Those treasures you found in this episode will make lovely hooks and chains for hanging planters of flower baskets to hang outdoors, and will give a lovely country cottage look to it all. A great episode, you got so much done in this clip.! M.
Ooh yes they will, I have them all saved up for when I get some proper down time to get them all cleaned up nicely. I love the old hooks and chains, also the bits that have been pushed into the walls for hanging tools! Love those. The possible age of these bits and pieces fascinate me.
So much potential with that building. Workshop, learning to repair stone work, create a guest house or studio. Don’t get discouraged. If you think yours is bad, check our Escape to Rural France and see what he’s dealing with. Just go at your own pace and enjoy the journey. You’ll be so proud of what you’ll accomplish.
Haha yes you have a point, he really does have his work cut out! We love watching him, he’s our inspiration! It’s a great learning building…learn to re-seat stones and then the pointing! Looking forward to it.
I am so appreciative of your Neighbour. Stay with him and learn how to do the stone work. I am so so so proud of you both. You tackled the Jungle and all its creepy crawlies, climbed rock walls and dug trenches. Then you found help for stone work. Look at the both of you go!!! That must have been a magic cup of tea.
Aww thank you! Oh it really was a very welcome cup of tea! We will be watching very closely to the rebuild of the walls. Looking forward to having a go myself! You and us both in the appreciation for the neighbour! We’re very glad that the Ivy has gone because wow it causes a whole lot of destruction!
You could well be right Ronald, although it was a cow shed so may just have been for tying up them. Sadly, we will never know for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
Wow, what a difference, and blimey what a workout Dawn shovelling all that dirt out of the window! I hope your back's ok after that. Can't wait to see the next installment.
Oh wow Dawn, what a great job you've both done, it looks great! Quite a workout and that window came in handy 😀 which I absolutely love btw. Don't be too disheartened about the walls, once the neighbour lends a hand it will be good as new and will look beautiful. You're both doing a great job. Love the videos, can't wait for the next one x
Aww thank you...it's a slow process are finding but we're getting there little by little! Beautiful little window and it will look even more amazing when the land is sorted too! Glad you like the videos...these are another learning curve for us! 😄 🤣
That was a massive clean out indeed and longer than 15 -20 mins and was interesting to see the revealing of what was covered. You now have some storage area if deemed safe. Loving that window in the wall and the view and goats would have a field day eating there. Super excited your neighbour can redo your wall structure which is fantastic. A very impressive video showing how good you 2 work together , yes we WANT an update on the workshop. Well done guys.
Aww thank you! Yeah it really was…it felt never ending at the time! Uncover stones to then cover others up as you swept over it! What a beautiful little window eh? You’re right…goats would love all of that! Keep them going for a while that little lot! Keep an eye out for an update very soon! Yes, we’re very excited about the repairs to the walls.
We had no idea the original floor was there. There was so many ivy vines everywhere and then dirt you couldn't even feel there was stone under your feet. Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
What I was waiting for. At about 58 minutes you can clearly see the trench. The cows back end would be at the trench while they were getting milked. They eat and do the other thing a lot. I milked cows. When they defecated it went into the trench. When milking was done, you cleaned out the trench. The window there is perfect for that. There was probably a feeder of some kind where their heads would be. I milked in a modern barn, but grew up on a farm that had the old barn with trench. My mom and dad milked in that barn before they sold the cows.
I did find a feeder when we did a first clear out of the shed back in June! There were also lots of chains this time around too and leather collars. It was quite a moment when we saw that gulley appear!
I hope you kept all the peat/ turf for your fire !!!! That corner was obviously the turf pile. It will smell wonderful when burning. Pile all the cuttings on your land ,and burn them at Halloween. And finally cut all the ivy at the roots .loving it all. You are doing a great job .!!!
Oh already been burning it, it was in the dry and covered by the ivy ends so bone dry. It will save a good few euro for a week or two. It is better than the shop bought bricks, they fall apart and burn far too quickly. Thanks for watching and commenting :-) It is always appreciated.
Wow! You two did a great job and thank goodness for neighbors with abilities that will help you out. I didn’t see anything in your treasure trove that looks like cooking bits. There could be a arm and trammels in the bricked up fireplace. Hoe exciting to have a place to work from. I enjoyed the video once again, thanks
Aww thank you! It was quite a mammoth task…more work than we thought! Oh it’s like a godsend when you know people who know what they’re doing. No, I don’t think there is anything in my treasure trove for the kitchen either…did find some interesting bits a pieces…or junk as Ben would call it! Lol yeah we’re very excited to get it all set up in there… it will make our lives a lot easier!
