Restoring A $7,000 Mansion: Grand Master Staircase Removal

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  • @sherimcgill5139
    @sherimcgill5139 3 місяці тому +4

    I don’t think I can watch this anymore. I subscribed way back when you were cleaning up the hoarded farm. There’s no restoration going on. It’s just pure destruction. The reciprocal saw going through those stairs was more than I could bear. I’ll come back when you’re done.

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому

      See you in 2027.

  • @lpbollich8429
    @lpbollich8429 3 місяці тому +8

    It makes me really sad none of the original beautiful woodwork will be kept. That’s what made that house awesome. 😩

    • @anitariley2681
      @anitariley2681 3 місяці тому

      It is stored in one of his heated, air conditioned sheds. What he doesn't need, hopefully he will sell

  • @codysexton2195
    @codysexton2195 3 місяці тому +136

    Cole look inside the newel posts on the stairs. They use to hide the original blue prints in them back in the day.

    • @kathysultzbaugh3858
      @kathysultzbaugh3858 3 місяці тому +33

      Unfortunately when this video came out they were probably already at the dump. It's crazy that they just ripped out the stairs.
      It's a whole new house... Yes, it is. Seeing this house demolished is heartbreaking.

    • @victoriayoung4451
      @victoriayoung4451 3 місяці тому +9

      @@kathysultzbaugh3858 totally agree. I really hope the finished house will surprise me for the better.

    • @ukomdesign
      @ukomdesign 3 місяці тому +4

      Waiting for the house to become better than it was and every video is out I am doubting that.

    • @derrickbarnett1771
      @derrickbarnett1771 3 місяці тому

      Im glad im not alone in that feeling, once all of this is removed it will never be the beautiful old house it was. To call this restoring a huge inaccuracy. Remodel sure but once they are done it will look like every other house built after 1980, all drywall and store bought trim.@@kathysultzbaugh3858

    • @Iowarule
      @Iowarule 3 місяці тому

      Shouldn't surprise anyone. Same general contractor as the bin project

  • @Jewelchick
    @Jewelchick 3 місяці тому +88

    I love watching this rebuild. Please call it what it is. It is not a restoration. It was beyond a restoration. Sadly. My heart broke for everything torn out but I knew there was no choice. Can't wait to see the finished product. Love watching the banter between you guys. Hugs.

    • @dianefrench1721
      @dianefrench1721 3 місяці тому +1

      There is always a choice and craftsmen that can make it safer. The pocket doors, the fireplace surrounds, etc! 😢😢

    • @sandyjuntunen4088
      @sandyjuntunen4088 3 місяці тому

      There was a choice, he just didn't choose to save it. Anybody who's watched restorations of old houses knows that- I've seen houses falling down, even a couple that were condemned, brought back almost completely, saved and beautiful. He's making excuses but he hasn't been honest.

    • @stevewayne3676
      @stevewayne3676 3 місяці тому

      Finally, someone understands he had to do it 😅

  • @user-uy9uk9xr3h
    @user-uy9uk9xr3h 3 місяці тому +11

    I cannot believe throwing out all that good old oak

  • @Effedup
    @Effedup 3 місяці тому +56

    I seriously dont know if I can watch these anymore. All that beauty and craftsmanship gone. I know the house needed a lot of work but the fact that so much of that is going straight to the dump or the burn pile and not being preserved in some way is just soul crushing. At the very least he should store it so it could be donated or sold off...there aint exactly a lot of sources for that stuff anymore, all that old growth lumber...just hurts the heart :(

    • @peterrichardson9355
      @peterrichardson9355 3 місяці тому +1

      Hi l believe the wood thats no good is being throw away but the beautiful wood like the stairs are being stored one of the buildings

    • @julien2912
      @julien2912 3 місяці тому +3

      @@peterrichardson9355 Right. He did not throw away ALL the old wood. He saved the doors with mirrors, sliding doors, fireplace frame, built-in hutch, crown-molding trim, other trim, ceiling trim and many other boards from several areas. He will reuse most of this in one place or another. But I don't think he saved any of the wood from the stairs because you could see that that they tore it apart in way too many small pieces. Unfortunately!

    • @julien2912
      @julien2912 3 місяці тому +1

      He did not throw away ALL the old wood. He saved the doors, sliding doors, fireplace frame, built-in hutch, crown-molding trim, other trim, ceiling trim and many other boards from several areas. He will reuse most of this in one place or another.

    • @Effedup
      @Effedup 3 місяці тому +7

      @@julien2912 So far seems like the only stuff being saved is Roman's chicken coop wood. Im sure the chickens will enjoy the amazing detail in all that crown molding while pooping on it all day :/
      The way they're wrenching crap off the walls sure dont look like the aim is preservation. When they're done the inside of this house is going to look like every other house built over the last 25 or so years...nice and boring and flat with no soul whatsoever. They're sitting here pointing out all the flaws with the 100 year old build as they tear it apart but the thing is, none of those new houses are going to be there in 100 years...I know, I own a home built in 2005. They're not built to last, they're built to look pretty. Trust me, the 50k I've already had to sink into this place in the last 20 years on repairs speaks volumes...

    • @memesandmusic
      @memesandmusic 3 місяці тому

      @@Effedupthey saved doors, the small amount of hardwood floor that was still good, and some of the labeled the good trim so they know how to put it back together

  • @dennismoore8351
    @dennismoore8351 3 місяці тому +9

    You will never be able to get a staircase of such build quality and beauty in new. That was probably one of the main pieces that made your house one of the most beautiful in the west.

