Hahaha thank you, not sure I’ve done electrics yet though…bit scared of electric! Ben’s the electric person. That’s why we’re a good team, I let Ben do the scary stuff! 🤣
Dawn dear, I am so proud of the sweet and strong woman you are. You are delicate when doing heavy work, whether uprooting a plant or stacking heavy stones. You make us proud by being a sweet and strong woman of the 21st century. Congratulations !
Builder Ben and Demolition Dawn seem to have swopped jobs but both still doing amazingly. That root is a bit of an iceberg more below than above but "you are getting there" XX
Haha, it does seem that way doesn't it. But the building work is better in Dawn's hands as I know she will do a good job. I can just potter and do little bits around the place while she is busy (AKA skive off) Funnily enough I said the same thing in a comment below about it being an iceberg. It is a bugger. But yes, it will be gone in the end. Thank you as always Carol. Hope you are well xxx
As for that drystone wall I think taking it down is your only option. Yes, a huge project but if a job is worth doing…it’s worth doing well. As they say. 👍👍👍
Thank you very much Marie. I will get there with the roots, little and often I think. I am not a fan of hard work. The gates will be great once they are a pair and actually attached and not just propped up against the posts. The wall is looking great. More done today and I know Dawn won't stop now that she has started. Thank you for watching and commenting Marie :-)
Crumbs I was holding my breath whilst you were removing those roots but you know what you are doing phew! Its all coming together guys Thanks so much for sharing 🍀
I was holding my breath too hahaha. The roots were huge and that stump that is remaining is just laughing at me. Not for long though... little by little. Thank you so much for Watching Janey, sharing our journey is a pleasure.
Another great job. The gates give it a real farmyard look. Pointing is coming on so well, not to mention getting rid of that huge root. Life is good Dawn and Ben 💛
Life is really good right now yeah 😊 Ooh yes the gates, look great don’t they. Makes it look more like a courtyard farm with the gates up. Looking forward to getting the side/front gate done too. It’s been a really good and productive week this one. ❤️
Ben, you are becoming a cinematographer! Great composition and editing, a story that's fun to watch. Please do rest after exhausting yourself, or you might get too discouraged, perhaps do a fun for your project next! Dawn, I have no doubts you will become a master limer and its great you didn't use creosote on the fence posts. Love the containment you are creating for your place, putting chicken wire over the gate to keep out the riffraff? European badgers are so cuddly compared to Canadian ones. Proud of both of you of the ways you are choosing to renovate and create.
Thank you so much Sharon, that is really nice of you to say so. Practice and learning I suppose as I go. The laptop is crashing more often than not now so that is frustrating but a fix is in sight. The building is in safe hands with Dawn doing it. Now she has started she won't stop and will lime mortar me if I stand still for too long. The posts are treated already but we will leave them that colour. The chicken wire will be next but just wanted to get them fitted.. sadly they are not a pair so will have wait until the matching one is available, hopefully next week. Then it will look great. We had an idea that we had a badger from little scuff marks on the land, but we never expected a family of them. That was filmed over the course of three nights. The first night was learning how high the camera needed to be etc, the second night we saw the family and after that just one or two at a time. They are active for about 4 hours each night from about midnight. We are proud to be able to share them. I will have to have a look at Canadian ones. Thank you very much, we are proud of ourselves too, it is everything we hoped it would be and much more. Have a lovely week and than you for being a channel member :-)
Not sure why but UA-cam considered your comment had blocked words?! 😂 And held it for review and I’ve only just seen it🫣 anyway…yes they are really cute! It was lovely to see them appear on the camera! 🥰
@@thecornerhouseproject thank you for letting me know, I've had the feeling this was happening to more of my comments, I don't why. Good to get it confirmed.
It has been a bitty, busy week, but we feel we have got a lot done, shame about the two different gates and having to wait for a replacement, but with Dawn now working the lime and stones repairing the outbuilding, I can do odd bits around the place. It should be an interesting week ahead. Thank you Laurie for watching and commenting :-)
Hi Debra. Dawn is doing a great job isn't she. The first hole is now done and Dawn has started on the end wall which has a few stones missing and needs some serious repointing. Not bad for a first go at building repair. Thanks Debra for watching and commenting :-)
Thank you Fionn. It was a brave move but certainly worth it, we are loving it all. The stone repairs are getting there. More sand arrived yesterday so I would think Dawn will be out there shortly carrying on. Thank you very much for watching and commenting :-)
Well it is currently still there. This week is the week I might cut some more of it away, it is a right pain. Thank you so much Jean for you binge watching our videos :-)
Every day you get ever more forwards. Just remember to enjoy yourselves within your journey forwards. I know it is a huge challenge, believe me, I do know! Yet every large or small things you do counts! Planning for everyday projects is key. You know that by now! 😄👍👍👍👍💜💜
Good evening Ava, thank you for watching and commenting :-) Oh we really do enjoy ourselves, more often than not. Just being here is fantastic. As you have done it, you really do know it is a huge challenge, but a doable one as we have faith in ourselves. Planning.... daily.... maybe not quite daily, but we have a master plan haha. Thank you again Ava :-)
Well done! We have been pointing and filling old stone on our cottage in Donegal...only 1/3 of the house left to do. Sometimes you might wish for a magic wand!
Ooh wow! I bet the relief is huge knowing you only have a 1/3 left! Well….yes a magic wand might come in handy, there’s so much to be filled around here on just the outbuildings and then there’s the house too! 🫣 we had hoped to be getting the cement render of the front of the house this year but I think that’s going to have to wait and we might chuck some white paint on it for this year just to make it look nicer! I forgot about the little strawberry in the end but I did leave it by the wall sat on soil so I must go check see if it took root again but we do have more growing in the wall again so that’s nice 🙂
Dawn is super woman to have put that gate post in and now, stonemason extraordinaire, I'm so impressed. The gates do look good and it was so lovely to see the Badger family snuffling about, they're wonderful animals. Oh and the newly organised workshop is fab'. I look forward to your updates, it's all becoming increasingly interesting, not that the 'dig' wasn't 😂 but the stone outbuilding is going to be amazing when finished. ❤
Aww thank you Pat! ❤️ we’re really pleased with how the fence posts turned out and very pleased that with all the bedrock around, that I was able to get enough removed to get the post in deep enough. As for the outbuilding, I’m soooo excited about doing that finally! Can’t wait to get up in the morning and keep at it. I love doing stonework. Time consuming but love it. We were so chuffed to see the badgers on the camera…quite surprised to see so many and the little family of four of them was amazing! Haha we are happy the digging is pretty much done with. It’s been a really good week of getting some interesting things done again! ❤️
Loved watching this week's video. So amazing to have badgers! I know the feeling of the thought of doing it being worse than actually doing the job. Procrastination is my middle name at times. I need to pop round for a brew again sometime soon and see the place in full bloom. ❤
❤️ Thank you! I know they are sooo cute aren’t they?! Oh you and us both with the procrastination! Haha. Really happy to have got started though because it’s nowhere near as scary as my brain had made it! You’re always welcome 😊 we really should come see you two as well… I would love to see all the animals in real time! They make my day seeing them in your videos! We’ll sort it out soon! ❤️
You two are just fabulous 🤗you work so hard, so enjoy watching your progress, all in your stride, you’ve done so much, love that your always so chilled,and just getting on with it,can’t only imagine how tired you get, thank you for the great videos ❤️🙌xx
Aww thank you Marion ❤️Some days we get tired and really feel our age (like today for me! lol) but I think we’re quite surprised that we can keep going as much as we do because neither of us are or were the fittest of people before this. Definitely much fitter now though which is lovely! 😘
It’s amazing what you find inside a tree, because a tree will grow around anything in its way basically. Are you just going to chip away at it or leave it for now as you shore up the cottage walls? And, Well done Dawn, that wall is already starting to look so much better. Love the bit of cinematography of the bike and peaking through the chink in the wall. I also love the gates, but I think your dogo friend will wish there was a dog flap to get through once they are completely mounted, or will they sit a bit higher up for him to visit? Are badgers destructive? Their funny little tails are too cute. They kinda look like a skunk and a possum had a kid. Can’t wait to see what y’all get done this week. Have a great week!
It ended up just becoming the wall in the end looking at it! There’s stones embedded in it in various places! I think we will have to try and chip away it because to be able to fix that part of the outbuilding we need to be able to get it cut down quite a bit. It will look so much nicer without big holes in the walls, fingers crossed I do a good enough job on it too 😂 Ben was quite pleased with himself for that bit with the bike! We found that bike hidden under all the Ivy in that outbuilding when we cleared it out, so we will probably sand it down and spray it up all shiny again 😊 The dog will still be able to visit as he isn’t much bigger than a cat and will be able to get under it. He has started coming most mornings for a visit with us and to see the cats. ❤️ Hahaha yes they do look like a skunk and a possum had a kid! 🤣 I don’t think they’re destructive, other than digging little holes in the earth for worms! So far, it’s been a very productive week, looking forward to showing you all on Saturday! You have a great week too!
Hi Dyanne, thank you for watching and commenting. Exactly, and we are in no rush really. It will be lovely to get a roof back on the building after it collapsed last August or so, we were truly gutted when it collapsed. Once Dawn has worked her magic I am sure we will soon have a new roof on it. Thank you again Dyanne :-)
It's so refreshing seeing you go for it, diving in and getting going, that's what is needed and you both are smashing it. I think that giving yourself more time without filming is also a big part of getting things done. It's amazing how different you are approaching the jobs compared with those first days. Love it.👍
Oh it has made such a difference cutting down the videos to one a week, it’s given us a lot more time to just get on with it all. Haha yes in the beginning we were very wary of everything and hesitant but now we know the place and we know we won’t make it fall down, it’s a lot easier to just get stuck in! A little bit of experience under our belts makes a big difference. ❤️
Thank you 🤩 ooh yes they are, most are fine but some of the big ones are hard going, like you say, to lift is hard enough but then when you have to turn them in all directions to decide if they will work or not 🫠😅 No problem at all with sharing 😘
Thanks Four Tails. We can't believe the size of it either, it turned out to be like an iceberg, more hiding than showing. I will cut away at it bit by bit though and see how much we can get rid of. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Thank you Graham. 😊 The new reciprocating saw should arrive today! Yay! 🎉 we burnt the other one out on the stump….but to be fair we had used it to death clearing the land so it done really well in the end.
