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Poor Robert...you do have some scary adventures! Sorry thus wasn’t so nice...I sympathise as I’m claustrophobic too...but you did get A nice reward with your Prince Albert tin, so well done for facing your fears and getting out in once piece! 😘👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙋♀️☕️☕️👍👍
I am actually shocked there was not much up in the attic, Most of the time you will find boxes ,papers something. This attic is clean. Probably because the access is so small.Good to see Scott again. Glad you survived for more adventures. Great video. Be safe.
The wiring up there is primarily knob and tube with a patch to tie in that later fan. It was used from 1880's to 1930's and is incompatible with modern wiring. Many if not most insurance underwriters will not insure home remodels with that type of wiring in place. Look up "knob and tube wiring" in Wikipedia for more info. The open areas next to the chimneys is to provide open space to reduce combustibility of house materials next to the hot bricks and to reduce condensation due to different air temperatures of heating and cooling which causes water staining and rot in close proximity without ventilation. Early builders just built open spaces next to chimneys if they could.
Thanks for the info on the space besides the chimney makes sense. Yes the wiring is old and needs to be replaced for sure. It currently has now power line going to it.
A few points of advice (as I have recently found out)...14 ft ceilings need 12 ft ladders to function in (make sure you have a friend with a 12 ft ladder). The windows on most 14 ft ceiling houses require 120 inch curtains (from the top of the window frame to the floor. Don't ask, I just saw 14 ft ceilings when I bought this place). Fall in love with the place before you start, because you will do whatever you have to for the one you love. Don't be afraid or to manly to ask for help. You have a lot of knowledge and ability inside yourself, but your community will line up to help you restore something they grew up looking at as I have found out here in Talbotton. Plus the folks on this channel would love to help. Including myself.
I am 70 years old and not a smoker. When I was about 16 yrs old my mom found out I was smoking some cigarettes. She warned me she better not see me smoking until I was 18 yrs old. On my 18th birthday I bought a pipe and a tin of Prince Albert tobacco and lit it up in front of my mom. That was the only time I ever smoked that pipe. I still have it. I don't know what happened to the tobacco tin.
My house was built in the 50's. My parents added on a bedroom and enclosed a back porch in the 60's when they bought it. Your home looks like it was added on to as well because no access to that part of the attic except that little hole cut in it. It's like that in our attic too. The access to the attic was also inside a small closet which is now our pantry. We took out the attic fan and made that access to our attic.
Fellow Neighbor here in Georgia, I enjoyed watching this video. Good luck with your restoration. It killed me to see you go up in that attic without a good particulate mask 😷. There was 120+ year old dust everywhere... can’t wait to see all your other future videos.
Me 3, please do a video about how you bought the house (or gained access to stabilise it). Going to watch the 1st history minute now, maybe it is in there. Love love love this project, thank you so much for doing this Robert.
Robert, you are invited to see the attic (not in such bad condition) of my 137 yr old house in Talbotton. It still has nob and tube wiring (not energized) in place. It has a great crawl space with field stone foundations as they were originally constructed and over 100 yr old plumbing as I recently found out. I bought this place back in Aug and every day is a new discovery (unfortunately...no confederate gold, but I'm still looking).
Any time you want me to shut up, just let me know. That being said, take this video to an engineer along with a floor plan of the house & foundation picture. It looks like you have some issues. Also, the leaks around your chimneys are two fold. The chimneys are worn & not real stable, you'll need to fix that. And you'll need to put new flashing in, so start watching videos on that. You've probably got the same issue where rooflines merge. I'm really loving this, by the way.
How the heck I missed this one I dont know, loved it Robert, its very exciting watching you clear a way to the house, cant wait to get stuck into the house itsself. Thankyou for sharing .
We have a part of an old house over 100 yrs old that my daughter is remodeling for a tiny house. We should have taken pics before we tore most of it down. On all the walls there was old newspaper and food boxes etc to help seal it from the elements. It was a sears and roebuck house. We were told it came on the train as a kit. It looks very similar in build to this house. Minus the chimney. In south Tx we are more concerned with keeping the heat out! This was great fun to watch, thanks for sharing! Always face your fears!
Very interesting content. That old growth pine is super strong and rot resistant. Amazing how well it has held up over the last 140 years. Do you think that's the original roof, surely not? Restoration verses preservation...think I would disassemble the chimneys below the roof line and eliminate them as a cause of leaks. Save the bricks so when I had time and money they could be rebuilt. Again awesome content! Thanks for sharing.
That is exactly what I thought. My 2009 house attic is exactly the same, an addition was put on during the build, and they put the loft / attic access into the addition. The roof plywood from the original sloped roof blocks off the whole house attic space (I can see it through a small cut opening), leaving us with an attic space the size of one bedroom’s floor plan. I need to put another loft access in from the main body of the house, but that is a future task. Anyway, that additional space blocked off is definitely a later addition. Post 1907, I would guess, dated by the tobacco tin found in the gap space. Prince Albert was left when it was built, is my thought.
