Glad you put this compilation together. It gives us an insight into a lot of work that went on behind the scenes before we came along. What a lovely family you are. It’s a joy to see you all working together! Are you currently living in the house? Would you mind giving us a full tour one day? I know that would mean a LOT of work but it would be amazing! Love you guys! Mez from South Australia.
When you buy an old house you have two options 1 you can do most of the work with your own hands, putting in a lot of work and time, or 2 you have a lot of money to hire companies that will do everything for you, but this will no longer bring such satisfaction. This house, is a real gem that has been preserved practically in its original condition, I envy that in many countries there are so many originally preserved buildings. In my country after World War 2 and after the era of communism, occupation by the Soviets for half a century, it is practically very difficult to find a house in original condition and then it is either very dilapidated (ruin) or costs a fortune. This bathtub on lion's legs is beautiful, I would very much like to have one, but just the original cast iron one. Once you finish the renovation, this house will be beautiful, and you, looking at it, will feel great pride that thanks to you it looks so great.
@@ChaplineHouse Yes, you have reason to be proud, you have already done a great deal, and the end result will be wonderful. The most important thing is that such a renovation is not just hard work, but fun and learning, and I'm glad that it makes you happy.
Our old house had a lot of repeats on keys. All the bedrooms had the same key, the two parlors had the same key, etc. we also found a few keys in the molding above the door. Stand in front of the door, reach up, see if theres a little space behind the molding. Natural place to put the key to keep the kids from locking the doors, but to not lose the keys! You can also buy blanks for skeleton keys. I think i got mine from VanDykes. Mark the blank with wax crayon, put it in the lock, and keep filing where the wax is rubbed away. Or take out the whole mortise and take it to the oldest locksmith shop you can find. If they dont have a key that kits, they will make you one! Great to see all the progress!❤
It's fascinating how keys can tell the story of a house! Thanks for sharing your experience, I love the idea of using wax crayon to mark the blanks. It sounds like you have some great tips for keeping everything organized! We do have many duplicates! We'll have to check the moldings to see if there's more. I foresee a future project in cleaning and restoring all of the mortise locks at some point
The House with Nobody In It by Joyce Kilmer Whenever I walk to Suffern along the Erie track I go by a poor old farmhouse with its shingles broken and black. I suppose I've passed it a hundred times, but I always stop for a minute And look at the house, the tragic house, the house with nobody in it. I never have seen a haunted house, but I hear there are such things; That they hold the talk of spirits, their mirth and sorrowings. I know this house isn't haunted, and I wish it were, I do; For it wouldn't be so lonely if it had a ghost or two. This house on the road to Suffern needs a dozen panes of glass, And somebody ought to weed the walk and take a scythe to the grass. It needs new paint and shingles, and the vines should be trimmed and tied; But what it needs the most of all is some people living inside. If I had a lot of money and all my debts were paid I'd put a gang of men to work with brush and saw and spade. I'd buy that place and fix it up the way it used to be And I'd find some people who wanted a home and give it to them free. Now, a new house standing empty, with staring window and door, Looks idle, perhaps, and foolish, like a hat on its block in the store. But there's nothing mournful about it; it cannot be sad and lone For the lack of something within it that it has never known. But a house that has done what a house should do, a house that has sheltered life, That has put its loving wooden arms around a man and his wife, A house that has echoed a baby's laugh and held up his stumbling feet, Is the saddest sight, when it's left alone, that ever your eyes could meet. So whenever I go to Suffern along the Erie track I never go by the empty house without stopping and looking back, Yet it hurts me to look at the crumbling roof and the shutters fallen apart, For I can't help thinking the poor old house is a house with a broken heart. This poem is in the public domain.
We did. This video is a compilation of footage that we had from before we started the channel and/or stuff that just never fit the before-after narrative. TBH, it just seemed like it was too long since the last video, so I decided to put this together
Glad you put this compilation together. It gives us an insight into a lot of work that went on behind the scenes before we came along.
What a lovely family you are. It’s a joy to see you all working together! Are you currently living in the house? Would you mind giving us a full tour one day? I know that would mean a LOT of work but it would be amazing! Love you guys!
Mez from South Australia.