AAAAAAAAAAhhhh Dawn Ben well done i reallly loved watchin your stone house building ,omg that tree stump was awful and very knackerin ,you mind Ben ,lifting all them heavy items ,love you both tyyy see u in next xxx
Hi Diana, it will be nice to see the progression of the building being repaired and one day it will have a new roof. The tree stump will be a little and often I think and I am sure it will give up in the end :-) Thanks for watching and commenting. See you next week :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject i keep goin through ur old videos n watchin ,omg sooo much has been done ,omgg dawn ben ,where do u get the energy from ,wish u would say a hi to me on one your videos n a wavee e, i not a member but i love u two xxx
Dawn should be very proud of undertaking such a job; her patience is amazing. Ben, you must be getting in pretty good shape from all that fighting with the stump. You might be able to take it down a bit more with an axe.... not too hard to sharpen if you hit a rock. The gate is a nice touch on your property.
Thank you very much John, it’s funny because most of the time I have very little patience if there is something I want to do, but for jobs like this I have all the patience in the world. It’s been a lot more work than we thought with the tree stump! It looked so small until Ben managed to get the last of the soil and stones out and then that monster appeared. Ooh yes, we’re really pleased with the gates…starting to like a farm now! 😉🤣
Thank you Julia Killingback, I hope your screename isn't a sign of things to come for us haha. Thank you very much for watching and commenting today :-)
Those roots even surprised me. If you could get a tractor and a stout chain, you could try to ease that root out, gently or failing that, you could take the breaker and remove those stones from the root. If you've killed the roots, that'll eventually rot down. You could certainly rebuild the wall or you could put a small gate in there, instead of the wall. Really enjoyed this episode, keep up the good work and before you know it, you'll have the roof on. 👍👍
Oh they did us too, never thought they were going to be that sort of size! It was quite deceiving with the small part the roadside of the wall. The tree root was weed killed last year and has started to die off so fingers crossed it’s not growing anymore now. If we can get the majority of the root out it would be lovely to get the wall built back up again. We will have to see how successful we are in removing the root! lol soo excited to be able to get the roof back on! It’s been sooo long since we’ve seen it with roof!
Wow!! Badgers! How wonderful. Dawn is getting a dab hand at the stone wall building. Poor Ben,you did trojan work there, but my goodness, that's a fair chunk of tree grown into the wall,there. Take care,see you next weekend!
I know! How cute were they?! Snuffling around for worms and whatever else…slugs Ben thinks. That’s definitely a beast of a tree stump…pain in the proverbial that it grew through the wall though! I’m really enjoying final getting started on the outbuilding…it’s been a long time coming! See you next weekend 😊
Yeah he does have those things but he said it would most likely cause damage to the outbuilding as it looks like at least one of the roots may have gone below the outbuilding 😮 so we decided against that 😂 aww thank you it’s all starting to feel like it’s taking shape now. ❤️
Hi Dawn Ben. Great to see the start of the building. I have neaver done building of stones but I have built blocks. There’s a few real handy tools u should get. And old 4” paint brush or bigger and a bucket of water to wet the stone to help the lime stick to them better. A real soft natural hair floor brush or hand brush. Builders use these for cleaning up and nibs of mortar at the end of the day. And a pointing iron or a bit of 22mm pipe to help with the pointing. Use a 4ft spirit level to be sure the stones are in line and you know the score your selves. For ur gates it might be an idea to fix some drop bars to the top keep them in line and a local builder or farm shop should have the gate hangers and should be cheaper than screw fix. With my gates up now and the children out running about I got a small retaining wall built and this week I might get a few kerbs down. It’s all go.
Hi Marcus, oh you and us both with the outbuilding, it’s been a long time coming! Thanks for the tips on the tools, I’m quite pleased to see that I have all that covered lol. I have a water sprayer instead of a brush for the dampening things down. We bought it all for the joists and fixing them back in. Ben did ask at the agri place for some drop but they didn’t have any at the time. Fixings we have as well and once we get the one gate swapped we will be good to go with hanging them. It’s all very exciting right now! Sounds like it’s all looking good there with you and yours right now, just need a bit of prolonged good weather and it will be fantastic. It’s lovely to finally be out of the winter and cold weather so we can all get stuck in again. 😊
Well done you two, the wildlife, wow!! Fantastic. It looks like you have the whole family there. You are doing great with your stone laying, the art must be in choosing the stones to fit and then laying them, double-handling them I know, but that's what it is. But when they were laid back in the day, they had a gang of men on it, Dawn, 😘 proud of you for taking it on, the gates are coming along nicely, and well done Ben on unearthing that horrible root,✌❤ xxx
Haha I know I said to Ben, that you’d love seeing the badgers! How cool is that eh?! Yes the choosing of the stones is what’s taking the time. I lay each row out with the stones that will work and then get fixing them in, seems to be working so far. Looking forward to getting back to it tomorrow 😊 That root is huge! We never expected it to be quite as large as it is! It’s gonna take a fair while chipping away at that to get rid of it. Gates look great, once we get that one changed we can get them hung and useable ❤️😘😘😘
@@thecornerhouseproject Exciting stuff for you, laying those stones but be careful lifting them, keep them close to your body, and bend your knees when lifting, take care 🥰
Wow Dawn, the dark horse of gate building! Rob has been dreaming of putting proper gates in that actually swing and you beat him to it, they are fabulous! And as for the stone repairing/building, fantastic work, well done to you both. Its tough getting going with that but as with everything, once you find you way there is a feel good element to it which spurs you on 💪 Thank you for the badger family footage, arent they lovely - I so hoped we would have badgers here, but I think Rooneys presence keeps them at bay 😕
Haha! The moment presented itself so it needed to be done lol sorry for beating Rob to it 😉 we’re really pleased with them and fingers crossed tomorrow we can pick up the matching gate and get a pair hung! Oh you’re definitely right, once I got over the “arghh…I can’t do this” 😂 I’ve been fine and really enjoying doing it. I can’t believe I’ve was worried about it now lol. Need to remember this every time I start to panic about something! Oh I know the badgers are sooo cute, we were so chuffed to see them on the camera! Aww yes I suppose they might not like a woof being around.
Yeah we did think about that…but our water is quite precious lol as we collect rain water for our water and we have to be careful with how much we use and because I’ll need water for mixing the lime for outbuilding we needed to hang onto it a bit. You’re right though it would have made it a lot quicker to get to the roots.
XWas surprised just how big them roots were too, just shows whats hidden versus whats on show where roots are concerned. We've all this to look forward to 😱 . Gone chilly again here . But as long as it stays dry just dor now . Have a great week . P s don't worry about the gates not matching . I've yet to see a pair 😁 paint them black no one will notice ( or comment)
I know! We were amazed once it appeared like that…never would have thought it from that smallish stump the other side of the wall! Ooh I don’t envy you, it was hard going…fingers crossed yours aren’t mixed with half a stone wall too! 🤣 It’s been weird weather lately hasn’t it, gone chilly and then on Saturday sooo warm back to chilly again and rainy today. Supposed to be sunny tomorrow with a little rain. Must say I prefer it overcast when we’re stood outside in it all day! You have a great week too! Ahh yes the gates…everyone who has passed hasn’t noticed until we point it out…so you’re right, no one would have realised 😂
Yes we think so too, we didn’t want to have to take it down really but it was the right thing to do to be able to gain proper access to the tree root. Lots of stones to rebuild it back up…without a tree growing through it this time! 😂
Well done you two, conquering your fears and learning new skills. Dawn, you need a bucket of water to soak the stones (same with bricks) before you place them so the stone doesn't dry out the lime too fast. They don't have to soak a long time, pick out the stone you want, put them in the water and have a cup of tea, come back and render them in place, pick out the next set of stone and put them to soak while you mix your mortar or have another cup of tea. Lay your stone like lego so that where two stones meet the stone on top covers the joint that stops the wall from cracking. Get a hammer and a chisel and bash the stones to make them fit - don't worry about finding the right stone. You are doing amazing and what you have done so far looks fantastic!!! I'm so proud of you I could bust! Badgers will eat a lot of grubs but do be careful, they are nasty.
Thank you! ❤️ Thank you for all the advice, much appreciated 😊 so chuffed to be finally getting stuck in with it. You won’t be able to stop me now from liming anything that doesn’t move! Hahaha! Don’t be looking too closely though when the next video comes out as it won’t be anywhere near what you’re used to seeing from your dad’s work! 🫣❤️ The badgers have definitely been digging them up down there, that’s what prompted us to stick the wildlife camera down there. 🦡 very cute though 🥰
@@thecornerhouseproject I imagine when my Dad was learning his first few jobs weren't the best lol. Each Master Stone mason and Master Plaster has their own techniques, how they hold their tools and how they use their tools and what type they prefer. Some make their own tools or modify tools they have purchased. You will find your groove as you work at it. I'm so proud of you!!!
I am moving to the coast of Oregon this month 118 MILES one way so I am packing my kitchen now . I would have you both come and help but your too far away ! Lol Cheers !!
Great job on the root removal Ben! And Dawn I’m SOOOOOO excited to see you starting the pointing and filling in the walls!! Yay!!! 🎉❤😊 the gates are nice, and I didn’t even notice that they were different till you guys pointed it out. What were those little night time visitors?? Always so good to see you two!! 😘💚💚
Haha I thought you might be excited to see it start! I cannot deny I am very excited about it too! 🎉❤️ aww yes we’re so pleased with the gates, they look great and just tie it all together now 😊 The night time visitors were badgers 🦡 🦡 We hadn’t realised, until putting the video up and the comments that followed, that in the US badgers are different to our badgers 😂💚🍀
Aww thank you ☺️ a week seems a long time doesn’t it? It does to us too after doing so many videos a week for a long time! Lots of very cute visitors! 🦡 It’s definitely an impressive root!
