As a semi local I love that it’s going to be one family home for you and not for developers . Enjoy the journey as best you can ( I’m sure those stressful moments will fade and be laughter at in time) build wonderful memories .
Adding the action shots of you doing the work, adds a lot to your videos. Slows down the work a bit, but much better than just a walk through after the jobs are done. Great stuff.
It was lovely to see the old postcard of the Rectory. Now those two blocked up windows make more sense. I love to see those interior walls come down, and each space open up. It's going to be a beautiful home. Much respect to the two of you for all the hard work you've done. Thank you so much for taking us with you on this journey!
I agree, if I was a guest staying for a number of days then I would prefer a smaller bedroom with en-suite and the opportunity to sit separately in a lounge area especially with a roof terrace :)
I can't help but think it would be way to big of a bathroom and would male a great sitting room especially with the access to the roof terrace. Maybe only part of the space as a bathroom. ? Great progress.
There is something so satisfying about watching the boards being knocked down in the false ceiling room. It’s almost like the “old gal” is finally being able to breathe again now that the false walls are coming down. 😊
Congratulations of salvaging wood for future use. The roof terrace does have potential. And of course you score major kudos for constantly cleaning your demo areas. 👍👍👍
I am thoroughly enjoying the restoration of this lovely home. You are taking it apart in such an organized way that much, especially the lumber, could be used again somewhere else! Keep up the good work.
Thank you for not rushing the walking video's. It's a big deal. Thank you for the upbeat music. Thank you for sharing house secrets and what about the house appeals to you. Hope you are soon able to secure tradespeople into the home. 👍👍👍
It looks more amazing every time you demolish another wall or ceiling. That looked like good salvageable lumber from the ceiling to reuse elsewhere. Oh my goodness, Blossom, the cat looked so much like one of our beloved furbabies. His name was Simba. He came to us as a starved kitten. Altho he had a few health issues and a rough beginning, he was with us over 20 years. Still miss him. He passed in 2018. Their memories live on . Give Miss Blossom a big hug from me.🐱
I so enjoyed the demolition. All the details. And your plans for the guest corner. My goodness it all sounds wonderful. You mention pie in the sky - but this is how your ideas come together. I find it all so fascinating and interesting - you work so well together. 🌻
It's lovely to have a roof terrace off a guest bathroom. Guests have no reason to hurry, so a bathroom can really be a place to relax and indulge. I would enjoy a deep bath by the terrace door so I could open it in the warmer months and enjoy the view of the trees, sky and sunshine, and smell the lovely herbs and flowers growing outside. It's completely private so no one would see you, and such a unique experience to offer your guests.
Maybe make the room with the fire escape into a TV/family room? Replace the stud work in the guest bedroom and use that as an en-suite guest shower room…
So many good things about your vlogs, good safety precautions, room layout plans, steady camera hands! clear commentary, and a delightful enthusiast couple. Thank you.
That ladder to the loft space , there is a simple solution. You put a hinged trap door that swings down on a latch release triggered by a long pole. Then you have an extendable metal ladder that can be pulled down for getting up to the loft, and pushed back up into the loft afterwards and then close the trap door
So impressed with your progress. The house is opening up and reclaiming its original personality. You're doing a great job. And it was very nice to meet Blossom!
Blossom! Wow, lovely name, lucky cat to be living in such a delightful mansion. Another very interesting video. You have done so much work since we first saw the introduction.❤❤
Thank you! We're absolutely new to this and figuring it out as we go along. I'm sure we'll need to get more things done by professions soon though, as amateur enthusiasm will only go so far 🙂
Thank you for bringing us along, I'm really enjoying the reno process and the quality of your vlogs. I just noticed you're close to 30K subscribers, a testament to your hard work. Well done both of you. Cheers from Canada. EDIT: Congratulations! 🥳
This is a small suggestion regarding the "Crawl Space" under the house. Think about adding a few lights and maybe an outlet. It reduces the scary aspect of running into small varmints, spiders or hitting your head. Workmen will thank you. We did this under our old house and it has made insulating pipes and other repairs easier. I think it is smart to clean as you go. Once a job is completed, it can be daunting to face a big clean up. Best wishes from Louisiana, USA.
I would make a smaller guest bathroom in the far end of the room. Partition the room past the window by the door and turn that into a small sitting room or snug with the door to the roof. That would give you one window in each room with the added light from the sitting room door to the terrace. Then you don't have to go through the bathroom every time you want to step outside. So you would enter the sitting room from the hall with a new bathroom door in the new partition wall to the left. A guest bathroom would not have to be such a large space with a door to the outside. And with a sitting room you would have a more appropriate space for your comfy chair!
This is what I was thinking! Cut that room in half so bathroom on one side and sitting room/snug next to the terrace door. I think walking through the bathroom to get to the roof could be awkward.
