DIY Stone Barn Restoration : Beginner Chainsaw Experience : Irish Farmhouse Renovation / Restoration
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
- "DIY Stone Barn Restoration : Beginner Chainsaw Experience : Irish Farmhouse Renovation / Restoration" is all another step towards one day completing our Irish farmhouse, ancient stone farm buildings and homestead.
With the majority of the lime plaster on the walls being sound and solid, we are not going to be pulling it all off the walls only to have to re-plaster using the traditional materials of lime ( natural hydraulic lime) and sand. Dawn explains.
The 250 year old stone farm building restoration is moving forwards as Dawn continues her lime mortar repairs & hard work cutting stones as she repairs the damaged walls and Ben tackles the huge Ash tree root with the chainsaw which is pushing against the wall. As a beginner to the chainsaw, progress is slowed down even more due to stones within the roots which constantly blunt the chainsaw. Ben sharpens the chainsaw and tensions the chain for the first time.
Being complete beginners at DIY farmhouse renovation, really needing a "homesteading for beginners" guide and now starting amateur archaeology, we are taking it slowly, enjoying everything we do no matter how hard it is, to one day realise our dream of running a fully functioning homestead from our once derelict Irish Farmhouse.
Using only natural hydraulic lime (NHL) and sand, we are looking to restore the farmhouse and farm buildings with a sympathetic restoration rather than renovate.
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Haha, Ben - love the music genre change as you pivot from your noisy chainsaw to Dawn quietly sliding in lime render - well done footage! Of course kitties roaming around and offering no assistance whatsoever, LOUNGE LIZARDS! I'm always fascinated to see pictures of nature growing over man-made items - trees can literally envelop entire bikes, tires, tools - nature's way of saying "Get out of the way, you're in my lane." Seriously Dawn, there's NO area of that wall repair that can be criticized - you did superb work, bravo! Ben, since you've created all those slices in the root, wouldn't it be easier to hammer a sharp chisel to chip away the wood in slices? Carry on, haha, I'm only a lazy woman sitting on her couch with air-conditioning, drinking tea and snacking apple crisp.
Haha he was very chuffed with himself with the music for that! It worked really well. Oh yes the lounge lizards they saunter along have a nose at what is going on, shout a bit and then wander off again! It’s quite amazing with that root and the way it has grown very slowly through the wall and not dislodged some of the stones….just ever so slowly grown around it. I know what you mean actually because I saw a picture a few days ago on Facebook of a tree that had grown through and old wrought iron gate!
Thanks Tracy, the wall is really looking good, lots more to do with the rest of the building but it’s now not a scary job to be doing so fingers crossed it will be a lot quicker going now I’ve got a hang of it.
Good thinking with the hammer and chisel! We will try anything and any suggestion at this point lol
Oh to be in a position to need air conditioning! 🤣 to be fair it has been quite warm today, not Canada warm but still…lol
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Ben, have you thought of trying Guiness in the chain saw, It's known to cure everything. 😅😅😅 ❤
🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Not yet but if it doesn't get through this root I might be trying it :-)
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You are doing a good job on that wall Dawn. Great having a roof over your head to. Don't be to hards on yourselves, you are amazing, what you are doing there, and taking the time to show us.
Good evening Karen, hope you are well.
The popup roof is great, much nicer than working in the rain when you don't have to. Also looks nicer than the old sides from the first gazebo. Hopefully this one will also last much longer.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, it means a lot :-)
I love the work you did on restoring the wall Dawn. Put a big smile on your face with a job very well done ❤❤❤😊
Thanks Deb, ahh it is a very rewarding job to be doing….its instant satisfaction doing it once you get the right stone to fit. ❤️😊
Wow Dawn, what a difference on that corner, I would never have thought when I started following your content that you'd be the stones mason. I love it, you have certainly been putting in a great deal of hard work all the way through your journey.❤
Dawn is like a different person Neuton isn't she. Confident with the repairs on the outbuilding now. She knew she could do it, it was just the confidence to start on such a big job. More gravel is coming early this week and she will be able to carry on.
Hard work but worth it all.
Thank you as always, have a great week.
You are talented people, but what I like the most is that you don’t leave the mess, you tend to clean up immediately.
Good evening, thank you for watching and commenting.
Yes, we do like to tidy up when we can. Outside is important to us but inside is essential as we have to turn it back into a living space at the end of the day. It takes time to do but worth it the next day when we carry on.
Thank you again :-)
Dawn you are a darling. Both of you stop apologising people like you and your videos and the determination you put into the work. Your place,your time and and your mistakes and learning are our entertainment and we love you so we want you to keep going and we will follow xxx😊😊😊❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉try a jackhammer on root?
You Maria are just too nice lol, thank you very much. You always have our backs and a nice word or two to say.
Thank you very much indeed for always being with us :-)
That gazebos a great addition to the workshop.
The pointing is coming on fine . Didn't realise that you'd got all the blue paint off well done!.
Animals get distemper its one of the ones your cats will have been inoculated against .
Absolutely horrible disease.
Have a great week 👍👍
Good evening Mitch, how has your week been? Winning?
Yes, the blue from the hall, stairs and landing went last week and we went into the bedroom to strip........ paint! Not all done but a good start. Looks a lot better as a washed out pink than the blue. Much lighter.
Yeah, I found this out at the end of the day as it was bothering me with the word Distemper, I knew I had heard it as something and not paint. This will be why.
Thanks Mitch. See you soon :-)
Dawn. You're doing a bloody great job with the wall. Just saying!
❤️ thank you very much 😊
Distemper is found in animals and is very contagious. Dogs, raccoons, skunks, foxes and large cats such as lions and tigers can get distemper.
Hi Jan, how are you?
Funnily enough, when editing and after the Distemper text faded out, I then faded in text about the Distemper virus to tie the two together. Then I changed my mind and took it out. Now I know I should have left it in.
I just said to a previous commenter, at least I am not mad with thinking it sounds like a disease haha.
Thank you as always Jan for watching and commenting on our videos :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject you two are such energetic workers! The place is coming along nicely. Yah, distemper is not fun, I had to get a puppy put dow because of it. Shots for pets are mandatory here in the US, but at the time I was living in Greece and it was a street puppy i took in. Luckily my own pets had their shots and they were fine.
I want to give your reply a heart but it is a sad reply with a sad ending, so the heart is because we love you Jan and not for the sad story lol. Having an animal put down, especially a pet is heart breaking.
Thank you for the reply though and all of your comments :-) Have a lovely week.
Dawn, beautiful work on the wall! Ben, you are NOT allowed to have a chainsaw accident!! Just pour salt all over the stump and keep an eye on it for regrowth. Love you guys! 😊💚
Ooh I know! I’m not a fan of that chainsaw! But he does have chainsaw gloves and trousers so all precautions taken 😂 we did put some weed killer in it back when it was cut down and so far we’ve had no regrowth nearly a year later so fingers crossed that did the trick back then.
You should be very proud of your wall Dawn and Ben making his patterns with the chainsaw lol. Loved the swap in music too.
Nothing like a pattern in the top of a massive root Tracy hahaha. It is still there, maybe tomorrow.
