Billy, instead of cutting notches out of the door frame, just pull off the door frame on 1 side, then you can just nail it back on when you are finished and nothing is ruined.
I have a suggestion, Billy. It looks like you might be able to remove wheels and possibly unbolt one or both of the fenders and then drag it through the doorways and then bolt them back on once outside again. If necessary, you could also throw the wheels back on for a bit to get it through the hallway.
Agreed, take the fenders off first to see if it clears the door frame. If it doesn't the wheels can come off and slide it across the floor on a couple of beams/wooden runners. Although I think I would use a hoist/winch to pull it through rather than the scissors lift
Surely it's better to set it up where it was and drag the timber individually through the hallway. The digger can move the timber piles near the door. Also you can put a skip or whatever to collect the chippings. Otherwise all your chippings will be in the garden.
The roses need some more help. I worked in landscaping at Belmont University in Nashville Tennessee and I worked mostly with the roses. You need used coffee grounds Egg shells Tea leaves Mix In a gallon jug for 24 to 48 hours then water them. To prune them hold up your pointing finger that is the rose stem to where your finger nail is is the rose bud , the knuckle that is the 3 leaf stem The next stem has 5 leaves You want to prune in between the 3 and 5th leaves for healthy growth of the roses. Water 1 time a month with the mix. My roses are the size of big dessert plates. It helps. Have fun
Billy, love your daily vlogs. one thing I noticed. Your Roses have very little leaves, thats because they need much more water. Another thing: if you want them to flower more then once a year, remove the faded roses (all of them) fertelize them again, give them plenty of water and they will flower again. You can do this around 3 times a year. (make sure you take away all the rosehip) Keep on vlogging!
Billy may i make a suggestion? Always amend your soil before planting your expensive plants. Adding compost or aged manure will promote healthy growth, lusher flowering. Peat moss, perlite, many different products to improve the quality of you soil. Especially soil surrounded by cement, asphalt, other hard surfaces. From an old master gardener back in the day
I was thinking the same. Throw some fertilizer at those hydrangeas and it looks like it’s got a rust or black spot. Get some fungicide. Throw some rose food at those poor roses.
Just a thought.......consider placing cardboard around the roses and other plants and then place the wood chippings/mulch on top of the cardboard. This creates an instant weed barrier and you are amending your soil at the same time as it will decompose over the winter in time to do it again in the spring! I hate weeding and this has been a huge help in our gardens.
Not knowing the building layout and what buildings back up to the garden, this suggestion may be nonsense. But, have you considered creating large enough opening in the back of one of the storage buildings enabling you to drive through these larger pieces of equipment? It would be like a double door barn or garage.
Hi Billy - why not sacrifice a couple of downstair, rooms so that can gain access to the rear garden. Make a lovely arched access, maybe even provide parking so that the front is kept clear. Long term having to request access from the neighbour is not going to work. Love the show.
Hi Billy, I always thought you should make the doorway wider and use it like a carriage pass thru. With it wider, you always have a way for your equipment to pass through the back (no more asking neighbors for help), and if you schedule events in the future, easier for venders or other types of equipment easy pass thru. Thanks for going back to daily vlogs, I really missed them. Take care!
Question ❓ when you redo the doors are you planning on making the openings wider and taller so you can use it to access the garden with all your equipment?
Billy, please check measurements of the doorway going out into the garden, too. It would be difficult to get it back out if it doesn't fit on the other side. Good luck! I look forward to the garden development though I m sure that's a plan for later.
YAY, the choo choo lifter!!!! Well, if you can't bring the wood chipper to the limb pile, pull the limbs through the hallway and into the courtyard and chip away!
I just had a thought. Maybe it would be a good idea to put in a wider doorway at the front and in the back so that you can get things through like the wood chipper or other pieces of equipment easily. That would solve a lot of problems with getting Equipment into the back garden.😊
That might work in the back, but if you go to 5:00 in the video, you can see there is no room in the front for bigger doors. You would have to cut a big slice out of the stonework and that would look awful. Plus, i think these big granite stones on either side of the doors have a structural purpose, removing parts of it might compromise the structural integrity.
