looks terrific! You're making great progress, Kaleb😊👍
It always blows my mind how much you research and know about every project you share. Amazing job, as always. P.S. wow, that black & white look on the kitchen door is gorgeous!!
The new pointing looks great. It really makes a big difference.
Is there no end to Kaleb's talents and artistry!!! I was mesmerized by this whole video!!
Simply Awesome ❤👍😃
It's so amazing to see this house going back to its full glory and how even a part of wall that gets restored just makes a huge difference. I hope you'll find that steam pressure washer soon. :)
It's nice that you took care of the foundation, because these gaps are terrible. This house is lucky to have such a caring new owner!
Great transformation!! Can’t wait to see the front door and entrance looking good again x
the way you have pointed the wall looks very professional and original to the time period the house was built. You are doing a great job.
I like the way that you did the mortar on the stone wall. It looks really good!
Your Wall looks great! The window plates are beautiful! Great job Caleb.❤
I'm a miniaturist and dollhouse collector, and I tell you MY JAW DROPPED when the puzzle was revealed to be miniature furniture!! *YOU NOW HAVE COMPETITION IN COLLECTING THESE*
LOL, no, I'd send them to you. 😅
Fun video as always
You’re doing an amazing job restoring that place, dude. Keep it up.
I look forward to your videos. You are doing a great job. I love buildings that tell a story. I go in, imagine the lives that lived there. Than you for sharing your journey and adding your story to that beautiful home
I think the little wobbly pice you put up as another table plate should be a book
To remove the soot, you can use an abrasive blast. Obviously, use walnut shells, NOT sand or coal slag which can damage and erode the brick and stone. Also, do all your pointing and structural repairs before blasting. You can also try a mild muriatic acid solution and a pressure washer. Again, do all the repair work first so you don't drive moisture into the cracks or dislodge stones. Muriatic acid is what masons use on new brickwork to remove the mortar haze. I would start with the least aggressive approach first. In fact, a spray bottle with white vinegar might do the trick, as will mother nature in time.
The vertical blocks also highlight the door
If you can source it, soda blasting might help to clean off the stonework; less abrasive than sand blasting.
I admire your restoration skills! On other videos I've learned of the evils of modern cement on stone walls, and you handle the lime mortar very well. I do hope someday you'll improve the security of that door to prevent entering the house by simply breaking the glass window.
What cute doll house puzzle furniture. Watching your videos is always a pleasure. Your work is well documented and well done.❤
The stone work looks really nice😊
Awesome job Kaleb. The wall is beautiful. The whole house is going to be stunning ❤
You make anything look so much better. The wall looks so good.
Awesome video as usual! A continued compliment to you on your restoration authenticity. Using the proper mortar and putting things back to the way it was is so refreshing to see when 99% of contractors/diyers screw it up royally. Your stone work repair looks like it was always that way.
I really like the way you did the mortar, leaving the stones a little proud gives the wall so much more texture and depth. Very attractive! Your door is gorgeous!
That wall looks so good. You have brought it back to life. Great job.
Puzzles and pulleys and pointing, OH MY!!
Watching you do what you do is five miles beyond amazing. Enjoyable.
The wall looks great. I'm not sure I could have done that good of a job. And those puzzles are adorable. Little by little she's coming back together.
Great job on the exterior walls. Saw a wood ant go into the hole near the first step out of the basement. FYI - There is some liquid stuff that is contained in a small package that attacks ants and the dogs are not attracted to it since it is contained. Love the pullies - So beautiful and intricate too.
Your attention to detail is a rare gift.
We are so excited to see the windows put back in! Matt and I are ever impressed at the care and detail you put in to everything.
Caleb, I just can't believe how well your both doing with the amount of subscribers that you've now got within basically a rather short amount of time. Having been a subscriber from the very beginning I can recall just how nervous but excited you were about the house and the amount of work that you needed to do. As for someone who had never restored a old house previously its absolutely stunning and fantastic to see just how much you have grown and how much research you do when it comes to a job you've never done before, prime example is the lime plaster and the lime render. Talking of the lime render, you really have done a excellent job with the pointing of the stonework area around the basement, the only area's of concern is the larger stone's that have actually cracked all the way from one side to the other. This from my experience with lime render and the stonework, I have in the past found that when it rains the water would run down the face of the stone and creep into the cracks and either sit there doing more damage to the stone's and the best way I found to fix this was to take the stone's out of the wall and basically make the stone into two of three stone's where the cracks were and then relaid them back inplace of the walling. As for the stonework that's covered in the waterproofing material Drylock have you tried to use a wire wheel or wire cup attachments that go onto your drill ??, I've used these attachments previously to help remove paint and sealants plus ingrained marks on the stonework and found that they worked really good, but be warned if you press on too hard not only will it clean the stonework but can actually damage the stone's if there of a softer nature like sandstone. Good luck with the stonework I've every confidence in you and your abilities. As always guy's 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.