    • @brendahaire8824
      @brendahaire8824 3 місяці тому

      Those stairs would never pass inspection, really nothing in the house would have passed inspection. It was beautiful in its time but, now it will serve Cole and his family and I know it will be beautiful in their time of living there.

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +1

      @@brendahaire8824Inspection from who? The county building inspector? They don't have one.

  • @timg8138
    @timg8138 3 місяці тому +94

    Not my house not my money, but it seems like your taking all the charm and warmth out of the house. It's just a shell.

  • @dotcorbeil6266
    @dotcorbeil6266 3 місяці тому +245

    I know a grown man who cried watching you take out those stairs

    • @JohnReall
      @JohnReall 3 місяці тому +22

      I feel his pain.

    • @jonimarie4255
      @jonimarie4255 3 місяці тому +40

      Same! This grown woman kept saying keep the wood keep the wood!! Keep the bannisters, keep it all.

    • @billbowers268
      @billbowers268 3 місяці тому +41

      The stairs are part of the beauty of the house along with the built - ins

    • @KILLKING110
      @KILLKING110 3 місяці тому +17

      That grown man doesn't understand what a building code was as a tiny piece of wood will not last generations of heavy furniture plus the building inspector would of likely condemned this place if it wasn't for Cole intervening

    • @masterbates7016
      @masterbates7016 3 місяці тому +1

      Sad part is he doesn't care how that old man feels. Hes just destroying a beautiful house. And he's acting like no one is upset. His dad never came in the house after demo started until I commented saying he hadn't come around because it's all against his wishes. Next video he walked through and tried to act like he was ok with what they are doing but you could tell. You could tell Cole wash pushing the knife in deep on this one. Not taking any other family or memories or history Into account. All he cares about is what he wants pretty selfish if you ask me.

  • @22KingRancher
    @22KingRancher 3 місяці тому +262

    Im just here for Justin's cranky old carpenter commentary

    • @blusun2
      @blusun2 3 місяці тому +8

      Same

    • @peteparker7396
      @peteparker7396 3 місяці тому +12

      Waiting for him to kick their asses.

    • @jberg8159
      @jberg8159 3 місяці тому +1

      😆

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +10

      You'd get tired of it too if you had to put up with the stupidity all day, everyday.

    • @camronking7947
      @camronking7947 3 місяці тому +4

      Much rather hear Justin then Roman

  • @davidfleemon8750
    @davidfleemon8750 3 місяці тому +123

    This breaks my heart. The staircase was the heart of that home for over a hundred years, and now it's gone. 😪 Next goes the fireplace and with it, all the charm of the house. 😭😱

    • @sharonhilliard3780
      @sharonhilliard3780 3 місяці тому +23

      Yes I agree with you theyshould have done all they could to save the staircase . We will never see that kind of of workmanship anymore . It is just so sad .😢😢😢

    • @butlerdawgs78
      @butlerdawgs78 3 місяці тому +18

      I feel like they definitely could have reinforced/rebuilt the stairs. The entire bottom was exposed. Screw the treads down, reinforce underneath

    • @X3bands
      @X3bands 3 місяці тому +21

      Why not just build a new home, if everything is being torn out?

    • @sillyputtytravel
      @sillyputtytravel 3 місяці тому +11

      I agree. Very sad to see them go. I would have left as much wood flooring as well.

    • @johnwalters878
      @johnwalters878 3 місяці тому

      Yeah, they might as well just burned it down and rebuilt it, since nothing of value is left of it.

  • @digger5858
    @digger5858 3 місяці тому +59

    Roman's chickens are going to have the. best looking stairs in the country!!!!

    • @Romegrom
      @Romegrom 3 місяці тому +6

      I feel like my family is going to build a house for us 😄

    • @emma_m0
      @emma_m0 3 місяці тому

      😂👍🏼

    • @julien2912
      @julien2912 3 місяці тому +2

      @@Romegrom Roman is that you?! Please make your own youtube channel and show us how you are building your chicken coop with all that wood, framing, stairwell rails, etc....

    • @Romegrom
      @Romegrom 3 місяці тому

      @@julien2912thank you for showing interest ☺️ I would love to and will try to do so

  • @savedbygrace777
    @savedbygrace777 3 місяці тому +67

    I love Roman’s personality! 🥰

  • @JG-vu9pk
    @JG-vu9pk 3 місяці тому +27

    Solid oak I'm really sick now.

  • @gionataharwood
    @gionataharwood 3 місяці тому +92

    It hurts me to see all this beautiful woodwork be torn apart and frown away from the entire house

    • @meme7591
      @meme7591 3 місяці тому +4

      It's going to cost more to fix it and it's not safe even though it looks pretty in was sturdy back then but dude it's 105 years old come on

    • @jesusisGod1434
      @jesusisGod1434 3 місяці тому +3

      Yeah it’s sad. But at least Roman is taking some to make a chicken coup.

    • @judytruesdell6816
      @judytruesdell6816 3 місяці тому +2

      I understand safety issues, but decorative things ( like the balusters or handrails) could so easily be UPCYCLED. Instead of burned.

  • @paulawynne6420
    @paulawynne6420 3 місяці тому +10

    I don't understand why Cole didn't try to negotiate a deal with an architectural salvage yard. It may have been possibke to have them deconstruct the interior of the house and haul it all away. He had five years!

  • @user-sc9ex7zp4w
    @user-sc9ex7zp4w 3 місяці тому +86

    I nearly cried watching those stair come out. There is no way you will replace that with something better

    • @DF-zp1os
      @DF-zp1os 3 місяці тому +7

      Particle stair treads with 11% off rebate and a neutral stain master carpet. No squeaks! (Sarcasm)

    • @warrenmichael918
      @warrenmichael918 3 місяці тому +2

      didnt you see them bounce and squeek as he walked up and down on them? They were very nice,,,100 years ago. They needed replaced. If he was actually restoring this place like it was built, i would agree that he needed to keep and fix those stairs but he isnt going for an original look so they needed to be removed.

