It feels like there are just too many problems in there... I think you'd be better off just ripping it down and building from scratch. Keep the garage, perhaps, that looks quite solid.
Just to say a bit more: you were walking around talking about things you have developed an emotional attachment to - the views, other things on the property etc - all of them outside the cottage. Inside the cottage, you showed us a litany of problems, mainly related to long term water damage, but also uncomfortably-low ceilings. It felt like you want to love it, and restore it to someone else's glory days. Listen to the ever-wise Hans - he can't get out of it fast enough!
I think in any case you would need to strip it back to bare brick and start again, but no doubt a big cost involved there. Would make a great rental or air b&b if renovated. There’s a bar in there so is there a cellar? That would be an amazing bonus! Good luck with the reno 👍
Take the roof off the walkway and any other addons which are horribly leaking, try to weatherproof the rest enough so it can begin to dry out, strip the rooms back to brick/stone and leave it until next year at the earliest. It's difficult to tell whether the bare bones are worth saving when there's so much rot.
A complete knockdown and rebuild of a barn-style building, simple and clean, where you can accommodate a few holiday lets, in my opinion. All the best with the decisions, undoubtedly you will do a great job.
No need to knock it down. I’ve seen a lot worse before and they are families who would love that even in that condition it’s still better than some council houses
If anyone is going to do this place justice it's going to be you. So pleased it's gone to someone who appreciates what it could be it and its natural surroundings. Looking forward to seeing it progress!
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK If your heart says 'save it'..I think anything could be saved if you have the passion. Do it slowly..baby steps..You give me so much inspiration with your skills and determination. I've just moved into a small bungalow in rural Tasmania..so many things to do!! Like you I will start with planting seeds first haha:)
Having seen the 'before' photos you've shown over the last year its a real shame how dilapidated the house and land became, but sure in a couple years time you'll have it looking great. Definitely needs a workshop build!
That is a project and a half. To make it usable and healthy you will need to remove all of the additions which appear to have been bodged together using whatever was available on site at the time. Most of these additions will be unsalvagable. For example the kitchen - it looked as if you were about to put your hand through the wall! A particular worry is the lack of headroom. One of the things you will need to do is to tank the floor (to stop the damp) and insulate the floor which will likely raise it. If the upstairs is unusably low, consider taking out the ceiling and make it a single storey affair with a vaulted ceiling. Yes, this will change its character completely but my initial impression is that you won't be able to keep it largely "as is".
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK it's more farming at this point, I'm building a chilli farm, but ye your channel helps keep me motivated, if you ever need seeds you can have as meany as you like (Carolina reaper)
When is the dry season where you live? I’d strip it back and get rid of the rot, and mold on the inside and out. Please start wearing a respirator when you and Mr TCD go in. I’d keep the dog completely out of it since they are more susceptible to inhaling in fungi because their nose is always sniffing. It looks like you washed it off the walls, but it’s still there. You could use it as a guest house eventually if you add a bathroom, since outhouses are really not in fashion. You could use it as an income rental, you could use it for multiple needs. The living room could be an office, kitchen could be converted into a bathroom. Though it really doesn’t look restorable, but the plumbing is there. The garage could be restored and used as a workshop. The conservatory could be lovely to start seedlings and grow enough food to sell, or donate to a food bank or a soup kitchen if there is a need. People always need food. So many possibilities. Can’t wait to see your decision.
Exciting stuff that cottage, wow its damp roof off first ,an get rid of that tree , its got holiday let all over it ,i,m loving the channel keep up the good work 👍 ..
I moved to Lincolnshire from Essex about the same time as you, and coincidentally found your channel, love it when a new video pops up, the cottage would make good office space or a holiday let if you want the hassle of visitor turnover ( which can be very time consuming) I’ll be watching what ever you do with it ❤❤
What a challenge! This will be a great project and can't wait to see what you do with it. Personally, I think I'd turn it into my own party house/ pub :)
Hi vicky the first thing i do on the cottage is sort all the drains around it and if needed put more in .then next step i would do is sort the roof out and put the second floor back but at end day its your do with as you think best for your needs .i would advise you to put a bit of heating in there or dehumidifiers to get dampness out the air as your plasterboard will after time start to soak up the moisture up from the air and won t be much good to use
The best thing has to bs the land without question, as for the buildings its all about time and cost. Seeing pictures of how if was loved in ths past does pull on your heart strings but you also have to be realistic.