Thank you for the adventure and scaring the daylights out of me trying get that can ! Might take one those grabber thing that Exploring Alabama has to reach stuff like that next time ! 😆 Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Suggestion if someone has to go up there a again they need to bring some boards to lay across. To help walk a cross. This is what my husband and I had to do in our house that had no insulation. Husband falling through the ceiling is no fun. Great video
Yep, boards will help! A workman came through my parents' kitchen ceiling & it wasn't even an old house. He landed on top of the refrigerator, so not a huge drop thankfully 🙂
I fell part way through our family home ceiling while getting suitcases out of the attic as a teenager... slipped off the plank. Thank heavens I instinctively thrust my arms out because that stopped me going straight down the staircase. That would have been nasty. BE SAFE!!!
I just found your channel and watched the entire series on the Byrd house and 1 junk yard tour- new subscriber here! Keep up the great work! Thank you! John- Long Island, NY
Wow no bats. I am impressed. You are DEFINITELY and who wears many hats. Jack of all trades. And those steps to the attic i have never seen anything like that. I love old houses and old architecture. Your seriously made me laugh over retrieving that can. Good luck. 🔨🔦
What a great house! With nothing to hold in the water that has leaked through and the generous air flow throughout means the house dried out more easily. That is a lucky situation for you.
I am unsure what your plans are for this property, Robert, but if you're keeping it, it will be a treasure trove and fixable roof as well. Our grandfather used old magazines as insulation in their house. We never changed it when we moved in as it seems to have done the trick with many layers thick up and down the rows. Along with those, we also discovered other many treasures in our grandparent's attic. We will keep them to show the kids. The new owners are keeping the magazines there for now. I guess they figure that it's cheaper than reinsulating the entire space.
I am amazed at what good condition that attic is in. I’m claustrophobic so getting up there would’ve been a problem but it could’ve been a lot worse. The wood looks like new from what I saw. I expected a lot more rot.
Loved seeing the lath and plaster from this view! Did many restorations for Habitat for Humanity and spent a lot of time in attics. Thought I saw some, but couldn't see clearly any knob and tube wiring--was there any?
My childhood nightmare!!! I grew up in a 100 year old farm house. My grandparents house was beside us, another really old home. I had a horrid fear of attics as a kid. I had terrible nightmares of having to enter attics through a hole like you did! Wow. I never entered the attic in the house I grew up in, but upstairs, along the roofline, there were crawlspaces. I was scared of those too. 2 story house with a creepy basement too. I was also certain that skeletons lived in our attic! Those old houses creaked. Quite scary for a spooked out young child! 👻 💀☠🙈 Really creepy hole to climb through!
Silly question. Are you sure you don't have a "hidden floor " in-between floors ? Or maybe a couple of " secret hiding " rooms ? Just an idea. I live in a 100 year old house and run across strange stuff every once in a while.
Mannnn...I could feel your fear of that tight space 😳 If a cockroach had flown at me being up there, it would have been over for me 😂 Awesome project and video 🤘
In pretty good condition considering it's age. It will be interesting to see your progress. Are the spaces on either side of the chimneys there for a reason?
That house is in darn good shape for its age. WOW! A whole house fan too. I am wondering what those two openings go to on each side of the chimney. Maybe closets? Roof looks to be in good shape also. I think the house would have to be rewired to get it up to code. The chimneys just need new flashing but the holes in the walls would need to be fixed.
We've got a 1940s house. My husband knows I'm arachnophobic, so he told me, never look under the house or in the attic, or you won't want to live here anymore! And for 18 years, I've followed his advice! ☺️ Love the video
Glad to see you made it out alive. That was a pretty cool attic, that definitely needs more boards nailed down and I sure wouldn't want to use the fireplace or stove that goes with that second chimney.
It looks like there is 4 or 5 feet of space between the top of the closet where you started from until you got to the actual attic access opening. Is it that way all over the house? Is there that much space between the room ceilings and the floor of the attic? Also, what is the story of all that space beside the chimneys that is open to the attic? It looks like it could be closet space between rooms. Does it go all the way to the floor of the rooms below? Seems like a lot of wasted space. I can't figure out the purpose of it. Any ideas? Cool video. Thanks for posting.
The can could be really old. You can ask the YTPC on youtube. I'll bet the farmer put some new tin on the roof and had the last tobacco out of that tin and threw it away. We pipe smokers love these things.You can put the can up for sail on ebay. I came across your channel yesturday and i like these old abandoned farms. I expect one time 140 years ago a pipe smoking farmer would have sat on his pourch and smoked his old pipe. Who knows wat they smoked. Sometimes they made their own tobacco. Later on they would smoke Prins Albert or Velvet and mutch later on there came Carter Hall. You could start a museum on the farm stead. Bet you'll find all sorts of treasures. Greetings from the Netherlands,, Kitty.