    • @jimestooper1480
      @jimestooper1480 3 місяці тому +1

      He should be going for an original look. Why ruin a 100 year old house @@warrenmichael918

    • @user-sc9ex7zp4w
      @user-sc9ex7zp4w 3 місяці тому +9

      @@warrenmichael918 From a thousand miles away they looked repairable. Not by weekend carpenters though. Even if they weren’t I know what goes into building them in the first place especially without today’s modern millwork tools. Even getting that quality wood today is hard. I am not condemning what they did I am just mourning the loss of old craftsmanship

  • @cherylmartin1740
    @cherylmartin1740 3 місяці тому +83

    I'm going to be honest, I cried when you took the upper-level handrail and stairs out.

    • @Romegrom
      @Romegrom 3 місяці тому +18

      Sorry for making you feel that way.
      Trust me, it is not easy for me to see those things too being grown up with the scarcity mind set (that’s why I’m saving boards for the chicken shed😄), but everything Cole does and we decide as a group is the best decision to our knowledge.
      Everything has its time and purpose, and I am sure 100 years later someone will just bulldoze this house while everyone else is going to say it is foolish. The house is to accommodate one’s own needs, so it provides comfort, shelter and safety for the family it is definitely not something to praise or worship. People that this house is going to be a home for is much more important.
      All in all I understand why you might be upset, but ultimately it is for the family that’s going to spend their life here ☺️

    • @teddieryan2288
      @teddieryan2288 3 місяці тому +2

      Good architecture in every age has aesthetically combined pleasing form and practical function. It would be a shame to destroy the character of a beautiful home with an insensitive remodel. Eventually it would feel uncomfortable to those living in it.

    • @cherylmartin1740
      @cherylmartin1740 3 місяці тому +2

      @@Romegrom Roman, thank you for replying. I do understand that this is their home and they can and will make changes to the home for their needs. It's not my home or my decision on what happens there. It was a beautiful staircase and I was just hoping something original would remain. I'm sure when it's all finished it will make them happy and last a long time.

    • @fletch61
      @fletch61 3 місяці тому +3

      @@Romegrom well said

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому

      @@RomegromThe smartest thing you can do for yourself and your family is to get away from Cole. There are plenty of successful farmers out there in that area looking for good help. Outside of picking up and hauling away his grandfather's junk what has he done? Why isn't he invited to the local big farm shows, he did one but that was just as a speaker which looks like it had a handful of people show up including those in his family. People in the area look at this farm and laugh. He's good at spending money that he doesn't have. Ask Justin what it's going to take to get the house back to a livable condition... I bet he says $400,000 and that's without the addition. Everything on the farm is junk, leased, or borrowed. Cole wants to be like the Millennial Farmer, Larson Farms, Welkers, etc... but he's too full of himself to get there. He refuses to take advise from those who know what they're doing, which is why you have failed projects like the bin site. He's suing the builder, but who signed off on all of the plans... Cole. Planting season is weeks away, from what's being shown on this and his dad's YT page they haven't even looked at the planting equipment. I can see a farm sale in their future, his dad knows what's coming because he lived through the farm crisis of the 1980's.

  • @catlvr1478
    @catlvr1478 3 місяці тому +33

    I think the last piece of my heart was ripped out with that staircase removal. :(

  • @karithompson5621
    @karithompson5621 3 місяці тому +23

    That is Amazing the craftsmanship of the bend in the stairs.

    • @kathysultzbaugh3858
      @kathysultzbaugh3858 3 місяці тому +5

      It was beautiful. Now it's gone.

    • @HeidiCroyle
      @HeidiCroyle 3 місяці тому +5

      It was beautiful and should have been kept. Breaks my heart. The house has lost all its charm

  • @leskobrandon6950
    @leskobrandon6950 3 місяці тому +62

    I feel like this is going to look like another mcmansion when done. You are taking out all the character and charm of this house Cole.

    • @axelthefoxytechworld8024
      @axelthefoxytechworld8024 3 місяці тому +9

      its all fun an games until all the new modern garbage starts breaking down @@Campalai

    • @ER-xl6cs
      @ER-xl6cs 3 місяці тому +5

      @@axelthefoxytechworld8024The old stuff was poor quality, the wiring was a hazard, the infestation etc. That house was not so much historic as just old and beat up. Have some faith. Maybe he will choose good quality products made in the USA to build back better.

    • @vmdyer6743
      @vmdyer6743 3 місяці тому +3

      The old dust was probably some of king tuts dust bunnys.good only for allergies .glad it's gone for the sake of the health of kjddos

    • @1968madmike
      @1968madmike 3 місяці тому

      That's what biden said.. Now nothing is made in America anymore!

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +8

      @@ER-xl6csYea... that crappy construction only lasted 105 years until some know-it-all decided he was going to do his first construction project by tearing everything out. Let's review, "good quality products"... vinyl siding, some sort of crappy steel shingles, vinyl decking, OSB flooring, talk of LVP flooring... all made in China.

  • @loriboyce942
    @loriboyce942 3 місяці тому +137

    Thank you for showing Nave’s reaction! Even though she’s a busy mom of 2 little princes, I have can’t believe she’s stayed away so long. And Edward is ready to work!