Badgers, badgers, badgers! 🦡🦡🦡 It's always felt to me like a blessing of sorts when (benign) wildlife chooses to live right along with me. & can I say how amazing it is to see Ben pick up a stone the size of a large cardboard bootbox and just handle it like it was an empty cardboard bootbox. (Both of you have been doing that sort of thing for a while now; but I was just freshly impressed.) That stump! I'm think I've lived on apartments/flats smaller than that stump. Unsolicited idea Du Jour: may be rebuild the wall at least partly as a fungary/stumpery/deadhedge rather than all in stone? And Dawn looks like she knows exactly what she's doing rebuilding that wall. The work she's done looks really good & solid. Wishing all the Corner House Critters a great week! 😊
Aren’t they soo cute! I am completely with you on wildlife choosing to live close by, it feels nice to know they trust you enough to be around you. He is surprisingly strong for someone who is quite slightly built and even more so since we’ve been doing all of this work. We would love to be able to get the stump,out if possible but I think we may have leave some of the roots in because they possibly worked their merry way under the outbuilding!🫣 we need to get a big chunk out to be able to realign the stones that it’s pushed into the building. I do like your idea though as it is a lot less work than trying to get it out! I’m really enjoying repairing the wall, it’s been going really well so far….not sure what I was scared of now! 🤣 Aww you have a great week too!😘
You could reuse those log root circular cuts as stepping stones in your mulch patch. Also I think its a great area for a walk through gate, allowing you to use the flat stones as also walking path material, within the gravel if that is what your putting down, it could highlight or border paths or make great stones to lay at the entrances and exits to the out buildings. It would be a great place to invite neighbors into your yard or talk over the fence. Now what were those animals? Badgers? Don't forget to beat the lime in with a hard brush into your joints and smooth before it gets too hard. Great job on both the building and getting that wall down!😊😃
Finding a way to showcase some parts of the roots, so folks in the future can see the amount of effort it takes to fix problems stemming from neglect would be an awesome lesson.
Ooh I love the stepping stones idea! That would look great 😊 Yes, we’ve thought about that too with the gate…but…I really love a dry stone wall…but I also love a beautiful wrought iron gate too…hmmm 🤔 so many things to think about there in your comment! Thank you. Ooh we already do a lot of talking to neighbours, we are on a bit of a dog walking route..it’s lovely. Yes, badgers! Very cute aren’t they? We kept seeing little dug patches of soil on the land so Ben stuck the trail cam down to have see what was out there in the darkness….it was amazing to see them on it! Already done with the hard brush 😉 but thank you ☺️
Gates look brilliant the roots are huge thu the building but you both will smash it your doing great the badgers are amazing always thought zeus looked like one
Oh they really huge! Gonna be a job and a half getting them out but we will do our best 😊 really pleased with how the gates look. Is Zeus the dog in your profile pic? ❤️🦡
Call one gate the left hand style and the other the right hand gate style who will ever know and you might start a trend lol.Good to see your getting to the root of the problem along the wall all kiddin aside its goin to look good when your done,
Hahaha love it with the right and left hand style! To be fair anyone that has seen them hasn’t realised they are different anyway 😂 Most definitely got to the root of the problem! A big ol’ monstrosity of a problem!
You're doing an incredible work, guys! Tour property looks fantastic. And the icing on the cake, your'e not using cement, but lime for your mortars. Which would be a nonsense! Congratulations!
Thank you very much! Yeah it’s important to us to use lime where it’s needed and we’re also very fortunate with the house as other than some modern repairs with different non lime plasters mostly the house is done in lime and we will try our hardest to preserve what is already here and just patch up where needed.
Hi and thank you very much indeed. The workshop looked nice..... and since I have used it.... a little cluttered, but I will give it a sort again soon, probably when I need to find something haha. Thank you so much for subscribing, that is really kind :-) Have a lovely evening.
Its coming along well !! My Dad was a stone mason in Cadamstown Offaly back in the day ! And built a lot of those stone walls on houses and barns and between fields ! Tough job and takes time to get a rhythm going !
Aww wow, what a lovely trade to have! It’s a skill learnt over so many years isn’t it? It’s taking me a while just to see the stones that I need. Once I build a bit confidence I’ll start shaping them to size I need but for now I am going with what’s already there 😂 hence it taking some time to find the “right” one. 😂 I love the look of them and seeing how they are put together and whether courses are used or not. I’ve read so much and watched so many videos of stonemasons and it’s just instinctual for them finding the right stone.
You wouldn't believe how many times I proofread that small sentence, yet still got it wrong. Ben's SOH is definitely turning Irish 😅😅😅😅 Love to ye all out Weshth.
Awww, little bird nests where you can easily peek at babies. Fabulous work shed area! Great root pulled out Ben. Haha I love the song with the night visitors, really suitable! My sister and I used to sing the song as young kids and of course sang it to our kids. Are the visitors shrews or stoats or what? I looked up a few possibilities but my guesses don't exist in Ireland. Gates and stone wall repair area look great and that root is gigantic. Keep well.
Hi Tracy, not really sure why but your comment got put into the held for review section and I’ve only just seen it now. 🫣 It was lovely to be able to see the little birds in the nest, fingers crossed she chooses a different location next time as the cats were very interested but luckily she has flown with her babies now and we’re quite glad as policing the cats was becoming a full time job! Yes we loved that song when we were kids too, funny how some songs stay with you isn’t it? The visitors are Badgers 🦡 very cute and until moving over here the only time I’d ever seen one was when it had been knocked over by a car back in England ☹️ so it’s lovely to be able to see them darting out of the bushes here and there at dusk. It’s all starting to get there now isn’t it? Lots of little bits and pieces getting done. That root…well that’s another story! It is indeed gigantic! We think it will have to stay in the ground as some of it may have grown under the outbuilding!
I was just remembering how you folks used the acroprops to raise the roof/floor in the house slowly and I was wondering "IF" the same principle could be used inside the shed levering against the ground and with a thick board against the inside of the wall to even the load and slowly push the wall back out straight. Another wonderful video and strong progress this week too
Thank you very much 😊😘 thats a good idea, we will have a see what we can do once we have cleared the inside of the fallen stones. It worked for the floors so it’s worth a shot!
Brilliant work guys…you must be so proud of how far you have come! Would love to see the house restored to stone…hell of a job but would be well worth it👍😉
Thank you! Oh yes we really are, it’s all starting to come together nicely now. We will, at some point, be taking the cement render off the front of the house…so we will see the stone then for a little while. Downside is we will then lime render it but it will be nice to see it all stone for a while ❤️
Wow, have been waiting for the next installment! Thank you! The shed looks great, all nice a tidy. You'll do fine replacing the stone in building. It's like the more you think about a project, the bigger it gets in your mind, especially if it is something new. You'll do it, Dawn! Glad to see some of that tree gone. What a mess! The wall being down will probably be a plus when getting ready to put the new roof on. It can always be rebuilt later. Not sure what the critter is you have running around at night, but an interesting looking varmint. Good video. Thank you so much for it.
It was long overdue to tidy that shed up. Love how easy it is to find everything now! Yes that is exactly that with doing the outbuilding, it got really huge in my head but now I’ve started it, I’m really enjoying it. It’s a shame to have to take a tree down but it has caused so much damage along with the Ivy to that building it had to go. Ooh I hadn’t thought about that with the roof going on…that will make it so much easier with ladders or scaffolding. Haha the critters are badgers, 🦡 to be honest we hadn’t realised that badgers were different in the US until we saw lots of people in comments asking what they were! 😂 No problem with the video, it’s our pleasure ❤️
Possibly yes, but I will cut away at it and see how low I can get it. We aren't bothered about what remains in the ground past ground level, but at the moment just getting it away from the wall so Dawn can get in and repair it. At present we just can't see any damage it has caused. But a little fire at the base of it might not be a bad move, so thank you for the suggestion. Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
Just found your channel... Wow... what a tree stump... I guess you just have to do it once and do it right...eh? You'll work it out... There's a couple doing a stone barn in Italy called Raising Voyagers... they've just changed lintels in Windows and doorways... The strategies they used may be helpful for you? But I see you doing a lot that others do... well done! Btw, how about swinging the gate, and putting it somewhere else when the right gate is available? I've sibscribed, and am now watching your very first video... only 1 year ago!!! Oh my goodness... what a shamozzle it was! So I'll enjoy your journey to now... All the best... ❤
A tree stump in some order. Welcome to The Corner House haha. Yes, it must go to be able to get to the wall so it can be repaired. I think the root will be a bit by bit as Dawn works around the other repairs to be done on the outbuilding. Thanks for the channel info, we will have a look. It is nice to see how others do things. Yes, I think when you take on an old building, it is a rinse and repeat from previous people who have done the same things. We have a go at anything. The plan is as much as possible, just not the roof due to the height. Gates done, see todays video :-) Thank you very much for subscribing and sorry about the bad quality of the sound and video for quite some time. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
That was so cool, guys! I was looking at the gate, thinking oh no, their little dog friend can’t come visit and lo and behold a new little dog friend. I got so tickled!!! Great job on the gate post, Dawn! The Corner House is really looking like a proper farm! Love it, guys! I loved the little creatures too! See you next week!!
Do not fear, the little dog friend manages to appear most mornings at the back door and invites himself in for a visit 🤣😊 he likes to come see the cats! I think they would rather he didn’t 🤣 but he likes them ❤️ It really is starting to look like a farm! Just need some animals now! Apart from the cats, dogs and badgers that frequent the place! See you next week! X
Really Impressed with what you 2 are prepared to take on never having done this before, best way to learn is get stuck in and do it ,well done Ben and Dawn , ps if your forecast is anything like mine you should have full water tanks next week lol
It really is the best way isn’t it? It’s always worth a shot at something as you might be surprised that you can actually do it! it’s also a lot cheaper doing stuff yourself hahaha 🤣 Well, today we weren’t suppose to have any rain but it has rained on and off all day and tomorrow it’s forecast for rain but only until about 11 according to met eirann. Are you forecast lots of rain up there then?
@@thecornerhouseproject yep basically rain for rest of this week but we had a lovely Saturday lol only thing i will not attempt is plastering as get more on the floor than the wall and if i do manage it resembles a mountain range , ps Jealous of the Badgers
Hi Dawn and Ben new subscriber here ,just watched your renovation series from the start,you both are such hard working people,I don’t know where you get your energy from,keep up the good work and I’m looking forward to future posts..
Aww thank you and welcome to the channel! Also thanks ever so much for going back and working your way through them all! 🏆 I’m not sure where the energy comes from some days either but a good nights rest helps most of the time!
i wouldnt have even noticed the gate issue, but when u pointed it out i see it, , if its something your bothered with, you can perhaps add a cap cover to go over each top inside corner. fab work guys you are slaying it
Well I won't tell anyone it is wonky if you don't lol. I think it is where the gates aren't level, so I had to bring the bottom out on one to make them look level. Both posts could do with caps really to stop the rain going down into the post and rotting it. Thank you for watching and commenting 🙂
Well done guys!!! Maybe a small fire might help get rid of the roots 😂😂😂 . Done a bit of re pointing but not on that scale !!! A strong plastic bag with the corner cut of like an icing bag is good for filling the small gaps .