It's amazing how much you've gotten done. The roof terrace is interesting. It could be a hidden sanctuary with a wicker chair and small table to enjoy with a cup of tea and good book. I can see it with a few planters filled with flowers and some bright cushions on the chairs. Your house is going to be beautiful.
Finding the postcard of your rectory is so cool! I agree with you about the greenhouse. It looks nice in the postcard but would adding it back really add anything to the building? For the guest suite, the first room looks like it would be big enough for a bedroom with an attached bath. The second room could then be a nice sitting room, with access to the roof terrace. I don't know if the situation with contractors is the same in the UK as it is in the US, but here, the contractors that show up when they are supposed to, and do the work they are contracted to do, are somewhat hard to find and they are very busy because they are reliable. Word of mouth is the best way to find them it seems. I think you are making a lot of progress. Sometimes, keeping at it is hard to do. -mike
I sort of mentally rolled my eyes at keeping that ladder but as you were walking around it I said to myself "Well yes, it IS quite a nice ladder, isn't it?" 😂
Just put a false wall on the left of the bathroom door. That way you have a longer landing including the door to the upper terrace. Then in the false wall on the left have a doorway to the bathroom.
Yes, this! You can still turn it into a little reading nook with a bookcase and an armchair... or a window seat that could double as storage for roof terrace cushions and so on!
Fantastic progress, really made a difference to see the rooms beautiful dimensions revealed. You made it look so easy. Always good to see cats around so looking forward to having the pleasure of Blossom.❤
I've watched most of your videos .... congratulations, you have the neatest, tidiest demolition I've ever seen! Not to mention, you should probably get an award for the most organized skip in Britain!
Thank you for sharing your exciting renovation. This sort of labor of love remodel is wonderful to see. Such a beautiful building. It will feel like you’re waiting on the contractors for an eternity but that’s part of the process when you see the dream finished in your head. The progress you have made is impressive. Best wishes to you both and enjoy the journey. Loving it!
If the greenhouse had iron frames for the windows, it might have been taken down as scrap during the war. Glass was needed, too. You could put a conservatory back without it being that exact conservatory.
I just love watching each video and your progress. Thank you for taking us along, you have a vision, love and diligence for the old property. Your cat Blossom looks like she will have fun exploring her new home. Can't wait to see the next bit of progress.
Another great video, so much hard work. Must say hello to Blossom, she is going to love the great outdoor space😊 i've 3 cats 😊. .cannot wait to watch the next installment. Great drone shots of your new property, really impressive. Thanks again for sharing. I'm so glad the ceiling rose is plaster and not polystyrene. A fabulous feature to retain, same with the window shutters. I love original features. Great talking points with your guests😊 keep up the good work
What a delightful find that postcard was! As slow as your progress seems, you are making progress, and the beautiful bones of this lovely old rectory are beginning to be revealed. Your vision for the guest room is lovely, and easy to picture. Perhaps a little bistro set surrounded by potted plants would be not too much weight for the old roof to bear. Will you put a railing around the edge? Probably a very American suggestion, but the one I envision is very European in style, simple wrought iron a subtle but graceful design. Dreaming about all the possibilities... love your idea for an overstuffed chair in the corner where one can enjoy a cup of tea and a good book. I'm really enjoying following your progress. ~ Lisa P.S. Blossom is so pretty. Female gingers are not all that common. Give her a pet from me.
me too but we're too old with too many back problems to do it, and not enough money to afford someone else to do it. Besides, I think if you got tradies in to do the lot, you'd lose a lot of the satisfaction that DIY brings. Doing so much yourself not only saves money but goes a long way towards making the place feel like it's yours. I still feel like an interloper in our current house and we've been here 9 years this week, despite having renovated parts of the house.
Your vision, work ethic & sheer dedication is totally amazing, & you should be congratulated on same. You've both done so much in such a short space of time. I so look forward to your videos 😊 Thank you for sharing your Rectory adventure with us; is very much appreciated. P.S Blossom is lovely & the ladder would look great in a cold pantry ❤
Loving the videos, well done. My memory of old rectories in the sixties were that they were pretty basic. Often no carpet upstairs just scrubbed pine floors with occasional rugs where bare feet may stand. Some family homes but some sole occupants local rector who generally lived in the downstairs floor. Heating was Rayburn stove in the kitchen and the occasional electric fire in living room. Always too cold in the midwinter. You dressed quickly! Often two staircases, neither lavish, but a basic one from the bedroom to the kitchen for staff. A larger staircase for the family. Often the rectory would have an ambiance and a comfortable smell all of its own. Your videos serve to remind me of times gone by, and I thank you for that.
