Instead of removing all that sod for the garden bed, you should try sheet composting. This process consists of putting multiple layers of cardboard on the proposed bed area that is the covered with a heavy layer of much or compost. The grass is smothered and the cardboard will have broken down by spring, allowing you to plant directly into the new bed. Works fantastic, just don’t skimp on materials, making sure cardboard overlaps enough that grass or weeds can’t push through.
Cheers, indeed the repetitive motions and steady chipping away will quiet the mind and produce progress. As a bricklayer I often find myself in a spot that can seem overwhelming but I stop and remember, it’s just one over two or sometimes three, and I plug along. You are definitely capturing this large bit of business and adding it for the betterment of our human condition. The playfulness and happiness that the two of you share on this journey is palpable. Keep up the good work as it is apparent you are both diligently reaching for that beautiful thing. I pray you find it.
A nice episode. I love your narration and your, almost, fatalistic approach to the matters in hand. Like a game of Dominoes, one thing follows the next and all you need is patience. See you next week, Cheers.
I'm so glad to hear that the interior space of the house is less humid. I imagine the "drying out" process may take two or three years. The heating season will make a big difference, I think. I would encourage you to build a three step staircase from the finished floor to the sill of the backyard door. I build it as a stand alone staircase given the wonderful height of the ceiling. As the step down from the front door is so shallow, I will suggest pouring your slab to a height so the finished floor matches up with the sill of the front door. No trip hazards. I will encourage you once again to build a proper staircase in the barn to access all 3 floors of the home according to contemporary standards for comfort and safety. You can build this staircase as a series of open flights and landings so that it is open all the way to the attic room. Then your wood stove could gently heat the entire barn as warm arm convects upward around the open stairwell. A new open staircase can have a HUGE impact on the aesthetic of the interior. Once that is installed, you can demolish the old staircase, reclaim the space as living space and create a proper opening between the attic spaces for your drywall. I promise you, you will be surprised by how many square feet you gain on each floor ! 😉👍 Given the growing size of your garden, I will suggest that you would be well served with a "broad fork". It is not used for turning soil - as one would do with a spade, but simply opening the soil so water and nutrients can flow to the rootzone while the soil structure is left intact.
Enjoyed the video ✔️ I have heard that if you use hash tags before the descriptions then when people do a search your site comes up for them to see. Example #remodeling, #older stone home, #re-pointing stone, etc...
You discarded the topsoil that you spent time and effort creating. It might have been a bit more complicated, but I believe you could have saved that soil and dug a deeper hole to get the dirt needed to fill the ditch next to the house. However, since that’s already done, there might be another solution for next time. I binge-watched your videos in two days and really enjoy the text you include in them.
Thank you for a very thoughtful episode. I have one question: Are you creating a dampness problem in your basement by putting turf from the garden up against the gable end of your house? I follow a number of old house renovation channels and many people are coping with dampness issues caused by poor drainage around their foundation. I hope you’re not creating an issue for yourself that you’ll have to fix in the future.
Bought an old farmhouse 2 years ago and am fighting this problem. Soil against a lime rendered wall has caused significant damp inside the building. Now have to dig it all out. I have no idea what previous owners were thinking.
Hi, I understand your point. There is a damp proof membrane between the earth and the wall and we have placed french drains around the perimeter of the house. I hope it will not be an issue too, but it is an improvement on what is was before. I will observe it and may revisit it in the future. Thanks.
I just watched a Château that had a building built in the side of the rock mountain believe it’s a three-story structure that they’re dealing with in coming water through the rock cliff wall. They did the same as you with providing drainage, putting rock down, but seeing this structure is actually part of a rock cliff the drainage comes through the rock into the home surrounding the main foundation of the room they put cork between the rock wall of three walls and think it was about a foot from the Rock wall They put a lime and rock mix next to the cork 6 to 8 inch cork around the wall to keep the water coming in. I know I’m missing something or not understanding something. The reasoning for the cork and the lime and rock mixture around the circumference of the room on the base floor is to protect the floor from getting moist. I think . 😵💫 The water to go underneath the floor and leave in the gravel to the pipe around the room and funneled outside of the house. I believe they’ve other measures besides to keep the dampness to a minimum. Unfortunately, it’s a little bit more difficult and their three-story structure that is built on the side of the rock formation, which has a natural floor Water going through. Another trying situation is they have natural water streams that are coming out of these rock cliff formations for storage and some cases along with running water all year around. I don’t know if it’s a spring, but she put goldfish in the water and a year later, she found the goldfish in a different area so it must be somehow connected. The only reason why I understood some of the things that were going on was because remember you dealing with the dampness in your barn area. Thank you. I don’t know if you’re interested for the reasoning of why they’re doing the rock and lime around this conference of the room to keep it dry and the wide piece of cork strip that they put up against the wall between the lime and rock foundation. If you wanna know the UA-cam name of this channel, I’d be more than willing to pass the information along. I don’t know if you’re interested.
