I have been watching you guys ever since you first started, just wanted to say hi and that its nice to see the progress with the house. Dont be too hard on Noel, I would have done exactly the same😂
Great progress, walls looking wonderful. Glad the weather is not too bad at present, cannot imagine doing the wall when miserable outside. Hope you are happy with your progress. Roll on next episode.
Noel, I also follow Sam and Bec with the Irish Homestead. You are having the same frustrating task of cleaning and pointing but I do enjoy the very good results. I have wondered whether using a leaf blower wouldn't be a help with cleaning the stonework prior to repointing. Removing lintels does disturb the stonework, you need to build up a little pantry of dressed stones to help you rebuild. I am enjoying the rebuilding and cannot wait for the new section to start.
@@Scotty7268 You won’t be wait in much longer lol. In real time we’re a bit further on. I’m working hard to get the video editing up to date. Watch this space… it’s exciting! 🙌😄
The inside stonework is looking really nice, pointing is a long tedious process but the results are worthwhile. Perhaps you need to visit a local charity shop and get a few dedicated measuring containers, wives tend to take a dim view of kitchen utensils put to shop use. I speak from experience, l regularly check my husbands workshop for my kitchen tools and knives.
Well done Noel it stone work looks amazing, I'm sure having someone to help you & chat to has a great bonus. I hope the electricity was connected yesterday & you can be toastie in the evening's. 🎉
Hi guys, we just binge watched a few of your videos this morning and had a good chuckle! Love the optician reference when bending the pipe, can totally relate from my days of specs. Oh and we really felt for you guys when you went back to the UK Jill. Its a difficult juggle for you both 😢 You definitely deserve some new pots for the new kitchen Jill. I used some of the old pots from the house when doing some cement work on the wall plates, they are super handy with the handles. Noel has done a super job with the inside walls and lintels, tough going 💪 Loving the videos Jill, great work on the editing, not an easy job! Anyway much much love and hugs C & R
Ah, sooo lovely to hear from you. Likewise, with busy full days it’s a challenge keeping up with video watching and the channels we want to follow. I do try to dip in to see what you’re up to and to hear your voices and banter which is always uplifting. How lovely to know you’ve been binge watching - that’s a real compliment. Foundations are down now so I really need to get busy with the editing to keep you updated. It’s on my to do list. Looking forward to enjoying some downtime with you when we all come up for air eventually!!! Love and hugs back to you too. ❤️❤️❤️
Great restorative work on those stone walls Noel Yes Jill a saucepan is a great idea 😂.. I use an old kitchen knife to clean the scale off my toilet… 🥴
I had to laugh as our men do all sorts of naughty things when we're not there, we just don't normally get to see it, you might have to buy a new saucepan! Noels doing a cracking job of the stonework. Hope it's not too long before you're back together.❤
What a lot of work, but it's going to be great! Couldn't quite identify the music at the end, but it sounded like a song from my youth, by Johnny Tillotson, Poetry in Motion, very apt for Noel's meticulous work. If it wasn't that exactly, the melody was close!
It’s become a kind of theme tune. The music is from UA-cam studio copyright free and is mentioned in the video description. Yes, Noel has worked hard and is feeling much better about everything now things are starting to happen. 😊🙌
I'm wondering why you are not using lime render... it helps the stones and walls to breath and you wont have damp issues in the future. Maybe you have your reasons..
@@jillfraser2749 lime will be used on the outside as that’s the direction we want it to breath in. On the inside we will be tanking. A fuller explanation coming in the next video. 😊
Your saucepan incident reminded me of my father using my mothers electric cake mixer to drill holes in the wall to install a window , when the mixer was burnt out when we went to use it for baking my father claimed we must have jammed a spoon in it ,he also claimed my mothers flour sifter to sieve cement . My long suffering mother . I hope these stories don't give Noel ideas !
You’re doing a fantastic job Noel!👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I have been watching you guys ever since you first started, just wanted to say hi and that its nice to see the progress with the house. Dont be too hard on Noel, I would have done exactly the same😂
With limited resources you have to make use of what’s there. 🙌👍
Great progress, walls looking wonderful. Glad the weather is not too bad at present, cannot imagine doing the wall when miserable outside. Hope you are happy with your progress. Roll on next episode.
Thanks Eleanor - yes he’s making good progress now. Next episode should be within a couple of days. X
Wow! Great work, the stonework is looking fantastic.
Noel, I also follow Sam and Bec with the Irish Homestead. You are having the same frustrating task of cleaning and pointing but I do enjoy the very good results. I have wondered whether using a leaf blower wouldn't be a help with cleaning the stonework prior to repointing. Removing lintels does disturb the stonework, you need to build up a little pantry of dressed stones to help you rebuild. I am enjoying the rebuilding and cannot wait for the new section to start.