Don't worry it was a slip of the tongue, I know I said cement but is actually lime. We had our bags of NHL 3.5 and 2 arrive today from the company called Round Tower Lime, also a tonne of the sand they recommend for our various requirements.
Great job you two, a lot of hard work, don't be down hearted about the stone walls, give them a good brush out, once you get a lime motar bed down and start to place the stones, and a straight edge to work off and maintain the cavity and place the filler stones, once it's firm enough. Chins up, I would cut that ivy through right at the base of the plant with a handsaw, and stop it doing any further damage. xx
Thanks Pa, it was quite sad to see how much damage the Ivy had done…when you think how long they have stood there for and in just a few small years the destruction it caused! Onwards and upwards though, it’ll get fixed and be good as new lol. We cut through loads at the base back in May but clearly didn’t get the right ones 😂 will definitely have a go at the stones…but the neighbour used to it for a living…so we will get him to do the worst ones, better to have someone who knows what they’re doing with those bits lol. Xx
That's it's Dawn , look and learn, be interesting see the walls being repaired, oops!!........... only if the guy is willing to be filmed on youtube, if not one of you will have to show us how it's done, once you have been tutored, so to speak, xx@@thecornerhouseproject
What a wonderful building! With the flags & the walls & that great window. I was glad to see that you kept with tradition in flinging the soil out of it. 😄 & how cool that your neighbor has the skills to rebuild the bad parts of the walls.
We’re very lucky to have him close by, great bloke too! It’s a beauty, no doubt about that! It was such a surprise to see how big the window was too as the Ivy had hidden nearly 2/3 of it!
Great work on the outside barns .The ivy needs to be removed its does a lot of damage and grows every where .The ivy needs to be removed from the roof and all the way round the building realy. Great work and another improvement.
Nearly all the ivy has been removed now, even on the roof, except for the one lump top middle. It had eaten its way in and out of everywhere so we needed to be careful around some of the stones so they didn't come too loose.
An amazing original old building reappeared from under the ivy. If you can temporarily cover the roof to prevent more water coming in that would make the space even more valuable. Great job guys
Thank you, yes It was quite amazing to see parts of it reappearing that we hadn’t seen, to see the window and the beautiful stonework come into view was quite magical!
Love it! We hope to find some when we dig up our concrete floors!!! U guys mean that you work on the house all weekend then on weekends hit the outbuilding!!! Wow!! Great to see the recycling!
PS, if the roof is mostly dry, just build a internal timer frame to carry the weight and don't worry about the walls for a few months. Should be simple to do 👌
Haha well to be fair we’ve not had a whole lot of progress on the house recently mainly because of no space to doing anything big…hence the day off outbuilding activities! Lol fingers crossed you find some! They are quite something to see appear out of all the soil and rubbish. Ooh I love a bit of recycling of stuff!
Well.done folks , that was a lot of graft to get that shed cleared out. On the plus side you could also put your tent in there if the weather gets really stormy. Exciting times ahead for you both getting your beams sorted will be a big step.
We stood in there yesterday once it was finished and said about being able to put the tent in there for shelter from the elements. Hopefully the beams will go well, but the way our luck goes, anything could happen and probably will lol.
Please don't encourage Dawn, she really doesn't need it. Outside is like Steptoe and Sons yard, we just need the horse lol. Of which, we actually have the out part of the cart from a horse and cart complete with hard rubber around the edge. It is far to rusted to do anything with, but of course that is being saved and put to one side for now. See what I mean about don't encourage her hahaha. On a serious note, on the grounds we have found two old ploughs and who knows what else we will find on the land when we can finally get to clear it. Dawn always wanted a metal detector, maybe a birthday present idea?!
This was a great video with great time lapse sequences. This is going to be nice when you point to all the walls up. Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖 PS I never get tired of seeing the same thing you're working on that's progress. Although time lapses, put in there are wonderful lol this is really going to be a fun rebuild.
We’re really looking forward to getting stuck in on the pointing! Time lapses are great…we had sooo many hours of footage and time-lapse makes it so easy to show most of it. Glad you enjoyed it 😃
hahahahaha, we did indeed! Yes, I think we are very lucky to find out about our neighbours work history. The funny thing is, the person who told me about his block building skills didn't tell me he had worked with him for years too, building the with the same stone... I think he knew what was going to come out of my mouth next, so he said nothing lol.
There may be cobbles under the big stone because some on top may have come out of the wall!!! Im so glad ur trying to save it!!! Because those buildings have alot of history and to many are left to fall down even Chateaus are falling down just like someone has already mentioned Escape to rual France his is bad bad bad and he is saving it ❤
Aww it wouldn’t awful to just let them crumble wouldn’t it. When you think of the time and hard work put into them all those hundred of years ago, it’s sad to see them left to crumble away! Love a bit of escape to rural France!