Good idea to wait until you have some help, Billy, to relocate the wood chipper to the backyard of the convent. Sometimes it can help to take a little extra time to think things through and get some input from other people. I agree that your dad is doing a great job! So happy he is available and willing to help you. Keep up the good work!
Billy, get onto your local council and get the rear access, to the garden sorted - a lot of your problems, with the rear garden, would be sorted, if you got that approved.
Suggest you also check the second door frame as , you may find , you need to do , the chipping out twice. I would also suggest building a wooden shed to place any equipment, that would be staying permanently in the garden at the back of the convent. You can always decorate/ cover it with growing plants 🪴
Go for it Billy, Maybe something to consider when the new doors are made to look at getting maximum width to allow access .. Good luck, hope it fits.. guess we will see tomorrow ..
It would be swell if you had a bit larger openings for chipper and other stuff to get to the backyard (garden). You have a wonderful dad. I love watching your channel!
One of the many things I enjoy about watching your channel Billy, is that no job is too big or too small for you. Also,the classical music is always a winner for me. Thank you!
You are certainly the sibling with the closest work ethic to Mick. You are both constantly on the go and working which is why you achieve so much. Crack on !
Billy, you need a better way to get into the back garden. So consider two large entrance doors front and back to get all the equipment through at all time.
Oh Billy, hope you can get the woodchipper where it will go through the door. I would talk this idea over with your Dad and see if he thinks its a good idea. Hope you can figure out what to do without the wall of the Chateau falling down. Hugs, Kathy USA
I had a problem just like yours a long time ago and solved it by cutting 4 x circles of wood to make wheels then drilling the holes for the lug nuts and a big hole for centre hub doubled em up and job done new set of wheels just to get through the gap then put the wheels back on the other side.
Go for it! The doors need to be replaced anyway. I hope that the new doors will have some decorative attributes that will lessen the formidable looks of the building. Have you thought of the possibility of planting flowering trees on those lawns in the courtyard? The rose bushes are certainly lovely. If you ever turned the convent into a small hotel, that back garden would be a perfect place for a swimming pool.
Time for bigger doors, it just seems sensible for garden working and maybe a shed for garden tools for storage...chippers are great machines to have, can't wait to see what dad says...
If it were me, I would plan to make larger doors. This won't be the only time you need to get something through there. I would make it a full foot wider, if possible. It looks like there are 6 inches on either side. Your Dad always amazes me. 🧡
Had this issue with a vintage couch ages ago. Turned out all I had to do was gently pry off one side of the doorframe & reinstall it after the move. Worth a try. 😊
I would make a wider service door, since that is a service hallway anyway. that way if you need to unload materials to build your garden- it is set up. Way to go Billy ! You will Crack on!
You could just get the chipper off the trailer frame and slide it or put it on some smaller wheeled contraption to move in the garden. Or slide the chipper through, than you can flip the trailer on it’s side and bolt it back on in the garden. But the trailer part really looks more suited for moving on the road and not really in a garden…
No matter what you tackle…it’s always very interesting and entertaining….with or without your additional workers. I too read all the comments ….it’s almost like distance brainstorming, which of course can help when problem solving. Can’t wait til tomorrow…I missed this when you had to stop the dailies. ..it really gets the brain cells in gear. ….and guess what…no other chateau vlogs get even close to the content of your vlogs. You deserve every success
Have you thought about making an arched passage through to the garden . Wide enough to allow equipment access to the garden. It could be done with sensitivity and would make the building more proportoina. It would break up the long look of the building face. Love the videos.
@@janetpendlebury6808 OK. Point taken but it lacks a grander entrance/lobby. The building and grounds have been improved. The long unbroken front would be more inviting with a little grander entrance?
Ummmm.. I wouldn’t corrupt the door frame by cutting into it even if you’re going to replace them eventually. I like the suggestions to remove the wheel covers for those few mms. Never give up, never surrender!
Dear Billy, maybe take the doors off to give you a little more wiggle room to take the chipper through? It is really looking good outside with all of your Dad's help and your gardening. I always look forward to your videos! Good Luck with all of your projects, you do such a great job.
Had a thought since there is so many rooms at the convent why not use a smaller downstairs room that backs onto the back garden as a shed with a big door so equipment like that can be stored in?
Hopefully the wife and I can visit one day and enjoy an ale outside! There's so much money making potential with that place. Rural France is so green and beautiful.
