Structural Issues? Will The Void Ruin Plans for the Kitchen Floor?
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Why not use the stone steps as dual purpose entrance to the kitchen on the left & right side for stairs, rather than cut into the 3 meter kitchen floor space?
That's what I thought as well
That sounds like a great idea!
Nice one Maria 👏🫣
I was wondering the same thing.
I’m just going to have to stay tuned as I am completely lost!😂 I don’t understand why you want so many steps in steps out when you have such a small kitchen already. But then I live in an open concept ranch house - not a cozy farmhouse cottage.
You should put the kitchen entrance at the bottom of the stairs… you are eating into the minuscule space of the kitchen…
Buried treasure?! Time capsule?! Dig it out, the suspense is killing me!
Yes, please dig it out to see what it is!
Yes dig it out or I’ll un-subscribe!!! 😂 LOL
I do in the next video
@@Seans_WorldWill be looking very forward to the next video, intensely dying to see what that object is.😊
Hi Sean- I would extend the stairwell steps so it is dual purpose. You are going to need all the square footage you can get for the kitchen. Just a thought anyway.
Trusting the process is you can do. The house will tell you what it needs.
Maybe you could have used your stone stair steps to access the kitchen also, ie go up he stone steps and turn right to go up the stairs or turn left to go into the kitchen. That way you'd only have one set of stone steps and you'd save space.
I would extend the bottom step of the stairs and use that as the first step into the kitchen. Hard work in the heat. Take care Sean. More tea cup?
DIG IT OUT 😮
I agree with the idea that it was some sort of drainage
Use the steps already there as the kitchen entrance! That will give you more workable space
I like your positive attitude to your work Sean. Very interesting old building and the stones you’ve found plus the void if only we knew what, when, why? Great video
Thanks 👍
You area definitely "cracking on" now Sean! It's neat how you can remedy something out of nowhere, making use of what you have right in front of you. You remind me of my Dad so much!
Finding those stones is sort of like treasure hunting! New building material from the old. Thanks for sharing your progress!
I like it when you find something that is strange or odd.
Your are like the energizer Bunny, you keep going. Things are coming together, bravo.
If the 2nd stone step up the ladder is in place, just use that for the step and you’ve saved a LOT of space. Steps are wasted space.
How about wrought iron gate for instead of kitchen wall. Would let in light from window
I agree the steps that are there should be used as dual steps because the kitchen is getting smaller than my mind. But I will watch and see what you come up with good luck😊
I’m just going to have to stay tuned as I am completely lost!😂 I don’t understand why you want so many steps in steps out when you have such a small kitchen already. But then I live in an open concept ranch house - not a cozy farmhouse cottage.
You earned every accolade…..and there should be many…thanks
Whew! Sean! What a problem! But it is such an improvement! Bravo!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😊. 👋🏼
We have said the steps dual purpose into the kitchen and the stairs and the doorway into the kitchen should be at the bottom of the stairs - however it's your cottage and your vision Sean - we'll be watching anyway 👏
See 👀 you Friday 😊
I'm a huge fan of tiny homes, air streams and studios.... so, this is the type of space I see you creating.
Good thing you don't have me helping you because I would dig up the whole kitchen and remove all the old stones. I am just too nosy . I would backfill the kitchen with small stones like you did with the lime mortar for a solid base with a mixture of lime mortar. Those old stones are hard to come by. I have the curiosity of a gopher, I just want to keep digging. I am going to sit back and see what course the kitchen steps take. You are the expert . I know you are going to come up with the best solution. Mind provoking video. Hello from Yakima, Washington, USA.
Hi yes l have to way it all up, l may change my mind yet !
The object that you don't know what it is I bet it's a petrified dragon egg lol much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖
Sean, wow! I can hardly wait for the next video. You're amazing to watch.
Cheers
More to come!
Maybe that light piece in the floor was part of the coffee cup you found earlier, or part of another one.
I am lost on this part of the project and wish I could see why the need for wall or door there? And still not clear on how a bed and furniture could get up those steps.. Especially with a safety hand rail in place? A rough sketch would help but then it's your place and you obviously have it in your head! 😊
How about the kitchen entrance at the new stone landing level. with up to the second floor on the right and into the kitchen on the left. Two steps are used by both. You can save some room both in the kitchen and the entrance area by two steps used to one landing to two spaces both up and down. Two half walls along the corner of the kitchen over looking the other areas. and upper storage at the rear wall with plumbing for sink on rear exterior wall. You are doing a great job. Look out for those rocks in the kitchen floor area.