My guess is the house originally had wood shingles (hence, all the "wood scraps" around. The wood shingles were removed when the tin roof was installed.
I don't usually comment but just wanted to say I love your videos on here and on Sidestep Adventures! You might have already said this in an earlier video that I missed, but do you know how long this house has been abandoned? And what made you decide to restore an old abandoned house?
This would have been an excellent opportunity for young Cody to have ventured up into those tiny confines. Someone needs to standing by incase of a emergency.
Local headlines read.... Young man retrieved from attic by local ems. Cause? Hyperventilating while fishing for a prince Albert tin🤣🤣🤣 Bravo! Well done!
I have been to this house, it’s small the attic is right next to the bedroom and on the same level, I remember the person showing us the house and saying the killer hid in the attic and smoked two cigarettes. It’s hard for me to picture two non smokers not smelling cigarettes?? This has always boggled my mind in this case.
The Ball jar box with the red label on it can be dated to the year also. The Ball signature changed slightly in different decades. If there are jars inside the box, they might be different ages from the outside of the box. That white box I suspect, might be a special wildflower or fruit series. You might be surprised to find out what they are worth. Amber, blue and green jars depending on age can be worth ten to three hundred A piece. They also came in milk glass. They won't be safe to use because the glass will shatter in hot water when they are that old. But, knitters and crafters love these jars for decoration and there is a popular demand for them.
veo nice quick married and Byrd had 3 babies and 2 died and her son was killed in Vietnam his name is on the wall venue sister was Lily and Sylvania they lived in Georgia
Dang now I would like to help out on that project. Looks to be in pretty good condition. Take a look at the inside structural part🍁. Ya did great Robert and crew💪🎥
the roof metal looks good .... I'm a bit surprised there is not more lumber doing the 'V' thing .... but as for leaves and nests ,bird droppings , racoons .... it looks good
Okay, for us to help you, you need to not just show us the wet spot. That's probably not the actual source of the problem. Pan slowly up and around so we can see joints, angles etc that may be the real problem. Please don't hate me. We also didn't get as good look at the main ridge beam. (Yeah, I'd be looking down more, too. 😅😂) Robert, get the GoPro out and do a slow pass over the entire roof from the outside. Also circle the top and base of each chimney for closer looks (I can see right now they'll have to be dismantled top to bottom & rebuilt a lot.) Then take the GoPro along the underside edge of the roof. Definitely, you've made my favorite video for the week. (Don't turn power on until everything inside those walls is disconnected or rewired. I now a guy who put off electrical on a ghost town hotel he bought. Now it and everything in it is burned to the ground. 150 years of history POOF. Thanks, Robert.
I expected to see more wood in the skeleton of the attic. How far apart are the trusses? What is going to be scary is getting on that roof to repair it without falling through! I can't wait to see the rest of it! Good luck with all your endeavors on the house!!
At 19:24 in the video, notice the two types of tin. On the left is corrugated and on the right is flat. Do you think the corrugated is newer sheets? Either way, I think you can remove the sheets and flip them over an reattach them to make it look new again. The tin looks to be in great condition underneath.
Used to call the drug store at least once a week with that old joke. Of course back then you had to wait until the other people got off the party line to use the phone. LOL THOSE WERE THE DAYS.
I am more surprised that you did not have many wasp nest or a hornets nest up there. I used to live in 100 year old farmhouse, the wasps would come down through the light fixtures
Just a suggestion, when you wire the house for electricity put the wiring in metal conduit so any mice, rats, or coons that may get into the attic can't chew on wiring and set the house on fire. What is there looks very good but without checking every foot you never know what shape it is in.
Hi Robert & family, wow that was one hell of an explore. A question though, I have never seen voids built in around a chimney before that make those little rooms where the Prince Albert can was, can you explain the reasoning why this was done ??? was it to square off the rooms in the house so the chimney wasn't seen ??. Thanks for sharing, much love to you all. xx💖🤘
@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG I did ask my Husband who was a builder by trade before he became my carer and he said that it's basically just to square the rooms off below so the chimney can't be seen, he did admit though that in all his building in both America and here in the UK he has never come across that design before. xx
If you noticed none of the wood framing (or very little) touches the actual chimney. Back in the days when these houses were built they didn't have fire bricks. In fact most of the bricks from this era where made by hand. As chimneys heat up so do the bricks, wood is more combustible and that is why the framing and walls do not touch the chimneys of this era. I have the same in my house. Another reason old houses do not exists is because they burned to the ground due to chimney fires.