P.s Those sash pullies for your friend's windows have turned out absolutely amazing, you've done a wonderful job in restoring them back to their original looks and that design is awesome!!!
Being an artist definitely has it's advantages. It truly shows.
Looks great Kaleb! Those puzzles are awesome.
The wall looks phenomenal, Kaleb!! Amazing job!! The puzzles are super cute & so special!! ♥️
That looks pretty amazing... what a wonderful job. Those pulleys are pretty.
That is fussy work Caleb and tedious. You knocked it out of the park! Loved the antiques!
Welcome back. And thank y ou for sharing t he puzzles. My jaw dropped. Not only are they really sweet little puzzles, but that they are part of the history of the house and still extant is just amazing!
I cannot believe the detail and care you take with things I would never think of! That stone wall looks beautiful
The wall looks amazing
That Dry Lock stuff would be the perfect use for a volunteer day. Get people to go around just picking off the loose bits so at least that part's done. If they can go deeper great, but if not, at least some of the easy stuff is done. Who knows, you might not be able to get it all off, but if you can get it off from where the stones need to be pointed, it'd make a great way to kill a lot of the finicky work and get the foundation sealed up.
Love your idea for a volunteer day. Count me in; I'm here in St. Louis.
You're doing a great job, that wall is nice.
I am looking to the future when you have this beauty fully restored
You should rebuild that little fence to make it the way it used to be
Oh i plan on it. Although it will have to be somewhat different then it is in the photo as we have a driveway there now. But we will make it work.
Well the dollhouse furniture puzzle is the coolest thing I've ever seen.
That drylot looks like a nightmare. All you can do is pick at it every time you can't decide what to do next. Good luck, I've enjoyed watching your progress. Thank you.
Pointing tool. One of the most useful inventions ever.
This is amazing. It looks like brand new.
The hot water pressure washer is rentable in your area. You need to buy low pressure tips. So instead of 4,000 psi, you can get a tip that is 300 psi.
Wall looks amazing Kaleb! I’ve learned so much from you in the past 2 years or so. It seems there is no challenge you won’t learn about and tackle.
Really enjoyed the old photo of the family outside the house! 😊
Your wall looks great!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Fantastic work as always! I wonder what keeps rainwater from running down the stairs and seeping under your beautiful basement door?
There is a drain down there. Where it goes or if its connected to the system is another question. Its full of muck at the moment, but no matter how hard it rains ive never had water coming in from that door.
The stonework looks great! Enjoyed.
Kaleb, Great Job! I have collected miniature furniture over the years so I really like the puzzles, they are really cute! C.S. Brown's book tag is awesome. I like his sense of humor in something that I am sure took very seriously.
Looking good as always, I hope you and Kim are doing well. Always look forward to new videos. Yall have a great week .❤
Those are cool! You are going to have a gem of a house when you are finished. You will be quite the craftsman!
The historic district in Colorado Springs Colorado is amazing and you all would LOVE that place. It's all Victorian and the city keeps watch over owners to make sure those houses stay true. Very strict rules and limits on what residents can do to their house. Like the historic office of the city is the HOA. CHRISTMAS IS MAGIC in that neighborhood. I take my children there all the time.
Oh wow! I didn’t really realize what you were doing at first,but that wall looks amazing!!
You make it look so easy but I know the time you've put in to learn. Way to go!
That must be so satisfying
Your love of this house is so evident !
Good to see you again! Stay encouraged. you will win the battle!
That wall looks amazing! While protecting the exposed limestone, could you use a sandblaster on the dryloc?
A skilled blaster should be able to get that off without any damage to the stone.
The details are spot on! I love the updated look 😍
Your work is so well done and well researched. The house is looking more beautiful in each video.🌸
So fun to watch you 'tucking the stones in', lol! That section of wall looks great. Such an improvement! Those Eastlake window pulleys are wonderful...another reminder that function and beauty are not mutually exclusive. San Diego Hardware here has been around since 1892, although sadly they had to vacate the location they occupied since 1922, with the tin ceilings, etc. and move to a modern building. It's one of the places to find quality reproductions of vintage hardware. Those puzzles are great! I still have my parents' (they each had a set as children, in the early 1930s) Monopoly games, with the pieces (train engine, iron, etc.) cut from wood. I think that second large flat piece, and the two long ones ( missing from the first set) make a bed.