Another thing, too late for that project, but ... .....those thick turves you removed ...!? ....if you turn them OVER where they are, instead of carting them away at great energy cost.... ....then you retain the soil, the weeds die and add nutrients to the soil, and you could dig more bed with the time saved..... .....win, win...and win!! Also, recommend covering the bed with a layer of compost/farmyard manure, then weed fabric, and leaving it over winter. The French worms will do most of the work, and no weeds will regrow ...! Advice coming, not from the armchair, but from 50+ years of gardening...!!! BTW..LOVE your channel....a welcome intellectual oasis is a desert of UA-cam averageness......(is that a word .!?)
Ha!....had I been moving that sink....I'd have HAD to use a trolley..and ropes... ....I'd have been TERRIFIED of one little stumble resulting in dropping and breaking it, after transporting it all the way from Dear Old Blighty.......!!!
Hope you both had a pleasant holiday. Marion's strong! Although the sinks were particularly Northern Irish, it amuses me that you couldn't find what you wanted in a brocante. The flow of goods is normally in the opposite direction - to the UK. Have you added a buttress to the collapsing corner wall since we last saw, Lewis ? I thought I saw one but may be mistaken. The seed bed soil looks great, I wonder what type it is.
The most zen home improvement videos out there.
Instead of removing all that sod for the garden bed, you should try sheet composting. This process consists of putting multiple layers of cardboard on the proposed bed area that is the covered with a heavy layer of much or compost. The grass is smothered and the cardboard will have broken down by spring, allowing you to plant directly into the new bed. Works fantastic, just don’t skimp on materials, making sure cardboard overlaps enough that grass or weeds can’t push through.
Another serene performance on the transformation of what will be your home.
Always nice to see things moving along 😁😁
Your new roof looks great, really neat in the video , Fantastic job.
Love the sinks!
Your voice is so soothing
i would be lost without my wheelbarrow. a marvellous vehicle
👍👍👍. Thank you
Cheers, indeed the repetitive motions and steady chipping away will quiet the mind and produce progress. As a bricklayer I often find myself in a spot that can seem overwhelming but I stop and remember, it’s just one over two or sometimes three, and I plug along. You are definitely capturing this large bit of business and adding it for the betterment of our human condition. The playfulness and happiness that the two of you share on this journey is palpable. Keep up the good work as it is apparent you are both diligently reaching for that beautiful thing. I pray you find it.
Thank you.
A nice episode. I love your narration and your, almost, fatalistic approach to the matters in hand. Like a game of Dominoes, one thing follows the next and all you need is patience. See you next week, Cheers.
I'm so glad to hear that the interior space of the house is less humid. I imagine the "drying out" process may take two or three years. The heating season will make a big difference, I think.
I would encourage you to build a three step staircase from the finished floor to the sill of the backyard door. I build it as a stand alone staircase given the wonderful height of the ceiling.
As the step down from the front door is so shallow, I will suggest pouring your slab to a height so the finished floor matches up with the sill of the front door. No trip hazards.
I will encourage you once again to build a proper staircase in the barn to access all 3 floors of the home according to contemporary standards for comfort and safety. You can build this staircase as a series of open flights and landings so that it is open all the way to the attic room. Then your wood stove could gently heat the entire barn as warm arm convects upward around the open stairwell. A new open staircase can have a HUGE impact on the aesthetic of the interior.
Once that is installed, you can demolish the old staircase, reclaim the space as living space and create a proper opening between the attic spaces for your drywall. I promise you, you will be surprised by how many square feet you gain on each floor ! 😉👍
Given the growing size of your garden, I will suggest that you would be well served with a "broad fork". It is not used for turning soil - as one would do with a spade, but simply opening the soil so water and nutrients can flow to the rootzone while the soil structure is left intact.
Always enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing this winters plan commence.😀👍
Agree
Bliss watching and love the 2 sinks.
Well you got your steps in that day. 😊😊
très beau projet ¡ mené avec réflexion, intelligence et bon goût
Merci.
Enjoyed the video ✔️ I have heard that if you use hash tags before the descriptions then when people do a search your site comes up for them to see. Example #remodeling, #older stone home, #re-pointing stone, etc...
Champion! I hope all your plans work out well. 🎉Onwards, upwards.
Thanks for the ride!