@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG My 1870s +/- house has the same dropped closet ceiling concept (12' 7 ceiling height and closet at 8'- only closet in the house btw). So does a friend's 1915 apartment (10' h. Main ceilings there). (Have see this in 1930's homes, and even a 60's ranch) Ofcourse Closets themselves were rare 120 years ago; basically built-in wardrobes, and most wardrobes are not very tall. Some other things that might explain a lowered ceiling. Less material is needed to finish walls when dropping a ceiling (say closet is 2'deep, 4'wide, ceiling at 9'h. , if you go up 5 more feet to the 14', that's 60 sq.feet of finish material, nails, paint, labor, etc. Also, imagine trying to put up finish material in a tight 2x4 shaft. I bet the door to the closet is 6'5" to 7' tall , if closet is 2' feet deep it's really difficult to access shelves higher than 7', especially when closet is filled. To access higher areas above you need a built-in ladder which eats up space below, thus not gaining really any extra storage. Also, imagine before electricity shimmying up a ladder in a tight closet space with a kerosene lamp, or candle in order to see, while also carrying folded clothes or papers to place on a shelf. It's just not practical when the footprint of the room is small. Wait, you did shimmy up w/o electricity, ha! Sorry for this lengthy reply. It was so neat to see a similar attic, with dropped voids. Wish I found a tobacco tin in my attic. I'll take attic exploration anyday over crawlspace though! Thanks for sharing!
On this video I discovered I have a fear of small spaces and walking around the attic of a dilapidated old house can be kind of unnerving.
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I would absolutely love to find an old house to fix up and live in. Great video Rob. I hope you do videos while you're fixing it up.
Poor Robert...you do have some scary adventures! Sorry thus wasn’t so nice...I sympathise as I’m claustrophobic too...but you did get
A nice reward with your Prince Albert tin, so well done for facing your fears and getting out in once piece! 😘👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙋♀️☕️☕️👍👍
Hi...get a magnet, tie it on a string...easily get the prince albert can...
Very common feeling. I struggle in lifts, small waiting rooms etv
Your voice was so high. 😂
The is one of the cleanest attics that I have ever seen in an old house. Probably
because it did not have easy access.
Ikr? I thought so, too. I would still be up there with a mask on and shop vac. lol
I am actually shocked there was not much up in the attic, Most of the time you will find boxes ,papers something. This attic is clean. Probably because the access is so small.Good to see Scott again. Glad you survived for more adventures. Great video. Be safe.
Yeah exactly... access too small
It’s all UNDER the house! Ha
Definitely I guess that Whoever has owned this House if it’s still around must have been born very tiny about 143 Years ago.@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG
Just because a House isn’t haunted or possessed doesn’t make it any less creepy when it has sadly been abandoned for so long.@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG
The wiring up there is primarily knob and tube with a patch to tie in that later fan. It was used from 1880's to 1930's and is incompatible with modern wiring. Many if not most insurance underwriters will not insure home remodels with that type of wiring in place. Look up "knob and tube wiring" in Wikipedia for more info.
The open areas next to the chimneys is to provide open space to reduce combustibility of house materials next to the hot bricks and to reduce condensation due to different air temperatures of heating and cooling which causes water staining and rot in close proximity without ventilation. Early builders just built open spaces next to chimneys if they could.
Thanks for the info on the space besides the chimney makes sense. Yes the wiring is old and needs to be replaced for sure. It currently has now power line going to it.
I was wondering about the open spaces next to the chimneys, too!
That isn't knob and tube, but still should be considered unsafe
Thanks for that piece of info. I was really bothering me why they left such big space between the chimney. The info u gave makes a lot of sense
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No reason to feel spooky. That house has the most amazing positive peaceful energy... 😇
A few points of advice (as I have recently found out)...14 ft ceilings need 12 ft ladders to function in (make sure you have a friend with a 12 ft ladder). The windows on most 14 ft ceiling houses require 120 inch curtains (from the top of the window frame to the floor. Don't ask, I just saw 14 ft ceilings when I bought this place). Fall in love with the place before you start, because you will do whatever you have to for the one you love. Don't be afraid or to manly to ask for help. You have a lot of knowledge and ability inside yourself, but your community will line up to help you restore something they grew up looking at as I have found out here in Talbotton. Plus the folks on this channel would love to help. Including myself.
The house isn’t too far from Talbotton. Yes, this is definitely a big project!
PROPER draperies hang from ABOVE the window about a foot
I am 70 years old and not a smoker. When I was about 16 yrs old my mom found out I was smoking some cigarettes. She warned me she better not see me smoking until I was 18 yrs old. On my 18th birthday I bought a pipe and a tin of Prince Albert tobacco and lit it up in front of my mom. That was the only time I ever smoked that pipe. I still have it. I don't know what happened to the tobacco tin.
My house was built in the 50's. My parents added on a bedroom and enclosed a back porch in the 60's when they bought it. Your home looks like it was added on to as well because no access to that part of the attic except that little hole cut in it. It's like that in our attic too. The access to the attic was also inside a small closet which is now our pantry. We took out the attic fan and made that access to our attic.
So happy to see Brian 🤗🤗🤗
Went back some to some older video...you like old tractors, cars, etc! I love people that work to save old things!!