I love what you’re doing with the house and I wish I could be there to help you with it. It seems so rewarding to bring back the beauty of such a piece of art☮️❤️👏
These puzzles as little nuggets of the history of Mr Browns company are quite incredible. It’s lovely to see your atención to detail in every work you tackle. 🙌
I love those puzzles. It’s amazing how all of that fits into that small box. I can’t blame you one bit wanting to collect them. I know I would.
The stone wall you worked on looks sooo good. Takes time n patience for something like that. So sad about the other area by the basement. Definitely have your work cut out for you. Oh, about using that D2. I’ve seen it do amazing work on headstones. It takes a little time but each day it gets better n you can use over again if not pleased at first time using. It’s kind expensive as I’ve heard but definitely worth it. Caleb, your hard work is showing much progress.
♥️😊👍👍🌟🌟🌟
Quality work speaks for itself.
Thanks for showing us how you got there,
The finished product is exemplary!
Amazing transformation. Great Job!!!🥰
One of the puzzle pieces is a large open book/ledger that goes on top of the
table. The little "ottomans" are side benches at the same table. Display borrow book ban notice and souvenir puzzles in your library. Just my thoughts today watching wonderful video! Keep on keeping on!
Looks awesome Caleb!❤️
Awesome episode! Your pointing looks very professional, and how exciting to find that library book plate and that worlds fair puzzle! Thanks for sharing ! ❤
Really enjoyed the photo and history of the stone on your Beautiful Girl, thank you.
Adore those wonderful puzzles, the ingenuity of the maker is incredible. I find it hard enough to visualise 2d let alone 3d. They would give me endless pleasure to look at and handle.
Thank you for another wonderful video Caleb! Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend!
Fantastic job. The timelines for your mortar improving over time is great information. Seeing you are trying to do the best for your old beauty you might like to know that the improvement in the beginning with water curing is fast and progressively slows down. But you can still get added strength by extending the time that you keep your misting up. I recommend adding two weeks to a month if you can coordinate it. I was actually excited to see how dry your mortar is. Adding too much water is the fastest way to degrade the life of your work. Dry work and consolidating your grout lines takes much more time and effort but will give a far superior result. You need enough water to perform the chemical reaction but any more and you will be replacing solid material with water that will dry out and leave you with less dense and weaker grout. After you pack your dry grout in and it is as tight a grout as you can place, misting water at that point just keeps the chemical reaction going. This is true for concrete also. You probably know this but since it is the most common mistake it would be great for your audience to know.
Nice pointing work on the wall, I hope to do my foundation too someday soon..I also bought abatron to repair some wood rot. Learning curve ahead, any pointers(pun intended) are welcome🙂
Just make sure to use the liquid wood 2 part mix first or mix it up with the filler and make a paste out of it. Over fill and sand it back. Its pretty forgiving stuff really. You got this!
For fellow victorian house lovers I just came across the Albert H. Beach house in Escondido and I highly recommend checking out pictures of that place if you love a beautiful crazy ornate house. The wallpaper is definitely not for everyone but I can near guarantee you’ve never seen anything quite like it. I’m personally obsessed with every single detail of it and I hope some of you appreciate it too
Use the D2 cleaner at our church’s cemetery. It does a great job on our tombstones
Pointing looks so beautiful!
Excellent work Kaleb, and the furniture puzzles are cute and fun.
Hi Caleb, good pointing for 1st time. As for the lock stuff on the wall, what about sanding with coarse medium on a drill, time consuming I imagine but so is everything, keep it up young man love to Kim and furry friends !!🥰💕👍👍💪🐕🐈⬛🏛
That wall looks fantastic! And oh boy do I hate Drylok too. It's meant for the interior of clean cinderblock basement walls, but cinderblock walls are also porous and will always let water in from the outside. So all it does is trap moisture in the blocks and eventually it fails.
Great job on the re pointing of the stone's, looking so much better, its a time consuming process but will be worth it in the end 😊😊😊😊
Wall looks fantastic! Reminds me of the foundation walls in the apartment building I lived in as a very young child in NYC.
The pointing looks very, very good.
Brilliant job on wall I am on a catch up 👍🤗
Love Sue❤❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
Looks terrific and congrats on finding the Hall & Brown puzzles.
Looking closely at the picture you provided with the fence, I realized what the objects in all the windows were. I remember asking you in the first year about the widow’s walk and my curiosity about the objects. They are flags.
" The birds are chirping here in St. Louis" Well except for the St. Louis Cardinals, they are just choking. You might consider painting that wire pipe near the back door. it sticks out like a sore thumb with its shiny silver look