What if you create a doorway between the proposed guest bedroom and the proposed bathroom and then build a new wall with a door in it across the bathroom, just passed the window that's beside the terrace door. Then you would have the space behind that wall for a nice bathroom with a window and the space between the new bathroom you just created and the guest bedroom could be a sitting room with a door going out to the terrace. Also, you could close off either the bedroom or the sitting room door to give you more wall space.
As a survivor of Mesothelioma, the cancer caused by asbestos, I am happy to see you wearing masks and protective clothing. I was exposed as a child when my parents renovated a house built in the 30's. It took 30 years to fully develop. I love the cat, I hope she isn't as mischievous as my three or you'll never see her again when she gets into the rectory.
I was first drawn to your vlog by the architectural beauty of your rectory. Now I really appreciate the sensitivity of your approach to its preservation and the lovely way you present your efforts. Your rectory is really lovely and I am really tuned in to your progress and excited to follow your results. From Lancaster, PA USA
You could keep the ladder or part of it, paint or varnish it, and use it as a towel ladder in the bathroom area. the wooden widow shutters you could get sandblasted it would save you loads of time and not cost too much - sandblasting cost per m2 typically falls within the range of £10 upwards depending on your locale; or could get a DIY system .
I am watching you from the Northwest corner of the US, Washington State. I am really enjoying watching your progress and I am so glad you are doing it and not developers tearing it down.
May I say how much I enjoy watching you both. Your approach is so peaceful, your camerawork thoughtful, and your calm narration is a welcome respite from many channels that are the exact opposite. I love this journey of discovering your new old home.
If you want trades to quote, specify the job yourself. There are a lot of time wasters out there and getting a properly specified job saves us tradesmen hours of work, and it also puts us all on a level playing field so you know what we are pricing for.
Its a delight to see you uncovering the original spaces one step at a time. Here's hoping you can find a great set of tradesman who wouldn't mind their business being advertised to nearly 30K subscribers at this point. I was reminded how wide Georgian doors are in this style of house (well in the principal rooms) and it looks like the doors are just trimmed in ply, so I'm looking forward to when it time to take that off and reveal the original doors. Oh and editing to say you can buy library ladder hardware, for the old fire escape ladder - if any house had the proportions and the grandeur to have a floor to ceiling library - or even a nook with library ladder it is yours.
You have done so well. and made tremendous progress in such a short time. There is an American family who are recording their "journey of converting an old school into a home. Schoolhouse Homestead. Not that you will have time to watch anything!! All the best.
I'm sure it's in your plans, but I think you will find a lovely original door under the panel board of the guest bedroom. The guest bathroom could also be halved and made into a little sitting room for guests with access to the terrace. Just one of my dreams for your gorgeous house. You are doing a great job bringing her back. Keep going, I'm right behind you 😊.
Hello nice to see you both enjoyed your video today so satisfying watching someone else work and seeing a productive new plan being formulated . Great to see the original picture of the rectory as a lovely house. Glad your not adding back on the greenhouse , as there are two windows that have been boarded up assuming they are where the greenhouse was !! Hoping you decide to put the two windows back as they will add more light on that side of the house and symmetry also. Loving your project think it will be so beautiful when finished looking forward to watching your interpretation and remodel take place , thank you! 👏👏👏🙏🥰❤️🇨🇦
You are making splendid progress! I know how frustrating it is to get quotes and renovation work done. In January of 2021, my son and I moved into a cottage in the N. Florida panhandle. It seemed like every project was a major ordeal, but now that the work is done, we have a lovely, little house that's a joy to live in. You will achieve that, too, only you'll have a grand home!
Oh, Charlie. Long sleeves, man. Long sleeves when you're working with insulation. Especially if it is fiberglass which gets little tiny pieces on your skin and clothes. And washing up afterwards do it in cold water it's closes your pores pores so you don't get those little tiny pieces in your pores
Great progress! Here is a small suggestion - partition you guest bathroom in two with a wall beside the window on the terrace side of the room. This would create a cosy sitting area with access to the terrace (with a window and terrace door) and still leave a reasonably sized bathroom with a good sized window and more wall space for fittings.
I would make the terrace room into a small sitting room/bathroom for the guest suite. Access to the terrace would be off the sitting room, and the bathroom would be in the other half with one front-facing window. Don't sink master-bath money into a guest suite. It's a beautiful room, and should be big enough for comfortable dual use.
I am loving the pace of your videography. You pan slowly as you refresh our memory of the work done previously. Not all renovators do this. Thank you. Also, I marvel at the ease of your demo work. Sadly I had a traumatic shoulder injury and typing out this message is the limit of my hard lifting today. Take care of your bodies.