Fellow Neighbor here in Georgia, I enjoyed watching this video. Good luck with your restoration. It killed me to see you go up in that attic without a good particulate mask 😷. There was 120+ year old dust everywhere... can’t wait to see all your other future videos.
Oh my an attic fan! Love it. You so remind me of a child that lived in Houston Texas on Elton street long ago and far away.
Is there a video talking about how you found and bought the place just found your channel
ditto! I want to know the back story to your restoration project. Please.
Me 3, please do a video about how you bought the house (or gained access to stabilise it). Going to watch the 1st history minute now, maybe it is in there. Love love love this project, thank you so much for doing this Robert.
That's a very good question! I'd like to see the video too!
It almost feels like we're not supposed to know that information. It is kind of odd that it's not been discussed in any of these videos!
I’m curious to and how much a place iike this cost I can see it being a beauitful place
Next time you go into an attic take your magnet with you. Be a lot safer to retrieve things with. Good video, nerve-wracking, but good. Thanks Robert
Robert, you are invited to see the attic (not in such bad condition) of my 137 yr old house in Talbotton. It still has nob and tube wiring (not energized) in place. It has a great crawl space with field stone foundations as they were originally constructed and over 100 yr old plumbing as I recently found out. I bought this place back in Aug and every day is a new discovery (unfortunately...no confederate gold, but I'm still looking).
I’d love to... let me know when. Email me... sidestepadventures@gmail.com
Again, love people who save old houses and buildings!!
I was one saving a 1810 year old Farm. Pineland Farms
Any time you want me to shut up, just let me know. That being said, take this video to an engineer along with a floor plan of the house & foundation picture. It looks like you have some issues. Also, the leaks around your chimneys are two fold. The chimneys are worn & not real stable, you'll need to fix that. And you'll need to put new flashing in, so start watching videos on that. You've probably got the same issue where rooflines merge. I'm really loving this, by the way.
....your input/ knowledge is appreciated
Repointing the chimney, after it's cleaned would be a good start.
Thanks for taking me on the exploration of your farmhouse attic. Quality construction and oak supports have survived the test of time!
Robert, I love your shows. I watch them every night. It relaxes me. Keep them coming.
Please keep these videos coming. They are not boring at all... I look forward to them. Love watching your progress.
Been slacking on keeping up with you guys, only to come back, click this video, and see Brian back! So awesome!
How the heck I missed this one I dont know, loved it Robert, its very exciting watching you clear a way to the house, cant wait to get stuck into the house itsself. Thankyou for sharing .
I was holding my breathe!!! Thankful you made it!
We have a part of an old house over 100 yrs old that my daughter is remodeling for a tiny house. We should have taken pics before we tore most of it down. On all the walls there was old newspaper and food boxes etc to help seal it from the elements. It was a sears and roebuck house. We were told it came on the train as a kit. It looks very similar in build to this house. Minus the chimney. In south Tx we are more concerned with keeping the heat out!
This was great fun to watch, thanks for sharing! Always face your fears!
Very interesting content. That old growth pine is super strong and rot resistant. Amazing how well it has held up over the last 140 years. Do you think that's the original roof, surely not? Restoration verses preservation...think I would disassemble the chimneys below the roof line and eliminate them as a cause of leaks. Save the bricks so when I had time and money they could be rebuilt.
Again awesome content! Thanks for sharing.
James Byrd died in Vietnam and his son was born after his death
My cousins
The "walled off" section is an addition by the looks of it. The wall is the old roof boards no doubt
That is exactly what I thought. My 2009 house attic is exactly the same, an addition was put on during the build, and they put the loft / attic access into the addition. The roof plywood from the original sloped roof blocks off the whole house attic space (I can see it through a small cut opening), leaving us with an attic space the size of one bedroom’s floor plan. I need to put another loft access in from the main body of the house, but that is a future task. Anyway, that additional space blocked off is definitely a later addition. Post 1907, I would guess, dated by the tobacco tin found in the gap space. Prince Albert was left when it was built, is my thought.
Thrilled for you to continue the fixing and saving the farm and home
I’m surprised that there are not any birds up there with that space around the outside where the wall meets the roof and you can see daylight.
No birds, or bats, or raccoons, or snakes, or possums... I was surprised too
I bet it's that tin roof that keeps most creatures away....far too hot and no traction to climb up it.
Thank goodness there were also no Spiders eww I hate those 8 eyed 8 legged Arachnids.@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG
Really enjoying the new vlogs Robert ! Stay safe y'all ! Loves from Molalla Oregon !!!
Awesome job facing your fears! Can’t wait for the next adventure.