Dawn is really pleased with how the wall is looking. Lots to go but a roof is getting nearer with each stone replaced.
Thank you as always Tracy for watching and commenting :-)
Hi, you're doing great. I would recommend splitting the tree trunk into wedges. Get wedges and a proper hammer for that. Or maybe a scallion. Save time sharpening your chainsaw chain. The wall is already taking shape beautifully with the new renovation. Jaen keep going.
Thank you for the tip Karel. I may have to go down that "root". Although sharpening the chain is quite fast compared to if I used a file, it still take a little while. I will have a good go at it tomorrow and see what they end of the day looks like.
The stone wall repairs are a labour of love but really is looking good and think Dawn is doing a great job.
Thank you again and for watching and commenting :-)
Exhaustion brings lack of motivation, you must pace yourselves and use labour saving machinery if you can afford it occasionally, to help prevent the physical tiredness. You need to avoid burnout so treat yourselves to the odd spa day or long weekend away preferably somewhere sunny. You are doing very well and this is a huge ambitious project, which you only have to do the once! When the building work is completed you will have time to enjoy the house and surroundings.
It could be the lack of the happy vitamin, Vitamin D. I am sure a few days in the sun would work well, but then we come back to the lack of sun. Don't get Dawn wrong, she is happy, but I think a bit worn out as are we both. We have had an easier week and lazier weekend though which was nice.
You are right, once it is done we can relax, enjoy what we have created and look after animals and grow things (in an idyllic world).
Thank you Gill for watching and commenting :-)
Distemper is also a disease in dogs ! You two are such a dedicated, hardworking couple & a joy to watch. Love from Spain ❤
Thank you very much, we very glad you like to watch what we get up to and hello in Spain! Wonder why they used the same word for the paint wash as a not so nice disease that dogs get? Odd maybe I will Google and see what I can find 😂 ❤️
Really good to see the peach colour of the lime expanding and the hard blue paint disappearing. It is like a map of the world. Distemper is a serious disease in dogs.
Yes! It really is, I like your way of seeing things! It was a very satisfying job that…I’m going to finish that tomorrow I think as I’ve run out of sand for doing the stonework until Tuesday.
Love watching your progress of this restoration.
That is nice to know, thank you. We plan on being as sympathetic as possible as well as adding the obvious modern additions as we go.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Dawn great work on repairing the stonework on the outbuilding .You are a perfectionist . Ben that root will have stones embedded right through it.Be careful with your chainsaw. My late husband used do what you have done then he would get a steel wedge and a sledge hammer and hammer it out .Very hard work Ben. Possibly someone may have a better idea. I remember the Walpamur Distemper it came in a paper bag in a tin can that had to be mixed with water. In use in the early 50s.Take care of yourselves and God bless you both xx
For some reason Colette your comment was in the "Held for review" section and we have only just found it :-(
Dawn is a perfectionist with the stones and she will spend ages looking for the "Just Right" stone. It will look lovely when finished.
The root is a real pain in the bum if I am honest and doing other jobs is better than doing that root haha. I think the best idea is to get someone else to do it haha.
I didn't realise it was as recent as the 50's. It is centuries old I thought it was a thing of long ago. Granted 70 years is a fair time ago but you know what I mean.
Thank you as always Colette for watching and commenting and sorry for the late reply :-)
I’m just catching up, really great work on restoring the wall, and watching paint being scraped is oddly satisfying! Fair play for doing the work in the hot weather!
Sadly still loads of paint stripping still to go Aisling, a slow but "looks better" at the end job. Must be time for some more outside stuff now though :-)
Hope all is going well with you and your project at Morrigans_Cottage - www.youtube.com/@morrigans_cottage
@@thecornerhouseproject just balance the outside with the boring inside! It’s come so far, honestly it’s so lovely to watch and see you guys make that house a fab home!!
Wow!!! Dawn, your skills with stone and plaster are amazing. The wall and door way repairs look fabulous and extremely professional! They look like they had been professionally done by someone with years of experience in building and repairing stone walls! Never mind your expertise in scraping paint! HA, HA! Ben - building, paint scraping and equipment maintenance and repair - expert in all and that’s just a start to your fab filming and editing skills. You both have grown so much in this last year and a bit. Love being a fly on the wall as you work so hard in renovating your wonderful property. Good luck with the “tree root”!!
Thank you Christy ❤️ I’m getting the hang of it all now and that makes it a whole lot less scary than it was in the beginning. I really enjoy the challenge of picking the right stone for the right place and getting it all to fit in. In the beginning I wasn’t confident with breaking the stones but I’m getting better with that now as well.
Haha Jack of all trades, masters of none is us! 😂 oh yes, from last year we are finding things a lot easier to just get on with now as we’ve dabbled in most things this last year! 😂
Bens editing skills are great, he puts a LOT of time and effort into it every time. He is happiest when he is sat in front a computer so it suits him down to the ground! ❤️
More great stone masonry from you Dawn; I bet that wall never looked so good. Watching you guys scrap off that paint was very satisfying! Love your repair vs replace approach 👏👏👏
Hi Susan, thanks for watching and commenting. Well as satisfying as it may be, we have spared you from todays scraping of the blue paint with not a camera in sight. Just a boring day of scraping. I was hoping to get out on the chainsaw again today but there is always tomorrow. More sand for Dawn arrives tomorrow too so no doubt she will be repairing the walls in the building.
We would much rather repair / restore than replace. The lime on the walls, on a whole, is really sound so to pull it all off to stone to just have to redo it seems like a lot of work for little reward. We also like the humpy bumpy, 1100 year old look.
Thank you so much again :-)
Love❤ the music changes 😂
Haha, I was quite pleased with myself with that edit. The juxtaposition of the calm and then loud just cried out for it.
Thank you :-)
Great work on the wall and good luck with the root near the wall of the outhouse
Thank you Miriam. More sand tomorrow so work will no doubt continue. The root.... I think I have it scared now hahahaha.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Something tells me that sunburn will not help your motivation one bit Dawn 😉😂 (obviously I hope you didn't burn)
So Ben, have you started measuring and drawing plans for the barn doors you want to build? 🤔 ( no pressure at all there, apologies 😳)
That was a fun wee piece with the change between that calm of Dawn's stonework to the frantic brutality of the chainsaw and the music to match both 🤣🤣
For that root Ben how about using a cheap 10mm auger bit on a drill as the tip will stop drawing as soon as it hits stone and you should be able to quickly build up a good map of where the stone is and where or where not to cut with the chainsaw..
Great video again this week and nice to see even move strength going back into that old barn wall,,
Dawn,, don't forget that stone by stone you are bringing an utter wreck back from the brink of falling down that's an incredible achievement with no small amount of pressure you've taken on your shoulders, it's no small wonder you just can't be arsed sometimes and need a rest from it.
Have a great week ahead folks and stay safe
Haha no it probably wouldn’t. Luckily the sun went in and it clouded over so it wasn’t too bad in the end lol
Well, funny you mention it but we were discussing the doors today and whether we should restore the building back to the single door that it used to be or carry and just fix up the end and have double doors 😂 I think we decided on the double doors because it’s a lot of work involved in rebuilding a four foot wide and 6 ft tall stone wall! 🤣
Thank you for the tip with the auger drill bit! That’s a really great idea and he’ll definitely give that a go.