Fantastic to get the old ceiling exposed again, getting rid of the lower ceiling must have been such a joy. I love how you are working together as a team on this lovely building, and bringing her back to her old self again! xxx
The ladder would make a good quilt hanger. You drape them over the steps and tuck it behind the next step. Great for displaying beautiful textiles. The other thing it could possibly be used for is to hang it from the ceiling in the kitchen for use as a pot hanging rack or for baskets and for hanging herbs for drying... from Virginia, USA 💙🇺🇸
I love seeing what is behind all the later changes such as drop ceilings and the walls that divided everything into flats. From watching, it looks like a lot will be determined by what a structural engineer determines about weight-bearing walls, roof condition and weight tolerances (for the roof terrace), and asbestos removal, and by what the plasterers, electricians and plumbers say. Waiting for people to get out has to be incredibly frustrating! I love all that you're doimg with his place.
The postcard of the house is gorgeous. My opinion is It is going to be your home make it Your home. There can be parts of Old home . You can honor in your way. Can't wait to see what you will do with it.Good luck.❤
Great job, That was great to see the ceiling was intact and a big yahoo for sure. I agree with you about the green house . It was a nice design back in the day but not needed for sure. I love the post card however I would guess there are older photos further back in history and that would be great to find them in the archive . Have a great weekend. Dale
Oh what progress you've made! I haven't been able to catch up to you in a while - elections here in the US consume all the media. How fun to find your project is moving along. Thanks for sharing this one!
It looks as though many of the doors have a flat panel of chipboard over them as an attempt at modernization. It would be very interesting to see some original doors revealed in a future video.
We love your channel!!! So much fun seeing the work in progress. I must say, you are both work horses. You have done so very much in such a short time. Thanks for sharing. Tell Charlie to smile more. He has a charming smile.
Better and better each time you share your videos. Finding that post card is quite something. That green house on the side really does nothing for the house and, as you said, you have the room to put one elsewhere if you wish. The dining room with the ceiling rose and that fireplace are just screaming to be decorated. All sorts of possibilities, from period to more modern or a fusion.
Great video - LOVE the archive shot! Looks like there was an interconnecting door between the bedroom & the bathroom, judging from the outline in the plaster.....
I love how you see the end product in your mind as you work on it. I am redoing our backyard / garden and I see in my mind where I am hoping to end up. It motivates me too.
Really enjoying your renovations from Scotland, having renovated a property more than30 years ago can appreciate the work involved , we had beautiful doors and shutters with many layers of paint, and had them sent off to be dipped in something which removed all of the paint and didn’t adversely affect the wood , they look amazing now and it saved many hours of tedious work ❤
It's really taking shape. Lots of work left to be done, but you're doing a fabulous job, and I can begin to imagine how the rooms might look when finished. Thank you so much for sharing the journey with us.
Thank you so much for your videos and your great work at renovating the rectory. I love miss Blossom, she looks exactly like my own cat's mother ( Her name is Pattenrond and my cat's name is Rocket) . You could use this ladder in the guest's bathroom to put the towels on the steps leaning one end to the wall. I guess you'd have to cut it in half.
As a semi local I love that it’s going to be one family home for you and not for developers . Enjoy the journey as best you can ( I’m sure those stressful moments will fade and be laughter at in time) build wonderful memories .
You guys are the neatest demolishes on UA-cam!
Adding the action shots of you doing the work, adds a lot to your videos. Slows down the work a bit, but much better than just a walk through after the jobs are done. Great stuff.
It was lovely to see the old postcard of the Rectory. Now those two blocked up windows make more sense. I love to see those interior walls come down, and each space open up. It's going to be a beautiful home. Much respect to the two of you for all the hard work you've done. Thank you so much for taking us with you on this journey!
it'd be worth rebuilding that little roof so that you could have a full blown terrace out there. it's lovely.
The roof terrace room is begging to be a sitting room/library. You two are doing great.
Or even an upstairs laundry/storage room.
I think your idea is better than a gigantic bathroom
I agree, if I was a guest staying for a number of days then I would prefer a smaller bedroom with en-suite and the opportunity to sit separately in a lounge area especially with a roof terrace :)
Hello Blossom 👋
I can't help but think it would be way to big of a bathroom and would male a great sitting room especially with the access to the roof terrace. Maybe only part of the space as a bathroom. ?
Great progress.
Thank you. The best “renovation” series on UA-cam, bar none.
Wow! Thank you very much!
Have you seen My Tiny Estate and chateau Honfleur. ?
Blossom is beautiful.
There is something so satisfying about watching the boards being knocked down in the false ceiling room. It’s almost like the “old gal” is finally being able to breathe again now that the false walls are coming down. 😊
Congratulations of salvaging wood for future use. The roof terrace does have potential. And of course you score major kudos for constantly cleaning your demo areas. 👍👍👍
LOVE the postcard! What a wonderful find! Great progress.
I am thoroughly enjoying the restoration of this lovely home. You are taking it apart in such an organized way that much, especially the lumber, could be used again somewhere else! Keep up the good work.