@@Scotty7268 You won’t be wait in much longer lol. In real time we’re a bit further on. I’m working hard to get the video editing up to date. Watch this space… it’s exciting! 🙌😄
The inside stonework is looking really nice, pointing is a long tedious process but the results are worthwhile. Perhaps you need to visit a local charity shop and get a few dedicated measuring containers, wives tend to take a dim view of kitchen utensils put to shop use. I speak from experience, l regularly check my husbands workshop for my kitchen tools and knives.
Well done Noel it stone work looks amazing, I'm sure having someone to help you & chat to has a great bonus. I hope the electricity was connected yesterday & you can be toastie in the evening's. 🎉
You’ll be glad to know he’s now connected Bernadette - at last!!!
Hi guys, we just binge watched a few of your videos this morning and had a good chuckle!
Love the optician reference when bending the pipe, can totally relate from my days of specs. Oh and we really felt for you guys when you went back to the UK Jill. Its a difficult juggle for you both 😢
You definitely deserve some new pots for the new kitchen Jill. I used some of the old pots from the house when doing some cement work on the wall plates, they are super handy with the handles.
Noel has done a super job with the inside walls and lintels, tough going 💪
Loving the videos Jill, great work on the editing, not an easy job!
Anyway much much love and hugs C & R
Ah, sooo lovely to hear from you. Likewise, with busy full days it’s a challenge keeping up with video watching and the channels we want to follow. I do try to dip in to see what you’re up to and to hear your voices and banter which is always uplifting. How lovely to know you’ve been binge watching - that’s a real compliment. Foundations are down now so I really need to get busy with the editing to keep you updated. It’s on my to do list. Looking forward to enjoying some downtime with you when we all come up for air eventually!!! Love and hugs back to you too. ❤️❤️❤️
all that hard work paid off Noel it looks great ... good job 😉
"Quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent" around the saucepan! 😉
Well rebuilt by the way!
Yes, so it would seem! He’s a one! 😂🐱🐭
You cracked me up with your sauce pan commentary.😂
The stonework is looking great! Nice lintels making everything strong and stable too 👍🏻
Visitors are commenting on how lovely the stonework is looking. So glad we chose to keep it, even though it’s a lot of work.
Grand work Noel you are getting along well but do be careful we do worry for you hope you have back up if you are in need of help tc the oldies 👍👍
Absolutely fantastic job with the wall. You’re gifted I can see. Don’t forget to wash the saucepan really well😅
He’ll be having gritty soup - that’ll teach him. 😂
Great restorative work on those stone walls Noel
Yes Jill a saucepan is a great idea 😂.. I use an old kitchen knife to clean the scale off my toilet… 🥴
Haha - I’m guessing it doesn’t go back in the kitchen drawer though. No doubt Noel will be using that saucepan later for his porridge. 😂
@@TheHiddenHouseIreland 🤣😂😅
I had to laugh as our men do all sorts of naughty things when we're not there, we just don't normally get to see it, you might have to buy a new saucepan! Noels doing a cracking job of the stonework. Hope it's not too long before you're back together.❤
@@patkilmurray4702 I can forgive him since the gain is so big. He’s such a bloke!
How about a mask Noel? I worry about you lungs breathing in all that fine dust. The end result does look amazing. Xx
What a lot of work, but it's going to be great! Couldn't quite identify the music at the end, but it sounded like a song from my youth, by Johnny Tillotson, Poetry in Motion, very apt for Noel's meticulous work. If it wasn't that exactly, the melody was close!
It’s become a kind of theme tune. The music is from UA-cam studio copyright free and is mentioned in the video description. Yes, Noel has worked hard and is feeling much better about everything now things are starting to happen. 😊🙌
I'm wondering why you are not using lime render... it helps the stones and walls to breath and you wont have damp issues in the future. Maybe you have your reasons..
@@jillfraser2749 lime will be used on the outside as that’s the direction we want it to breath in. On the inside we will be tanking. A fuller explanation coming in the next video. 😊
Nice stonework! Aren't you kind of glad to be back in civilization while he's doing this? I'm sure you miss him but...
@@janetclaireSays Absolutely, every time I have a shower or bath I feel sorry for him. The sacrifices he makes… 😊
Your saucepan incident reminded me of my father using my mothers electric cake mixer to drill holes in the wall to install a window , when the mixer was burnt out when we went to use it for baking my father claimed we must have jammed a spoon in it ,he also claimed my mothers flour sifter to sieve cement . My long suffering mother . I hope these stories don't give Noel ideas !
@@yvonneb2327 Your father sounds like a very resourceful man 🤣