    • @jmazoso
      @jmazoso 3 місяці тому +2

      Edward has the “WTH man” look on his face”

    • @ordelian7795
      @ordelian7795 3 місяці тому +2

      Yup. Once they can walk they can work.

    • @julien2912
      @julien2912 3 місяці тому +1

      I hope and bet that she has been working on her own video of getting herself and the babies settled in living at the in-laws house and re-organized there. Maybe unpacking all of the stuff that Cole packed up and took over there when he moved all their stuff out of this house. I hope to see her (Nave) on her channel doing this soon!

    • @debby8428
      @debby8428 3 місяці тому +2

      @@julien2912 I must be old- how would that be entertaining?

    • @julien2912
      @julien2912 3 місяці тому

      @@debby8428 on Nave's channel it IS entertainment because she likes to organize. Thank you.

  • @shawna2boys716
    @shawna2boys716 3 місяці тому +91

    Thank you Cedric! You doing all the videos means more productivity for the crew as well as getting enough rest.

  • @DavidHain-TX
    @DavidHain-TX 3 місяці тому +40

    Blows my brain seeing you gut all that beautiful craftsmanship. That circular bottom step you cut off was a very nice accent piece you just destroyed.

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +7

      At least he's replacing all that original wood with compressed scraps.

    • @really49
      @really49 3 місяці тому +7

      He might figure it out when the new materials turn out to be crap.

    • @nuwavboy
      @nuwavboy 3 місяці тому +7

      I was really enjoying this at the beginning, but honestly after seeing the wood floors destroyed, now this, I cant watch aymore....

    • @teret6719
      @teret6719 3 місяці тому +5

      @@nuwavboy At the beginning of demo, I was gutted. Now, I'm just waiting for the rebuild. He's not the only youngster to destroy history, and he won't be the last. It's a crying shame, but at the end of the day, it's his house, and we're lucky to be allowed to watch the entire thing play out.

  • @jackschneider385
    @jackschneider385 3 місяці тому +77

    Argon in windows is not for filtering UV light. It's because Argon is denser than air and doesn't conduct temperature as well as air. The argon acts as an insulator.

    • @garynelson4749
      @garynelson4749 3 місяці тому +5

      yep..... low E Glass is a coating .....

    • @vickimerchlewitz8073
      @vickimerchlewitz8073 3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks guys. I now know why I can never get my windows
      Clean. How
      Does one
      Clean two-pane windows
      If moisture is in between them?

    • @johnwilliams1091
      @johnwilliams1091 3 місяці тому +9

      @@vickimerchlewitz8073you don’t… must be replaced.

    • @jackmill4235
      @jackmill4235 3 місяці тому

      Replace the window or bust one of the panes/
      @@vickimerchlewitz8073

  • @jimedson3853
    @jimedson3853 3 місяці тому +16

    It's like watching four year old pull the legs off of a grasshopper... and claiming it was a science experiment

  • @dustinkush8786
    @dustinkush8786 3 місяці тому +30

    I'm happy for Coles family ,going to have a great house to grow up in and on a farm doesn't get any better!!

  • @ivythomas2131
    @ivythomas2131 3 місяці тому +14

    I tune in every week to watch The Train rec continue In 10 years when that house is outdated and falling apart again they will regret this Gut job

  • @charlesrobertson3997
    @charlesrobertson3997 3 місяці тому +17

    I can't believe you threw away all the wood from the stairs. It was still good for other projects and is probably stronger than anything you can currently buy. There was no veneer in the stairs.

    • @HouseWinchester1874
      @HouseWinchester1874 3 місяці тому +6

      They were solid oak. Beautiful. I don't understand why they would want to replace them...

    • @butlerdawgs78
      @butlerdawgs78 3 місяці тому +4

      ​@HouseWinchester1874 agreed, easily reinforced and rebuilt

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +1

      @@HouseWinchester1874Vinyl is much easier to clean, and we all saw how well Cole and Nava kept house before this "restoration".

  • @ednahoogewind5700
    @ednahoogewind5700 3 місяці тому +40

    So happy to see Nave and Edward!

  • @user-gc7mh2zo1h
    @user-gc7mh2zo1h 3 місяці тому +11

    i cant believe you removed the 105 year old stairs

  • @JohnOBryan
    @JohnOBryan 3 місяці тому +263

    Watching you guys tear out the staircase hurts the heart a little, and it's not even my house.

    • @tonybutcher4762
      @tonybutcher4762 3 місяці тому +11

      Architectural Philistines.

    • @judytruesdell6816
      @judytruesdell6816 3 місяці тому +8

      I totally agree, painful

    • @tinaventura8518
      @tinaventura8518 3 місяці тому +6

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @vivianzuniga8814
      @vivianzuniga8814 3 місяці тому +15

      So sad, complete destruction. Beauty gone, history gone. Great grandad and grandad spinning in their graves!

    • @matttipple9066
      @matttipple9066 3 місяці тому +8

      Wait until he finds out how much it will cost to replace it with crappy new one.

  • @missykowalewski
    @missykowalewski 3 місяці тому +68

    Wow!! Just wow!!! Tearing out the house up to this point was just fun to watch. But watching those stairs come down took my breath away. I guess after hundreds of videos watching Cole going up and down the stairs I think I must have been attached. Strange. It’s the first thing in this remodel that got to me. Can’t imagine how Cole and DCS must be feeling. It’s bittersweet.