Thank you for not rushing the walking video's. It's a big deal. Thank you for the upbeat music. Thank you for sharing house secrets and what about the house appeals to you.
Hope you are soon able to secure tradespeople into the home.
👍👍👍
I think putting a bathroom in the room with the roof terrace would be a missed opportunity. I love that you have a local pub and can see it.
It looks more amazing every time you demolish another wall or ceiling. That looked like good salvageable lumber from the ceiling to reuse elsewhere. Oh my goodness, Blossom, the cat looked so much like one of our beloved furbabies. His name was Simba. He came to us as a starved kitten. Altho he had a few health issues and a rough beginning, he was with us over 20 years. Still miss him. He passed in 2018. Their memories live on . Give Miss Blossom a big hug from me.🐱
I so enjoyed the demolition. All the details. And your plans for the guest corner. My goodness it all sounds wonderful. You mention pie in the sky - but this is how your ideas come together. I find it all so fascinating and interesting - you work so well together. 🌻
It's lovely to have a roof terrace off a guest bathroom. Guests have no reason to hurry, so a bathroom can really be a place to relax and indulge. I would enjoy a deep bath by the terrace door so I could open it in the warmer months and enjoy the view of the trees, sky and sunshine, and smell the lovely herbs and flowers growing outside. It's completely private so no one would see you, and such a unique experience to offer your guests.
It looks like there was a door between the two rooms. That would be so cool to put that doorway back between the two rooms.
Maybe make the room with the fire escape into a TV/family room? Replace the stud work in the guest bedroom and use that as an en-suite guest shower room…
Dropped those beams like a boss!! 🙂
Blossom is super cute 😊
So many good things about your vlogs, good safety precautions, room layout plans, steady camera hands! clear commentary, and a delightful enthusiast couple. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
That ladder to the loft space , there is a simple solution. You put a hinged trap door that swings down on a latch release triggered by a long pole. Then you have an extendable metal ladder that can be pulled down for getting up to the loft, and pushed back up into the loft afterwards and then close the trap door
There's stairs going up there, the ladder was just a secondary fire escape.
So impressed with your progress. The house is opening up and reclaiming its original personality. You're doing a great job. And it was very nice to meet Blossom!
Thank you so much!
Blossom! Wow, lovely name, lucky cat to be living in such a delightful mansion. Another very interesting video. You have done so much work since we first saw the introduction.❤❤
You are both doing an amazing job as this is work you haven’t really done before. It’s a beautiful house and it will be gorgeous when it’s finished.
Thank you! We're absolutely new to this and figuring it out as we go along. I'm sure we'll need to get more things done by professions soon though, as amateur enthusiasm will only go so far 🙂
Thank you for bringing us along, I'm really enjoying the reno process and the quality of your vlogs. I just noticed you're close to 30K subscribers, a testament to your hard work.
Well done both of you. Cheers from Canada.
EDIT: Congratulations! 🥳
С каждым днем в вашем доме появляется больше простора, света, воздуха !
This is a small suggestion regarding the "Crawl Space" under the house. Think about adding a few lights and maybe an outlet. It reduces the scary aspect of running into small varmints, spiders or hitting your head. Workmen will thank you. We did this under our old house and it has made insulating pipes and other repairs easier. I think it is smart to clean as you go. Once a job is completed, it can be daunting to face a big clean up. Best wishes from Louisiana, USA.
Great to see another vid thankyou. Slow is better, less mistakes 👍
I would make a smaller guest bathroom in the far end of the room. Partition the room past the window by the door and turn that into a small sitting room or snug with the door to the roof. That would give you one window in each room with the added light from the sitting room door to the terrace. Then you don't have to go through the bathroom every time you want to step outside. So you would enter the sitting room from the hall with a new bathroom door in the new partition wall to the left. A guest bathroom would not have to be such a large space with a door to the outside. And with a sitting room you would have a more appropriate space for your comfy chair!
This is what I was thinking! Cut that room in half so bathroom on one side and sitting room/snug next to the terrace door. I think walking through the bathroom to get to the roof could be awkward.
Well done. It's a lot of hard work but you are making huge progress.
Great progress both. The utility room look’s so much better with the false ceiling gone. Blossom is a cutie
It's amazing how much you've gotten done. The roof terrace is interesting. It could be a hidden sanctuary with a wicker chair and small table to enjoy with a cup of tea and good book. I can see it with a few planters filled with flowers and some bright cushions on the chairs. Your house is going to be beautiful.
Finding the postcard of your rectory is so cool! I agree with you about the greenhouse. It looks nice in the postcard but would adding it back really add anything to the building? For the guest suite, the first room looks like it would be big enough for a bedroom with an attached bath. The second room could then be a nice sitting room, with access to the roof terrace. I don't know if the situation with contractors is the same in the UK as it is in the US, but here, the contractors that show up when they are supposed to, and do the work they are contracted to do, are somewhat hard to find and they are very busy because they are reliable. Word of mouth is the best way to find them it seems. I think you are making a lot of progress. Sometimes, keeping at it is hard to do.