Such a huge difference in height from the back wall of the proposed kitchen area to the stone steps!
Mercy Sean, it’s like you’re digging your way to China!! You surely are determined!! Please pace yourself in the heat…it catches up fast. Love from Pennsylvania, USA 💕🌷🐻
I would have to dig that out. Could be and old sink or a floor safe. You won't sleep at night if you don't look, its driving to mad now 😂
You're doing a grat job. Getting closer to the end. ❤❤❤
I felt relieved when Sam made you have a sit down and tea!! Sean I’m still amazed that you are keeping with age and feel of the cottage it would be so easy to gut and remove all that character.
Definitely and maybe get more views but lam sticking to my ethos and plan 😃
You know that stone void is reminiscent of ancient drainage systems. In places where a natural drainage or spring made things difficult for structural integrity.
Sean,I hope you are wearing a sturdy back brace. 😊❤️
The kitchen is going to be small. I can't wait to see the finished kitchen.
Teapot to the teacup previously found? Someone hiding the Mrs. Crockery
Can’t wait for the next episode.
I think the wite thing is rest of the cup you found earlier. 😂
The kitchen area looks tiny. Maybe its the camera angle? You are not going to have any space for anything useful with those steps eating up the floorspace.
"Where there is a will there is a way." Sean has the will and always finds a way to deal with the challenges.
Take out a sample of the white stuff with a clean knife and give us a close up, we need to see the texture, is it plaster ?
I love watching you problem solve 👍see you inthe next one 👍🤗🍰☕️🍰☕️
Love Sue ♥️♥️♥️🇬🇧♥️♥️♥️
Could you not have continued on with the first step on the left to be the first step into the kitchen and then you would not have to go so far into the kitchen?
Wait and see 👀
Cottage seems too small for all the steps you are putting in.
The cottage is too small for internal walls and that many steps. Use the one set of steps and leave the area open plan
Wow Sean! You have quite the conundrum there don't you. I don't know what that white matter is, but it would certainly would bother me not knowing.💰maybe your hidden treasure?
Hi Ruth
Also a good way to keep people watching.......he probably put it in there.
Did you not watch all the video? I have better things to do than silly gimmicks
As for the white stuff, you did say (and show) that there is a sort of hole in the floor above it, assuming I understood the perspective correctly, and that there was some kind of washout from water under the floor near it. So, perhaps at some time in the past the floor was giving way in that area and someone poured some lime mortar into the hole to fill out a cavity and stabilize the floor. It's hard to tell if that's plausible just from watching the video.
In the 20's ... boiling hot??
It was 103 deg F (39.4 deg C) here at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Antelope Valley.
He’s a Brit, anything over 20°C is hot! 😂😂😂
Have you considered making the entrance to the kitchen from the landing you have already created. Just a thought
Do you need a door to the kitchen area? Can you bake it open concept? That would save both work and square footage.
I also think it would be a good design to put entry way to kitchen at bottom of the stairs going up to loft
I used to have an old cottage in Devon Eng. We had the same problem with space as you. Decided to put a Spiral stairs in , saved a lot of space. You will not need all those steps . You have enough stones already having stone walls. Just a suggestion.
You are going to hurt your back again if you don’t slow down! Good job! ✌🏻💞😊
My Uncle max was a stock and land agent. so was his son [funny that, beside the point] but, he had wood step/s up to the kitchen dining area and stairs, similar to what your doing. altho go left and your go to the lower front room and the front door at another level again but, similar to what I think your trying to to get to. One of his m8s did the job. Don't argue with Sam! I think you should probe that whitish bit under the floor, if its as old as you think it might be so old, worth money to a musem or somethin. Anyways, thanks m8, stay vertical, til your bendin over, and watchya back Eh!
Animal nest ? or water drip -->hole in floor-->limescale ?
Hey Sean, you have me so confused on where you are going with the floor. However, I do know your work and I am positive there is a method to your madness as they say. So, I am going to keep watching and see where it goes. Much love from N.Y.
Great Progress Mate!