Thank you for the adventure and scaring the daylights out of me trying get that can ! Might take one those grabber thing that Exploring Alabama has to reach stuff like that next time ! 😆 Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Suggestion if someone has to go up there a again they need to bring some boards to lay across. To help walk a cross. This is what my husband and I had to do in our house that had no insulation. Husband falling through the ceiling is no fun. Great video
Yep, boards will help! A workman came through my parents' kitchen ceiling & it wasn't even an old house. He landed on top of the refrigerator, so not a huge drop thankfully 🙂
My husband nearly came through the ceiling of our hundred year old house. Good times.
I was going to suggest the same thing. Spread out your weight just like on ice.
I fell part way through our family home ceiling while getting suitcases out of the attic as a teenager... slipped off the plank. Thank heavens I instinctively thrust my arms out because that stopped me going straight down the staircase. That would have been nasty. BE SAFE!!!
I just found your channel and watched the entire series on the Byrd house and 1 junk yard tour- new subscriber here! Keep up the great work! Thank you! John- Long Island, NY
Wow no bats. I am impressed. You are DEFINITELY and who wears many hats. Jack of all trades. And those steps to the attic i have never seen anything like that. I love old houses and old architecture. Your seriously made me laugh over retrieving that can. Good luck. 🔨🔦
What a great house! With nothing to hold in the water that has leaked through and the generous air flow throughout means the house dried out more easily. That is a lucky situation for you.
I am unsure what your plans are for this property, Robert, but if you're keeping it, it will be a treasure trove and fixable roof as well. Our grandfather used old magazines as insulation in their house. We never changed it when we moved in as it seems to have done the trick with many layers thick up and down the rows. Along with those, we also discovered other many treasures in our grandparent's attic. We will keep them to show the kids. The new owners are keeping the magazines there for now. I guess they figure that it's cheaper than reinsulating the entire space.
When my uncle built his home in central Florida many years ago (40's/50's) he put in a large attic fan. Amazing how it cooled the home.
I'm yelling: USE A MAGNET TO GET THE CAN!!! lol
Me too!!
That's what I kept saying; "magnet on a string, magnet on a string!"
Edie Folta Me three! Attic fishing! So close on try #1, but successful in the end. 👍🏻
I was thinking bubble gum and string. Lol
Me too!
Am I the only one wondering what Cody is packing? Does he always wear a guitar shaped backpack?
I am amazed at what good condition that attic is in. I’m claustrophobic so getting up there would’ve been a problem but it could’ve been a lot worse. The wood looks like new from what I saw. I expected a lot more rot.
Loved seeing the lath and plaster from this view! Did many restorations for Habitat for Humanity and spent a lot of time in attics. Thought I saw some, but couldn't see clearly any knob and tube wiring--was there any?
I'm not a builder, or know much ....this attic is impressively strong, still....how absolutely rewarding!
Hallo Robert i love your videos i love old houses and old stuff thank you much love from Croatia
My childhood nightmare!!! I grew up in a 100 year old farm house. My grandparents house was beside us, another really old home. I had a horrid fear of attics as a kid. I had terrible nightmares of having to enter attics through a hole like you did! Wow.
I never entered the attic in the house I grew up in, but upstairs, along the roofline, there were crawlspaces. I was scared of those too.
2 story house with a creepy basement too.
I was also certain that skeletons lived in our attic!
Those old houses creaked. Quite scary for a spooked out young child!
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Really creepy hole to climb through!
I love old houses and attics
Please be safe and enjoy your adventures and God bless you and your family and friends
You almost gave me a nervous breakdown! 🤯 Glad you got the can. Lol😁!
You made me hold my breath, glad you got that can.lol.
This is some attic and it does look pretty dry. It is surprising there are no critters in the attic!
Silly question.
Are you sure you don't have a "hidden floor " in-between floors ?
Or maybe a couple of " secret hiding " rooms ?
Just an idea.
I live in a 100 year old house and run across strange stuff every once in a while.
Mannnn...I could feel your fear of that tight space 😳 If a cockroach had flown at me being up there, it would have been over for me 😂 Awesome project and video 🤘
Fantastic video. Stay safe. Great to see you all. Take care. Love from Australia. Xx
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In pretty good condition considering it's age. It will be interesting to see your progress. Are the spaces on either side of the chimneys there for a reason?
That house is in darn good shape for its age. WOW! A whole house fan too. I am wondering what those two openings go to on each side of the chimney. Maybe closets? Roof looks to be in good shape also. I think the house would have to be rewired to get it up to code. The chimneys just need new flashing but the holes in the walls would need to be fixed.
The attic is pretty good.... the lower levels of the house not so much. Yes, closets beside the chimneys
The original version of airing cupboards? They would definitely be warm, and dry your clothes, nappies (diapers), bedding, everything.
We've got a 1940s house. My husband knows I'm arachnophobic, so he told me, never look under the house or in the attic, or you won't want to live here anymore! And for 18 years, I've followed his advice! ☺️ Love the video
Glad to see you made it out alive. That was a pretty cool attic, that definitely needs more boards nailed down and I sure wouldn't want to use the fireplace or stove that goes with that second chimney.