-mike
I sort of mentally rolled my eyes at keeping that ladder but as you were walking around it I said to myself "Well yes, it IS quite a nice ladder, isn't it?" 😂
Just put a false wall on the left of the bathroom door. That way you have a longer landing including the door to the upper terrace. Then in the false wall on the left have a doorway to the bathroom.
I was thinking the same thing! Or at the very least an enclosed WC...
Yes, this! You can still turn it into a little reading nook with a bookcase and an armchair... or a window seat that could double as storage for roof terrace cushions and so on!
Fantastic progress, really made a difference to see the rooms beautiful dimensions revealed. You made it look so easy. Always good to see cats around so looking forward to having the pleasure of Blossom.❤
I've watched most of your videos .... congratulations, you have the neatest, tidiest demolition I've ever seen!
Not to mention, you should probably get an award for the most organized skip in Britain!
Thank you! 😁
Thank you for sharing your exciting renovation. This sort of labor of love remodel is wonderful to see. Such a beautiful building. It will feel like you’re waiting on the contractors for an eternity but that’s part of the process when you see the dream finished in your head. The progress you have made is impressive. Best wishes to you both and enjoy the journey. Loving it!
If the greenhouse had iron frames for the windows, it might have been taken down as scrap during the war. Glass was needed, too. You could put a conservatory back without it being that exact conservatory.
I just love watching each video and your progress. Thank you for taking us along, you have a vision, love and diligence for the old property. Your cat Blossom looks like she will have fun exploring her new home. Can't wait to see the next bit of progress.
Thank you for another informative tour of your wonderful project. I had a marmalade colored kitty named Blossom as well!
Thank you! How lovely to hear of another Ginger Blossom cat ❤️
Another great video, so much hard work. Must say hello to Blossom, she is going to love the great outdoor space😊 i've 3 cats 😊. .cannot wait to watch the next installment. Great drone shots of your new property, really impressive. Thanks again for sharing. I'm so glad the ceiling rose is plaster and not polystyrene. A fabulous feature to retain, same with the window shutters. I love original features. Great talking points with your guests😊 keep up the good work
What a delightful find that postcard was! As slow as your progress seems, you are making progress, and the beautiful bones of this lovely old rectory are beginning to be revealed. Your vision for the guest room is lovely, and easy to picture. Perhaps a little bistro set surrounded by potted plants would be not too much weight for the old roof to bear. Will you put a railing around the edge? Probably a very American suggestion, but the one I envision is very European in style, simple wrought iron a subtle but graceful design. Dreaming about all the possibilities... love your idea for an overstuffed chair in the corner where one can enjoy a cup of tea and a good book. I'm really enjoying following your progress. ~ Lisa
P.S. Blossom is so pretty. Female gingers are not all that common. Give her a pet from me.
I love the IDEA of buying a place like this and renovating.
me too but we're too old with too many back problems to do it, and not enough money to afford someone else to do it. Besides, I think if you got tradies in to do the lot, you'd lose a lot of the satisfaction that DIY brings. Doing so much yourself not only saves money but goes a long way towards making the place feel like it's yours. I still feel like an interloper in our current house and we've been here 9 years this week, despite having renovated parts of the house.
Your vision, work ethic & sheer dedication is totally amazing, & you should be congratulated on same. You've both done so much in such a short space of time. I so look forward to your videos 😊 Thank you for sharing your Rectory adventure with us; is very much appreciated. P.S Blossom is lovely & the ladder would look great in a cold pantry ❤
Loving the videos, well done. My memory of old rectories in the sixties were that they were pretty basic. Often no carpet upstairs just scrubbed pine floors with occasional rugs where bare feet may stand. Some family homes but some sole occupants local rector who generally lived in the downstairs floor. Heating was Rayburn stove in the kitchen and the occasional electric fire in living room. Always too cold in the midwinter. You dressed quickly! Often two staircases, neither lavish, but a basic one from the bedroom to the kitchen for staff. A larger staircase for the family. Often the rectory would have an ambiance and a comfortable smell all of its own. Your videos serve to remind me of times gone by, and I thank you for that.
What if you create a doorway between the proposed guest bedroom and the proposed bathroom and then build a new wall with a door in it across the bathroom, just passed the window that's beside the terrace door. Then you would have the space behind that wall for a nice bathroom with a window and the space between the new bathroom you just created and the guest bedroom could be a sitting room with a door going out to the terrace. Also, you could close off either the bedroom or the sitting room door to give you more wall space.
As a survivor of Mesothelioma, the cancer caused by asbestos, I am happy to see you wearing masks and protective clothing. I was exposed as a child when my parents renovated a house built in the 30's. It took 30 years to fully develop.