It took a good while to get it back to the original cobbles and flag stones but we got there in the end. We have various thoughts about their future but at the moment a work shop will do for us :-)
Good job, Whatever you decide to do with the Outer Yeah, building workshop Actually, good thing to go for. Or maybe in the future who knows you may come up with something else🤔🤔❤
If it’s not level flagstone: Fill it in with fine pebble gravel to level it. Use a 2 x 4, and large level. The gravel will be good to insulate and be a good barrier to ground moisture. And eventually: you could top it with some more flag stone. My two cents. 😜
Again my thoughts. Leaf blower. Blow out random dust and loose bits. Don’t move wall stones. Just mix a good sloppy mess of concrete slap it in! Spade it smooth. Add small rock to larger holes as filler and extra structure, and repeat cementing. Focus top to bottom. 3 foot by 7 foot segments areas at a time.
We’re going to be using lime as much as we possibly can around the house and outbuildings but other than that I am liking the process to get it sorted. We have a leaf blower too which is handy and because we’ve progressed a little more we now have a vacuum cleaner that blows as well as sucks so we were thinking that may come in handy too. 😊
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Please don't keep putting garden waste in skips and sending it to landfill... just build a walled enclosure with pallets 1-high on edge, dump anything natural in there until it is a pyramid as high again as the pallets; when it rots down to a foot or do below thd top plant potatoes in it with a bit of more mature compost on top, your spuds will grow right down through the lot.
Thank you for the advice…we haven’t put anything on the skip, it’s all still at the side of the land rotting down nicely. When we can get on the land properly and clear some areas we will be constructing all sorts of things and will definitely keep your suggestion in mind thank you 😊
Frankly, I know you’re worried. But just fill the gaps! Tons and tons of small stone and cement. Smooth as you go, unless you want the natural look. Once it begins to set, brush away what you don’t want of your cement. I’d say, inside will take 2 weeks. To steady up firmly. I’d be more attentive to door and window and roof line areas. Shore up slowly, efficiently, and keep as level as possible.
This building shows great potential. 🎉 can I encourage you to put more ‘energy’ into your commentary at the start of a video. Through a lens you need to be a bit more larger than life. The same energy you show in your work. 😊
It is a lovely building, especially having researched the age and knowing it is 200 years old. Nerves play a part making videos, it doesn't come naturally to us at the moment but hoping in time we will get better.
Don't worry it was a slip of the tongue, I know I said cement but is actually lime. We had our bags of NHL 3.5 and 2 arrive today from the company called Round Tower Lime, also a tonne of the sand they recommend for our various requirements.
Again, you are making tremendous progress!! I am so happy to see the ivy being addressed. It transforms you property from "derelict" to "in need of repair". From the look of it I would say that the out building is suitable for a temporary workshop. It's very difficult to live in a house while doing major renovations; treating and cutting lumber in the shed will reduce the stress level. In my opinion the outbuilding can be salvaged. When you neighbour comes over to do the stone work pay close attention and see if he will teach you so that you can work on the other out buildings when the time comes. Thanks for sharing the adventure.
No problem at all! Even though it has taken a long time to get it sorted, it’s definitely been worth the effort in doing it! To see those flag stones appearing one by one and the gulley down the middle…well, it’s a joy to behold! Yeah the Ivy is a big pain! It’s everywhere and has destroyed so many trees on the land too! We will conquer it though………eventually! Oh I will be watching very closely on how he does it! I did think about doing it ourselves…but the one wall looks almost ready to collapse and that might be a bit ambitious for a first try!
I am in 45 minutes, and yes I think a skip is in order......sad about the stonework damage. It is always so depressing to see damage you were not aware of.
Thank you for watching! We were concerned it might be too long…but it was such a transformation we wanted to share it all. Yes, we were completely unaware of the holes in the walls and it was quite soul destroying to see it!
Flag stones are cool, but not if they are not level. You’ll eventually trip and fall. You just don’t need any of that. Think comfort, safety first foremost.
Hi. is this workshop also going to be a garage ? the opening on the front wall to the right could be made larger to archive this. leaving the other side as you workshop. Blockwork inside with back fill should keep the exterior looking the same. Also on the left with the blockwork you could add a small mezi floor above for storage. Window is great. maybe tried to cut back the weeds a little each week (when you mow the grass). Roof needs totally renew but you can just replace exactly what is there, so low cost.
We hadn’t thought about a garage to be honest, mainly because at some point I think we will remove the grass around the back of the house because only about an inch below is a hard standing. Liking the idea of a mezzanine floor though! What a great idea!
Funnily enough, on day one of starting, which seems such a long time ago, we put some of the decking boards we have down both sides of the tent as that is the worst part where we continually walk. Thank you for suggesting it as if we hadn't done it already, we would have done after reading you comment.