🤣 🤭 of course there would be a fire there! It’s probably a good idea though because that is some beast of a tree there! Yeah I’ve seen that said before with the icing bag. We got one of those mortar guns last year (looks a bit like a sealant gun) but didn’t have a lot of success with that but I think the mix was a bit to thick, so might be worth digging that out and seeing if that will work this time.
My back and knees are looking at your backs and knees and wondering how you do it! So much hard work you guys are doing, I don't know how you're not wrecked!
Haha oh there are days when we feel it! Most of the time we’re alright but now and again it does catch up with us. It’s normally when you do a different sort of job it starts to hurt doesn’t it?
Doing well Dawn, I'd love to rebuild a wall, it's like a massive jigsaw puzzle. Some of the new builds near me have planted ivy growing up the fronts of the houses, they might regret that.
Ooh yes they probably will, it looks lovely but when you see what damage it can do and how it can shift the weight of some those giant stones overtime, you would definitely thing again about knowingly planting it near a building! 😂 Yes! It is like a giant puzzle, we must share the same kind of brain because I’m loving it! ❤️
A question for your Q n A sessions - can you tell us of any bumps, bruises, accidents you've both had during the renovation? Also Id love to know what you're cooking these days in your proper kitchen, are - do you have any grizzly tales from the old days when you first started out of meals yourve had.
I’ll answer you here but if we do another q&a we will answer there too as it’s a good question. 😊 Bumps and bruises a plenty, luckily nothing serious. I fell and impaled my arm on a rusty nail about 9 months ago, that was scary but I’m fine. Ben had a nice scrape on his head from a piece of ply falling from the ceiling but We’ve had more aching joints than anything else really. Food wise for the first 6 months we lived on pots of noodles and cheese toasties! We’re still very limited in the kitchen cooking area with a microwave, induction hob and a table top hob, but I did manage to cook Christmas dinner in it! Not sure how but it turned out pretty well! 🤣
Hi Martin, we are very lucky with all the lovely lovely comments that we get. We have a lot of wonderful people following along and for that we are very grateful ☺️ the odd not so nice here and there but overall very nice people, yourself included ❤️
With you doing the stone walls yourself, you will become more confidents Dawn and it's therapeutic and it will save you a lot of money too. Love and blessings from Scotland xx
Oh I love it, it really is very therapeutic, hours and hours pass and you don’t realise! Just from the couple of days I feel much calmer about doing it, I think I built it up as a big scary thing to do and then scared myself! 🤣
You guys are smashing it slow n steady an all that, we live up in the north coast of the emerald Isle. Hope you are getting used to the rainy weather apparently this was this was why the vikings didn't settle here, lol😂
Haha really? I did not know that. You would have thought them a more hardy lot of people! 😂 Last year was a shocker for rain but we have gotten used to it now and rather look forward to it when we we are getting low on water lol
I truly know and understand why you two cut back on filming . On the flip side of things , I miss watching you two so much!!! It is so nice to have my coffee and watch the teamwork and respect you show each other.. I hope you can eventually get caught up enough to make two videos a week. You are amazing workers and are doing a great job saving history.
Aww thank you Nancy that’s so very kind of you and lovely to read 🥰 we do keep toying with the idea of starting back again with 2 videos as some weeks we get a lot done and in one half hour video a week we can’t show all that we do. We will see what happens in the next coming weeks 😉
Hi Balla, thank you for watching and commenting tonight. It is hard to gauge volume for all devices. There is a recommended volume for both speech and music which I do try to stick to. The repetitiveness is just part of the music chosen I am afraid. I always try to mix the tracks of music so you don't hear the same one over and over in one video. But with all that said, I will take you comment onboard. Thank you again :-)
Dawn and Ben your both getting some amount of work done every week it's amazing. That tree trunk was a trial I am sure to get it removed. It just shows the damage ivy can do on buildings and tree's. Take care and mind yourselves God bless xx
Hi Colette 😊 it was a very good week last week for getting things done, it was lovely to get so many different things done. Ooh yes the tree trunk is going to be a right pain in the butt! It definitely makes you realise that letting a tree grow so close to a building is really not a good thing to do and then add Ivy to the mix….recipe for disaster! You take care too and see you next week 😘xx
We only just found this past week that the end of that building used to have a big barn door in the end, so even though that building had partially collapsed it now makes sense as to why that corner is lovely straight and intact.
WOW! I am so impressed by the organized workshop. I liked the gates too. There is so much progress being done. I watched your video on the first look around on your land and was so amazed in what you have accomplished in a year. Y’all seem to have an abundance in energy. I am recovering from my surgery and was looking forward to your video. It made my day. Cheering y’all on, just nana 🌳🌳🌳🪨🪨🪨❤️
I can't take any credit for organisation Just Nana, Dawn is the sorter and organiser, I just reap the benefits at the end of it. It has been a busy year and it has been nice to be able to spend time on both the house and the land. We think we are finally at a point where we can do this or do that without the urgency the floors bought last year or the land clearing brought this year. So we have gate (nearly), work has started on repairing the building and already I have done a couple of bits today while Dawn has been outside. Not sure about an abundance of energy, but we do like to keep going. I was shattered yesterday though. It doesn't happen often, but yesterday got me. Hope your recovery is going well and thank you so so much for being a channel member and of course watching and commenting :-)
Yeah, it’s not something we like doing…cutting trees down but this one definitely had to go it’s going to be harder going getting rid of the root though 😂
Great job to both of you. You're making good progress. By the way, please be careful when people say things like it's easier to tear the wall down & start over. I've seen other channels where people were told this & once they started taking parts of walls apart, the whole thing comes down. Then after weeks of carrying huge rocks trying to rebuild, they end up having to hire professionals. It's not always better to take the wall apart. Some people giving advice have never built a rock wall before & don't realize how heavy rocks are & how hard it is on the body. If possible, I think it's better to fix walls if possible like Dawn is doing. I've even seen people incorporate tree parts in walls & add more rocks & point around them to avoid rebuilding walls. Just an opinion from another non-expert that has never built a wall before...
Thank you 😊 Generally we’re not easily led with doing what people advise us to do if it goes against what we think 😂 (probably not always a good thing) but this time we think it was the right thing to do. We asked the farmer neighbour if he would be kind enough to give us some pointers on using the chainsaw (as neither have used one before 😬) and even he said it would be safer taking it down with trying to use the chainsaw with all the stone around. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t something we really wanted to do ☹️ when we do rebuild it, we will have to rebuild it around some of the stump because it looks like some of the roots may have gone beneath the outbuilding unfortunately. We just need to be able to get a portion of it cut so we can fix the wall of the outbuilding that it’s leaning against. I like your opinion because it is a valid very opinion and normally we would have avoided at all costs taking something like that down. 😘
It might cause more damage.... so take this idea with some caution... some rocks with crack or break with extreme heat....wonder if you can use what I grew up calling a pair burner to burn out the stump. It's a really big butane torch used to burn the thorns of prickly pair, so cows can eat them when there is not enough grass for feeding. Folks also use it to char wood to protect it from water & outside elements.
Ooh I’ve not heard of doing that before. Might not be the best way for us with the buildings either side though…especially as we don’t own one of them lol. I love how it’s used to give the cows more food though when the grass is low. I’ve seen a couple of UA-cam videos of people charring wood as a preserver, looks really good after too.
Dawn is rapidly becoming a "Jill of all trades". Shes done demolition, carpentry, masonry, landscaping & electrical. You two make a good team.
Hahaha thank you, not sure I’ve done electrics yet though…bit scared of electric! Ben’s the electric person. That’s why we’re a good team, I let Ben do the scary stuff! 🤣
Anyone watching with ivy near their property should watch this vlog just to see what damage it can do it left to grow uncontrollably!!!!
It’s an absolute nightmare isn’t it?! Looks lovely and quaint to look at, but wow the damage it causes is unreal!
Lovely gate plus i like your night furry visitors or neighbours
Dawn dear,
I am so proud of the sweet and strong woman you are. You are delicate when doing heavy work, whether uprooting a plant or stacking heavy stones. You make us proud by being a sweet and strong woman of the 21st century.
Congratulations !
Aww wow thank you so much! What beautiful and kind words to read. 🥹 I’m truly touched, thank you ❤️
Builder Ben and Demolition Dawn seem to have swopped jobs but both still doing amazingly. That root is a bit of an iceberg more below than above but "you are getting there" XX
Haha, it does seem that way doesn't it. But the building work is better in Dawn's hands as I know she will do a good job. I can just potter and do little bits around the place while she is busy (AKA skive off)
Funnily enough I said the same thing in a comment below about it being an iceberg. It is a bugger. But yes, it will be gone in the end.
Thank you as always Carol. Hope you are well xxx
As for that drystone wall I think taking it down is your only option. Yes, a huge project but if a job is worth doing…it’s worth doing well. As they say. 👍👍👍
You are preserving its History. Hey! Badgers! The wildlife there is Awesome! 👏👏👏👏👏💜💜
Wow the roots are huge
Gates look great
And well done with the wall
Lots of hard work Dawn & Ben.❤
Thank you very much Marie.
I will get there with the roots, little and often I think. I am not a fan of hard work.
The gates will be great once they are a pair and actually attached and not just propped up against the posts.
The wall is looking great. More done today and I know Dawn won't stop now that she has started.
Thank you for watching and commenting Marie :-)
Crumbs I was holding my breath whilst you were removing those roots but you know what you are doing phew!
Its all coming together guys
Thanks so much for sharing 🍀
I was holding my breath too hahaha. The roots were huge and that stump that is remaining is just laughing at me. Not for long though... little by little.
Thank you so much for Watching Janey, sharing our journey is a pleasure.
Another great job. The gates give it a real farmyard look. Pointing is coming on so well, not to mention getting rid of that huge root. Life is good Dawn and Ben 💛
Life is really good right now yeah 😊 Ooh yes the gates, look great don’t they. Makes it look more like a courtyard farm with the gates up. Looking forward to getting the side/front gate done too. It’s been a really good and productive week this one. ❤️
Ben, you are becoming a cinematographer! Great composition and editing, a story that's fun to watch. Please do rest after exhausting yourself, or you might get too discouraged, perhaps do a fun for your project next! Dawn, I have no doubts you will become a master limer and its great you didn't use creosote on the fence posts. Love the containment you are creating for your place, putting chicken wire over the gate to keep out the riffraff? European badgers are so cuddly compared to Canadian ones. Proud of both of you of the ways you are choosing to renovate and create.