You’re absolutely right and the wall is looking really good now, it’s hard to believe it looked ready to collapse now. I love your turn of phrase….ben says “can’t be arsed” as well! I hadn’t heard of it until meeting Ben. I learnt the word mither as well 🤣 but yeah sometimes it just needs taking a step back from and gather the motivation back again!
Run out of sand now so have another break from it haha actually the wrong sand got delivered so now I have to wait until Tuesday to start again.
Hope you have a good week too 😊
@@thecornerhouseproject one of my Yorkshire buddies said to me a few years ago that something was nout worth mithering over and like you it was a new one on me 🤯
Being a Glaswegian I say can't be arsed quite a lot, granted I say a lot of other expressions and not many of those are fit for posting on a family channel 🤣🤣
When the motivation goes take two days off, spend some time together and come back to it. That’s what we used to do not one day two days break video keep it up guys.👍
Dawn get old fella to make you more cups of Rosie
Hi Truth, thanks for joining us again.
I think that is sometimes part of the trouble, never having a good break from it all. This week hasn't been too bad to be honest with breaks as we had a couple of days doing not much on Wednesday and Thursday, so that helped recharge some batteries.
I am not too bad with making cups of tea for Dawn. Sometimes I will ask if she wasn't one though and then never get around to even putting the kettle on.
Thanks again for watching and commenting :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject your most welcome stick at it you will get there but give yourself a weekly break ❤
I’m trying to work out if your from Essex or south London
That wood truck petrol burnt
Close but no cigar. Dawn is from Kent and I am from Worcester in the Midlands but been away from there 24 years so I have a bit of a messed up accent now. Sometime the country bumkin shines through when I speak but not too often now.
Thanks for replying :-)
I'm lucky enough to have 5 acres of woodland I look after and I started out with the exact chainsaw you have. Although I've moved on to Stihl stuff now , because some of the plastic casing near the drive sprocket started to melt a bit over prolonged use, I still use it occasionally. I guess I've had it about 5 years or so and I've always loved the way it starts so easily. I've found it's always useful to have a backup for when I get my main saw stuck and I can then usually free the stuck bar with my reserve saw. One of my errors when starting off was that I unknowingly hand sharpened one side of the chain more vigorously than the other. This made any cut I did go a bit wonky. It looks like the sharpening tool you have will prevent that from happening so I think that was a good investment. The stonework renovation is absolutely amazing. I hope you're really proud of the way it's turning out cos it brought a tear to my eye seeing how confidently you apply the lime mortar. Well done to you both and keep the videos coming.
Once in a while Richard we get a comment and it makes us realise sometimes we are doing things right. To have someone comment who has the experience to tell me I have made a good purchase is nice. To me it made sense to buy something like the sharpener which would be good for a beginner with no experience. The angle is done for me and I can't really go wrong with it. The file seems a bit poor but it is working out OK at the moment. The chainsaw itself should be big enough for us moving forwards or at least until I know what I am doing. We may run out of things to cut before then though.
Dawn always said that she wanted to try and tackle the lime work on her own which is fine and only call on me for the largest stones or extra little bit of height. Other than that, the repairs are all Dawn. From her doing all of the joist pockets, the thresholds and then the collapsed wall under the window I think she got the bug for liming and I think she is doing an amazing job. Lots to do and bigger than she has done so far, but I have no worries at all.
Thank you for a great comment Richard. Have a nice night.
@@thecornerhouseproject For low usage work this is an amazing chainsaw for the money imo
It does tent to get a bit warm, so I go with the little and often approach. But I am really pleased with it for a "My first chainsaw".
Excellent job on the outbuilding walls Dawn.
There is a guy with a chainsaw too Kath, did you spot him? Hahahaha, the most work you will have ever seen me do :-)
Hope you are all well and the weather in Kent is warmer than here.
@thecornerhouseproject I did spot him, I was impressed with the chain sharpening gadget. Weather here's been rubbish, but we're OK. X
I am impressed with the sharpener, I think I would make it blunter if I used a file.
A late reply so I know you have had a lovely hot couple of days...... we haven't.
Pleased you are all well x
Sorry neighbour that i wasn't there to help you with the chain sawing, I've been too busy. Lovely job on the wall Dawn. 😃👍
Tell the truth, you stood there with your binoculars watching me struggle haha. It isn't a problem at all. The root is still there so expect to hear the chainsaw again tomorrow.
The walls are coming on aren't they? I am a proud husband.
Cheers mate, see you soon :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject haha🔭 I would need a telescope for that. 😉
Hahaha, I suppose you would. I bet you have one though! hahaha
I could watch your masonry repairs all day, good job Dawn. It might be easier to use some metal wedges in the chainsaw slots you've mad in the stump Ben hammer stem in and the wood should split if you go with the grain. XX
Thanks Carol ❤️ it’s a lovely job to be doing I must say! Ben said “nice of you to be on time today!” Haha joking aside thanks for the tip with the metal wedges, will give that a try xx
No F1 today and Men's Wimbledon Final was over quickly😁
F1 is OK Carol and a bit of rugby, but Tennis and football? Ewwww hahahaha
So glad you invested in a canopy as this will help you to continue with most of the outside work regardless of any rain. Dawn is doing an amazing job with the stonework and she looks so chilled out doing it. Is there any chance of the farmer neighbour putting a chain around that root and helping to shift it perhaps? Just a thought.
The canopy has been amazing! Luckily it didn’t rain too hard but the rain we did have did not bother me one bit and it’s great also for keeping out the sun if we do get a hot one! The farmer neighbour did say he had thought about it but he suspects it might shift the wall of the building as some of the roots look like they have grown beneath it unfortunately. So chainsaw and a prayer is going to be the way forward for us 😂
A great video as always. Dawn your wall is looking amazing, You will have the out building done in no time. Ben, may I suggest you use a chisel to smash your way through the root and stone, it may be easier. I wish you luck on that. As always love and blessing to you both from Scotland xx
You love and blessings are always welcome Babs. We hope you are well up and over there in Scotland.
Not sure about in no time, but certainly eventually and it will be worth however long it takes. We can't wait. Slowly bit by bit.
The chisel may end up the solution and many other methods. Tomorrow I intend on getting it done. I say it like it is easy. It is as I sit here in the kitchen typing. Tomorrow I may think differently haha.
Thank you as always Babs for watching, commenting and being a valued channel member. Have a lovely week :-)
That wall repair is awesome Dawn. The root seems to be a lot harder than a trunk or limb. I think your chainsaw skills are improving. As always great progress both inside and out.
Thank you Kaye 😊 Yeah Ben said it does feel a lot harder than trying to chainsaw a normal piece of timber…it’s a huge chunky and twisted piece. Makes it really awkward to get through it.