All looking good with your dads working. Oh bummer it dont fit , but I am sure Billy you are determined one way on another it WILL fit lol. Loved watching . Crack On😗
It makes you wonder how the Nuns got all the gardening done without equipment in there. I'm sure they must have needed some at one point or another. Well hope you get it done without too much fuss. I guess if you are going to mess with the doors you should just make them wider and taller while you're at it.
Hey Billy, I cant wait to see the new vines and flowers that you just planted. It'll be gorgeous. You do everything so well and on purpose with a lot of thought and planning, go ahead and be naughty! Love your ideas. Crack on!! 😀
Billy why don't you build a heavy machinery storage shed until you have finished the garden at the convent in the actual garden ,it saves the doors and hallways .
Great idea moving the chipper into the garden !! Maybe thinner wheels could save some centimeters too......The chipper seems very professional too. What´s the plan for the back yard?? Will it be a splendid flower meadow, that can be cut once per year with a scythe, perchance?? Anyway, always inspiring to watch your videos !! Allda bestest from Ultima Thule....
OMG! 🤦🏼♀️ wait for Sean! He may have a better solution for the wood chipper & you still have another set of doors to get through! 😬 Maybe consider putting in a pass through to the back garden?
I'd vote for making a moving platform....a rectangle that will get through that opening width that is supported by its own wheels/casters. Get it under the chipper and remove the chippers wheels and fenders to reduce it's width. Yeah. And push it through.
You're going to need a few blocks underneath that support maybe one chunky block accross horizontal to the doorway and two at a cross angle leading into the convent going right over the drain plus supporting blocks/bricks either side instead of halfway into the ditch, like you did at the end there. The whole point being that you keep it as flat and supported as possible before you get to that drain and supporting it as much as you can underneath the blocks leading into the convent, probably two people to guide it in if there are any available plus you dragging it through with that blue thing. You'll also need to unfortunately remove the door-frame I think. I've read that several times hoping it makes sense... I think I used too many words 😅
A handicapped ramp might help getting it over the threshold.... My husband made one because we have a handicapped friend, then discovered it was VERY useful to move a cast-iron tub in for a remodel... 3 angled bits of scrap + soap plywood.
I agree with CJM. Try taking the fenders off the chipper before cutting into the door frame. You won't need to put them back on because you are hauling it anywhere. You are doing an amazing job on the convent.
I would open up both doors wide enough to get your transit through you could have nice stone arches and at the end of the day it's not as if you would be using it every day. PS failing that see about removing the wheels and mud guards it may go through then on rollers.
Ok, I'll ask the question: Why not leave the chipper where it is and bring the brush out to the courtyard to chip. You;ll have to bring it out there after anyway.
A suggestion for when you next prune your evergreens or anything else. Put a sheet of some sort down where you are pruning which will collect most of your cuttings and that saves much of the brushing up afterwards.
You are doing an amazing reno. Hats off to ya. I understand that with all the original lands, there was access to the back garden, but that land is gone and not coming back. I don,t understand why you have not created a matching door in the back wall of the garage to be able to move equipment and waste through with little to no trouble instead of all the twisting, prying, squeezing and general back breaking you do trying to get through the convent doors. Needing access once, I can understand going through the convent doors, but the back garden is something that will need access forever. It,s time to work smarter not harder, Billy.
I agree with CJM load the chipper onto a trolley or narrow pump truck, take off the wheels and any wide trim, pull it through. Also use the Adrega scissor lift to remove rubble from back to front by adding a builders bag to the cage, loading it up, driving it through, then lifting it enough to tip the rubble out into a skip or lorry.
Those rose bushes are beautiful.they might need feeding to help with growth.that corner where the mountain was would look lovely with a patio and some retro type metal furniture.possibly a few of those pots filled with plants.
Billy, instead of cutting notches out of the door frame, just pull off the door frame on 1 side, then you can just nail it back on when you are finished and nothing is ruined.
Of course sounds clever ! …
Exactly, hope Billy reads this!
Hope you measured both doorways
A smart idea!
Is the doorway to get out big enough?
I hope you get permission from the city soon to put a gate thru the neighboring parking lot! It would make your life so much easier!