Thank you so much Sharon, that is really nice of you to say so. Practice and learning I suppose as I go. The laptop is crashing more often than not now so that is frustrating but a fix is in sight.
The building is in safe hands with Dawn doing it. Now she has started she won't stop and will lime mortar me if I stand still for too long.
The posts are treated already but we will leave them that colour. The chicken wire will be next but just wanted to get them fitted.. sadly they are not a pair so will have wait until the matching one is available, hopefully next week. Then it will look great.
We had an idea that we had a badger from little scuff marks on the land, but we never expected a family of them. That was filmed over the course of three nights. The first night was learning how high the camera needed to be etc, the second night we saw the family and after that just one or two at a time. They are active for about 4 hours each night from about midnight. We are proud to be able to share them. I will have to have a look at Canadian ones.
Thank you very much, we are proud of ourselves too, it is everything we hoped it would be and much more.
Have a lovely week and than you for being a channel member :-)
Awww, the badgers are so cute 🥰
Not sure why but UA-cam considered your comment had blocked words?! 😂 And held it for review and I’ve only just seen it🫣 anyway…yes they are really cute! It was lovely to see them appear on the camera! 🥰
@@thecornerhouseproject thank you for letting me know, I've had the feeling this was happening to more of my comments, I don't why. Good to get it confirmed.
Wow you two are busy. Great job. It's looking so good.
It has been a bitty, busy week, but we feel we have got a lot done, shame about the two different gates and having to wait for a replacement, but with Dawn now working the lime and stones repairing the outbuilding, I can do odd bits around the place. It should be an interesting week ahead.
Thank you Laurie for watching and commenting :-)
Oh my goodness, that is hard work!
Hi Debra.
Dawn is doing a great job isn't she. The first hole is now done and Dawn has started on the end wall which has a few stones missing and needs some serious repointing. Not bad for a first go at building repair.
Thanks Debra for watching and commenting :-)
Love what you are both doing. Very brave move!!
Love the stone work, it's gorgeous!!
Thank you Fionn. It was a brave move but certainly worth it, we are loving it all.
The stone repairs are getting there. More sand arrived yesterday so I would think Dawn will be out there shortly carrying on.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting :-)
You two are awesome! I love what you’re doing with your property.
Thank you very much! It really is starting to take shape now. We’re loving it all! ❤️
Whopping big root. They do such damage. Well done you both.
Well it is currently still there. This week is the week I might cut some more of it away, it is a right pain.
Thank you so much Jean for you binge watching our videos :-)
Every day you get ever more forwards. Just remember to enjoy yourselves within your journey forwards. I know it is a huge challenge, believe me, I do know! Yet every large or small things you do counts! Planning for everyday projects is key. You know that by now! 😄👍👍👍👍💜💜
Good evening Ava, thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Oh we really do enjoy ourselves, more often than not. Just being here is fantastic. As you have done it, you really do know it is a huge challenge, but a doable one as we have faith in ourselves.
Planning.... daily.... maybe not quite daily, but we have a master plan haha.
Thank you again Ava :-)
Well done! We have been pointing and filling old stone on our cottage in Donegal...only 1/3 of the house left to do. Sometimes you might wish for a magic wand!
How did your little wild strawberry get on?
Ooh wow! I bet the relief is huge knowing you only have a 1/3 left! Well….yes a magic wand might come in handy, there’s so much to be filled around here on just the outbuildings and then there’s the house too! 🫣 we had hoped to be getting the cement render of the front of the house this year but I think that’s going to have to wait and we might chuck some white paint on it for this year just to make it look nicer!
I forgot about the little strawberry in the end but I did leave it by the wall sat on soil so I must go check see if it took root again but we do have more growing in the wall again so that’s nice 🙂
Dawn is super woman to have put that gate post in and now, stonemason extraordinaire, I'm so impressed. The gates do look good and it was so lovely to see the Badger family snuffling about, they're wonderful animals. Oh and the newly organised workshop is fab'. I look forward to your updates, it's all becoming increasingly interesting, not that the 'dig' wasn't 😂 but the stone outbuilding is going to be amazing when finished. ❤
Aww thank you Pat! ❤️ we’re really pleased with how the fence posts turned out and very pleased that with all the bedrock around, that I was able to get enough removed to get the post in deep enough. As for the outbuilding, I’m soooo excited about doing that finally! Can’t wait to get up in the morning and keep at it. I love doing stonework. Time consuming but love it.
We were so chuffed to see the badgers on the camera…quite surprised to see so many and the little family of four of them was amazing! Haha we are happy the digging is pretty much done with. It’s been a really good week of getting some interesting things done again! ❤️
Loved watching this week's video. So amazing to have badgers! I know the feeling of the thought of doing it being worse than actually doing the job. Procrastination is my middle name at times.
I need to pop round for a brew again sometime soon and see the place in full bloom. ❤
❤️ Thank you! I know they are sooo cute aren’t they?! Oh you and us both with the procrastination! Haha. Really happy to have got started though because it’s nowhere near as scary as my brain had made it! You’re always welcome 😊 we really should come see you two as well… I would love to see all the animals in real time! They make my day seeing them in your videos! We’ll sort it out soon! ❤️
You two are just fabulous 🤗you work so hard, so enjoy watching your progress, all in your stride, you’ve done so much, love that your always so chilled,and just getting on with it,can’t only imagine how tired you get, thank you for the great videos ❤️🙌xx
Aww thank you Marion ❤️Some days we get tired and really feel our age (like today for me! lol) but I think we’re quite surprised that we can keep going as much as we do because neither of us are or were the fittest of people before this. Definitely much fitter now though which is lovely! 😘
It’s amazing what you find inside a tree, because a tree will grow around anything in its way basically. Are you just going to chip away at it or leave it for now as you shore up the cottage walls? And, Well done Dawn, that wall is already starting to look so much better. Love the bit of cinematography of the bike and peaking through the chink in the wall. I also love the gates, but I think your dogo friend will wish there was a dog flap to get through once they are completely mounted, or will they sit a bit higher up for him to visit? Are badgers destructive? Their funny little tails are too cute. They kinda look like a skunk and a possum had a kid. Can’t wait to see what y’all get done this week. Have a great week!
It ended up just becoming the wall in the end looking at it! There’s stones embedded in it in various places! I think we will have to try and chip away it because to be able to fix that part of the outbuilding we need to be able to get it cut down quite a bit. It will look so much nicer without big holes in the walls, fingers crossed I do a good enough job on it too 😂
Ben was quite pleased with himself for that bit with the bike! We found that bike hidden under all the Ivy in that outbuilding when we cleared it out, so we will probably sand it down and spray it up all shiny again 😊
The dog will still be able to visit as he isn’t much bigger than a cat and will be able to get under it. He has started coming most mornings for a visit with us and to see the cats. ❤️
Hahaha yes they do look like a skunk and a possum had a kid! 🤣 I don’t think they’re destructive, other than digging little holes in the earth for worms! So far, it’s been a very productive week, looking forward to showing you all on Saturday! You have a great week too!
Slow and. Steady wins the race
Hi Dyanne, thank you for watching and commenting.
Exactly, and we are in no rush really. It will be lovely to get a roof back on the building after it collapsed last August or so, we were truly gutted when it collapsed. Once Dawn has worked her magic I am sure we will soon have a new roof on it.
Thank you again Dyanne :-)
It's so refreshing seeing you go for it, diving in and getting going, that's what is needed and you both are smashing it. I think that giving yourself more time without filming is also a big part of getting things done. It's amazing how different you are approaching the jobs compared with those first days. Love it.👍
Oh it has made such a difference cutting down the videos to one a week, it’s given us a lot more time to just get on with it all.
Haha yes in the beginning we were very wary of everything and hesitant but now we know the place and we know we won’t make it fall down, it’s a lot easier to just get stuck in! A little bit of experience under our belts makes a big difference. ❤️
Incredible progress on the masonry effort. Very difficult work to lift carry and place. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you 🤩 ooh yes they are, most are fine but some of the big ones are hard going, like you say, to lift is hard enough but then when you have to turn them in all directions to decide if they will work or not 🫠😅 No problem at all with sharing 😘
I am watching this episode now ❤
Ah, mixing it up to keep it exciting eh? hahaha
@@thecornerhouseproject catching up 😀
You guys are doing a fantastic job 👍...can't believe the size of that root 😮 it really did become the wall ✌
Thanks Four Tails.
We can't believe the size of it either, it turned out to be like an iceberg, more hiding than showing. I will cut away at it bit by bit though and see how much we can get rid of.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Good job…. As always folks.
I had a similar issue with a rootball and stones… got a reciprocating saw and some cheap blades and cut it out..😊
Thank you Graham. 😊 The new reciprocating saw should arrive today! Yay! 🎉 we burnt the other one out on the stump….but to be fair we had used it to death clearing the land so it done really well in the end.
AAAAAAAAAAhhhh Dawn Ben well done i reallly loved watchin your stone house building ,omg that tree stump was awful and very knackerin ,you mind Ben ,lifting all them heavy items ,love you both tyyy see u in next xxx
Hi Diana, it will be nice to see the progression of the building being repaired and one day it will have a new roof. The tree stump will be a little and often I think and I am sure it will give up in the end :-)
Thanks for watching and commenting. See you next week :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject i keep goin through ur old videos n watchin ,omg sooo much has been done ,omgg dawn ben ,where do u get the energy from ,wish u would say a hi to me on one your videos n a wavee e, i not a member but i love u two xxx
Dawn should be very proud of undertaking such a job; her patience is amazing. Ben, you must be getting in pretty good shape from all that fighting with the stump. You might be able to take it down a bit more with an axe.... not too hard to sharpen if you hit a rock. The gate is a nice touch on your property.