Wow, what a cottage, so much history. I think I would try to save it, but I think you need to strip everything back to the bare brickwork then assess if it worth saving. The damp and frost may have damaged the brickwork since noone has lived there for so long. If the basics of the building is sound and the roof is repairable it would make a lovely cottage for renting out or as an office space. Maybe a collab project with your youtube buddies 🙂 PS I didn't realise you had patreon.... I need to read the text more often!!!
I would love to have a home bar like that! If it was me I'd be restoring the bar back to use, I like the idea of moving your office space into that building too
Hi Vikkie, i'm sorry to say with all that rot and the damp and mould i would personally knock it down and rebuild, the floor is uneven, the roof is falling apart and there's a tree in the middle of a room, the false walls are falling apart not to mention those stairs going up top, oh and those low ceilings as well, i would end up in hospital with a head trauma of sorts. Sorry but i think that with the amount of work that needs to be done it might work out cheaper in the long run to knock it down. It'll defo be a great project to do building your own little house, whatever you like just not a project to do on there, no matter how many false walls you put up. TC. Barry (Wirral)
To be honest Vikkie the cottage and various add-ons look like they are going to be too expensive to save. However, if the cottage is by some miracle salvageable I would suggest making it into a home office, maybe converting the kitchen into a bathroom and shower. The bar room could be converted into a dry storage area/ project room. The conservatory needs to go, as does the sunroom and the covered walkway. The garage again looks like it might be in need of demolition. Perhaps consider a larger garage or carport area (kind of difficult to say which would be better not knowing the area). The smaller ponds I would get rid of, they need a lot of looking after, and the local heron would use them as a sushi bar. All the best, keep posting the videos.
Hi Vikkie, you could make the cottage into an office and the old bar into a coffee / soft drinks bar. I would demolish all of the add ons as they look poorly built and the roofline is all over the place. strip the old cottage back to brick and see if it is worth carrying on. Make sure the woodworm is dead as you don't want it spreading to your home.
Hi Vikkie, Got your hands full there, this is going to be a good project, but is it worth saving a lot of damp issues. It's a shame it's a lovely little cottage, might be worth knocking it down brick by brick and rebuild with the old materials. I know what it's like with damp in old property, when we bought our house back in 1997 most of down stairs had damp we had to knock down to the brick and sand stone and had a damp course and re render the walls with lime which help the walls breathe. We live 4 miles out of Wrexham and live in an old miners cottage made of sand stone and was built in 1897. I wouldn't turn it to a workshop might get damp on your tools ans power tools, may be you stables could make a good workshop. I wish you well on this project , Good video take care
I think it's a great asset! Could it be used for office (as you said) and double up as extra accommodation if friends or family stay? Take the ceilings out and have vaulted ceilings so it feels more spacious?
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK it can be 1 storey with just vaulted ceilings. So keep it one floor but with lovely tall ceilings to the roof. The stairs would go though 😊
@thecarpentersdaughteruk The more I see of this place the more I love it, there is absolutely bags of potential and that would make an incredible guest house for when you have visitors come and stay wink wink lol 😀. Whatever you decide to do with it I can't wait to see the progress as it's been amazing seeing you get stuck in. Very proud of you Vikkie xx
I hate to say it but the cottage looks like an absolute money pit. I think to make the place habitable is probably more money than it's worth for the size of it. It's a real shame that the second story has gone and it's been allowed to get into such a state. Offices would be cool, it's always good to seperate work from life, I'd be wary of converting it into an Air BnB at the minute as the regulation around them is under pressure to change.
Thanks so much for your honesty. I heard the government plan to clamp down on Airbnbs in some form. Yes... it would be REALLY good to separate desk work from the main house
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK it's really tricky, a friend of mine bought his first house / restoration project at the same time I did in early 2020. At the same time he got into a serious relationship, moved in with her and they have let his house out as an air BnB since. As of next year they are facing double council tax on the Air BnB and possibly more expenses / complications to come. They are planning to sell up next year. It's rough because he is a local lad who didn't plan it from the start but it made sense, intentions in the right place. We're down in Cornwall where (rightfully) second home owners are not popular but his story is a little different from the usual London money buys second home, much like how you would be utilising existing buildings on your homes own land. I would love to know why your energy bills were so high, that was shocking!
