This video's quality and production value do not match the attention it has received. It needs a couple million more views! Excellent video, looking forward to the next one.
@@mujinmakes Fuck the views. All of your work, production and improvements, are masterpieces. Views are not value. This work is proof you know what is.
Looks a million times better, well worth the effort! I use steel wool for the first cleaning off when stripping, the sort you get in bulk packs from the hardware, but that's mostly metal, not sure how it would work on brick.
this seems to have been a common theme throughout many _old houses_ ... I grew up living in a house from the 60's-70's, and we were constantly remodeling during my time living there. We discovered many beautiful natural features, such as the hardwood flooring, and our fireplace bricks as well, had been covered up with things like garish tile and linoleum. To us such things seem inconceivable, but to them, it was probably trendy and stylish. Beautiful work!
Looks excellent man. I love that your keeping to original hardware (people love ripping out the good stuff these days to save the elbow grease). Thanks for sharing.
It looks great! But, dude, you put in the TIME on this project. I've done this kind of work before and it is definitely a labor of love. Loving the channel!
well produced as always. I am suprised your channel doesn't have more views. Though, I suppose everyones youtube fame has to start somewhere. at least you didn't go from crap to well produced overnight, you avoided the cringe yearbook phase of some other creators. can't wait for the next one!
Could the pennies match the year of the renovation? I've often thought about doing the same on our projects, but I worry that someone is going to use that information to hunt me down and beat me senseless for something I _thought_ was a good idea at the time.
Ha! We bought a cabin that wa built in 1972, we recently remodeled and also found pennies in many spots. I put them back where I found them, and just walked away.
There is/was an old tradition to leave a small amount of money (coins) when you did renovations. Some said it was for good luck and is what I heard. Others say you leave them at entrances, e.g. doors, windows, or fireplaces, so that any invading spirit would grab the coins instead of the humans. I also think I remember something about leaving coins for the housegnomes, so they don't turn evil and mess with your stuff, but instead the coins make them feel grateful and taken care of and the housegnomes inturn will look out for and take care of your house in turn.
@@mujinmakes man I haven't been over there forever. Sounds fun. I bought a new game called Crokinole though. It's pretty neat, a dexterity game. You could make a sweet board with your craftsmanship
@@mujinmakes it's a Canadian game, eh? Like a cross between shuffle board and curling. Mine is a "Tracey" board. They're a small family business from Ontario. They make beautiful boards.
Love the chennal , but if I could make a suggestion, try uploading the video before doing the project; that way you can get all sorts of tips before you get started!
You got real lucky that brick was all painted. If it wasn't you would probably be replacing all the brick. I was really surprised at how nice that original brick looked. It's crazy what people will cover up for some stupid new trend.
I couldn't get it off! That paint just wouldn't react to the stripper or the wire brushes. I think the years of exposure to heat may have had something to do with it.
@@mujinmakes i thought the same thing at first, but in the final shot it struck me as a decent little bit of character, like just a hint of evidence to what stories that fireplace could tell...
@@mujinmakes it's definitely a "thing" tradesmen used to do - def something that is fading away. my old house was built in the 80s by a Polish guy and his friends and I find stuff in the walls and under the tiles. from what I've been told by multiple old trademen/builders, it's for good luck and sometimes just for fun.
I came here to say roughly the same thing. The Polish guys where I'm from glue pennies places. A transmission shop I worked in had a 1956 penny stuck to the floor.
Honestly, I wasn’t sure if the way you were saying hearth wasn’t some clever joke I wasn’t getting. Wait, it isn’t a joke I’m not getting, is it? Like heart, hearth, hart, b’gart? I dunno, but nice fireplace.
Dear people buying old houses and 'modernizing' them: Stop it. Don't. Get a real hobby and stop pretending you live in an instagram fever dream. You make Mujin's live hard. So hard in-fact that he had to stoop so low as to be a stripper. How could you do this to him?
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Enjoyed watching you restore THIS OLD HOUSE
I think it’s criminal that this channel doesn’t have more viewers and traffic
I think it’s about to blow up.
Probably because he posts rarely. Look how samonella fell off
completely agreed.
Hey, I like how that previous contractor found a good use of pennies - rigid and thin shims with standardized measurements!
Right! I don't disagree with the methodology but take them back out when you're done!
This video's quality and production value do not match the attention it has received. It needs a couple million more views!
Excellent video, looking forward to the next one.
Thank you!
@@mujinmakes Fuck the views. All of your work, production and improvements, are masterpieces. Views are not value. This work is proof you know what is.
Significant improvement. Kudos for trudging through the stripping process.
Looks a million times better, well worth the effort! I use steel wool for the first cleaning off when stripping, the sort you get in bulk packs from the hardware, but that's mostly metal, not sure how it would work on brick.
this seems to have been a common theme throughout many _old houses_ ... I grew up living in a house from the 60's-70's, and we were constantly remodeling during my time living there. We discovered many beautiful natural features, such as the hardwood flooring, and our fireplace bricks as well, had been covered up with things like garish tile and linoleum. To us such things seem inconceivable, but to them, it was probably trendy and stylish.
Beautiful work!
Loled at "prego floor leveler". Love your sense of humor man, keep it up.
Looks excellent man. I love that your keeping to original hardware (people love ripping out the good stuff these days to save the elbow grease). Thanks for sharing.
It looks great! But, dude, you put in the TIME on this project. I've done this kind of work before and it is definitely a labor of love. Loving the channel!