This would be best, but it requires quite a bit of patience, not sure if Billy has that, judging by this video. 😅😅😅
Could the excavator hoist the mulcher just over the parking lot wall?
I have a suggestion, Billy. It looks like you might be able to remove wheels and possibly unbolt one or both of the fenders and then drag it through the doorways and then bolt them back on once outside again. If necessary, you could also throw the wheels back on for a bit to get it through the hallway.
Thinking the same. Some kind of dolly might fill in during the move. Or, drag it across on some beams covered with a 'slippery' tarp.
@@dennispatrick4999 I think Billy mentioned that the terrain was managable with a tracked vehicle but unlikely to cooperate with a wheeled one.
Agreed, take the fenders off first to see if it clears the door frame. If it doesn't the wheels can come off and slide it across the floor on a couple of beams/wooden runners. Although I think I would use a hoist/winch to pull it through rather than the scissors lift
Surely it's better to set it up where it was and drag the timber individually through the hallway. The digger can move the timber piles near the door. Also you can put a skip or whatever to collect the chippings. Otherwise all your chippings will be in the garden.
Just adore the music at the beginning.
You have given your Dad a new lease on life.He must feel fulfilled doing work he loves.
Your dad makes working the digger look so easy. He's doing an awesome job.
Agreed!
The roses need some more help.
I worked in landscaping at Belmont University in Nashville Tennessee and I worked mostly with the roses.
You need used coffee grounds
Egg shells
Tea leaves
Mix In a gallon jug for 24 to 48 hours then water them.
To prune them hold up your pointing finger that is the rose stem to where your finger nail is is the rose bud , the knuckle that is the 3 leaf stem
The next stem has 5 leaves
You want to prune in between the 3 and 5th leaves for healthy growth of the roses. Water 1 time a month with the mix.
My roses are the size of big dessert plates. It helps. Have fun
I agree. The roses look hungry and like they need trimning. But no wonder. They must have been left to fend for themselves for years. ❤
Billy, love your daily vlogs.
one thing I noticed. Your Roses have very little leaves, thats because they need much more water. Another thing: if you want them to flower more then once a year, remove the faded roses (all of them) fertelize them again, give them plenty of water and they will flower again. You can do this around 3 times a year. (make sure you take away all the rosehip) Keep on vlogging!
If you take the fenders of the chipper, will it give you that little extra room?
If you are able to dry up that corner of the back area of the convent, it would make a lovely stone patio area for outdoor seating by the kitchen.
Love this idea! 💖
Billy may i make a suggestion? Always amend your soil before planting your expensive plants. Adding compost or aged manure will promote healthy growth, lusher flowering. Peat moss, perlite, many different products to improve the quality of you soil. Especially soil surrounded by cement, asphalt, other hard surfaces. From an old master gardener back in the day
It will also be easier for the new roots to get through the looser compost so they don’t form a ball similar to when a potted plant gets root-bound.
No pest moss but definitely take this good advice!
I was thinking the same. Throw some fertilizer at those hydrangeas and it looks like it’s got a rust or black spot. Get some fungicide. Throw some rose food at those poor roses.
Just a thought.......consider placing cardboard around the roses and other plants and then place the wood chippings/mulch on top of the cardboard. This creates an instant weed barrier and you are amending your soil at the same time as it will decompose over the winter in time to do it again in the spring! I hate weeding and this has been a huge help in our gardens.
The garden is looking beautiful. Your dads doing a wonderful job. Definitely a keeper. Time to treat dad to lunch and a beer.
Not knowing the building layout and what buildings back up to the garden, this suggestion may be nonsense. But, have you considered creating large enough opening in the back of one of the storage buildings enabling you to drive through these larger pieces of equipment? It would be like a double door barn or garage.
Your family has the best work ethic.
Call Phil or Sean before you start on the doors, LOL!
I was talking to myself saying Take the doors off Billy My old man thought I’d gone round the bend. Glad you thought of it as well
Hi Billy - why not sacrifice a couple of downstair, rooms so that can gain access to the rear garden. Make a lovely arched access, maybe even provide parking so that the front is kept clear. Long term having to request access from the neighbour is not going to work. Love the show.