  • @patricialittle9024
    @patricialittle9024 3 місяці тому +83

    So sad to see those stairs, railings and all gone. 😢

    • @memesandmusic
      @memesandmusic 3 місяці тому +1

      Would be even more sad if his kids fell through those old rickety pieces of junk

  • @sharonwilson8208
    @sharonwilson8208 3 місяці тому +2

    Your smile totally changed when Neva showed up. It's starting to feel like your home now. No more mice, no more drafts, and tons of room for Edward and Zeek to play. 😊❤

  • @janethomason3915
    @janethomason3915 3 місяці тому +39

    Truthfully I almost cried when that beautiful oak went to the dump! I hope someone rescued some of it for other purposes!

  • @flam8882
    @flam8882 3 місяці тому +49

    Everything that made it a GRAND old house is now gone.
    Beautiful millwork being turned into HGTV common everyday oatmeal.

    • @ER-xl6cs
      @ER-xl6cs 3 місяці тому +3

      Have some faith. It’s too soon to know what they will choose. They might choose good quality materials made in the USA that will turn an old home into a safe home, free from rodent infestation, be warmer in the winter etc. and look beautiful.

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +1

      @@ER-xl6csUp to this point, name one good quality product made in the USA that he's used?

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +2

      @@ER-xl6csWhen will that happen, because it's likely that anything he's put into the house so far has been imported from China. Where do you think Menards gets their lumber? OSB for flooring is what hacks use. 3/4" plywood is preferred over compressed scraps of wood and glue.

  • @user-ov9rj6ze7v
    @user-ov9rj6ze7v 3 місяці тому +117

    Boy you’re pumping them out! I love these houses videos

    • @ADSC2006
      @ADSC2006 3 місяці тому +7

      Gotta Pay the workers some how!

  • @troglodyte1969
    @troglodyte1969 3 місяці тому +8

    I love creaky, squeaky stairs in an old home.

  • @cynthiatx
    @cynthiatx 3 місяці тому +50

    Oh that beautiful staircase! I hope it can be put back together again! Solid oak! All of that workmanship! The whole house was full of it. I know it’s not my house.

    • @really49
      @really49 3 місяці тому +16

      Looks like they through it all into the dump truck. Someday they might realize what they have lost.

  • @zackmi2
    @zackmi2 3 місяці тому +14

    Who wants to bet none of this gets replaced with amazing looking millwork?

  • @annettebrunette1402
    @annettebrunette1402 3 місяці тому +9

    Yeah, that bend in the stairwell is beautiful! I suspect you’re going to rip that out too?

  • @grammysapeep9013
    @grammysapeep9013 3 місяці тому +5

    I'm old. I appreciate the beauty he uncovered as he decluttered it, but watching him demolish all that beauty is killing me. Probably won't continue to follow.

  • @tonydentonarms4112
    @tonydentonarms4112 3 місяці тому +9

    Thats a shame. I've restored several old stair cases. That one is gone for ever

  • @connieverbeck1110
    @connieverbeck1110 3 місяці тому +17

    A very sad day!! 😭

  • @rebeccalucy1
    @rebeccalucy1 3 місяці тому +31

    I think my heart just broke a little watching all that history and beautiful work going into the trash.

  • @lisajackson2198
    @lisajackson2198 3 місяці тому +11

    I sure would like to see some restoration of the beautiful details in your house, not just demolition☹️. That staircase is craftsmanship that you don’t see much these days. I cringed at the sawing through that curved top handrail!

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +1

      That was master carpenter Justin. This house is going to be his legacy and reason for filing bankruptcy.

  • @MeMe-cd1wy
    @MeMe-cd1wy 3 місяці тому +14

    Ok when you tore out stairs I can’t watch anymore. You have taken out everything that is good about that house. All the paneling, hardwood flooring, beautiful stairs.

    • @TonyRule
      @TonyRule 3 місяці тому

      I was just about to post the same - it is nothing short of total sacrilege. It was bad enough removing the floorboards and replacing them with OSB, then the chimney... but this is just too much. It's not a restoration - it's a demolition.

    • @Caleb20824
      @Caleb20824 3 місяці тому

      How many houses have you restored?

  • @TheN3llee
    @TheN3llee 3 місяці тому +19

    I'd love to see you make a table or a bench or something out of that old wood from the house. Pays homage to the ones that came before you while giving something new to the family.

    • @judytruesdell6816
      @judytruesdell6816 3 місяці тому

      I agree

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +2

      People have been saying this same thing since the project started. Everything torn out has gone to two places, the scrapyard and the burn pile. He did save some wood baseboard and casing but didn't bother to mark where any of it came from and it's all stacked in one pile. It'll all be replaced with that pre-primed pine trim from Menards.

    • @superkarla42
      @superkarla42 Місяць тому

      @@benhur520So, you clear missed the all the times they scribled on the trim pieces and such 😊

  • @greenwidow
    @greenwidow 3 місяці тому +10

    Jeepers you have done alot. At this point it may have been easier to bulldoze it and start fresh but I am excited to see the finished product!

  • @dennisjackson323
    @dennisjackson323 3 місяці тому +34

    Tearing out the stairs was so wrong!! Thats the heart of the house far as Im concerned.

    • @warrenmichael918
      @warrenmichael918 3 місяці тому +8

      Well if those old dried out rickety junk stairs were the heart of the house, that house was on the heart donor list because they were all but done!!

    • @Beandiptheredneck
      @Beandiptheredneck 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@warrenmichael918I'm having fun going through the comments and finding the reasonable ones, most of which have probably worked in renovation construction and know what we're looking at. Those stairs were junk, the railings didn't look tall enough to meet code, and why would you put new floors and everything else in just to leave old stairs..

    • @warrenmichael918
      @warrenmichael918 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Beandiptheredneck agreed. I understand that old hardwood floors and these old stairways look beautiful when restored or even just cleaned up but thats only if they are in decent shape, these were junk!!