I love the cat, I hope she isn't as mischievous as my three or you'll never see her again when she gets into the rectory.
💕😀xx Thanks so much both. You’ve got such vision. Absolutely essential in a project such as yours. Lots of love. 🥰
Thank you so much! 🥰
You are doing so well, it is really getting back its character
I was first drawn to your vlog by the architectural beauty of your rectory. Now I really appreciate the sensitivity of your approach to its preservation and the lovely way you present your efforts. Your rectory is really lovely and I am really tuned in to your progress and excited to follow your results. From Lancaster, PA USA
Thank you very much!
You could keep the ladder or part of it, paint or varnish it, and use it as a towel ladder in the bathroom area. the wooden widow shutters you could get sandblasted it would save you loads of time and not cost too much - sandblasting cost per m2 typically falls within the range of £10 upwards depending on your locale; or could get a DIY system .
I am watching you from the Northwest corner of the US, Washington State. I am really enjoying watching your progress and I am so glad you are doing it and not developers tearing it down.
Thank you!
You are an amazing couple! All good wishes for the continuation of this massive project! I am in awe of you.
Thank you so much!
May I say how much I enjoy watching you both. Your approach is so peaceful, your camerawork thoughtful, and your calm narration is a welcome respite from many channels that are the exact opposite. I love this journey of discovering your new old home.
This was my comment too. Great job.
Thank you so much!
If you want trades to quote, specify the job yourself. There are a lot of time wasters out there and getting a properly specified job saves us tradesmen hours of work, and it also puts us all on a level playing field so you know what we are pricing for.
Its a delight to see you uncovering the original spaces one step at a time. Here's hoping you can find a great set of tradesman who wouldn't mind their business being advertised to nearly 30K subscribers at this point. I was reminded how wide Georgian doors are in this style of house (well in the principal rooms) and it looks like the doors are just trimmed in ply, so I'm looking forward to when it time to take that off and reveal the original doors. Oh and editing to say you can buy library ladder hardware, for the old fire escape ladder - if any house had the proportions and the grandeur to have a floor to ceiling library - or even a nook with library ladder it is yours.
That room actually lends itself having a reading room with access to the roof for relaxing in the summer
You have done so well. and made tremendous progress in such a short time. There is an American family who are recording their "journey of converting an old school into a home. Schoolhouse Homestead. Not that you will have time to watch anything!! All the best.
I'm so impressed with how much you've achieved so far and how you always clean up as you go along the postcard was a great find for you 😊
You looked like you really enjoyed knocking those beams down haha, it looked like fun!
I'm sure it's in your plans, but I think you will find a lovely original door under the panel board of the guest bedroom. The guest bathroom could also be halved and made into a little sitting room for guests with access to the terrace. Just one of my dreams for your gorgeous house. You are doing a great job bringing her back. Keep going, I'm right behind you 😊.
That's a lovely idea 😊
You guys are working hard and doing great.
Hello nice to see you both enjoyed your video today so satisfying watching someone else work and seeing a productive new plan being formulated . Great to see the original picture of the rectory as a lovely house. Glad your not adding back on the greenhouse , as there are two windows that have been boarded up assuming they are where the greenhouse was !! Hoping you decide to put the two windows back as they will add more light on that side of the house and symmetry also. Loving your project think it will be so beautiful when finished looking forward to watching your interpretation and remodel take place , thank you! 👏👏👏🙏🥰❤️🇨🇦
You guys work well together! Good job!
Thank you!
You are making splendid progress! I know how frustrating it is to get quotes and renovation work done. In January of 2021, my son and I moved into a cottage in the N. Florida panhandle. It seemed like every project was a major ordeal, but now that the work is done, we have a lovely, little house that's a joy to live in. You will achieve that, too, only you'll have a grand home!
Oh, Charlie. Long sleeves, man. Long sleeves when you're working with insulation. Especially if it is fiberglass which gets little tiny pieces on your skin and clothes. And washing up afterwards do it in cold water it's closes your pores pores so you don't get those little tiny pieces in your pores
Great progress! Here is a small suggestion - partition you guest bathroom in two with a wall beside the window on the terrace side of the room. This would create a cosy sitting area with access to the terrace (with a window and terrace door) and still leave a reasonably sized bathroom with a good sized window and more wall space for fittings.
I would make the terrace room into a small sitting room/bathroom for the guest suite. Access to the terrace would be off the sitting room, and the bathroom would be in the other half with one front-facing window. Don't sink master-bath money into a guest suite. It's a beautiful room, and should be big enough for comfortable dual use.
Love this and love what you are doing through very hard work and determination. Onwards and upwards. 👏👏
I am loving the pace of your videography. You pan slowly as you refresh our memory of the work done previously. Not all renovators do this. Thank you. Also, I marvel at the ease of your demo work. Sadly I had a traumatic shoulder injury and typing out this message is the limit of my hard lifting today. Take care of your bodies.