Thanks for the suggestion, we'll try to get a full tour out soon. We'd also like to hear about any other topics or events that you'd like for us film
@@ChaplineHouse oh my that would be awesome! I think another video with an outside tour as well as immediate streetscape would be great too. 😊♥️
Great way to start! Sanitize, secure, and make livable. Move in "rent-free" and ten tackle the big stuff. Lovely old home, you'll make of it a palace.
You’ve put so much love into this house. It’s gonna be grand when you’re finished.
Thanks! People say that you never really finish, but we’ll get there
When you buy an old house you have two options 1 you can do most of the work with your own hands, putting in a lot of work and time, or 2 you have a lot of money to hire companies that will do everything for you, but this will no longer bring such satisfaction. This house, is a real gem that has been preserved practically in its original condition, I envy that in many countries there are so many originally preserved buildings. In my country after World War 2 and after the era of communism, occupation by the Soviets for half a century, it is practically very difficult to find a house in original condition and then it is either very dilapidated (ruin) or costs a fortune. This bathtub on lion's legs is beautiful, I would very much like to have one, but just the original cast iron one. Once you finish the renovation, this house will be beautiful, and you, looking at it, will feel great pride that thanks to you it looks so great.
I believe that you are right. We are already very proud of the home, and (I think; more importantly) we’re all having a lot of fun preserving it
@@ChaplineHouse Yes, you have reason to be proud, you have already done a great deal, and the end result will be wonderful. The most important thing is that such a renovation is not just hard work, but fun and learning, and I'm glad that it makes you happy.
Our old house had a lot of repeats on keys. All the bedrooms had the same key, the two parlors had the same key, etc. we also found a few keys in the molding above the door. Stand in front of the door, reach up, see if theres a little space behind the molding. Natural place to put the key to keep the kids from locking the doors, but to not lose the keys! You can also buy blanks for skeleton keys. I think i got mine from VanDykes. Mark the blank with wax crayon, put it in the lock, and keep filing where the wax is rubbed away. Or take out the whole mortise and take it to the oldest locksmith shop you can find. If they dont have a key that kits, they will make you one! Great to see all the progress!❤
It's fascinating how keys can tell the story of a house! Thanks for sharing your experience, I love the idea of using wax crayon to mark the blanks. It sounds like you have some great tips for keeping everything organized! We do have many duplicates! We'll have to check the moldings to see if there's more. I foresee a future project in cleaning and restoring all of the mortise locks at some point
The House with Nobody In It
by Joyce Kilmer
Whenever I walk to Suffern along the Erie track
I go by a poor old farmhouse with its shingles broken and black.
I suppose I've passed it a hundred times, but I always stop for a minute
And look at the house, the tragic house, the house with nobody in it.
I never have seen a haunted house, but I hear there are such things;
That they hold the talk of spirits, their mirth and sorrowings.
I know this house isn't haunted, and I wish it were, I do;
For it wouldn't be so lonely if it had a ghost or two.
This house on the road to Suffern needs a dozen panes of glass,
And somebody ought to weed the walk and take a scythe to the grass.
It needs new paint and shingles, and the vines should be trimmed and tied;
But what it needs the most of all is some people living inside.
If I had a lot of money and all my debts were paid
I'd put a gang of men to work with brush and saw and spade.
I'd buy that place and fix it up the way it used to be
And I'd find some people who wanted a home and give it to them free.
Now, a new house standing empty, with staring window and door,
Looks idle, perhaps, and foolish, like a hat on its block in the store.
But there's nothing mournful about it; it cannot be sad and lone
For the lack of something within it that it has never known.
But a house that has done what a house should do,
a house that has sheltered life,
That has put its loving wooden arms around a man and his wife,
A house that has echoed a baby's laugh and held up his stumbling feet,
Is the saddest sight, when it's left alone, that ever your eyes could meet.
So whenever I go to Suffern along the Erie track
I never go by the empty house without stopping and looking back,
Yet it hurts me to look at the crumbling roof and the shutters fallen apart,
For I can't help thinking the poor old house is a house with a broken heart.
This poem is in the public domain.
Did you not rip out the wall in the foyer around the stairs?
We did. This video is a compilation of footage that we had from before we started the channel and/or stuff that just never fit the before-after narrative. TBH, it just seemed like it was too long since the last video, so I decided to put this together
Where is that staircase? Is that the servants stairs?
That’s the grand staircase! The one we’re in the process of restoring