Looks like hard sweaty work!
Possibly saltpeter also known as potassium nitrate. If you google dirt floors the history is quite fascinating and disgusting on how they were created.
Also the holes in the floor could have been made trying to locate saltpeter. It was used to make gunpowder. Could you imagine a man digging up a woman's floor to make gunpowder. I bet she was fuming. Yes, they did dig up the floors looking for it.
Maybe there was a drainpipe there? Considering the hole right above it...
Good work 😊😊😊😊
It least your bedrock is granite: hard to cut though, but not prone to deep & ever growing voids like limestone!
You don't have much of this clay stuff left behind you could actually take it all down but I think I understand why you wouldn't to accommodate plumbing or something as you mentioned. I just worry there is water sitting under it further back or it's damp or something is growing under it. You wouldn't be needing the stairs though not sure how you would accommodate the plumbing issue.
The wall would still work there however tall you have it. Open format doesn't work in this kind of home it limits storage and functionality. I am sure you will work it out as you do Sean. I liked that tile you showed us the previous video. Ryan still has those tiles you are looking for ;)
Lovely episode! 😊❤
🎉 ❤ hard work... keep on keepin" on. Best to yall.
Looks like you are adding a water feature to the Cottage, LOL!
Maybe its a seashell
Hi Sean. Rough day today. I'm concerned about something I noticed. You mention about how hot it was today. Would it be possible to use a fan. If for no other reason than to keep air circulating around the space? Be safe. Drink lots of water.
Hi Ruth it's cooler in the cottage, no worries 👍
Sorry, I am confused. Why does the kitchen floor have to be so high? At least you can use some of the stones.
Love it, as always, buddy! 😁🇺🇸
From the looks of the hole it could be a snake or a spiders nest.
Or maybe buried treasure😂
I am intrigued to know what that white area is. I find it hard to work in Temps of 20C and above, also.
Is it not dranage due to the back of the property being higher than the front?
Why not just have a step up in front of the sink and make the rest of the kitchen level with other floors. The more you wall of the kitchen, the smaller the whole space will seem.
BEST
could you just use the stone steps you already made 13:33 to go up to the kitchen. Your entry is getting bigger and the kitchen smaller
Could you rent a ladar rig to go over the floor maybe?
Red earth. Like P. E. I. Canada.
Shawn, are others experiencing TH-cam unsubscribe them? I have watched from the beginning both of your channels. Have to keep searching to find your videos. This is 4th time I re-subscribed.
Thanks for checking and re subscribing
Salt from minerals in the water. That’s my guess taste it.
I know more modern/recent but could the white thing be PVC pipe of some sort?
I’m sure you’ll get to the bottom of it Sean
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Wonder if those stones were a foundation from an earlier structure?
Excuse my ignorance. Could the void with the stones in it be a weeping drain from the back of the cottage? if were a barn at some point could it be a urine run off?
Why can't you use the top of the step that is aready there to go into the kitchen?
That dirt floor has stood up to traffic for hundreds of years. I'm guessing the voids are not a real issue.
I think you're missing a trick. We all want to know what's under the floor. What are you intending to put in the kitchen? It's going to be tiny now you're putting more steps in
Crockery?
Its a camping kitchen!!
I am confused.
All will become clearer soon
Nice job on the steps Sean😘
No falling downstairs!!
I thought I heard you say a door into kitchen…
No door into kitchen Sean…it’s too small
I’m watching you do all this hard digging and worrying about your back.
Use the stairs as a base for steps to kitchen
👋👍❤️
Could it be a lump of chalk?
Why not make your steps over the corner.. both sides with the walls to the end but more open access from living room and entrance
Cause when you want to go from the living room you have to step down and then up again
When was the last time that dirt floor was handled? 150-200 years ago?
Sean, why didn't you lay any membrane down for the kitchen stairs?
Think that what black stuff is
Why don't you build a spiral staircase like from an old castle?
I don't have enough stone or time
🍎 Hi Sean
Fabulous blue sky day in our part of the world! Hope the same for you! We thought of you as we're shopping around for land for sale in France. Like and acre or two. Can you please send us the information of a realtor that you can recommend if it's all possible? Hoping to hear from you soon.
Thank you.🌴
No background music while you're working is my vote. Today's music was very repetitive. Cheers!