Thank you!
those final few tile coming off all at once must have been the most gratifying thing ever
interesting video thanks for making this
My dude, what speakers are you rocking in the background there? They look delightfully mean.
New fireplace is 🔥 well done!
Oh those old things? Those are Klipsch CF-4s. No one has ever run them at max load and lived to talk about it.
@@mujinmakes face melters, I love it!
well produced as always. I am suprised your channel doesn't have more views. Though, I suppose everyones youtube fame has to start somewhere. at least you didn't go from crap to well produced overnight, you avoided the cringe yearbook phase of some other creators. can't wait for the next one!
Very nice ☺️
Why did you leave the paint inside of the fireplace though?
That's a beautiful fireplace surround. All the work you did makes it even nicer! So jealous of you.
Great video. Mack told us you were good to watch. I'm now a subscriber 😂
great job, it looks sooooooo much better now
Thank you! Night and day
Just found your channel and have watched a few episodes... Keep it up man, great content! The dry humor is my cupa.
Absolutely beautiful, it's been a while I hope it's still just as cozy this winter
Could the pennies match the year of the renovation? I've often thought about doing the same on our projects, but I worry that someone is going to use that information to hunt me down and beat me senseless for something I _thought_ was a good idea at the time.
That would have been cool. They're all different dates tho.
Good stuff man.
Ha! We bought a cabin that wa built in 1972, we recently remodeled and also found pennies in many spots. I put them back where I found them, and just walked away.
Hell yeah, love seeing the Incal on your bookshelf.
So so good!!
love it
There is/was an old tradition to leave a small amount of money (coins) when you did renovations. Some said it was for good luck and is what I heard. Others say you leave them at entrances, e.g. doors, windows, or fireplaces, so that any invading spirit would grab the coins instead of the humans. I also think I remember something about leaving coins for the housegnomes, so they don't turn evil and mess with your stuff, but instead the coins make them feel grateful and taken care of and the housegnomes inturn will look out for and take care of your house in turn.
You're not an asshole!
Thanks Duffy, come play cards sometime?
@@mujinmakes man I haven't been over there forever. Sounds fun. I bought a new game called Crokinole though. It's pretty neat, a dexterity game. You could make a sweet board with your craftsmanship
@@duffmanohyeah89 Haven't heard of that one before but I'm definitely adding it to the list of prospect projects.
@@mujinmakes it's a Canadian game, eh? Like a cross between shuffle board and curling. Mine is a "Tracey" board. They're a small family business from Ontario. They make beautiful boards.
That cleaned up really nicely you did a great job... Even tho you miss pronounced hearth 😜 lol just teasing
Love the chennal , but if I could make a suggestion, try uploading the video before doing the project; that way you can get all sorts of tips before you get started!
Is "herth" what its' called up north? I'm from southern US and have always heard it called a "harth"
No, you're right, I'm just a fool that doesn't look up how things are pronounced before I go making voiceovers
You got real lucky that brick was all painted. If it wasn't you would probably be replacing all the brick.
I was really surprised at how nice that original brick looked. It's crazy what people will cover up for some stupid new trend.
mildly yucky thumbnail
but super chill and relaxing video
god the plain bricks look so much better
why doing all this trouble and then leave the side of the brick on the inside white ?
I couldn't get it off! That paint just wouldn't react to the stripper or the wire brushes. I think the years of exposure to heat may have had something to do with it.
@@mujinmakes i thought the same thing at first, but in the final shot it struck me as a decent little bit of character, like just a hint of evidence to what stories that fireplace could tell...
it's a lost tradition called "immurement" - hiding coins in your work and typically the coins you use have the current year on them.
These did not have the current year lol. But you might be on to something, I continue to find them to this day
@@mujinmakes it's definitely a "thing" tradesmen used to do - def something that is fading away. my old house was built in the 80s by a Polish guy and his friends and I find stuff in the walls and under the tiles. from what I've been told by multiple old trademen/builders, it's for good luck and sometimes just for fun.
I came here to say roughly the same thing. The Polish guys where I'm from glue pennies places. A transmission shop I worked in had a 1956 penny stuck to the floor.
I'm missing some major context cuz I'm a resource room kid. 1956 was when the building was built. I LIKE YOUR CHANNEL MAN!!!
I live in a building from the 1920s and we found a raised fist afro pick in my bathroom ceiling.
Neat-o
doesn’t hearth rhyme with Garth?
I think you're right 😂
It does, but why doesn't it rhyme with Earth?
Tomato, tomoto, same difference.
Well, they say a heart sometimes hurts, afterall. Anyway, that tomato sounds like a heartbreaker.
Ah, the "some sort of deranged Easter bunny" 😅
Honestly, I wasn’t sure if the way you were saying hearth wasn’t some clever joke I wasn’t getting. Wait, it isn’t a joke I’m not getting, is it? Like heart, hearth, hart, b’gart? I dunno, but nice fireplace.
Yes! I said it on purpose as a joke 👍
Wait wait, are you using a wood chisel? 😢
I'm not mental I don't think, I am just bored and I really do think it is criminal you don't have more views.
Those pennies were probably shims, lol.
Yes! I believe you're right.
ay, my first thought too
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Dear people buying old houses and 'modernizing' them: Stop it. Don't. Get a real hobby and stop pretending you live in an instagram fever dream. You make Mujin's live hard. So hard in-fact that he had to stoop so low as to be a stripper. How could you do this to him?
It wasn't what I was looking for when I googled "stripper by fireplace" but I found it educational and entertaining nonetheless.