Gwarn Ben. Have binged watch your videos last few days. Wow!!! Fletch is now on the case ;) Hope you are all both well? Looking forward to more vids ;) x Biff
How are you Biff? Is that the www.all-gates.co.uk logo I see? Hope everything is well with you and the company. Nice that Fletch is now on the case, tell him I look forward to seeing a thumbs up from him soon :-)
We are really well thank you, enjoying life as we had hoped and although hard work, living our dream.
Thanks for commenting mate and of course watching :-)
Dawn and Ben you're doing a great job. Try not to be to hard on yourself Dawn. You're going to have times when you feel like you can't do anything, but like you said a little kick and off you go, on to the project.. The stone work looks amazing. You got this!! Ben, I can't believe the size of that root. Are you going to use a splitting wedge to break away pieces? I enjoyed seeing you both clean the blue paint of those walls. I learned a lot. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the walls once they're prepared. I enjoy watching your videos on Sunday. Feels like family time. ❤️
With some new sand arriving tomorrow I am sure Dawn will be well away again lol. We were stripping the paint on the wall today so I think she is ready for fresh air again.
The root is nuts, so hard, not like a branch. I will get there any way I can. Axe, wedge, drill, chainsaw hahaha. I think I have it worried now, it just doesn't realise it.
When we get comments it feels like family has joined us so we know exactly what you mean.
Thank you so so much for watching and commenting :-)
Good progress guy’s 😊
Thank you Terry. Slowly but surely. There is an end, it just isn't in sight just yet lol.
Thanks for joining us :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject it will look amazing 😊
Fingers crossed. It certainly won't be from lack of determination :-)
Thanks Terry
Hi Dawn and Ben.
It is a pleasure to see you again, despite that small discouragement, giving your best to advance in the different stages and fronts of your journey.
Dawn, your work with the stones is turning out wonderful, impeccable and looks very close to how it should have been originally, I don't know anything about building with stones, but the “castellated” and the lines of force that can be seen appear very solid and geometric, very logical (as well as aesthetically beautiful).
Seeing yourself making fine details “Edging” with the mason's ax indicates that your expertise grows with each day of work accomplished. Bravo!!!
I don't know about building with stones, but I know something about rebellious paints. An entire wall peeled off and 2 or 3 “Plasticized” pieces that don't come out with anything!!!
What they are doing is correct "Moisten", but when this doesn't work either, there are some tricks: -Moisten with hot water (whatever your hand can handle). -Moisten with water with detergent, a little dishwashing liquid, the glycerin in soaps makes the humidity remain acting for longer. -Moisten with embossed paper (kitchen towel, paper), wet a piece of towel and “stick” it to the stubborn paint, so that it maintains the humidity even more. And after a while scrape with the spatulas.
There are even more stubborn paints, which can be tested by heating the stain with a hair dryer. Indoors, I would not recommend an industrial heat gun since when the paint overheats, it releases toxic gases.
Finally, as for these pieces of paint, you can sand them by hand with medium grit, superficially, and then moisten.
This episode was very varied, and very entertaining, even with a hint of “Monty Python”, the awning box had its role.
Ben said in a comment that he will welcome ideas for the big root thing. They already recommended the Chisel and Hammer, which was my first thought, I would recommend “Metal Wedges and the Mallet” to have them on hand, in case the chisel gets stuck…
To weaken the root without fear of hitting a stone and “Killing the edge” there are some drill bits for multiple materials, without having to change from one to another, there are several brands, I don't know if they are large sizes, but I think that is worth investigating.
www.izartool.com/es/noticias/item/313-1876-multimat-broca-todos-materiales
Well, in the end and to encourage you in any way I can, you already know that it was my birthday recently (61), just yesterday we were able to get together to celebrate it as a family, our father, my sister, my nephew and my little niece. We made some smoke offerings for lunch… and at “La Once” (5 o'clock) a small cake and coffee with milk. So even virtually I treat you to 2 slices of pancake cake with lemon cream, to share with your tea.
See you next week “Bye bye”.
Mario.
(Dawn's music is “The Song of Dawn” by Edvard Grieg, very good musical game Ben). 🌄
Hi Mario, it’s a pleasure to see you too. We’re really sorry that we are only just getting to your comment but I think because of the link below UA-cam put your comment in “held for review” and I have only just seen we had lots and lots of comments in there! 🫣
Thank you very much, the stonework is a pleasure to work with, heavy at times…especially when you reach the top of the wall! Edging the stones is a highly satisfying past time. To take a stone that is almost right but not quite and shaping to make it a perfect fit is very pleasing!
Paint….hmm…yes, some of that paint is very “rebellious” the majority of it comes off very well indeed but lulls you into a false sense of security and then you hit the rebellion patch! Grrr!😡 Thank you for all of your tips as they will come in very handy for each and every wall that has some form of, not so good for lime walls, paint. Fingers crossed most of it will come off ok, although there is one room that I have a nasty sinking feeling is going to be very very difficult.
Haha Ben likes a bit of Monty Python, so he will be pleased to hear that! I will also pass on your tips for the root issue. It’s proving to be a right pain in the proverbial!
That sounds lovely for your birthday and belated birthday wishes to you and thank you so much for the “virtual” pancake cake with lemon cream, it sounds delicious! Especially the Lemon cream part! 😉❤️
Thank you for noticing the music, Ben does spend a lot of time on the music and getting it to fit the job in hand or scenery. Once again very sorry for the delay in answering your comment. We need to have a look at our settings for what gets held for review.
All the best Mario and hope you have a lovely weekend coming up ❤️
Dawn is doing really well on the stone wall repair. Ben, I think you would find it very therapeutic to wack at the stump with an axe. It's also easier to sharpen an axe head when you hit a rock :) Are you a "Footy" fan? I think England is in the Euro final against Spain today.
Best regards from Canada where we alternate between 30 C temperatures and heavy rain.
30 C and heavy rain.. we will take it. 18 / 19 C, cloudy most days. 6-8 C at night. Rain isn't too bad, just enough to keep us topped up in the tanks :-)
The Axe may be next. I am going to have another go with the chainsaw tomorrow and see what happens. So really I should get the axe sharpened ready.
Dawn's repairs are looking good, doing a great job.
Have a great week John and as always, thank you :-)
Hi Ben and Dawn, what a great video, I must admit some weeks seem longer than others waiting for your new video, you definitely spoilt me when you were doing all those ground works, when I think back and the conditions you two not only worked so hard but managed to get videos filmed and released, it is so nice to see you working outside in some sunshine but hedging your bets with the gazebo ☔
I think you having a break for a couple of days have done you the world of good because you both look so well, I know getting as much done as you can is important to you but looking after yourselves is far more important because there is no renovation without you, so be kind to yourselves and go out for days out because if you stay at home you will only push yourself, treat yourself to coffee and cake in some lovely Irish village, now that sounds lovely 😋
Dawn that stone work looks amazing, yet another job getting done so well.
Have a wonderful week love as always xxxx
Hi Kim, thank you as always for your lovely comments. Ys it has only been a week since the last video, before that was two weeks though while we made and edited the 1 year video.