    • @gregoryraven3213
      @gregoryraven3213 2 місяці тому +1

      Had to fix the floors n subfloors structure that house will last 100 more years and be plumbed, wired, HVAC to modern codes. He rebuild another beautiful set of stairs

  • @jzlharvey
    @jzlharvey 3 місяці тому +4

    I like how he talks to the camera as if everyone is dumb and he has to explain everything to you.

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +4

      Wait until he starts on the 20 minute lectures.

    • @stevewayne3676
      @stevewayne3676 3 місяці тому

      There are alot of things I now know that I didn't before after listening to him explain it that doesn't make me dumb it shows I'm not a carpenter 😮

  • @alexgarza7486
    @alexgarza7486 3 місяці тому +3

    You have a perfect crew to help you rebuild your house. I love watching you guys. It’s very entertaining and I’m learning a lot about how these houses are held together. Thanks guys for helping me out. Love you God’s blessing.

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +1

      Well we know they know how to use sledge hammers and crowbars...

  • @CollectibleTechDeckDudes
    @CollectibleTechDeckDudes 3 місяці тому +12

    5:15 Argon gas is in windows for its insulating properties. There is a UV resistant film either inside the actual glass or applied on the outside of the glass that wears off over time. Argon does not protect from UV. Cool videos love your series

  • @braggarmybrat
    @braggarmybrat 3 місяці тому

    What a beautiful, and sentimental appreciation of the love, work, and memories about the staircase! I hope you can build new memories with the new one.

  • @peterhaan9068
    @peterhaan9068 3 місяці тому +12

    Cole, I see your Dad when Edward smiles! Cool!

  • @user-lf3wv8uf3l
    @user-lf3wv8uf3l 3 місяці тому +54

    Hopefully you guys dismantled the first floor stair baluster. Traditionally documents were kept there from the house being built.

    • @julien2912
      @julien2912 3 місяці тому +1

      Inside the baluster? I think you are right! I think they should remove the spindle on top to see if it is hollow inside and might be hiding any documents inside of it.

    • @slapstickdome9797
      @slapstickdome9797 3 місяці тому

      I think it might be too late….🫢

  • @nsramek
    @nsramek 3 місяці тому +8

    This has become my fav series. Have you considered rethinking the windows now that the walls are down to get some symmetry in size and shape and continuity within rooms? The windows always jar me in the view from outside...Silly, I know. Love Roman! He's a keeper!

    • @julien2912
      @julien2912 3 місяці тому

      I believe he has said he will replace a lot of the windows. But not all of them.

  • @Twodogstwocats1002
    @Twodogstwocats1002 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for appreciating all the hard work put into the house, my home is 119 years old and it’s so fun to see all the different layers of life that have gone e into the house.

  • @DavidHain-TX
    @DavidHain-TX 3 місяці тому +20

    You explain how artistic the craftsmanship is on the steps, then you rip them out. What are you doing??

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +5

      He doesn't know...

    • @memesandmusic
      @memesandmusic 3 місяці тому

      Getting rid of junk. Same way that old cars are beautiful but people don’t drive them because they’re inefficient and unsafe

  • @esthermccue1294
    @esthermccue1294 3 місяці тому +7

    You really could’ve salvaged those stairs. You have taken out so much of the history of that house. and memories.

  • @debbiekalynuk4217
    @debbiekalynuk4217 3 місяці тому +7

    I'm impressed with how neat and tidy you keep your workspace. Not sure the expertise and experience of each of you but it shows that you know how to accomplish tasks and get things done!

  • @stephhendersen766
    @stephhendersen766 3 місяці тому

    This one was painful gentlemen. But your delivery was great and thank you for taking a moment to appreciate the past. Roman, thank you for your continuing tool instruction and we need videos of the chicken coop construction!

  • @mrsdig57
    @mrsdig57 3 місяці тому +1

    Cole you Justin and Roman are doing great work. And y'all are making us smile while doing it.😊

  • @debbydrach
    @debbydrach 3 місяці тому +5

    So good to see Nave, and Edward, what a difference you are making 👏👏👏

  • @Darnabymom
    @Darnabymom 3 місяці тому +41

    Thank you for showing us Nave seeing the changes for the first time. Miss her!!! Girl make sure you get a laundry room on the main floor. You will thank me later.

    • @knowthyowntruth7296
      @knowthyowntruth7296 3 місяці тому +4

      Won't most of the laundry such as dirty clothes, bed linens and towels be on the second floor? Why carry everything down to the main floor just to have to carry it back up to the second floor? Personally I'd rather have the laundry on the second floor.

    • @Darnabymom
      @Darnabymom 3 місяці тому +2

      @@knowthyowntruth7296 That could work as well, but I think the plan is to have it in the basement. 😬 I like doing laundry on the main floor for our family. It is where I spend most of my time if I am inside. Our laundry room is adjacent to the kitchen and garage where we enter and leave. It is also close to the living room where I do most of the folding and hanging up of the clothes. Growing up we had a laundry chute in our house.

    • @fletch61
      @fletch61 3 місяці тому

      So when the machine leaks you will wreck the floor and a ceiling and floor below @@knowthyowntruth7296

    • @julien2912
      @julien2912 3 місяці тому +1

      @@knowthyowntruth7296 The laundry room was originally in the basement. You are right the main floor for dirty clothes will be where all the bedrooms are. So that is where the laundry room should be. But maybe they should have 2 laundry rooms! 1 upstairs where the bedrooms are. And 1 downstairs in the basement for the men's dirty work clothes?