Yeah definitely the house comes first….the outbuilding might have to wait until next year now unfortunately. Would love to be able to get it done this year but we will see how things go.
Hiya, we found a load of stones in the other outbuilding when we were first clearing that and couldn't work out where they had all come from. It all made sense on Saturday when we found out the original door was widened. So now we know where they are, we can maybe rebuild the door back to the original size.
We seem to be unlucky enough to have the sorted that destroys rather than the sort that just looks lovely and changes colour. We are happy when our sort changes colour as it means one of us has cut the bottom of it haha. Thank you again for catching up :-)
I was thinking that you could put your tent in there. and a small woodstove/coal burner/ peat moss burner. board up the windows and make a door. tarp the roof. put pallets and wood on the flagstones tent flood ready! Fall is coming and with all this global weather changes. You will never know what you will get in weather.
We did say about putting the tent in there yesterday when we we chatting funnily enough but hoping we only have another week or so until we can get the bed inside. You know us though, anything could happen between now and then haha.
It was indeed, we know that it was used for cows and presume it always was but we can't bee 100% sure before the previous owners. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
To clear out that land behind the stone building see if you can rent a machine to mow it down. Don’t know what you call them over there, here in the States we call them bush hogs.
Sadly not Carol, all bonfires are now banned over here so it can either breakdown on the land, which is likely, or can go in a skip, which we will have to get another in the future anyway.
Don't worry it was a slip of the tongue, I know I said cement but is actually lime. We had our bags of NHL 3.5 and 2 arrive today from the company called Round Tower Lime, also a tonne of the sand they recommend for our various requirements.
@@thecornerhouseproject oh great. he looks friendly enough. im watching from new york city and another one is bacon treats. i dont know what they are made from but dogs love it.
@@spicynomad yeah he's a great little 🐕 he's just a little scared at the moment. He was eating a cabbage the other day...strange little thing! Not even sure where he found it lol
Better to be safe than sorry! I love your positivity and humour! Laughter is so important
Always better to be safe than sorry! 😂 laughter is definitely important otherwise you’d cry! 😉🤣
Those treasures you found in this episode will make lovely hooks and chains for hanging planters of flower baskets to hang outdoors, and will give a lovely country cottage look to it all. A great episode, you got so much done in this clip.! M.
Ooh yes they will, I have them all saved up for when I get some proper down time to get them all cleaned up nicely. I love the old hooks and chains, also the bits that have been pushed into the walls for hanging tools! Love those. The possible age of these bits and pieces fascinate me.
So much potential with that building. Workshop, learning to repair stone work, create a guest house or studio. Don’t get discouraged. If you think yours is bad, check our Escape to Rural France and see what he’s dealing with. Just go at your own pace and enjoy the journey. You’ll be so proud of what you’ll accomplish.
Haha yes you have a point, he really does have his work cut out! We love watching him, he’s our inspiration! It’s a great learning building…learn to re-seat stones and then the pointing! Looking forward to it.
I watch him to now he's got a total building revamp only a shell remained.. that wall he did Friday looks so good!! 😊
I am so appreciative of your Neighbour. Stay with him and learn how to do the stone work. I am so so so proud of you both. You tackled the Jungle and all its creepy crawlies, climbed rock walls and dug trenches. Then you found help for stone work. Look at the both of you go!!! That must have been a magic cup of tea.
Aww thank you! Oh it really was a very welcome cup of tea! We will be watching very closely to the rebuild of the walls. Looking forward to having a go myself! You and us both in the appreciation for the neighbour! We’re very glad that the Ivy has gone because wow it causes a whole lot of destruction!
The chain with the hook was probably a way of measuring the weight of stuff. It could also be a fence stretcher.
You could well be right Ronald, although it was a cow shed so may just have been for tying up them. Sadly, we will never know for sure.
Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
Wow, what a difference, and blimey what a workout Dawn shovelling all that dirt out of the window! I hope your back's ok after that. Can't wait to see the next installment.
Strangely we don’t ache nearly as much as we thought we might! Not sure how! Lol
Oh wow Dawn, what a great job you've both done, it looks great! Quite a workout and that window came in handy 😀 which I absolutely love btw. Don't be too disheartened about the walls, once the neighbour lends a hand it will be good as new and will look beautiful. You're both doing a great job. Love the videos, can't wait for the next one x
Aww thank you...it's a slow process are finding but we're getting there little by little! Beautiful little window and it will look even more amazing when the land is sorted too! Glad you like the videos...these are another learning curve for us! 😄 🤣
That was a massive clean out indeed and longer than 15 -20 mins and was interesting to see the revealing of what was covered. You now have some storage area if deemed safe.