I can't believe that we have actually caught the sun, but even from back in March when the sun was out we were tanning slowly. The 7 days a week videos used every spare second of the day. Working & filming, then editing while Dawn replied to the comments from the video that went up at 6pm and then she continued in the morning. It was a none stop cycle of day after day, BUT, we did enjoy doing it and it was worth it.
There are so many lovely Irish villages to chose from, we would never get to have a coffee or cake haha.
Thank you so much Kim for being part of our channel as a valued channel member.
Have a lovely week and we will see you Sunday :-)
It's been a stormy and wet week here outside of Cape Town as well, really freezing cold as well. Every time you think the rain has passed it just pours down again for hours, everything is being done quickly when you can.👍
Hi Neuron, thanks for joining us.
Well after our Yellow rain weather warning, not a lot came of it, I think we had one large downpour, which filled out water tanks, and that has been it. It is very overcast at the moment and I have just looked and we have some light rain, I don't think it will last though. I think it is dryer this year than last year, it just didn't seem to stop raining.
The temperature is rubbish though. 18 - 19 C in the day and 6 - 8C at night, it isn't very warm at all. Shouldn't it be red hot in Cape Town this time of year? Hopefully it improves for you this week coming.
As always Neuton, thank you so much for coming along with us and being an important channel member :-)
No, this is our winter, but it has definitely been one of the wettest in a long time, roads flooding and washing away, people being displaced. It was 3°C here in the evenings, so cold and snow on all the surrounding mountains. Cuddling up with woolly socks watching your content lol.❤
Ah wow, I thought it was summer. I am pleased I never booked a flight to come and see you. 3°C is for the brave. I think I would be with the wool socks too haha. When is summer for you?
Thanks for the reply Neuton :-)
Wow what a job! Bloody root / stone
Just been out on the root again for the last 4 hours and I am shattered. Getting there slowly, VERY slowly. But I will get there.
Thanks for watching and commenting Janie :-)
You guys have done so much! House looking better all the time and the stone work is amazing. Now, as for that canopy, the problem isn’t getting it out of the bag, it’s getting it back in! 😊 Give the cats a scratch for me.
Hi Ed, how has your week been?
Just getting the blue paint off has made it lighter without doing anything else. It should be really light once the walls are white along with the ceiling. All in due course though (AKA don't hold your breath hahaha).
It was the wheelbarrow all over again.... "Can't open the box", "Can't get it out the bag", I did think it wasn't going to end well, but it did.
The bag is tucked away in the shed waiting for that day when we will hear your words echoing "the problem isn’t getting it out of the bag, it’s getting it back in!"
Of course we will, they do love a scratch :-)
Have a nice week Ed and thank you as always :-)
It is all interesting, but I like watching you do the stone work!
It’s quite a calming thing to watch isn’t it? I love watching UA-cam videos of people doing it too. It’s so peaceful out there too just the wind noises, the birds and the scrape of the mortar tool against the stone. Love it.
Good to see you two!🙂
Thank you and good to “see” you too 😊
😊@@thecornerhouseproject
Great, that you keep and repair the stonewalls. That's the charm of ireland I know from my only visit there. 👍🏾😎 Greetings from Berlin 🇩🇪
We fell in love with Ireland pretty much as soon as we were out of Dublin. We came once and bought a house as a result haha.
Thanks Arno for joining us and commenting :-)
The bedroom should feel warmer with the cold blue paint removed, and warmer sill with the fire lit 😂😂😂
Good evening Clive :-)
Much warmer without it, much brighter in that corner too, but you are right, a nice little log burner would be nice. BUT.... we still need that chimney uncapped yet, which will no doubt be another stone out the front of the chimney job to get out the blockages they through down it before capping. Fingers crossed we have heat one way or another in there this winter.
Thanks as always :-)
I think this might be one of your best videos yet! The production quality, variety of jobs shown, editing and the humour (loved the bit with Dawn's gentle Stonework and Ben's aggressive chainsawing 😁 ) - you guys have come such a long way since your early days. Great stuff 😊
Thank you Will, that is nice of you to say so. Sometimes what has been recorded just works, other times it is hard edit to try and make something decent. Ones I tend to think of as not great tend to do well haha.
But I 100% agree that 12 months of recording and editing has certainly improved over time.
Thank you as always Will for watching and commenting :-)
Hi the stone work is awesome 👌 the chain guide bar learn how to do it with a file sharpening don't over tighten the chain watch for nails etc when cutting awesome job your doing ❤🎉
Thank you 🤩 also thanks for the tips with the chainsaw. I think Ben quite likes the sharpener he bought but I’m sure the more he uses it he will get used to doing it with the file sharpener.
Remember that crow bar I said you should get? It would make short work of removing the stones from the stump. And you could use it split off chunks when you have made a cut. One or two steel wedges would also help. A root is like a knot in timber. No grain to split along. It will be hard work...
I have a huge bar. The farmer and myself spent six hours with it and the chainsaw and still the root is laughing lol. I can believe the root is like a knot, it really is a tough bugger. I will win in the end, one way or another.
Thanks Kevin for the input :-)
Great brick work by the way well done 👏👏great video thank you👍
Thank you very much Carl :-)
Thanks for watching and commenting :-)
lol! I have tried to do the open canopy alone. I’ve tied it down….braced it against something etc. need HELP! Love your videos
Hi Rebecca... you are so right. I was thinking I would be able to extend it to full width on my own until I tried, then it became a 2 person job. You also can't move it on your own either. A great thing and working well, but no good if you are own your own.
Thank you as always for watching and commenting Rebecca :-)
Hi Dawn and Ben! Another great video! I’m loving that barn work! You know, Ben, I’ve been looking into getting rid of stumps on my property and I’ve been reading that you can do this cuts like you did and fill them with epsom salt and they will die down fairly quickly. Maybe that would work in the root too. You might not get it as fast, but it might be an option. Your idea about the walls in the house is so sensible. I love it! Have a great week! See you next time! XO
Hoi Josefina, how are you doing?
I think I will end up with needing to put something on whatever remains of the root as I won't be able to get down deep enough to cut it all off. This sounds like a good idea to me with epsom salts, so thank you for that info. Hopefully I will be able to get enough gone so Dawn can get in to repair the wall.
Thank you as always for watching, commenting and of course be a great channel member. Have a lovely week :-)
Love it and loved the music!!! Quiet and peaceful, then metal on the other side of the wall.
Hahaha, thank you Bobbie, I was quite pleased with myself for that little idea.
Thank you as always for watching and commenting :-)
Looks so good. Doing such a good job. The stone work is so lovely. That root is something else.
Although a long way off from the end, the out building should be as good as new when Dawn has finished. Sadly the roof on it will change our views from the house down to the land as it did before it collapsed, but the space will be very welcome as a multipurpose building. Workshop, storage and loft space.
The root I want gone this week. The chainsaw sharpener will be in use a lot I feel haha.