Wow! The trees look really good after their haircut 🌲🌲
Hi Billy, I always thought you should make the doorway wider and use it like a carriage pass thru. With it wider, you always have a way for your equipment to pass through the back (no more asking neighbors for help), and if you schedule events in the future, easier for venders or other types of equipment easy pass thru. Thanks for going back to daily vlogs, I really missed them. Take care!
Question ❓ when you redo the doors are you planning on making the openings wider and taller so you can use it to access the garden with all your equipment?
That's what the driveway they're going to install is for...
Billy, please check measurements of the doorway going out into the garden, too. It would be difficult to get it back out if it doesn't fit on the other side. Good luck!
I look forward to the garden development though I m sure that's a plan for later.
YAY, the choo choo lifter!!!! Well, if you can't bring the wood chipper to the limb pile, pull the limbs through the hallway and into the courtyard and chip away!
I just had a thought. Maybe it would be a good idea to put in a wider doorway at the front and in the back so that you can get things through like the wood chipper or other pieces of equipment easily. That would solve a lot of problems with getting Equipment into the back garden.😊
Exactly what I was thinking just seeing the thumbnail. LoL
That might work in the back, but if you go to 5:00 in the video, you can see there is no room in the front for bigger doors.
You would have to cut a big slice out of the stonework and that would look awful.
Plus, i think these big granite stones on either side of the doors have a structural purpose, removing parts of it might compromise the structural integrity.
Good idea to wait until you have some help, Billy, to relocate the wood chipper to the backyard of the convent. Sometimes it can help to take a little extra time to think things through and get some input from other people. I agree that your dad is doing a great job! So happy he is available and willing to help you. Keep up the good work!
Billy, get onto your local council and get the rear access, to the garden sorted - a lot of your problems, with the rear garden, would be sorted, if you got that approved.
Suggest you also check the second door frame as , you may find , you need to do , the chipping out twice.
I would also suggest building a wooden shed to place any equipment, that would be staying permanently in the garden at the back of the convent. You can always decorate/ cover it with growing plants 🪴
Go for it Billy, Maybe something to consider when the new doors are made to look at getting maximum width to allow access ..
Good luck, hope it fits.. guess we will see tomorrow ..
It would be swell if you had a bit larger openings for chipper and other stuff to get to the backyard (garden). You have a wonderful dad. I love watching your channel!
Go for it Billy. You're not one to hesitate.
Billy, you are doing a fantastic job of the convent project! Your videos are wonderful! I look forward to your videos everyday! Bon courage! ❤️🇨🇦
I love the way y’all keep things so tidy!😊
Should redo those doors to be able to get more equipment through there
One of the many things I enjoy about watching your channel Billy, is that no job is too big or too small for you. Also,the classical music is always a winner for me. Thank you!
You are certainly the sibling with the closest work ethic to Mick. You are both constantly on the go and working which is why you achieve so much. Crack on !
Sadie has the horses 🐴 everyday to take of and Gwendolyn has the children…hard working family♥️
@@rsnj4501 Gwendoline isn't a sibling :)❤
Billy, you need a better way to get into the back garden. So consider two large entrance doors front and back to get all the equipment through at all time.
You and your Dad are doing a great job!🎉
Once more, where's there's A WILL, there's a-Billy!!!
Gardener Billy, man of all trades😮😊 Crack on Billy.
Oh Billy, hope you can get the woodchipper where it will go through the door. I would talk this idea over with your Dad and see if he thinks its a good idea. Hope you can figure out what to do without the wall of the Chateau falling down. Hugs, Kathy USA
I had a problem just like yours a long time ago and solved it by cutting 4 x circles of wood to make wheels then drilling the holes for the lug nuts and a big hole for centre hub doubled em up and job done new set of wheels just to get through the gap then put the wheels back on the other side.
Go for it! The doors need to be replaced anyway. I hope that the new doors will have some decorative attributes that will lessen the formidable looks of the building. Have you thought of the possibility of planting flowering trees on those lawns in the courtyard? The rose bushes are certainly lovely. If you ever turned the convent into a small hotel, that back garden would be a perfect place for a swimming pool.
Can’t believe I’m one of the first to comment. Sprucing up the yard is SO lovely to see. And Love your choice in music Billy.
Time for bigger doors, it just seems sensible for garden working and maybe a shed for garden tools for storage...chippers are great machines to have, can't wait to see what dad says...