It looks like there is 4 or 5 feet of space between the top of the closet where you started from until you got to the actual attic access opening. Is it that way all over the house? Is there that much space between the room ceilings and the floor of the attic? Also, what is the story of all that space beside the chimneys that is open to the attic? It looks like it could be closet space between rooms. Does it go all the way to the floor of the rooms below? Seems like a lot of wasted space. I can't figure out the purpose of it. Any ideas? Cool video. Thanks for posting.
The can could be really old. You can ask the YTPC on youtube. I'll bet the farmer put some new tin on the roof and had the last tobacco out of that tin and threw it away. We pipe smokers love these things.You can put the can up for sail on ebay.
I came across your channel yesturday and i like these old abandoned farms. I expect one time 140 years ago a pipe smoking farmer would have sat on his pourch and smoked his old pipe.
Who knows wat they smoked. Sometimes they made their own tobacco. Later on they would smoke Prins Albert or Velvet and mutch later on there came Carter Hall.
You could start a museum on the farm stead.
Bet you'll find all sorts of treasures.
Greetings from the Netherlands,, Kitty.
My guess is the house originally had wood shingles (hence, all the "wood scraps" around. The wood shingles were removed when the tin roof was installed.
My thought exactly.
I don't usually comment but just wanted to say I love your videos on here and on Sidestep Adventures!
You might have already said this in an earlier video that I missed, but do you know how long this house has been abandoned? And what made you decide to restore an old abandoned house?
Thank you! It’s been abandoned for a while and as for my reasons... well that’ll be on an upcoming video! 😉
@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG Looking forward to watching the next video about this then. Keep up the good work!
Cool! You have a restoration project. Love it!
This would have been an excellent opportunity for young Cody to have ventured up into those tiny confines. Someone needs to standing by incase of a emergency.
Local headlines read.... Young man retrieved from attic by local ems. Cause? Hyperventilating while fishing for a prince Albert tin🤣🤣🤣
Bravo! Well done!
I have been to this house, it’s small the attic is right next to the bedroom and on the same level, I remember the person showing us the house and saying the killer hid in the attic and smoked two cigarettes. It’s hard for me to picture two non smokers not smelling cigarettes?? This has always boggled my mind in this case.
That house has more stability in the attic than i would of thought. The wiring would all need replaced but do hope you can save it
Holy-crap-a-doodles Robert that scared the crap out of me glad you are safe, that was so cool Keep us updated on the place 😀💪👍
The Ball jar box with the red label on it can be dated to the year also. The Ball signature changed slightly in different decades. If there are jars inside the box, they might be different ages from the outside of the box. That white box I suspect, might be a special wildflower or fruit series. You might be surprised to find out what they are worth. Amber, blue and green jars depending on age can be worth ten to three hundred A piece. They also came in milk glass. They won't be safe to use because the glass will shatter in hot water when they are that old. But, knitters and crafters love these jars for decoration and there is a popular demand for them.
veo nice quick married and Byrd had 3 babies and 2 died and her son was killed in Vietnam his name is on the wall
venue sister was Lily and Sylvania they lived in Georgia
Oh! Brian is with you, had wondered what happened to him. Hi Brian, and Cody. You needed you magnet for that can.
A new roof, insulation and a floor eventually laid in the attic, plus a staircase for easier access
Glad to see Brian back , also not a good time to find out your afraid of small spaces lol stay safe !
lol for sure. Most of the fear came from doubt of structural integrity and not knowing what was waiting for me up there 😳
closet ceilings will NOT hold you weight !!
Beautiful wood!
Dang now I would like to help out on that project. Looks to be in pretty good condition. Take a look at the inside structural part🍁. Ya did great Robert and crew💪🎥
I definitely need all the help I can get on this one 😳
Give some more info please.
@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG more info🍁
the roof metal looks good .... I'm a bit surprised there is not more lumber doing the 'V' thing .... but as for leaves and nests ,bird droppings , racoons .... it looks good
Okay, for us to help you, you need to not just show us the wet spot. That's probably not the actual source of the problem. Pan slowly up and around so we can see joints, angles etc that may be the real problem. Please don't hate me. We also didn't get as good look at the main ridge beam. (Yeah, I'd be looking down more, too. 😅😂)
Robert, get the GoPro out and do a slow pass over the entire roof from the outside. Also circle the top and base of each chimney for closer looks (I can see right now they'll have to be dismantled top to bottom & rebuilt a lot.) Then take the GoPro along the underside edge of the roof. Definitely, you've made my favorite video for the week. (Don't turn power on until everything inside those walls is disconnected or rewired. I now a guy who put off electrical on a ghost town hotel he bought. Now it and everything in it is burned to the ground. 150 years of history POOF. Thanks, Robert.
I watch that guy's channel too :)
@Pauline Hanson That's the one. Insane that he didn't look at the electrical first thing.