Thank you Jean for your continued watching and comments :-)
Bit by bit you will get there. It’s easy to not be motivated when the results are slow to come and you feel overwhelmed by what you know is still there to do. Dawn you are really doing a good job on the wall. I worry about that one corner with the root pushing thru on the outside. I hope that you will let Ben help you with that corner in fact I would love for you to teach him what you’ve learned so that he could work on the wall in other areas. I know he has a list of things to do on his own though Keep your chins up. Take time to rest and spend time with each other NOT doing projects. Y’all deserve it. Love watching from Florida 🪨🪨🪨🌳🌳🌳❤️
Yes, thinking about all there is to do is a great demotivator unfortunately! I try my hardest to not think about how much there is to do….and focus on the one thing I am doing but sometimes it does get overwhelming when you start to dwell on everything else! 😂
Ben does pop in and help me here and there when I can’t lift some of the stones or I’ve put too much mortar in the bucket and then can’t lift it! Haha working on our stuff has allowed us to get a lot of different jobs done. Ben will help out with that corner I would think down as there some heavy and big stones that need moving about over there.
We’re off to collect the food shopping together this morning…does that count? 🤣🤣 seriously though we do get some more downtime now which is lovely after the busyness of last year! ❤️❤️
Great stone repair. Looks super.
Thank you very much Wanda. Bit by bit. As we always say, everything takes us longer than we thought it would. Although we knew the stonework would take a long time.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
I'm 67, and like Ben, have no experience of chainsaws. Often dreamt of using one on my students, but never got around to it. All the best!
made me actually Laugh Out Loud, lol
Hi Martin.
I think the use of chainsaws on students was outlawed a few years ago hahaha.
I have to go with Richards comments, you made us laugh out loud too.
Thank you for your comment and a laugh :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject I don't think it specifically banned yet, lol :))
The only wat to deal with the tree root is using a decent sized digger
hahahaha
Brilliant job done on the wall so relaxing to watch 🙂
Thank you very much, it is a very relaxing job to do as well 😊
Good luck with the tree roots Ben🤞👍
It’s proving to be a right royal pain in the backside! 😂 but he is getting there. ❤️
Poor Dawn, now she doesn’t have an excuse to stop work when it rains….lol. Take a break Dawn. You are doing a good job and you have done lots of fiddle work. Ben too…….
Hi Tyene, thank you for your continued binge watching and comments :-)
Poor Dawn doesn't need a canopy, she just carries on with a coat on hahaha. The stone work is slow and I think made slower due to having to fit new stones with the old ones as the original ones aren't in place anymore. I think by the time Dawn has finished it will be bomb proof lol.
Thank you again :-)
Dawn thats a fantastic job on rebuilding the wall.
Ben can you ask your farmer friend if he could use his digger or tractor to push that root out.
Thank you Susan, it’s a lovely job to do, very satisfying. The root also has some arms going underneath the building so it would most likely collapse that wall which is a right royal pain in the backside if we’re honest 😂
Just joined love watching you both, The hardest working couple building their Dream🇬🇧🇨🇦💕
Awww thank you very much! Thank you also for joining us along 🥰
It’s so nice to see you both!! May I ask what are you both going to use the building Dawn is fixing? What a great job you have done fixing the big hole plus more. Thank you for sharing and can’t wait until next time. Cindy🇺🇸
Hi Cindy, thank you for watching and commenting :-)
It will become the workshop / storage area / loft space once the roof is back on and we will put doors and windows on to keep the weather out. It is a huge space and we couldn't believe it when the roof collapsed, but at least we weren't in it at the time.
Thank you again, have a nice afternoon / evening :-)
Wow you've done alot this week and it looks fabulous 👌
Lot's of little bits Louise, well, compared to some of the bigger stuff we have done.
Thanks for being part of it :-)
Dawn that stone wall is looking terrific! Sam, the Irish Homestead, has one over at his place that looks right up your alley! ( I watch too much YT, me thinks…) 😊. Cheers from Oz! 😅
Hahaha yes you and me both andie! They do have some lovely stonework over there. They’re doing a good job on it too, with all of Becky’s pointing. ❤️
Done well there Dawn.👌
Thanks Auntie Chris ❤️
Really nice job on the stone work Dawn and Ben that’s a very tough root to hack but hope you can do it.
Thank you Annie ❤️ and yes, fingers crossed with that pain in the backside root!
Is that black underwear bottom right corner of the screen in the bedroom? 😲that's a bit of an overshare 😂You guys are so funny, bless you both.
They say not to air your dirty laundry in public Shae, so we did clean laundry instead lol. It was only when I started editing the video I spotted them. Too late then :-( Tracey Emin made a fortune and her name by having a messy bedroom hahahaha
Well spotted Shae 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Thank you for watching and commenting each week :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject That she did! 😉
I got fed up with wheelbarrow punctures Ben. Luckily the wife went out & bought me a pneumatic wheel. End of problem.
Highly recommend getting one.
We solved the problem by getting a second wheelbarrow 😂
Love your videos
Thank you very very much Vickie. Have a lovely week :-)
Maybe try some wedges to split the tree root. 😊
I will be out there again tomorrow with the chainsaw. Now I have started I won't stop until Dawn can get to the wall for the repairs. Wedges, the Axe and anything else that I think may get rid of it. I wouldn't mind but it doesn't even have to be completely gone, just low enough. I will get there :-)
Thanks Vickie as always :-)
Hello just watch all your vlogs like them all Ian frrom Grimsby
Hello Ian from Grimsby, how are you?
Thank you so much and well done for watching them all, there are quite a few and some with the bad quality are hard going.
Welcome to The Corner House and thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Have you considered using Farrow and Ball paint? Although it is expensive it’s totally worth it as it goes a long way, allows the walls to breathe as it’s made of natural clay and is stunningly beautiful.
Hi Amanda, thanks for watching and commenting :-)
Dawn has heard of the brand but not looked into it or the price, but with you saying about the price, now we are scared hahaha.
Lime wash pigments are possible but this is also something we haven't looked at yet as we are probably going with a white initially.
Thank you again and for the info. :-)
I watch a lot of UA-cam videos like this and have to tell you I throughly enjoy watching yours!
Some channels you might want to check out that are doing similar things that you are doing is. Escape to Rural France, Domaine Sauvage and the original Homestead. They just put a new roof on there home and they used panels that look like the terracotta tiles. No idea on price or if it would suit your needs but might be something to look at?
I don’t know a lot about home repairs but have done some and I can tell you one thing for sure. Get those gutters fixed before winter. Water will destroy everything. Even if it is just enough so that the water is not going down the side of your house. If it is getting between the render and stone of your house it will ruin any work you have done.
That should be the number one priority.
Looking forward to seeing more videos. Greetings from Vancouver Canada
Hi Ann
We have always watched Dan, it was finding and watching him that we knew we would be able to replace the joists in the house without the need to wall plates and hangers and just use what was always here. We just watched The Origin Homestead with the terracotta style roof sheets, they look really authentic. Our roof for the building will be the corrugated metal sheets painted traditional red.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject not trying to keep you from your work by chatting and chatting but I heard an expression that I think you two will like. We are not a how to channel but a how we are doing it channel!
Finally I totally see the vibe you are going with in your place and think it is going to look amazing!