Thank you very much John, it’s funny because most of the time I have very little patience if there is something I want to do, but for jobs like this I have all the patience in the world. It’s been a lot more work than we thought with the tree stump! It looked so small until Ben managed to get the last of the soil and stones out and then that monster appeared. Ooh yes, we’re really pleased with the gates…starting to like a farm now! 😉🤣
Things are really moving along! 🎉 wonderful to see the badgers. ❤
Aww I know, how blooming cute do they look snuffling around out there! Things are definitely moving along. 😊❤️
Once again well done..😊
Thank you Julia Killingback, I hope your screename isn't a sign of things to come for us haha.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting today :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject haha hate my name. Love your videos
Those roots even surprised me. If you could get a tractor and a stout chain, you could try to ease that root out, gently or failing that, you could take the breaker and remove those stones from the root. If you've killed the roots, that'll eventually rot down. You could certainly rebuild the wall or you could put a small gate in there, instead of the wall. Really enjoyed this episode, keep up the good work and before you know it, you'll have the roof on. 👍👍
Oh they did us too, never thought they were going to be that sort of size! It was quite deceiving with the small part the roadside of the wall. The tree root was weed killed last year and has started to die off so fingers crossed it’s not growing anymore now. If we can get the majority of the root out it would be lovely to get the wall built back up again. We will have to see how successful we are in removing the root! lol soo excited to be able to get the roof back on! It’s been sooo long since we’ve seen it with roof!
Wow!! Badgers! How wonderful. Dawn is getting a dab hand at the stone wall building. Poor Ben,you did trojan work there, but my goodness, that's a fair chunk of tree grown into the wall,there. Take care,see you next weekend!
I know! How cute were they?! Snuffling around for worms and whatever else…slugs Ben thinks. That’s definitely a beast of a tree stump…pain in the proverbial that it grew through the wall though! I’m really enjoying final getting started on the outbuilding…it’s been a long time coming! See you next weekend 😊
Loving that old treader guys 😂
Haha I had to Google the word Treader! I have never heard it called that before Auntie Chris! Love it though! ❤️
Hasn’t the farmer not got a large chain and a tractor to pull it out in one go? Your progress is fantastic 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yeah he does have those things but he said it would most likely cause damage to the outbuilding as it looks like at least one of the roots may have gone below the outbuilding 😮 so we decided against that 😂 aww thank you it’s all starting to feel like it’s taking shape now. ❤️
Hi Dawn Ben. Great to see the start of the building. I have neaver done building of stones but I have built blocks. There’s a few real handy tools u should get. And old 4” paint brush or bigger and a bucket of water to wet the stone to help the lime stick to them better. A real soft natural hair floor brush or hand brush. Builders use these for cleaning up and nibs of mortar at the end of the day. And a pointing iron or a bit of 22mm pipe to help with the pointing. Use a 4ft spirit level to be sure the stones are in line and you know the score your selves. For ur gates it might be an idea to fix some drop bars to the top keep them in line and a local builder or farm shop should have the gate hangers and should be cheaper than screw fix. With my gates up now and the children out running about I got a small retaining wall built and this week I might get a few kerbs down. It’s all go.
Hi Marcus, oh you and us both with the outbuilding, it’s been a long time coming! Thanks for the tips on the tools, I’m quite pleased to see that I have all that covered lol. I have a water sprayer instead of a brush for the dampening things down. We bought it all for the joists and fixing them back in.
Ben did ask at the agri place for some drop but they didn’t have any at the time. Fixings we have as well and once we get the one gate swapped we will be good to go with hanging them. It’s all very exciting right now!
Sounds like it’s all looking good there with you and yours right now, just need a bit of prolonged good weather and it will be fantastic. It’s lovely to finally be out of the winter and cold weather so we can all get stuck in again. 😊
Well done you two, the wildlife, wow!! Fantastic. It looks like you have the whole family there. You are doing great with your stone laying, the art must be in choosing the stones to fit and then laying them, double-handling them I know, but that's what it is. But when they were laid back in the day, they had a gang of men on it, Dawn, 😘 proud of you for taking it on, the gates are coming along nicely, and well done Ben on unearthing that horrible root,✌❤ xxx
Haha I know I said to Ben, that you’d love seeing the badgers! How cool is that eh?!
Yes the choosing of the stones is what’s taking the time. I lay each row out with the stones that will work and then get fixing them in, seems to be working so far. Looking forward to getting back to it tomorrow 😊
That root is huge! We never expected it to be quite as large as it is! It’s gonna take a fair while chipping away at that to get rid of it.
Gates look great, once we get that one changed we can get them hung and useable ❤️😘😘😘
@@thecornerhouseproject Exciting stuff for you, laying those stones but be careful lifting them, keep them close to your body, and bend your knees when lifting, take care 🥰
Wow Dawn, the dark horse of gate building! Rob has been dreaming of putting proper gates in that actually swing and you beat him to it, they are fabulous!
And as for the stone repairing/building, fantastic work, well done to you both. Its tough getting going with that but as with everything, once you find you way there is a feel good element to it which spurs you on 💪
Thank you for the badger family footage, arent they lovely - I so hoped we would have badgers here, but I think Rooneys presence keeps them at bay 😕
Haha! The moment presented itself so it needed to be done lol sorry for beating Rob to it 😉 we’re really pleased with them and fingers crossed tomorrow we can pick up the matching gate and get a pair hung!
Oh you’re definitely right, once I got over the “arghh…I can’t do this” 😂 I’ve been fine and really enjoying doing it. I can’t believe I’ve was worried about it now lol. Need to remember this every time I start to panic about something!
Oh I know the badgers are sooo cute, we were so chuffed to see them on the camera! Aww yes I suppose they might not like a woof being around.
You should use a pressure washer to separate the dirt and stone, root structure would be much easier to reduce corner pile quicker
Yeah we did think about that…but our water is quite precious lol as we collect rain water for our water and we have to be careful with how much we use and because I’ll need water for mixing the lime for outbuilding we needed to hang onto it a bit. You’re right though it would have made it a lot quicker to get to the roots.
XWas surprised just how big them roots were too, just shows whats hidden versus whats on show where roots are concerned. We've all this to look forward to 😱 .
Gone chilly again here . But as long as it stays dry just dor now .
Have a great week .
P s don't worry about the gates not matching . I've yet to see a pair 😁 paint them black no one will notice ( or comment)
I know! We were amazed once it appeared like that…never would have thought it from that smallish stump the other side of the wall!
Ooh I don’t envy you, it was hard going…fingers crossed yours aren’t mixed with half a stone wall too! 🤣
It’s been weird weather lately hasn’t it, gone chilly and then on Saturday sooo warm back to chilly again and rainy today. Supposed to be sunny tomorrow with a little rain. Must say I prefer it overcast when we’re stood outside in it all day!
You have a great week too! Ahh yes the gates…everyone who has passed hasn’t noticed until we point it out…so you’re right, no one would have realised 😂
Think taking the wall Down and removing all those roots was the best thing to do. Rebuild a nice strong wall and you will be happier.
Yes we think so too, we didn’t want to have to take it down really but it was the right thing to do to be able to gain proper access to the tree root. Lots of stones to rebuild it back up…without a tree growing through it this time! 😂
Good job on doing the wall Dawnie xx
Cheers Auntie Chris, it’s going well so far…lots more to do but making a good start on it. Xxx
Possibly consider a gate in that area to get into your future garden. Maybe something decorative? A wrought iron gate or piece of fencing.
Ooh a wrought iron gate would look lovely wouldn’t it? Torn with it because we do love the stone walling but a gate would be quite handy too!
Well done you two, conquering your fears and learning new skills. Dawn, you need a bucket of water to soak the stones (same with bricks) before you place them so the stone doesn't dry out the lime too fast. They don't have to soak a long time, pick out the stone you want, put them in the water and have a cup of tea, come back and render them in place, pick out the next set of stone and put them to soak while you mix your mortar or have another cup of tea. Lay your stone like lego so that where two stones meet the stone on top covers the joint that stops the wall from cracking. Get a hammer and a chisel and bash the stones to make them fit - don't worry about finding the right stone. You are doing amazing and what you have done so far looks fantastic!!! I'm so proud of you I could bust! Badgers will eat a lot of grubs but do be careful, they are nasty.
Thank you! ❤️ Thank you for all the advice, much appreciated 😊 so chuffed to be finally getting stuck in with it. You won’t be able to stop me now from liming anything that doesn’t move! Hahaha! Don’t be looking too closely though when the next video comes out as it won’t be anywhere near what you’re used to seeing from your dad’s work! 🫣❤️
The badgers have definitely been digging them up down there, that’s what prompted us to stick the wildlife camera down there. 🦡 very cute though 🥰
@@thecornerhouseproject I imagine when my Dad was learning his first few jobs weren't the best lol. Each Master Stone mason and Master Plaster has their own techniques, how they hold their tools and how they use their tools and what type they prefer. Some make their own tools or modify tools they have purchased. You will find your groove as you work at it. I'm so proud of you!!!
Well done both of you😄hard work really pays off.
Thank you and yes you’re right it really does!
Going well Guys!! hard at it again 🥰
Thank you! 🤩 always hard at it! Keeps it interesting! 😂
Hello Darlings !
Well hello there, how are you and have you had a nice week?
I am moving to the coast of Oregon this month 118 MILES one way so I am packing my kitchen now . I would have you both come and help but your too far away ! Lol Cheers !!
Great job on the root removal Ben! And Dawn I’m SOOOOOO excited to see you starting the pointing and filling in the walls!! Yay!!! 🎉❤😊 the gates are nice, and I didn’t even notice that they were different till you guys pointed it out. What were those little night time visitors?? Always so good to see you two!! 😘💚💚
Haha I thought you might be excited to see it start! I cannot deny I am very excited about it too! 🎉❤️ aww yes we’re so pleased with the gates, they look great and just tie it all together now 😊 The night time visitors were badgers 🦡 🦡 We hadn’t realised, until putting the video up and the comments that followed, that in the US badgers are different to our badgers 😂💚🍀
Wow I missed you guys. Those roots are amazing. Look at your animal visitors!❤
Aww thank you ☺️ a week seems a long time doesn’t it? It does to us too after doing so many videos a week for a long time! Lots of very cute visitors! 🦡 It’s definitely an impressive root!
Nice to see your progress 👍
Thank you 🤩
Amazing. Looks wonderful!
Thank you very much indeed Sandy and thank you for watching and commenting today :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject you both work so hard! I just love those out buildings🙂
Badgers, badgers, badgers! 🦡🦡🦡 It's always felt to me like a blessing of sorts when (benign) wildlife chooses to live right along with me. & can I say how amazing it is to see Ben pick up a stone the size of a large cardboard bootbox and just handle it like it was an empty cardboard bootbox. (Both of you have been doing that sort of thing for a while now; but I was just freshly impressed.)
That stump! I'm think I've lived on apartments/flats smaller than that stump. Unsolicited idea Du Jour: may be rebuild the wall at least partly as a fungary/stumpery/deadhedge rather than all in stone?