    • @knowthyowntruth7296
      @knowthyowntruth7296 3 місяці тому

      @@julien2912 It would definitely make more sense to have two laundry facilities in the house especially to keep the farm clothes which are full of dirt, oil, pesticides, fertilizers, etc... separate from the family clothes and linens. There needs to be a room where Cole can shed his clothes if necessary and shower close to the rear entrance either back in the basement where it was or on the main floor.

  • @jillelaine770
    @jillelaine770 3 місяці тому +1

    First of all, Cedric, awesome video editing! I really appreciate what you and Roman have done to the channel. Next, Cole, please consider restoring the original half-circle window (the one that was removed after the house was hit by a tornado many years ago) in the attic. The attic just looks weird with that window missing, and just think how much you'll appreciate the light from it! I think the window would be over the stair well?

  • @thomasgirty6397
    @thomasgirty6397 3 місяці тому

    I like that you guys clean as you go. saves time in the long run and makes the job safer. wish more guys did this.

  • @kennethbolton951
    @kennethbolton951 3 місяці тому +13

    Thank god these three weren't responsible for renovating Notre Dame. They just rationalized not doing the work necessary to preserve what deserved preserving and took shortcuts and touted safety and modernization. Taking down those stairs is like watching a trophy hunter stand next to an elephant and extol its beautiful tusks and magnificent form. You killed it and for what.? Beautiful windows, beautiful doors with mirrors., beautiful ceilings., beautiful wood stairs, Straight to the burn pile. . The only floor that will look better, the basement. It won't be the finest mansion west of the Mississippi, just a house on a hill with nice siding and a porch. The rest of the farm looks nice thou.

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +3

      Vinyl siding, vinyl windows, vinyl decking, vinyl flooring...

  • @TrulyUnfortunate
    @TrulyUnfortunate 3 місяці тому +3

    Ya hate to see all that woodwork torn out.
    I have a feeling that Cole wont be replacing it with something equal to what was torn out.

  • @robingillespie4467
    @robingillespie4467 3 місяці тому +2

    Ok, I will never except you are removing the steps.... I am mad Cole 😢😢😮😢😢😢😮

  • @ronaldheit196
    @ronaldheit196 3 місяці тому +2

    I don't think Cole understands how valuable a lot of the wood he's removing is worth.
    This Old House did an entire episode on that subject.
    Several of their projects thry actually went shopping for it.
    Including an old stairwell like the one they tore out.
    Even boards can be run thru a planner/joiner and re-used.
    I myself have done that to build a multi shelf and drawer microwave stand.
    There's a warehouse facility in New Orleans that specializes in selling it.

  • @austinreed.
    @austinreed. 3 місяці тому +9

    Modern wood doesn't last 100 years anymore by the way, at max like 35 years before it begins to warp because it's so cheap

    • @Romegrom
      @Romegrom 3 місяці тому

      There is definitely a bad lumber out there, but the one that’s in the house doesn’t look better at all I must say 🙂

    • @benhur520
      @benhur520 3 місяці тому +1

      @@RomegromLike the wall studs you put up that still had bark on them?

    • @christinesandarsmontgomery3269
      @christinesandarsmontgomery3269 3 місяці тому

      ​​​​​@@benhur520even I noticed that and I'm a nurse, not a carpenter or tradesperson. This house is now totally devoid of any and all its character.😢 What's the bet that they will end up with a beige cookie cutter box without a hint of character, made of sub-standard materials that won't last more than forty years if lucky. I was so looking forward to the "restoration"of what was a beautiful home. This has been completely soul destroying to watch. Having a restored Victorian home of my own, I know for a fact that a restoration of this home was completely possible. Just gutted to see the complete destruction of this beautiful and precious home happen.😢 Why he didn't just do a new build somewhere else on site and leave this historic gem in the hands of someone with the empathy, respect, knowledge and care needed to restore it is just beyond me.

  • @territ1231
    @territ1231 3 місяці тому +8

    Your videos are so interesting!! I am so anxious to see the work putting it all back together!
    Three of the hardest workers I've ever watched !
    Did Nave notice no srairs! Baby Edward is adorable!!

  • @danthurman9076
    @danthurman9076 3 місяці тому +1

    The Old growth lumber will never be replaced today. It's ok if you replace it it does need to be level and solid Sears & Roebuck sold house kits from Chicago. They sold a complete line of out buildings, barns, corn cribs, machinery buildings. Easy to ship by rail in those days.

  • @AnnewithanA73
    @AnnewithanA73 3 місяці тому +2

    My son was Edward’s age when we lived in Portugal Azores. My son of course understood the language because his Nanny was Portuguese. This little clip reminded me of those days 30 some years ago.😊

  • @cheskydivision
    @cheskydivision 3 місяці тому +36

    Oh you should’ve saved the curved railing at the top😮 make shelves or furniture from the stair pieces. I’m sure someone in the community could.

  • @nickhodges09
    @nickhodges09 3 місяці тому +29

    This is the most unrestoration I’ve seen. You do you, it’s your house… but dang, the only history left in there will be the black tank in the basement.

    • @Dreamwoodhomestead2021
      @Dreamwoodhomestead2021 3 місяці тому +8

      Hes cutting that out too

    • @Beandiptheredneck
      @Beandiptheredneck 3 місяці тому

      Thats what a renovation is 😂 out with the old and in with the new.

    • @nickhodges09
      @nickhodges09 3 місяці тому

      @@Beandiptheredneck yes your correct I missspoke restoration

    • @nickhodges09
      @nickhodges09 3 місяці тому

      @@Beandiptheredneck fixed it..