Excellent job on the stone work ❤
Thank you Alida on behalf of Dawn. She is enjoying it a lot. More sand to be delivered tomorrow so the repairs can continue. She is doing a great job of it all.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Never find you two boring, even scraping paint. Enjoy the process which is always full of ebbs and flows of motivation and enthusiasm. Think there is some compound you can rot the root with, don't know if its toxic though. thanks for the visit with you all. Distemper is a disease cats get
Good evening Sharon, how are you? Hopefully well.
Haha, scraping paint, I think Dawn is planning on some more tomorrow while she is waiting for more sand to arrive.
I am hoping tomorrow will be the end of that bloody root. Had a couple of good ideas on how to cut it from an Axe to a drill, so by the end of the day.... I will be shattered hahaha.
We put some "root out" or another name down some holes we drilled when the tree was first felled, but not sure how far down this went. Now that there isn't much tree left I don't know what effect, if any, it is having. Depending on what is left we may have to look at other options to get rid of it.
At the end of the day, as long as the root is dead and I can create enough space for the repairs and future safety of the building, we will be happy. Just read that back and it sounds quite arsy... it isn't meant that way, it is meant nicely :-)❤️
Yes, most people have said dogs, but a couple have said about cats too. After reading, it seems a horrible virus.
Thank you for watching and commenting and of course being our very first channel member. You have been missed (really, you have) ❤️
@@thecornerhouseproject will be going back and catching up with commenting on your videos, been too busy !
Great work guys!
Some wood splitting wedges might help with the tree root removal.
Thank you, yeah we do need to invest in some of these as there are quite a few more trees needing felling at some point. 😊
I've been watching from the beginning, now up to 19. I love the house. There was plenty to daunt you but you kept going. It was heroic. Those veneered plywood panels must have been 60s or 70s effort to smarten up, and so depressing to see what the wood was like behind them and the other gubbins. So impressed. Also saw another video about the grant that people get and the 13 month time limit, and having to fulfil conditions. Maybe a good thing you didn't go that route so you can do it at your own pace. I know you told us how the grant added to the house price and that you were one month before it was extended.
Wow thank you for going back to watch them all! It’s a lovely house isn’t it? We love it too. ❤️ We cannot deny in the beginning it was very very daunting but with the more things we have done and time passing on by, it has become a lot less daunting, which is lovely!
Yes, I would guess at around that time for the boards, I have heard them referred to as beauty boards and vanity boards by different people. Oh it has been so soul destroying with the house and all of the timber that resides in it….so sad to have removed all that we have done. We really wanted to be able to conserve as much as we could but the rot in here has been extensive.
Yeah we’re pleased we didn’t/couldn’t go for the grant because it has meant we can do things at a much slower pace and learn as much as we can before doing, it certainly takes the added pressure off with not having it.
I made a living for a couple of years using a chain saw and i got the same sharpener you got cause i hate using the file that sharpener works great.One thing with saws ya got to be mindfull of and thats where the tip of the bar is at cause you can get kickback which can be deadly.I'd say you got all kinds of stone in that stump dulling and knicking your teeth and if your going thru alot of gas i'd sat its a dull chain cause you should get about 45 mins a tank with that saw.Your chips when sharp should be the avg length of your finger nail if its powder the chain is dull.They are a great tool the more ya use it the more you'll like it .
Hi Billy, thanks for commenting.
I am pleased with the little sharpener, works really well for me, I can't see me ever going to a manual file, it would be blunter by the time I finished than it was when I started lol.
It doesn't take long on the stump for the blade to go dull but the sharpener really works as the chips are as you describe then first done.
The kickback is an issue but I have watched video which explains how to reduce it happening, but I know it doesn't mean it won't happen. One thing I like about this chainsaw is how sensitive the brake is on it, even when using it gently, my knuckles can just touch the brake and the chain stops instantly. This gives e confidence in the event of kickback.
You are right with the more I use it..... It isn't a scary tool anymore, just one I treat with as much respect as the other saws we have.
Thanks for such a great comment :-)
I’m pretty old and my mother used to put distemper in my hair to get rid of nits.
"Pretty Old", I like it Colin. We feel pretty old sometimes haha. We can believe it. We have learned farmers will put lime down on the floors in the animal barns as it is a disinfectant and I think kills mites too, so would make sense.
I can't say we have ever heard of that use for it other than painting, so thank you for sharing your info.
Have a nice evening :-)
The wall is looking great ,I imagine it’s quite therapeutic doing those repairs.As for the stump and chainsaw,could you knock some log splitting wedges into the cuts to break it apart?Just a thought.I know how laborious it is scraping paint off as I’m a decorator 😆.Enjoying your videos.
Hi Ian
Had we known you were a dab hand at paint removal we would have called on you long ago haha.
I think Dawn enjoys the time needed for the wall repairs, peace and quite, birds singing and the fresh air.
The stump just needs someone else to do it to save me doing it haha.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Continue to be so impressed with your work on the wall. It is a sort of puzzle solving and meditation. You will get better and better as you go.
Yes! It is exactly those 2 things! And I love it. It keeps your mind so focused whilst you are searching for the right stones and then when you get to point them up….you can just drift away into your own little world with the peace and quiet around here 🥰
Dawn is loving it. A bit of a perfectionist so does like to try and find just the right stone before having to cut or shape one. "We have so many there must be one" are her words. The puzzle part is a challenge and she does love a challenge.
Thank you Jerrie for watching and commenting :-)
Another great video ❤ are you keeping the fire place in the blue room. Wall looking good
Good evening Julia, thank you for joining us :-)
No, all of the blue will go as it is a modern day paint and not lime wash. It traps moisture beneath the paint layer and causes mould as it can't dry out / breath. The pink paint is lime wash on top of lime plaster so helps the walls breath and stops mould from occurring.
Thank you for watching and commenting this evening :-)
I recently found your channel, I love it❤
Welcome to the channel and thank you ❤️
Handy gadget to sharpen teeth on chain.
It seems to be working OK Vickie. I tried with the supplied sharpening file and made it more blunt than it was already. The reviews on Amazon said how it was cheap but was OK. It was cheap so I wasn't expecting anything great. But for me as a complete newbie to chainsaws it works well and doesn't take too long to sharpen all the teeth.
Thank you again for watching and commenting :-)
the shed or future workshop is gonna need a long beam from the top of one gable end to the other, the cheapest option would be using a round log, such as a pine tree or something like a telegraph pole, & maybe get the farmer with a front bucket on his tractor to lift it up into place, i myself would be on the hunt for a nice straight tree, cos wood of that diamiter that you,ll need to span that distance will be expensive, the top of the walls just need some sqaure beams fastend to the top of the walls once the walls are level on top, & cos they don,t have to be in one continus length, some of the old floor joists would do, & then all it needs is 3x2s from the top beam to the bottom, then corrugated tin sheets etc, anyway a huge well done for what you have already done. The place will be lovely
I think it is just over 6m in length so it will be a big one and not cheap. The original wasn't that large, not even a joist thickness. We need to do some research on it, which we like to do before we start something new, but it won't be for a little while. We will be going traditional methods so like you say, the wall plate will sit on top of the wall once level, bedded into lime and fixed down. "Then all it needs....." lol, you make it sounds so easy.