I thought you were gonna forget to duck! 😄🤭 Lots of artistic aspects in this vlog 😊 very nice!! 🥰🥰
If it were me, I would plan to make larger doors. This won't be the only time you need to get something through there. I would make it a full foot wider, if possible. It looks like there are 6 inches on either side. Your Dad always amazes me. 🧡
If you are taking the dump truck around through the neighbors yard later, just hook the chipper to it when you do. Work smarter, not harder.
Had this issue with a vintage couch ages ago. Turned out all I had to do was gently pry off one side of the doorframe & reinstall it after the move. Worth a try. 😊
I would make a wider service door, since that is a service hallway anyway. that way if you need to unload materials to build your garden- it is set up. Way to go Billy ! You will Crack on!
It's your convent. You do what want to the doors!
Go for it!
Try taking the mudguards off, might help without going to the extreme of trimming the door frames. Like you said remove the doors.😊
You could just get the chipper off the trailer frame and slide it or put it on some smaller wheeled contraption to move in the garden.
Or slide the chipper through, than you can flip the trailer on it’s side and bolt it back on in the garden. But the trailer part really looks more suited for moving on the road and not really in a garden…
No matter what you tackle…it’s always very interesting and entertaining….with or without your additional workers. I too read all the comments ….it’s almost like distance brainstorming, which of course can help when problem solving. Can’t wait til tomorrow…I missed this when you had to stop the dailies. ..it really gets the brain cells in gear. ….and guess what…no other chateau vlogs get even close to the content of your vlogs. You deserve every success
Have you thought about making an arched passage through to the garden . Wide enough to allow equipment access to the garden. It could be done with sensitivity and would make the building more proportoina. It would break up the long look of the building face. Love the videos.
@@janetpendlebury6808 OK. Point taken but it lacks a grander entrance/lobby. The building and grounds have been improved. The long unbroken front would be more inviting with a little grander entrance?
Go for it. It's all being replaced anyway 👍🥰
Ummmm.. I wouldn’t corrupt the door frame by cutting into it even if you’re going to replace them eventually. I like the suggestions to remove the wheel covers for those few mms. Never give up, never surrender!
Billy, the Flowers look beautiful. The stove will be fab when the silver is on. Well done and thanks for all the entertainment.😊
Man's gotta do what a man's gotta do .
The back garden area looks great x
Wonderful space to landscape .
Looking forward 🎉
Think I spotted some wee lizards or newts climbing the walls as you were planting. The courtyard is looking fabulous
Dear Billy, maybe take the doors off to give you a little more wiggle room to take the chipper through? It is really looking good outside with all of your Dad's help and your gardening. I always look forward to your videos! Good Luck with all of your projects, you do such a great job.
Had a thought since there is so many rooms at the convent why not use a smaller downstairs room that backs onto the back garden as a shed with a big door so equipment like that can be stored in?
That would be a great means of egress however a huge undertaking.
@scottnyc well yeah but the whole convent is a huge job. just an idea ...
Hopefully the wife and I can visit one day and enjoy an ale outside! There's so much money making potential with that place. Rural France is so green and beautiful.
All looking good with your dads working. Oh bummer it dont fit , but I am sure Billy you are determined one way on another it WILL fit lol. Loved watching . Crack On😗
???? When will the change happen with the door. I like the idea of a wider doorway for the future too. Love watching😊
Billie that place is going to be amazing
Almost time for some new boots. 😃🥾🥾
Go for it! Nothing ventured nothing gained! More important to get the woodchipper in. Doors are going anyway. Don't fret!!
Just ask your neighbours, I would let you go through my garden if I lived next door 😊
It makes you wonder how the Nuns got all the gardening done without equipment in there. I'm sure they must have needed some at one point or another. Well hope you get it done without too much fuss. I guess if you are going to mess with the doors you should just make them wider and taller while you're at it.
The nuns were doing maintenance instead of re-habilitation. He is cleaning up years of neglect while they were trimming almost daily.
@@markh3271 Um YUP
Get yourself a new pair of boots you earned them ❤
Hey Billy, I cant wait to see the new vines and flowers that you just planted. It'll be gorgeous. You do everything so well and on purpose with a lot of thought and planning, go ahead and be naughty! Love your ideas. Crack on!! 😀
🌲 look great! Excited for progress outdoors.