Loving that window in the wall and the view and goats would have a field day eating there. Super excited your neighbour can redo your wall structure which is fantastic.
A very impressive video showing how good you 2 work together , yes we WANT an update on the workshop.
Well done guys.
Aww thank you! Yeah it really was…it felt never ending at the time! Uncover stones to then cover others up as you swept over it! What a beautiful little window eh? You’re right…goats would love all of that! Keep them going for a while that little lot! Keep an eye out for an update very soon! Yes, we’re very excited about the repairs to the walls.
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Sitting and awaiting the next part guys.
He works she talks.
Nice find
We had no idea the original floor was there. There was so many ivy vines everywhere and then dirt you couldn't even feel there was stone under your feet.
Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
What I was waiting for. At about 58 minutes you can clearly see the trench. The cows back end would be at the trench while they were getting milked. They eat and do the other thing a lot. I milked cows. When they defecated it went into the trench. When milking was done, you cleaned out the trench. The window there is perfect for that. There was probably a feeder of some kind where their heads would be. I milked in a modern barn, but grew up on a farm that had the old barn with trench. My mom and dad milked in that barn before they sold the cows.
I did find a feeder when we did a first clear out of the shed back in June! There were also lots of chains this time around too and leather collars. It was quite a moment when we saw that gulley appear!
I hope you kept all the peat/ turf for your fire !!!! That corner was obviously the turf pile. It will smell wonderful when burning. Pile all the cuttings on your land ,and burn them at Halloween. And finally cut all the ivy at the roots .loving it all. You are doing a great job .!!!
Oh already been burning it, it was in the dry and covered by the ivy ends so bone dry. It will save a good few euro for a week or two. It is better than the shop bought bricks, they fall apart and burn far too quickly.
Thanks for watching and commenting :-) It is always appreciated.
@@thecornerhouseproject and smell soooo much better.
Wow! You two did a great job and thank goodness for neighbors with abilities that will help you out. I didn’t see anything in your treasure trove that looks like cooking bits. There could be a arm and trammels in the bricked up fireplace. Hoe exciting to have a place to work from. I enjoyed the video once again, thanks
Aww thank you! It was quite a mammoth task…more work than we thought! Oh it’s like a godsend when you know people who know what they’re doing. No, I don’t think there is anything in my treasure trove for the kitchen either…did find some interesting bits a pieces…or junk as Ben would call it! Lol yeah we’re very excited to get it all set up in there… it will make our lives a lot easier!
Make sure to use lime mortar so the walls can breathe. If you use cement/concrete it can damage the stones over time.
Don't worry it was a slip of the tongue, I know I said cement but is actually lime. We had our bags of NHL 3.5 and 2 arrive today from the company called Round Tower Lime, also a tonne of the sand they recommend for our various requirements.
Great job you two, a lot of hard work, don't be down hearted about the stone walls, give them a good brush out, once you get a lime motar bed down and start to place the stones, and a straight edge to work off and maintain the cavity and place the filler stones, once it's firm enough. Chins up, I would cut that ivy through right at the base of the plant with a handsaw, and stop it doing any further damage. xx
Thanks Pa, it was quite sad to see how much damage the Ivy had done…when you think how long they have stood there for and in just a few small years the destruction it caused! Onwards and upwards though, it’ll get fixed and be good as new lol. We cut through loads at the base back in May but clearly didn’t get the right ones 😂 will definitely have a go at the stones…but the neighbour used to it for a living…so we will get him to do the worst ones, better to have someone who knows what they’re doing with those bits lol. Xx
That's it's Dawn , look and learn, be interesting see the walls being repaired, oops!!........... only if the guy is willing to be filmed on youtube, if not one of you will have to show us how it's done, once you have been tutored, so to speak, xx@@thecornerhouseproject
What a wonderful building! With the flags & the walls & that great window. I was glad to see that you kept with tradition in flinging the soil out of it. 😄 & how cool that your neighbor has the skills to rebuild the bad parts of the walls.
We’re very lucky to have him close by, great bloke too! It’s a beauty, no doubt about that! It was such a surprise to see how big the window was too as the Ivy had hidden nearly 2/3 of it!
Hi guys remember slow and steady progress in doing chores reaps huge rewards in time stay positive 👍👍👍👍❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️😀🇦🇺
Thank you! 😊 we're quite good at the slow and steady 😆 🤣
Great work on the outside barns .The ivy needs to be removed its does a lot of damage and grows every where .The ivy needs to be removed from the roof and all the way round the building realy.
Great work and another improvement.
Nearly all the ivy has been removed now, even on the roof, except for the one lump top middle. It had eaten its way in and out of everywhere so we needed to be careful around some of the stones so they didn't come too loose.