Thank you so much! Sorry to hear about your shoulder
Fantastic to get the old ceiling exposed again, getting rid of the lower ceiling must have been such a joy. I love how you are working together as a team on this lovely building, and bringing her back to her old self again! xxx
The ladder would make a good quilt hanger. You drape them over the steps and tuck it behind the next step. Great for displaying beautiful textiles. The other thing it could possibly be used for is to hang it from the ceiling in the kitchen for use as a pot hanging rack or for baskets and for hanging herbs for drying... from Virginia, USA 💙🇺🇸
Those are brilliant ideas thank you - I really like the idea of a pot rack or basket hanger 🥰
The roof looks like it's in rough shape. Can't wait to see the rectory when it's fully restored! Love Georgian architecture!
Great team work! Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks for watching!
I love blossom, your cat. She will be the rectory cat, and love being in your new home, and lovely garden with you. xxx
OH WOW, love Blossom! She's so lovely.
I look forward to your videos. Great coverage and information of what needs doing.
Just remember-- Slow and easy wins the race.
I love seeing what is behind all the later changes such as drop ceilings and the walls that divided everything into flats. From watching, it looks like a lot will be determined by what a structural engineer determines about weight-bearing walls, roof condition and weight tolerances (for the roof terrace), and asbestos removal, and by what the plasterers, electricians and plumbers say. Waiting for people to get out has to be incredibly frustrating! I love all that you're doimg with his place.
The postcard of the house is gorgeous. My opinion is It is going to be your home make it Your home. There can be parts of Old home . You can honor in your way. Can't wait to see what you will do with it.Good luck.❤
Great job, That was great to see the ceiling was intact and a big yahoo for sure. I agree with you about the green house . It was a nice design back in the day but not needed for sure. I love the post card however I would guess there are older photos further back in history and that would be great to find them in the archive . Have a great weekend. Dale
Oh what progress you've made! I haven't been able to catch up to you in a while - elections here in the US consume all the media. How fun to find your project is moving along. Thanks for sharing this one!
Awesome job so good to see you! You are a wonderful team. You do what I have done clean as you go! Blossom is beautiful!
Wow things are looking so bright and open! UA-cam is your best friend for all things DIY! Pretty Blossom...pet her for me!
Will do! 😊
Given the cost of lumber etc. you are doing yourselves a great favour by keeping it. You could cut the ladder down and use it as a towel rail.
It looks as though many of the doors have a flat panel of chipboard over them as an attempt at modernization. It would be very interesting to see some original doors revealed in a future video.
We love your channel!!! So much fun seeing the work in progress. I must say, you are both work horses. You have done so very much in such a short time. Thanks for sharing. Tell Charlie to smile more. He has a charming smile.
Love the music! You guys must be developing muscles you didnt know you had, what a lovely property.
You can really start to see the vision now, it’s coming alone…❤
Better and better each time you share your videos. Finding that post card is quite something. That green house on the side really does nothing for the house and, as you said, you have the room to put one elsewhere if you wish.
The dining room with the ceiling rose and that fireplace are just screaming to be decorated. All sorts of possibilities, from period to more modern or a fusion.
I love the progress you are making and the ideas for the house. Look forward to watching all you renovations.
Great video - LOVE the archive shot! Looks like there was an interconnecting door between the bedroom & the bathroom, judging from the outline in the plaster.....
I love how you see the end product in your mind as you work on it. I am redoing our backyard / garden and I see in my mind where I am hoping to end up. It motivates me too.
Really enjoying your renovations from Scotland, having renovated a property more than30 years ago can appreciate the work involved , we had beautiful doors and shutters with many layers of paint, and had them sent off to be dipped in something which removed all of the paint and didn’t adversely affect the wood , they look amazing now and it saved many hours of tedious work ❤
Thank you! 🥰yes I'm thinking about having them dipped!
It's really taking shape. Lots of work left to be done, but you're doing a fabulous job, and I can begin to imagine how the rooms might look when finished. Thank you so much for sharing the journey with us.
Wonderful progress, love all the hints to her past you're finding.😊
Thank you so much for your videos and your great work at renovating the rectory. I love miss Blossom, she looks exactly like my own cat's mother ( Her name is Pattenrond and my cat's name is Rocket) . You could use this ladder in the guest's bathroom to put the towels on the steps leaning one end to the wall. I guess you'd have to cut it in half.
Thanks for watching! That's a brilliant idea for the ladder!
We absolutely love this. We look forward to your updates and progress. 🥰
Thanks so much! 🥰
Good job demoing today. I love your channel and all the work you’ve done so far is showing the beauty of your new home. I ❤love it.