Billy why don't you build a heavy machinery storage shed until you have finished the garden at the convent in the actual garden ,it saves the doors and hallways .
Winning my heart with the gardening lol! Been doing a lot myself outside the last few weeks! ❤
Great idea moving the chipper into the garden !! Maybe thinner wheels could save some centimeters too......The chipper seems very professional too. What´s the plan for the back yard?? Will it be a splendid flower meadow, that can be cut once per year with a scythe, perchance?? Anyway, always inspiring to watch your videos !! Allda bestest from Ultima Thule....
You are amazing! Good idea to solve getting larger equipment a permanent wider door.
Great video. Keep them coming.
Go for it! ❤🐨
Billy needs a new pair of blunnies. His boots are getting holy…
Wisteria variety is gorgeous
OMG! 🤦🏼♀️ wait for Sean! He may have a better solution for the wood chipper & you still have another set of doors to get through! 😬 Maybe consider putting in a pass through to the back garden?
So peaceful working in the garden.❤
I'd vote for making a moving platform....a rectangle that will get through that opening width that is supported by its own wheels/casters. Get it under the chipper and remove the chippers wheels and fenders to reduce it's width. Yeah. And push it through.
You're going to need a few blocks underneath that support maybe one chunky block accross horizontal to the doorway and two at a cross angle leading into the convent going right over the drain plus supporting blocks/bricks either side instead of halfway into the ditch, like you did at the end there. The whole point being that you keep it as flat and supported as possible before you get to that drain and supporting it as much as you can underneath the blocks leading into the convent, probably two people to guide it in if there are any available plus you dragging it through with that blue thing. You'll also need to unfortunately remove the door-frame I think. I've read that several times hoping it makes sense... I think I used too many words 😅
That was so stressful !!
Hi from Vermont, U.S.A. You are so blessed to have a Dad like you do.
A handicapped ramp might help getting it over the threshold.... My husband made one because we have a handicapped friend, then discovered it was VERY useful to move a cast-iron tub in for a remodel... 3 angled bits of scrap + soap plywood.
Good luck with the door frame and woodchipper. Your gardening efforts will pay off. Your dad is a great help.❤
Your videos are like "Letters from Home". God bless you and the family. 👵
I agree with CJM. Try taking the fenders off the chipper before cutting into the door frame. You won't need to put them back on because you are hauling it anywhere. You are doing an amazing job on the convent.
I would open up both doors wide enough to get your transit through you could have nice stone arches and at the end of the day it's not as if you would be using it every day. PS failing that see about removing the wheels and mud guards it may go through then on rollers.
Go for it. It needs to be in the garden.
The roses are amazing Billy! The hydrangeas will be a lovely contrast!
Take the fenders off the wheels.
Go for it Billy.
Ok, I'll ask the question: Why not leave the chipper where it is and bring the brush out to the courtyard to chip. You;ll have to bring it out there after anyway.
A suggestion for when you next prune your evergreens or anything else. Put a sheet of some sort down where you are pruning which will collect most of your cuttings and that saves much of the brushing up afterwards.
Go for it. Yes go for it. Crack on Billy. Looking forward to tomorrow.
You are doing an amazing reno. Hats off to ya. I understand that with all the original lands, there was access to the back garden, but that land is gone and not coming back. I don,t understand why you have not created a matching door in the back wall of the garage to be able to move equipment and waste through with little to no trouble instead of all the twisting, prying, squeezing and general back breaking you do trying to get through the convent doors. Needing access once, I can understand going through the convent doors, but the back garden is something that will need access forever. It,s time to work smarter not harder, Billy.
Billy needs a new pair of work boots.
Your Dad is doing a fantastic job xx
I agree with CJM load the chipper onto a trolley or narrow pump truck, take off the wheels and any wide trim, pull it through.
Also use the Adrega scissor lift to remove rubble from back to front by adding a builders bag to the cage, loading it up, driving it through, then lifting it enough to tip the rubble out into a skip or lorry.
Those rose bushes are beautiful.they might need feeding to help with growth.that corner where the mountain was would look lovely with a patio and some retro type metal furniture.possibly a few of those pots filled with plants.