Wow, uncovering history, it's beautiful 🎉❤😮
Isn’t it?! I love it! Imagining so many past people walking the same steps you are!
You did a lot of work. Hope your energy for all the work stays high.
It really was a lot of hardwork! Energy still up there...just lol in the middle of clearing the other building out at the moment 😆 🤣
An amazing original old building reappeared from under the ivy. If you can temporarily cover the roof to prevent more water coming in that would make the space even more valuable. Great job guys
Thank you, yes It was quite amazing to see parts of it reappearing that we hadn’t seen, to see the window and the beautiful stonework come into view was quite magical!
Love it! We hope to find some when we dig up our concrete floors!!! U guys mean that you work on the house all weekend then on weekends hit the outbuilding!!! Wow!! Great to see the recycling!
PS, if the roof is mostly dry, just build a internal timer frame to carry the weight and don't worry about the walls for a few months. Should be simple to do 👌
Haha well to be fair we’ve not had a whole lot of progress on the house recently mainly because of no space to doing anything big…hence the day off outbuilding activities! Lol fingers crossed you find some! They are quite something to see appear out of all the soil and rubbish. Ooh I love a bit of recycling of stuff!
Well.done folks , that was a lot of graft to get that shed cleared out. On the plus side you could also put your tent in there if the weather gets really stormy. Exciting times ahead for you both getting your beams sorted will be a big step.
We stood in there yesterday once it was finished and said about being able to put the tent in there for shelter from the elements.
Hopefully the beams will go well, but the way our luck goes, anything could happen and probably will lol.
you mentioned time team - now i wonder what a bit of metal detecting around the uncovered bits of the structure would find!
Please don't encourage Dawn, she really doesn't need it. Outside is like Steptoe and Sons yard, we just need the horse lol. Of which, we actually have the out part of the cart from a horse and cart complete with hard rubber around the edge. It is far to rusted to do anything with, but of course that is being saved and put to one side for now. See what I mean about don't encourage her hahaha.
On a serious note, on the grounds we have found two old ploughs and who knows what else we will find on the land when we can finally get to clear it. Dawn always wanted a metal detector, maybe a birthday present idea?!
This was a great video with great time lapse sequences. This is going to be nice when you point to all the walls up. Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖 PS I never get tired of seeing the same thing you're working on that's progress. Although time lapses, put in there are wonderful lol this is really going to be a fun rebuild.
We’re really looking forward to getting stuck in on the pointing! Time lapses are great…we had sooo many hours of footage and time-lapse makes it so easy to show most of it. Glad you enjoyed it 😃
So you used the old poop shoot, little window, lol. Great job, glad you have someone coming to help with the walls. Loads done, looking great.
hahahahaha, we did indeed!
Yes, I think we are very lucky to find out about our neighbours work history. The funny thing is, the person who told me about his block building skills didn't tell me he had worked with him for years too, building the with the same stone... I think he knew what was going to come out of my mouth next, so he said nothing lol.
@@thecornerhouseproject Love watching your journey, you guys are very brave. Looking forward to seeing you succeed and make a wonderful home. ❤
You are working hard and learning as you go I enjoy watching you bot 😊
Thank you very much, we enjoy working together as we have a laugh too. Yes, the learning curves are quite large, but we will get there.
Nice old bicycle you could use as a planter for a garden display.
Yes! That’s exactly what I was thinking of maybe doing! It would look great wouldn’t it?!
There may be cobbles under the big stone because some on top may have come out of the wall!!! Im so glad ur trying to save it!!! Because those buildings have alot of history and to many are left to fall down even Chateaus are falling down just like someone has already mentioned Escape to rual France his is bad bad bad and he is saving it ❤
Aww it wouldn’t awful to just let them crumble wouldn’t it. When you think of the time and hard work put into them all those hundred of years ago, it’s sad to see them left to crumble away! Love a bit of escape to rural France!
Must be building a great compost heap!
Lol yes amongst other heaps of things 😂
That was a lot of work, but look at the result! 😍
It really was, but definitely worth it in the end. We were really pleased with it!
Good luck with all that clearing you've got a huge job on your hands. If you wanted you could re build them and turn them into holiday cottages.
It took a good while to get it back to the original cobbles and flag stones but we got there in the end.
We have various thoughts about their future but at the moment a work shop will do for us :-)
A great day's work!! Love it!
Thank you 😊
Good job your there to save the barn.can you repair the walls and roof?roof timbers can be jacked up inline and sistered together
Yes, fingers crossed all can be fixed and made safe once again.
I don’t envy the clean up work but your doing a great job.