And Dawn looks like she knows exactly what she's doing rebuilding that wall. The work she's done looks really good & solid.
Wishing all the Corner House Critters a great week! 😊
Aren’t they soo cute! I am completely with you on wildlife choosing to live close by, it feels nice to know they trust you enough to be around you. He is surprisingly strong for someone who is quite slightly built and even more so since we’ve been doing all of this work.
We would love to be able to get the stump,out if possible but I think we may have leave some of the roots in because they possibly worked their merry way under the outbuilding!🫣 we need to get a big chunk out to be able to realign the stones that it’s pushed into the building. I do like your idea though as it is a lot less work than trying to get it out!
I’m really enjoying repairing the wall, it’s been going really well so far….not sure what I was scared of now! 🤣
Aww you have a great week too!😘
Carnt You ask some off your naboers off they have a digger tou help take out the rest off the tree from the wall
Fruitfull days, lots done! 👍
Very fruitful! It’s been a good week!
You could reuse those log root circular cuts as stepping stones in your mulch patch. Also I think its a great area for a walk through gate, allowing you to use the flat stones as also walking path material, within the gravel if that is what your putting down, it could highlight or border paths or make great stones to lay at the entrances and exits to the out buildings. It would be a great place to invite neighbors into your yard or talk over the fence. Now what were those animals? Badgers? Don't forget to beat the lime in with a hard brush into your joints and smooth before it gets too hard. Great job on both the building and getting that wall down!😊😃
Finding a way to showcase some parts of the roots, so folks in the future can see the amount of effort it takes to fix problems stemming from neglect would be an awesome lesson.
Ooh I love the stepping stones idea! That would look great 😊 Yes, we’ve thought about that too with the gate…but…I really love a dry stone wall…but I also love a beautiful wrought iron gate too…hmmm 🤔 so many things to think about there in your comment! Thank you. Ooh we already do a lot of talking to neighbours, we are on a bit of a dog walking route..it’s lovely. Yes, badgers! Very cute aren’t they? We kept seeing little dug patches of soil on the land so Ben stuck the trail cam down to have see what was out there in the darkness….it was amazing to see them on it! Already done with the hard brush 😉 but thank you ☺️
Gates look brilliant the roots are huge thu the building but you both will smash it your doing great the badgers are amazing always thought zeus looked like one
Oh they really huge! Gonna be a job and a half getting them out but we will do our best 😊 really pleased with how the gates look. Is Zeus the dog in your profile pic? ❤️🦡
Yes that's Zeus he's a staffi born on Halloween and I got him at Christmas eve he's now nearly 7 but just full of fun
Call one gate the left hand style and the other the right hand gate style who will ever know and you might start a trend lol.Good to see your getting to the root of the problem along the wall all kiddin aside its goin to look good when your done,
Hahaha love it with the right and left hand style! To be fair anyone that has seen them hasn’t realised they are different anyway 😂
Most definitely got to the root of the problem! A big ol’ monstrosity of a problem!
If everyone can do it’s you Dawn 😊
❤️ Thank you Terry! It’s going well so far…today was slow going but fingers crossed tomorrow sees a bit more progress with it! 😊
You're doing an incredible work, guys! Tour property looks fantastic. And the icing on the cake, your'e not using cement, but lime for your mortars. Which would be a nonsense! Congratulations!
Thank you very much! Yeah it’s important to us to use lime where it’s needed and we’re also very fortunate with the house as other than some modern repairs with different non lime plasters mostly the house is done in lime and we will try our hardest to preserve what is already here and just patch up where needed.
Loving this renovation of your dream home. Hard grafters you are your workshop looks so organised. my sunday watching. thanks Ive subscribed
Hi and thank you very much indeed. The workshop looked nice..... and since I have used it.... a little cluttered, but I will give it a sort again soon, probably when I need to find something haha.
Thank you so much for subscribing, that is really kind :-) Have a lovely evening.
@@thecornerhouseproject good real content
Its coming along well !! My Dad was a stone mason in Cadamstown Offaly back in the day ! And built a lot of those stone walls on houses and barns and between fields ! Tough job and takes time to get a rhythm going !
Aww wow, what a lovely trade to have! It’s a skill learnt over so many years isn’t it? It’s taking me a while just to see the stones that I need. Once I build a bit confidence I’ll start shaping them to size I need but for now I am going with what’s already there 😂 hence it taking some time to find the “right” one. 😂 I love the look of them and seeing how they are put together and whether courses are used or not. I’ve read so much and watched so many videos of stonemasons and it’s just instinctual for them finding the right stone.
We done both, yet again ots of hard work accomplished
Thank you 🤩 Ben wants to know if you’re wearing an eye patch with your spelling there?! 🤣
You wouldn't believe how many times I proofread that small sentence, yet still got it wrong.
Ben's SOH is definitely turning Irish 😅😅😅😅
Love to ye all out Weshth.
Awww, little bird nests where you can easily peek at babies. Fabulous work shed area! Great root pulled out Ben. Haha I love the song with the night visitors, really suitable! My sister and I used to sing the song as young kids and of course sang it to our kids. Are the visitors shrews or stoats or what? I looked up a few possibilities but my guesses don't exist in Ireland. Gates and stone wall repair area look great and that root is gigantic. Keep well.
Hi Tracy, not really sure why but your comment got put into the held for review section and I’ve only just seen it now. 🫣
It was lovely to be able to see the little birds in the nest, fingers crossed she chooses a different location next time as the cats were very interested but luckily she has flown with her babies now and we’re quite glad as policing the cats was becoming a full time job!
Yes we loved that song when we were kids too, funny how some songs stay with you isn’t it?
The visitors are Badgers 🦡 very cute and until moving over here the only time I’d ever seen one was when it had been knocked over by a car back in England ☹️ so it’s lovely to be able to see them darting out of the bushes here and there at dusk.
It’s all starting to get there now isn’t it? Lots of little bits and pieces getting done. That root…well that’s another story! It is indeed gigantic! We think it will have to stay in the ground as some of it may have grown under the outbuilding!
I was just remembering how you folks used the acroprops to raise the roof/floor in the house slowly and I was wondering "IF" the same principle could be used inside the shed levering against the ground and with a thick board against the inside of the wall to even the load and slowly push the wall back out straight.
Another wonderful video and strong progress this week too
Thank you very much 😊😘 thats a good idea, we will have a see what we can do once we have cleared the inside of the fallen stones. It worked for the floors so it’s worth a shot!
Great job! Not an easy task, but you’ll get there and it will look fab! 😊
Thank you! 🤩 it’s going to be a long and tricky one but like you say…we’ll get there…eventually 😂
Brilliant work guys…you must be so proud of how far you have come!
Would love to see the house restored to stone…hell of a job but would be well worth it👍😉
Thank you! Oh yes we really are, it’s all starting to come together nicely now.
We will, at some point, be taking the cement render off the front of the house…so we will see the stone then for a little while. Downside is we will then lime render it but it will be nice to see it all stone for a while ❤️
Wow, have been waiting for the next installment! Thank you! The shed looks great, all nice a tidy. You'll do fine replacing the stone in building. It's like the more you think about a project, the bigger it gets in your mind, especially if it is something new. You'll do it, Dawn! Glad to see some of that tree gone. What a mess! The wall being down will probably be a plus when getting ready to put the new roof on. It can always be rebuilt later. Not sure what the critter is you have running around at night, but an interesting looking varmint. Good video. Thank you so much for it.
It was long overdue to tidy that shed up. Love how easy it is to find everything now! Yes that is exactly that with doing the outbuilding, it got really huge in my head but now I’ve started it, I’m really enjoying it.
It’s a shame to have to take a tree down but it has caused so much damage along with the Ivy to that building it had to go. Ooh I hadn’t thought about that with the roof going on…that will make it so much easier with ladders or scaffolding.
Haha the critters are badgers, 🦡 to be honest we hadn’t realised that badgers were different in the US until we saw lots of people in comments asking what they were! 😂
No problem with the video, it’s our pleasure ❤️
Another great video guys 😘😘👌
Thank you ❤️
can you not burn it the roots out stones dont burn with a small enough fire ?
Possibly yes, but I will cut away at it and see how low I can get it. We aren't bothered about what remains in the ground past ground level, but at the moment just getting it away from the wall so Dawn can get in and repair it. At present we just can't see any damage it has caused. But a little fire at the base of it might not be a bad move, so thank you for the suggestion.
Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
hi dawn and ben happy sunday
Hi Alan! How are you doing? 😘
Just found your channel...
Wow... what a tree stump...
I guess you just have to do it once and do it right...eh?
You'll work it out...
There's a couple doing a stone barn in Italy called Raising Voyagers... they've just changed lintels in Windows and doorways...
The strategies they used may be helpful for you?
But I see you doing a lot that others do... well done!
Btw, how about swinging the gate, and putting it somewhere else when the right gate is available?
I've sibscribed, and am now watching your very first video... only 1 year ago!!!
Oh my goodness... what a shamozzle it was!
So I'll enjoy your journey to now...
All the best... ❤
A tree stump in some order. Welcome to The Corner House haha. Yes, it must go to be able to get to the wall so it can be repaired. I think the root will be a bit by bit as Dawn works around the other repairs to be done on the outbuilding.
Thanks for the channel info, we will have a look. It is nice to see how others do things. Yes, I think when you take on an old building, it is a rinse and repeat from previous people who have done the same things. We have a go at anything. The plan is as much as possible, just not the roof due to the height. Gates done, see todays video :-)
Thank you very much for subscribing and sorry about the bad quality of the sound and video for quite some time.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Love the gay, it changes the whole feel of that area. Great job Dawn.👍❤
Hahaha 🤣🤣 thank you! 🤩 They really do make a difference to how it looks!
That was so cool, guys! I was looking at the gate, thinking oh no, their little dog friend can’t come visit and lo and behold a new little dog friend. I got so tickled!!! Great job on the gate post, Dawn! The Corner House is really looking like a proper farm! Love it, guys! I loved the little creatures too! See you next week!!