Interesting video
Bravo, tres belle video ! courage pour la suite
I like your style brother
Pretty garden. Breezy
You discarded the topsoil that you spent time and effort creating. It might have been a bit more complicated, but I believe you could have saved that soil and dug a deeper hole to get the dirt needed to fill the ditch next to the house. However, since that’s already done, there might be another solution for next time. I binge-watched your videos in two days and really enjoy the text you include in them.
Have you tried hemp and lime apparently its excellent for humidity( for pointing the Stone walls in the barn)
Yes. We are considering using hemp & lime.
Thank you for a very thoughtful episode. I have one question: Are you creating a dampness problem in your basement by putting turf from the garden up against the gable end of your house? I follow a number of old house renovation channels and many people are coping with dampness issues caused by poor drainage around their foundation. I hope you’re not creating an issue for yourself that you’ll have to fix in the future.
Bought an old farmhouse 2 years ago and am fighting this problem. Soil against a lime rendered wall has caused significant damp inside the building. Now have to dig it all out. I have no idea what previous owners were thinking.
Hi, I understand your point. There is a damp proof membrane between the earth and the wall and we have placed french drains around the perimeter of the house. I hope it will not be an issue too, but it is an improvement on what is was before. I will observe it and may revisit it in the future. Thanks.
I just watched a Château that had a building built in the side of the rock mountain believe it’s a three-story structure that they’re dealing with in coming water through the rock cliff wall. They did the same as you with providing drainage, putting rock down, but seeing this structure is actually part of a rock cliff
the drainage comes through the rock into the home surrounding the main foundation of the room they put cork between the rock wall of three walls and think it was about a foot from the Rock wall They put a lime and rock mix next to the cork 6 to 8 inch cork around the wall to keep the water coming in. I know I’m missing something or not understanding something.
The reasoning for the cork and the lime and rock mixture around the circumference of the room on the base floor is to protect the floor from getting moist. I think . 😵💫 The water to go underneath the floor and leave in the gravel to the pipe around the room and funneled outside of the house. I believe they’ve other measures besides to keep the dampness to a minimum. Unfortunately, it’s a little bit more difficult and their three-story structure that is built on the side of the rock formation, which has a natural floor Water going through. Another trying situation is they have natural water streams that are coming out of these rock cliff formations for storage and some cases along with running water all year around. I don’t know if it’s a spring, but she put goldfish in the water and a year later, she found the goldfish in a different area so it must be somehow connected. The only reason why I understood some of the things that were going on was because remember you dealing with the dampness in your barn area. Thank you.
I don’t know if you’re interested for the reasoning of why they’re doing the rock and lime around this conference of the room to keep it dry and the wide piece of cork strip that they put up against the wall between the lime and rock foundation. If you wanna know the UA-cam name of this channel, I’d be more than willing to pass the information along. I don’t know if you’re interested.
Interesting. Their issue sounds challenging!
Another thing, too late for that project, but ...
.....those thick turves you removed ...!?
....if you turn them OVER where they are, instead of carting them away at great energy cost....
....then you retain the soil, the weeds die and add nutrients to the soil, and you could dig more bed with the time saved.....
.....win, win...and win!!
Also, recommend covering the bed with a layer of compost/farmyard manure, then weed fabric, and leaving it over winter. The French worms will do most of the work, and no weeds will regrow ...!
Advice coming, not from the armchair, but from 50+ years of gardening...!!!
BTW..LOVE your channel....a welcome intellectual oasis is a desert of UA-cam averageness......(is that a word .!?)
Thanks for the tips and kind words.
Ha!....had I been moving that sink....I'd have HAD to use a trolley..and ropes...
....I'd have been TERRIFIED of one little stumble resulting in dropping and breaking it, after transporting it all the way from Dear Old Blighty.......!!!
Do you own the whole building or just part?
Just our house which is the end of a row of three.
Bonjour il vous faudra faire une arrivée d'air frais sous le poêle .
❤❤VIDEO ❤❤
Hope you both had a pleasant holiday.
Marion's strong!
Although the sinks were particularly Northern Irish, it amuses me that you couldn't find what you wanted in a brocante. The flow of goods is normally in the opposite direction - to the UK.
Have you added a buttress to the collapsing corner wall since we last saw, Lewis ? I thought I saw one but may be mistaken.
The seed bed soil looks great, I wonder what type it is.
Belfast sinks originated in Northern Ireland not England.
@@gordanmilne7034 💩😂 ...the clue being in the name. I've corrected it.
🤗🧡💛
Ne pas oublier les chatières en toiture. Au besoin. Bien regarder le DTU . Si rapprocher au mieux car vous êtes sur du vieux bâti
Here's a thing to mull over.....
.....why IS it that women speaking English with a strong French accent is soo sexy.... !?!?