I expected to see more wood in the skeleton of the attic. How far apart are the trusses? What is going to be scary is getting on that roof to repair it without falling through!
I can't wait to see the rest of it!
Good luck with all your endeavors on the house!!
You are a legend. Glad you are ok 😊
How can there be so much suspense over a Prince Albert can? I ask as I watch in suspense. You earned that can btw.
That house is a great find. Can you buy it or have it if its abandoned ? Would make a great house when refurbished 🌹🌳🌹
I cool my whole house with one of those fans. They draw perfectly. Keeps mine real cool. My house is 100yrs old. I love it.
At 19:24 in the video, notice the two types of tin. On the left is corrugated and on the right is flat. Do you think the corrugated is newer sheets? Either way, I think you can remove the sheets and flip them over an reattach them to make it look new again. The tin looks to be in great condition underneath.
You are to be congratulated on finding your way out.
I've been binge watching your vlogs and wondered if you plan to restore the old house and live in it?
I'm amazed at the lack of wasps. Where I lived in Arkansas I would have been more concerned about them than snakes in an old building like that.
You have such courage... stay safe
Very neat old house
Oh my goodness Cody you are growing up 😁. I’ve been watching a few of your older videos . Cody was a lot younger in them lol
If you get back up there take a magnet with you. It will get any metal like other Prince Albert cans or loose nails, etc.
Cool can, I wonder the story of how it got up there.
I am with you on the claustrophobic part 😱😱😱
The old joke, "Do you have Prince Albert in a can? Well, let him out!" comes to mind.
Used to call the drug store at least once a week with that old joke. Of course back then you had to wait until the other people got off the party line to use the phone. LOL THOSE WERE THE DAYS.
I just bought a seventy one plus country home and this makes me what to explore under the house.
We are in a 1940 farmhouse. That attic looks like ours lol..Ours is just cleaner but still creepy.
I am more surprised that you did not have many wasp nest or a hornets nest up there. I used to live in 100 year old farmhouse, the wasps would come down through the light fixtures
Why are there void space on each side of the chimney?
Just a suggestion, when you wire the house for electricity put the wiring in metal conduit so any mice, rats, or coons that may get into the attic can't chew on wiring and set the house on fire. What is there looks very good but without checking every foot you never know what shape it is in.
Hi Robert & family, wow that was one hell of an explore. A question though, I have never seen voids built in around a chimney before that make those little rooms where the Prince Albert can was, can you explain the reasoning why this was done ??? was it to square off the rooms in the house so the chimney wasn't seen ??. Thanks for sharing, much love to you all. xx💖🤘
I do not know why those voids are there. They are closets but the fact the ceiling it dropped there creating that void is odd to me.
@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG I did ask my Husband who was a builder by trade before he became my carer and he said that it's basically just to square the rooms off below so the chimney can't be seen, he did admit though that in all his building in both America and here in the UK he has never come across that design before. xx
If you noticed none of the wood framing (or very little) touches the actual chimney. Back in the days when these houses were built they didn't have fire bricks. In fact most of the bricks from this era where made by hand. As chimneys heat up so do the bricks, wood is more combustible and that is why the framing and walls do not touch the chimneys of this era. I have the same in my house. Another reason old houses do not exists is because they burned to the ground due to chimney fires.
@@forecon11 Ahhh now that makes perfect sense, thank you for that 😊.
@@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG My 1870s +/- house has the same dropped closet ceiling concept (12' 7 ceiling height and closet at 8'- only closet in the house btw). So does a friend's 1915 apartment (10' h. Main ceilings there).
(Have see this in 1930's homes, and even a 60's ranch)
Ofcourse Closets themselves were rare 120 years ago; basically built-in wardrobes, and most wardrobes are not very tall.
Some other things that might explain a lowered ceiling. Less material is needed to finish walls when dropping a ceiling (say closet is 2'deep, 4'wide, ceiling at 9'h. , if you go up 5 more feet to the 14', that's 60 sq.feet of finish material, nails, paint, labor, etc. Also, imagine trying to put up finish material in a tight 2x4 shaft.
I bet the door to the closet is 6'5" to 7' tall , if closet is 2' feet deep it's really difficult to access shelves higher than 7', especially when closet is filled.
To access higher areas above you need a built-in ladder which eats up space below, thus not gaining really any extra storage.
Also, imagine before electricity shimmying up a ladder in a tight closet space with a kerosene lamp, or candle in order to see, while also carrying folded clothes or papers to place on a shelf. It's just not practical when the footprint of the room is small.
Wait, you did shimmy up w/o electricity, ha!
Sorry for this lengthy reply.
It was so neat to see a similar attic, with dropped voids. Wish I found a tobacco tin in my attic. I'll take attic exploration anyday over crawlspace though!
Thanks for sharing!
Is there a video showing the entire inside of the house?
When do you think that attic fan was added?
You are a brave soul!