Do not fear, the little dog friend manages to appear most mornings at the back door and invites himself in for a visit 🤣😊 he likes to come see the cats! I think they would rather he didn’t 🤣 but he likes them ❤️
It really is starting to look like a farm! Just need some animals now! Apart from the cats, dogs and badgers that frequent the place! See you next week! X
Really Impressed with what you 2 are prepared to take on never having done this before, best way to learn is get stuck in and do it ,well done Ben and Dawn , ps if your forecast is anything like mine you should have full water tanks next week lol
It really is the best way isn’t it? It’s always worth a shot at something as you might be surprised that you can actually do it! it’s also a lot cheaper doing stuff yourself hahaha 🤣 Well, today we weren’t suppose to have any rain but it has rained on and off all day and tomorrow it’s forecast for rain but only until about 11 according to met eirann. Are you forecast lots of rain up there then?
@@thecornerhouseproject yep basically rain for rest of this week but we had a lovely Saturday lol only thing i will not attempt is plastering as get more on the floor than the wall and if i do manage it resembles a mountain range , ps Jealous of the Badgers
Enjoyed
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Hi Dawn and Ben new subscriber here ,just watched your renovation series from the start,you both are such hard working people,I don’t know where you get your energy from,keep up the good work and I’m looking forward to future posts..
Aww thank you and welcome to the channel! Also thanks ever so much for going back and working your way through them all! 🏆
I’m not sure where the energy comes from some days either but a good nights rest helps most of the time!
What a wonderful team you make! Dawn you are amazing with rebuilding walls and Ben has done the same with that tree! ❤
Aww thank you Deirdre, we had a good week there. Lots done and ticked off the ever expanding list 🤣😊
i wouldnt have even noticed the gate issue, but when u pointed it out i see it, , if its something your bothered with, you can perhaps add a cap cover to go over each top inside corner. fab work guys you are slaying it
Well I won't tell anyone it is wonky if you don't lol. I think it is where the gates aren't level, so I had to bring the bottom out on one to make them look level.
Both posts could do with caps really to stop the rain going down into the post and rotting it.
Thank you for watching and commenting 🙂
Man that hard work
Oh it really was, the sun was so hot too! They had a good crack at it but it’s such a monster…it’s going to take a while to get down to a low level.
Well done guys!!! Maybe a small fire might help get rid of the roots 😂😂😂 . Done a bit of re pointing but not on that scale !!! A strong plastic bag with the corner cut of like an icing bag is good for filling the small gaps .
🤣 🤭 of course there would be a fire there! It’s probably a good idea though because that is some beast of a tree there! Yeah I’ve seen that said before with the icing bag. We got one of those mortar guns last year (looks a bit like a sealant gun) but didn’t have a lot of success with that but I think the mix was a bit to thick, so might be worth digging that out and seeing if that will work this time.
My back and knees are looking at your backs and knees and wondering how you do it! So much hard work you guys are doing, I don't know how you're not wrecked!
Haha oh there are days when we feel it! Most of the time we’re alright but now and again it does catch up with us. It’s normally when you do a different sort of job it starts to hurt doesn’t it?
Doing well Dawn, I'd love to rebuild a wall, it's like a massive jigsaw puzzle. Some of the new builds near me have planted ivy growing up the fronts of the houses, they might regret that.
Ooh yes they probably will, it looks lovely but when you see what damage it can do and how it can shift the weight of some those giant stones overtime, you would definitely thing again about knowingly planting it near a building! 😂
Yes! It is like a giant puzzle, we must share the same kind of brain because I’m loving it! ❤️
A question for your Q n A sessions - can you tell us of any bumps, bruises, accidents you've both had during the renovation? Also Id love to know what you're cooking these days in your proper kitchen, are - do you have any grizzly tales from the old days when you first started out of meals yourve had.
I’ll answer you here but if we do another q&a we will answer there too as it’s a good question. 😊 Bumps and bruises a plenty, luckily nothing serious. I fell and impaled my arm on a rusty nail about 9 months ago, that was scary but I’m fine. Ben had a nice scrape on his head from a piece of ply falling from the ceiling but We’ve had more aching joints than anything else really. Food wise for the first 6 months we lived on pots of noodles and cheese toasties! We’re still very limited in the kitchen cooking area with a microwave, induction hob and a table top hob, but I did manage to cook Christmas dinner in it! Not sure how but it turned out pretty well! 🤣
Looking great 😊
Thank you 🤩
H hello, it is so nice reading all the great comments, you have a wonderful following, enjoy 👍👍
Hi Martin, we are very lucky with all the lovely lovely comments that we get. We have a lot of wonderful people following along and for that we are very grateful ☺️ the odd not so nice here and there but overall very nice people, yourself included ❤️
A nice Wooden Gate would look good where the stump is instead of a dry stone wall.
Yes that would look nice, we will definitely need something to replace it because it’s quite a large gap right now! 😂
Love this channel! Thank you for sharing your journey x
Aww thank you! No problem at all, thank you for watching and following along 😊x
With you doing the stone walls yourself, you will become more confidents Dawn and it's therapeutic and it will save you a lot of money too. Love and blessings from Scotland xx
Oh I love it, it really is very therapeutic, hours and hours pass and you don’t realise! Just from the couple of days I feel much calmer about doing it, I think I built it up as a big scary thing to do and then scared myself! 🤣
You guys are smashing it slow n steady an all that, we live up in the north coast of the emerald Isle. Hope you are getting used to the rainy weather apparently this was this was why the vikings didn't settle here, lol😂
Haha really? I did not know that. You would have thought them a more hardy lot of people! 😂 Last year was a shocker for rain but we have gotten used to it now and rather look forward to it when we we are getting low on water lol
Nice work, it’s all coming along! Dawn you’re building the stone wall brilliantly, so much work involved. Keep on keepin on. Love the channel.
Aww thank you! It’s going smoother than I had hoped, definitely a lot of work but really quite satisfying seeing it rise level by level. 😊
Amazing job😅
Thank you 🤩
Just found your channel! Well done! Looking forward to your videos!
Yay! Welcome to the channel and thank you for watching and commenting too 😊
I truly know and understand why you two cut back on filming . On the flip side of things , I miss watching you two so much!!! It is so nice to have my coffee and watch the teamwork and respect you show each other.. I hope you can eventually get caught up enough to make two videos a week. You are amazing workers and are doing a great job saving history.
Aww thank you Nancy that’s so very kind of you and lovely to read 🥰 we do keep toying with the idea of starting back again with 2 videos as some weeks we get a lot done and in one half hour video a week we can’t show all that we do. We will see what happens in the next coming weeks 😉
Great work what you have done. A polite request could you please lower the volume of the music. Very repeative
Hi Balla, thank you for watching and commenting tonight.
It is hard to gauge volume for all devices. There is a recommended volume for both speech and music which I do try to stick to. The repetitiveness is just part of the music chosen I am afraid. I always try to mix the tracks of music so you don't hear the same one over and over in one video. But with all that said, I will take you comment onboard.
Thank you again :-)
Dawn and Ben your both getting some amount of work done every week it's amazing. That tree trunk was a trial I am sure to get it removed. It just shows the damage ivy can do on buildings and tree's. Take care and mind yourselves God bless xx
Hi Colette 😊 it was a very good week last week for getting things done, it was lovely to get so many different things done. Ooh yes the tree trunk is going to be a right pain in the butt! It definitely makes you realise that letting a tree grow so close to a building is really not a good thing to do and then add Ivy to the mix….recipe for disaster! You take care too and see you next week 😘xx
At 2:35, might that have been a door that has been walled in behind you? The vertical row of large stones suggests that it might have been.
We only just found this past week that the end of that building used to have a big barn door in the end, so even though that building had partially collapsed it now makes sense as to why that corner is lovely straight and intact.
WOW! I am so impressed by the organized workshop. I liked the gates too. There is so much progress being done. I watched your video on the first look around on your land and was so amazed in what you have accomplished in a year. Y’all seem to have an abundance in energy. I am recovering from my surgery and was looking forward to your video. It made my day. Cheering y’all on, just nana 🌳🌳🌳🪨🪨🪨❤️
I can't take any credit for organisation Just Nana, Dawn is the sorter and organiser, I just reap the benefits at the end of it.
It has been a busy year and it has been nice to be able to spend time on both the house and the land. We think we are finally at a point where we can do this or do that without the urgency the floors bought last year or the land clearing brought this year. So we have gate (nearly), work has started on repairing the building and already I have done a couple of bits today while Dawn has been outside.
Not sure about an abundance of energy, but we do like to keep going. I was shattered yesterday though. It doesn't happen often, but yesterday got me.
Hope your recovery is going well and thank you so so much for being a channel member and of course watching and commenting :-)
sorry to see have to dig that stump out, dont want to leave if want a solid foundation in the future.
Yeah, it’s not something we like doing…cutting trees down but this one definitely had to go it’s going to be harder going getting rid of the root though 😂
Great job to both of you. You're making good progress. By the way, please be careful when people say things like it's easier to tear the wall down & start over. I've seen other channels where people were told this & once they started taking parts of walls apart, the whole thing comes down. Then after weeks of carrying huge rocks trying to rebuild, they end up having to hire professionals. It's not always better to take the wall apart. Some people giving advice have never built a rock wall before & don't realize how heavy rocks are & how hard it is on the body. If possible, I think it's better to fix walls if possible like Dawn is doing. I've even seen people incorporate tree parts in walls & add more rocks & point around them to avoid rebuilding walls. Just an opinion from another non-expert that has never built a wall before...
Thank you 😊 Generally we’re not easily led with doing what people advise us to do if it goes against what we think 😂 (probably not always a good thing) but this time we think it was the right thing to do. We asked the farmer neighbour if he would be kind enough to give us some pointers on using the chainsaw (as neither have used one before 😬) and even he said it would be safer taking it down with trying to use the chainsaw with all the stone around. Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t something we really wanted to do ☹️ when we do rebuild it, we will have to rebuild it around some of the stump because it looks like some of the roots may have gone beneath the outbuilding unfortunately. We just need to be able to get a portion of it cut so we can fix the wall of the outbuilding that it’s leaning against. I like your opinion because it is a valid very opinion and normally we would have avoided at all costs taking something like that down. 😘
It might cause more damage.... so take this idea with some caution... some rocks with crack or break with extreme heat....wonder if you can use what I grew up calling a pair burner to burn out the stump. It's a really big butane torch used to burn the thorns of prickly pair, so cows can eat them when there is not enough grass for feeding. Folks also use it to char wood to protect it from water & outside elements.
Ooh I’ve not heard of doing that before. Might not be the best way for us with the buildings either side though…especially as we don’t own one of them lol. I love how it’s used to give the cows more food though when the grass is low. I’ve seen a couple of UA-cam videos of people charring wood as a preserver, looks really good after too.