Yeah will definitely use lime! Got the bags of lime in the other outbuilding waiting ☺️
@@thecornerhouseproject I deleted the lime comment after I watched long enough to hear you were using lime🤣
Also: before you do that I’d put a rubber liner against exterior wall foundations on the interior low ground areas. Again… a moisture sealer.
Over all: e of those walls are pretty sound. It’s that one end wall 😜❤️
Good job, Whatever you decide to do with the Outer Yeah, building workshop Actually, good thing to go for. Or maybe in the future who knows you may come up with something else🤔🤔❤
So many possibilities with it isn’t there!? 💋
If it’s not level flagstone: Fill it in with fine pebble gravel to level it. Use a 2 x 4, and large level. The gravel will be good to insulate and be a good barrier to ground moisture. And eventually: you could top it with some more flag stone. My two cents. 😜
Well I’m liking your two cents worth Claude. It’s a really good idea and it also doesn’t damage the flags in anyway either so we’re all for that.
Again my thoughts. Leaf blower. Blow out random dust and loose bits. Don’t move wall stones. Just mix a good sloppy mess of concrete slap it in! Spade it smooth. Add small rock to larger holes as filler and extra structure, and repeat cementing. Focus top to bottom. 3 foot by 7 foot segments areas at a time.
We’re going to be using lime as much as we possibly can around the house and outbuildings but other than that I am liking the process to get it sorted. We have a leaf blower too which is handy and because we’ve progressed a little more we now have a vacuum cleaner that blows as well as sucks so we were thinking that may come in handy too. 😊
We would rather see you at work than all the dialogue. We watch because we like to see old buildings saved.
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Please don't keep putting garden waste in skips and sending it to landfill... just build a walled enclosure with pallets 1-high on edge, dump anything natural in there until it is a pyramid as high again as the pallets; when it rots down to a foot or do below thd top plant potatoes in it with a bit of more mature compost on top, your spuds will grow right down through the lot.
Thank you for the advice…we haven’t put anything on the skip, it’s all still at the side of the land rotting down nicely. When we can get on the land properly and clear some areas we will be constructing all sorts of things and will definitely keep your suggestion in mind thank you 😊
Frankly, I know you’re worried. But just fill the gaps! Tons and tons of small stone and cement. Smooth as you go, unless you want the natural look. Once it begins to set, brush away what you don’t want of your cement. I’d say, inside will take 2 weeks. To steady up firmly. I’d be more attentive to door and window and roof line areas. Shore up slowly, efficiently, and keep as level as possible.
Thank you Claude you have made it seem less scary to be getting on with! So thanks so much.
Did you know that there are grants for derelict rural buildings in Ireland, just a thought.
Yeah and as good as they are…we weighed up the pros and cons and unfortunately the cons outweighed the pros for us personally.
@@thecornerhouseproject Just a thought.
This building shows great potential. 🎉 can I encourage you to put more ‘energy’ into your commentary at the start of a video. Through a lens you need to be a bit more larger than life. The same energy you show in your work. 😊
It is a lovely building, especially having researched the age and knowing it is 200 years old.
Nerves play a part making videos, it doesn't come naturally to us at the moment but hoping in time we will get better.
Just saying please don't use cement on stone walls, it destroys the stone over time. 3.5 Lime not 5 Lime and Sand. 😊
Don't worry it was a slip of the tongue, I know I said cement but is actually lime. We had our bags of NHL 3.5 and 2 arrive today from the company called Round Tower Lime, also a tonne of the sand they recommend for our various requirements.
Agreed lime with bits of metal rebar to tie in corners, layers etc is the ticket. Keep going 🎉
@@thecornerhouseproject Brilliant, happy building.
Again, you are making tremendous progress!! I am so happy to see the ivy being addressed. It transforms you property from "derelict" to "in need of repair". From the look of it I would say that the out building is suitable for a temporary workshop. It's very difficult to live in a house while doing major renovations; treating and cutting lumber in the shed will reduce the stress level.
In my opinion the outbuilding can be salvaged. When you neighbour comes over to do the stone work pay close attention and see if he will teach you so that you can work on the other out buildings when the time comes.
Thanks for sharing the adventure.
No problem at all! Even though it has taken a long time to get it sorted, it’s definitely been worth the effort in doing it! To see those flag stones appearing one by one and the gulley down the middle…well, it’s a joy to behold! Yeah the Ivy is a big pain! It’s everywhere and has destroyed so many trees on the land too! We will conquer it though………eventually! Oh I will be watching very closely on how he does it! I did think about doing it ourselves…but the one wall looks almost ready to collapse and that might be a bit ambitious for a first try!
I can see the vision 🎉 be sure to metal detect everywhere...😊
I definitely would love a metal detector! Always wanted one when I was a kid! Haha
I am in 45 minutes, and yes I think a skip is in order......sad about the stonework damage. It is always so depressing to see damage you were not aware of.