  • @theresaweller707
    @theresaweller707 3 місяці тому +8

    So, so difficult watching that beautiful staircase be demolished and chucked into the garbage! I wish I hadn't watched.😢

  • @debbipriz
    @debbipriz 3 місяці тому

    How lovely to see Hneiva and Edward. Grandpa Ray would be so happy to see your beautiful family and know you were making the best choices to give them a safe and loving home. Don't listen to the people who complain about the choices you are making. It can be difficult to balance wants and needs with budget and time. Many blessings to your family.

  • @lorikrafft8197
    @lorikrafft8197 3 місяці тому +33

    I wish you could keep the stairs

    • @ellenhobbs829
      @ellenhobbs829 3 місяці тому +18

      Those stairs are of better quality lumber than anything you can get today!

    • @ADSC2006
      @ADSC2006 3 місяці тому +14

      If he was truly restoring this mansion he would keep all the wood work.

    • @haroldbenton979
      @haroldbenton979 3 місяці тому +5

      The quality of the lumber might be better however with the overall condition of the house pluses modern building codes the stairs had to be replaced in their entire assembly. Modern stairs are stronger than what he had.

    • @axelthefoxytechworld8024
      @axelthefoxytechworld8024 3 місяці тому +8

      @@haroldbenton979 thats a load of bull its just brainwash so you can buy new stairs in a matter of 10 years

    • @johnunsicker7440
      @johnunsicker7440 3 місяці тому +2

      @@axelthefoxytechworld8024 Nope those stairs where junk. Will not pass code one bit. The lumber wasn't even that good. I bet you that those stair wasn't from 1917 they 1940 at best.

  • @rickt44
    @rickt44 3 місяці тому +12

    Ripping that staircase out almost makes me want to stop watching your channel

  • @georgefarning69
    @georgefarning69 3 місяці тому +1

    SCORE, Cole, Justin & Roman. Happy Neve' and the Cornstar universe is happy!!

  • @Leisure3389
    @Leisure3389 3 місяці тому +15

    Best thing was Nave’s reaction and her admiration for what her husband and team has done

  • @sh3ll3yb
    @sh3ll3yb 3 місяці тому +3

    Suggestion for kitchen. Put blue painters tape on the floor outlining the proposed kitchen cabinet / electrical layout. Nave will be able to walk thru her new kitchen.

  • @johnexford3281
    @johnexford3281 3 місяці тому +19

    Cole keep up the hard work💪💪💪💪 It was priceless to witness the reaction of your wife!!!!!! She genuinely loves you and the hard working man you are!!!......PS...Little Edward looks a lot like Daddy corn star.....😊😊

  • @iLizard_King
    @iLizard_King 3 місяці тому

    SO AWESOME to see Nave and the kiddo!!!

  • @suzannetownsend1757
    @suzannetownsend1757 3 місяці тому +3

    Some of that bentwood would make a lovely crib x

  • @kristybishop3286
    @kristybishop3286 3 місяці тому +8

    It’s so sad to see what happened to this beautiful old place.
    I’m hoping it will be as beautiful as it once was.

  • @lynngraham7952
    @lynngraham7952 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm so glad to see the other comments on this. I cried watching those stairs come down. I just thought you could at least keep them and repair them. Oh well not my house.

  • @mmurphy2317
    @mmurphy2317 3 місяці тому +4

    Great to see Nave and Edouard checkin' out their soon to be newly remodeled home! Cole, time to make that Cornstar Farms hoodie Romans'....right!?!

  • @rebeccacampbell9239
    @rebeccacampbell9239 3 місяці тому +8

    Cole you should sale all that wood or give it away. Especially them stairs!

    • @kathysultzbaugh3858
      @kathysultzbaugh3858 3 місяці тому +1

      He gave it to roman to build a chicken coop. Roman is proud to have all that precious wood to house his chickens. They are young and have no clue.

  • @susanmayes9705
    @susanmayes9705 3 місяці тому +8

    Those stairs could have been saved. Easily. Since you said alot of the labeling you found said Chicago, I wonder if your house is maybe a Sears & Roebuck house. They were built with excellent materials and architectural details such as stairs, fireplaces, and ceilings such as yours, and other woodwork that were shipped to site and finish installed when construction was completed. Sad about that staircase.

  • @simonpaull8794
    @simonpaull8794 3 місяці тому

    You guys are doing a great job you are making your own history for your kids and grand kids to come

  • @paulkotowicz8153
    @paulkotowicz8153 3 місяці тому +2

    Cole good luck with the one lightbulb in the 20' ceiling it goes out and figure out how to change it

  • @DasZuberRevisits
    @DasZuberRevisits 3 місяці тому +3

    Man, I just rewatched an older video of the de-hoarding of your house …man, what a journey! Taking those first steps to get to this point, always talking about the house dreams..wild to believe we’re at that point now. Good times man!

    • @marystrenke3050
      @marystrenke3050 3 місяці тому +1

      I think I have to rewatch those now!!!

  • @mrs.9315
    @mrs.9315 3 місяці тому +4

    The cuts in the board on the staircase are called kerfs. It's a really neat process to bend around curves.

  • @dts57835
    @dts57835 3 місяці тому +3

    More power to you! It's your house...just heart breaking to see the original character and features are going away. I've restored stairs many times...not hard job.

  • @debnhim8353
    @debnhim8353 3 місяці тому

    Yaaaa! I got to see Nave and Edward….made my dang day!!! 🎉💖🙋🏻‍♀️🌹

  • @jennifercrosdale5391
    @jennifercrosdale5391 3 місяці тому +5

    I'd love to see some pics of the old house when your grandpa lived in it. What did the tile floor look like, the kitchen, the parlor?