A great comment with a lot of help for us, thank you very much Michael :-)
The illness Distemper is something dogs get...quite serious too.
Yes you are right. I looked it up to stop me thinking I was going mad. It seems a nasty virus.
Thank you for always watching and commenting :-)
@@thecornerhouseproject you're welcome. I find it fascinating to watch all the progress you both are doing. By the way, there is paint known as distemper too. Was common back in the day...a type of emulsion. Happy summer.
To remove the roots, use a large chisel. :)
Hi Mike, thank you for watching and commenting. At this point I think I will use anything that makes a dent. It is the large hidden stones which are the issue not to mention how hard the actual wood is. I wasn't expecting it to be easy, but thought the chainsaw would have made more on an impact.
Thank you again :-)
Try just drilling holes in the root of the tree in several places, pour in salt and cover it. Natural way to kill a root and even though it takes a bit of time, it is a cheaper option. 😊
Thank you very much, we will try that. 😊
I’m sure removing the paint isn’t a fun job but it will be worth it
It is a little boring but looks much nicer once the blue paint has gone and the lighter pink lime wash is showing, makes the room brighter and a nicer feel to it.
Thanks for watching and commenting Debra :-)
Could you burn the root? Have a little Bon Fire? Roast some marshmallows and some sausage?
Hi Goddess Queen
We would if we were allowed bon fires. I did think to have a small smoulder going from the inside but think it will cause that much smoke we may get spotted due to us being on a walking route :-( I do like the idea of sausages and then marshmallows done over it though.
Thank you for continuing to watch and comment :-)
You two scraping the blue paint off reminds me of having to strip wall paper. I wonder why the walls are salmon colored underneath? What two drastically different colors. Are you a colored wall type people or do you like a crisp white wall with colorful decoration… I think I remembered you like gothic type decorations. Dawn you are getting better and better on those stone walls. Ben I really had know idea that you had to sharpen each tooth of the blade…glad you found a bit of a swifter way to do that. And dogs do get distemper, or at least our dog gets vaccinated so he doesn’t get it. Dawn I’m with you it’s been a bit of a strange month for us here in Maryland. I hope you two have a better week of it this coming one. Take care. Also, I wonder why I don’t see a join button for membership…I wonder if iOS viewers don’t get the option.
Ooh i am not a fan of wallpaper stripping! Ugh 😤 too many years spent doing that…I was very glad when it went out of fashion in England years ago but it’s slowly creeping back! lol at least there won’t be any wallpaper in this house lol. I think it’s to do with the pigments that we’re available for the limewash, there’s a mix of a couple of pink shade and an orangey peach colour too. I think to begin with we will probably go with just white and colourful decoration…and yes love the gothic side of things. Skulls and grim reapers…that sort of thing.
Thank Dorygean…I feel a lot more comfortable doing the walls than I did when I first started. You and me both with the chainsaw until we watched some videos.
This week has started better than recently so fingers crossed it’ll be a good one. Yeah I don’t see a join button on my iPad so it could be iOS. We can see it on our phones which are android. Web based UA-cam might be alright but I haven’t checked that yet.
Dawn, you really are making such a good job of the stone, it's lovely to watch. My mother always told me that my grandmother died of Distemper before I was born, I think she said it was malnutrition but perhaps that wasn't the proper name for it just an old fashioned term. That root sure is stubborn but sheer determination can achieve results, fingers crossed, I imagine Ben really wants to see the back of it.😊
Thank you Pat. I love it, sometimes you just feel like you’re doing something you are meant to be doing, if you know what I mean? I really enjoy it and it’s so satisfying seeing the holes in the wall slowly disappear with each stone.
It’s a strange word isn’t it? I’ve been wracking my brains because I feel like there was an old disease that had a similar name as well, I just can’t make it come to mind. I thought it may have been consumption but I have just googled that and that’s to do with the lungs! lol so back to the drawing board for that!
Oh he really does, it’s become a bit of a nemesis of his at the moment! He will get it done eventually…to be fair we need only just enough out of the way to be able to get to the wall to repair it. The rest can stay put as long as we can stop it from growing. We have weed killed it a while back to fingers crossed that was enough to stop it. 🤞
When your doing pointing, shouldn't you start at the bottom/ground and work your way up, since the bottom is where all of the weight of the other stones sits? You're doing a great job by the way!
The bottoms of the walls aren’t too bad, they will need doing but at the moment I just want to repair the holes to stop them collapsing. I will go round and repoint everything though once I fixed up the worst of it. What you say though does make perfect sense with the weight being above. 😊
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Caused my brain to do back flips, trying to thank of an angle on the stump. Drawing mostly a blank.
Only thing that kind of sticks, is drill.
The rocket stove idea works on stumps well.
Would need to bore two intersecting holes. As hard as you say and with the stone imbedded, bit selection would be tough.
Wonder if there are any old timers around there, that have seen this issue before?
Hi Jake, that is what it does to me. I stand and look at it, it looks at me. Neither one of us utter any words but I think the root knows it's days are numbered hahaha.
Today was going to be the day, but we took some more blue paint off the wall in the bedroom so tomorrow it is.
The stone is the biggest pain in the bum as it is an unknown size. I think drilling, as you and another commenter (Scott) suggests is a way forward. The farmer neighbour who had a good go at it with me one day chatted about pulling it with the tractor but with a root going under the building, we all decided it wasn't a great move.
I will get there somehow. Thank you so much for your input. Any help is welcome.
Thanks for watching and helping out :-)
Ben with the stump, I would use some fire starters and see if you can burn it rather than chainsaw, jam paper and fire starters into a slit you make
It would be lovely if we could but we’re not allowed to have fires in Ireland, it’s now against the law unfortunately. Obviously better for the environment but a little frustrating when it would help to get rid of the stump. 🤔
Maybe instead of the chainsaw you can try with some sort of jackhammer?
Is there any way off digging a little under the root and popping some kindling underneath and burning it? Just depends what’s around and if you can have outdoor burn offs but being rural I’d imagine you’re ok. Just save your chainsaw blade if there is stone is within the root. I’d imagine it would burn pretty quick? Just an idea. Enjoying you both transforming the cottage. You’re both doing a fantastic job.
It would be lovely if we could set fire to it, because I suspect you’re right and it would get rid of it a lot quicker but it is illegal to burn anything outdoors in Ireland unfortunately. 😔😤
Aww thank you we’re glad to hear you are enjoying it all and thanks for coming along for the journey 😊
Estava vendo a playlist "desde o inicio" e de ontem para hoje ela ficou ao contrario, com os videos mais recentes antes, vocês podem inverter novamente? Fica muito difícil de assistir na ordem certinho assim. Obrigada! Abraço🇧🇷!
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Acho que talvez tenhamos que recriar a playlist porque não conseguimos descobrir por que ela está quebrada. Adicionamos cada vídeo da mesma maneira, mas parece estar confuso.
Obrigado por nos avisar :-)
I was wondering if making a fire on the root could not have been an obtion in helping to remove it..
I think there is some kind of stump disolving product you can put in those grooves you have cut and it will take care of that over time. Check with the hardware store
Ooh that’s interesting thank you, we will have a look for that 😊