Thank you for watching! We were concerned it might be too long…but it was such a transformation we wanted to share it all. Yes, we were completely unaware of the holes in the walls and it was quite soul destroying to see it!
Flag stones are cool, but not if they are not level. You’ll eventually trip and fall. You just don’t need any of that. Think comfort, safety first foremost.
Yeah we certainly don’t need any of that…we haven’t got time to be laid up! 😂
Hi. is this workshop also going to be a garage ? the opening on the front wall to the right could be made larger to archive this. leaving the other side as you workshop. Blockwork inside with back fill should keep the exterior looking the same. Also on the left with the blockwork you could add a small mezi floor above for storage. Window is great. maybe tried to cut back the weeds a little each week (when you mow the grass). Roof needs totally renew but you can just replace exactly what is there, so low cost.
We hadn’t thought about a garage to be honest, mainly because at some point I think we will remove the grass around the back of the house because only about an inch below is a hard standing. Liking the idea of a mezzanine floor though! What a great idea!
Yes, the roof definitely is need of some repairing. 😂
maybe a dumb question, but can you use some of the wood for a boardwalk between the shed and the house? to stay out of the muck?
Funnily enough, on day one of starting, which seems such a long time ago, we put some of the decking boards we have down both sides of the tent as that is the worst part where we continually walk. Thank you for suggesting it as if we hadn't done it already, we would have done after reading you comment.
Ah yes the forgotten update but house is more important so might be tomorrow for the update .
Yeah definitely the house comes first….the outbuilding might have to wait until next year now unfortunately. Would love to be able to get it done this year but we will see how things go.
Where are all the missing wall rocks? They should be outside or around the house or in the floor?
Hiya, we found a load of stones in the other outbuilding when we were first clearing that and couldn't work out where they had all come from. It all made sense on Saturday when we found out the original door was widened. So now we know where they are, we can maybe rebuild the door back to the original size.
The dreadful damage ivy wreaks on everything.
We seem to be unlucky enough to have the sorted that destroys rather than the sort that just looks lovely and changes colour. We are happy when our sort changes colour as it means one of us has cut the bottom of it haha.
Thank you again for catching up :-)
Well, done you two.have you thought about a bed and breakfast 🤔
We have thought about it, but the we’re not sure as we like the peace and quiet and no traffic! 😂 we will see what the future brings! Xx
I was thinking that you could put your tent in there. and a small woodstove/coal burner/ peat moss burner. board up the windows and make a door. tarp the roof. put pallets and wood on the flagstones tent flood ready! Fall is coming and with all this global weather changes. You will never know what you will get in weather.
at least till you could move in . cheers
patch the walls ..
We did say about putting the tent in there yesterday when we we chatting funnily enough but hoping we only have another week or so until we can get the bed inside. You know us though, anything could happen between now and then haha.
It’s stable it’s stood for sooo long
It was indeed, we know that it was used for cows and presume it always was but we can't bee 100% sure before the previous owners.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Can you burn the ivy in a burn barrel?
Unfortunately we’re not allowed bonfires over here 😕
When u get thur spray water on floor stones and u will see them come to life!!!😊
We’re on a rain harvesting system so we will have to wait for a very rainy few days to give them a good ol clean! Lol
To clear out that land behind the stone building see if you can rent a machine to mow it down. Don’t know what you call them over there, here in the States we call them bush hogs.
I had to Google that because I wasn’t sure what it was lol. Rotary cutter, brush hog… that looks very interesting indeed!
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Can you have bonfires where you are? that would save the cost of a skip for the Ivy etc.
Sadly not Carol, all bonfires are now banned over here so it can either breakdown on the land, which is likely, or can go in a skip, which we will have to get another in the future anyway.
Don't forget the lime
Don't worry it was a slip of the tongue, I know I said cement but is actually lime. We had our bags of NHL 3.5 and 2 arrive today from the company called Round Tower Lime, also a tonne of the sand they recommend for our various requirements.
have some pupperoni next time he barks at you.
Had to Google that one lol. We bought a few treats for when he comes a barking. He has actually let us stroke him briefly now, which was nice.
@@thecornerhouseproject oh great. he looks friendly enough. im watching from new york city and another one is bacon treats. i dont know what they are made from but dogs love it.
@@spicynomad yeah he's a great little 🐕 he's just a little scared at the moment. He was eating a cabbage the other day...strange little thing! Not even sure where he found it lol
@@thecornerhouseproject lol. he has owners, right?
Yeah he does…he just likes to wander about…a little free spirit.
Is that an asbestos roof I wonder
Hi, no it isn't thankfully. It is corrugated galvanised steel.