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK I'm also self employed working from the spare bedroom office. Just having a room to close off at the end of the day has been amazing, another building would be next level ❤️
If you can, you should pull it down and rebuild, to refurb it needs so much doing you would have to bring it up to current building regs and would cost you a lot more. As to what you could do with it, get a land division and rebuild a bungalow. Sell both and buy a new project, reinvesting your profits. Or pull it down clear the land and enjoy the extra space. Add storage in new location.
I don't think you will be able to afford to knock it down. Am I right? It is 200 years old. Definitely ensure no foliage around. Clean out drains. Check roof and guttering. Fix windiws. Basically, source where water ingress is coming from. Remove all the extra bits and pieces from the interior and take it back to the bare bones. Someone said about removing all the add ons. I would agree with that at some future point. Get the chimney swept and a fire lit. The house has been without warmth and love for years. It is a shame it has to go through another winter like it but you have so much on your plate getting your own living quarters done. Just don't let the other property get any worse. Aim to spend perhaps half a day a week to just get these basics done. It will all help to at least see it through winter. It's future use may emerge as time goes on. 😊
Old buildings - Iused to live in a 2 up 2 down 1800 cottage. You may find an original inglenook fireplace behind the modern one ( I did and so did my neighbour! ). The stairs in my house were originally like yours ( in a cupboard that turned up beside the fireplace ). Lots of problems in renovation are caused by people not understanding old buildings need to breathe, and be restored sympathetically with lime mortar, white wash, breathable coatings etc. care has to be taken that damp membranes, stud walls , modern cemented mortar etc doesnt end up trapping moisture in the floors and walls of the house causing more problems. Check the yard around the cottage, it may be badly layed, pooling water towards the walls, not letting the soil around it drain properly. You may see the history of the cottage by looking at old os maps.
I realise it's got character Vikkie, but it is a money pit. If you've got the money and the inclination and the love for it and the basic brickwork is sound, then all well and good. You must be sure before you commit. I personally would demolish the various add ones and keep the original structures and plan from there. Wish you the best in your decision.❤
just entering our second year with our wood burner, number one thing I've ever done in any home. develop skills for free wood and your away... wow amazing cottage addition!!!! rental? cheap rates for your subscribers? ha ha ha
1st thing I would do is strip it back get a massive skip and just tear it back to bare basics. From there you can establish what is what . Prob structure wise its ok as its stood the test of time . Dropping the orginal height prob did more damage than good tbh . With all the low ceilings gone you can vault the ceiling .
You say you can't find the water supply. But, how come there's electricity? Is there a separate supply for the cottage? Does it have its own meter? If so, have you been paying the bills? Just asking😂
It looks like it was a nice little place back in the day - old garden party pub/shelter, however given the amount of work to make it habitable I'd be getting quotes to demolish it, unless you fancy hiring an excavator for a weekend, not all old buildings can be saved without throwing ridiculous amounts of money at them Personally - knock it down But before doing anything check to see if its been listed Also Hans really didn't have a good vibe in there - I'd say trust him on that one
That garage is going to make an epic workshop. tell me it's going to be a workshop!?! (not watched to the end yet) as for the cottage, you'll have a hell of a task to bring that back, if the bones of it a solid though and it has good foundations, do it if you want to. Otherwise, pull it down and do something more suited to you.
Or if you chose to set your own business up, then you could take the old stairs out of the cottage and then turn the whole cottage into your office and the old kitchen turn into your kitchen room and toilet area
Considering the aerial footage, there are a-lot of roofing variation/transitions. No wonder there is damp! Would consider what planning permission would allow? especially if the property previous had two levels.
Need to identify where the damp problems are and exactly where water may be getting in. Sort out any issues with the roof, guttering and drainage first otherwise damp problems will make things rapidly worse.
I would build the upstairs back and turn it into a holiday cottage and rent it out to holiday makers and then the stables I would turn the stables into your workshop with a toilet and sink in the
I'm with Hans I don't like it, and its a hell of a project, at best I would use it as a workshop. But if anyone can turn this around its you two- good luck.🙂🙂
Gosh Vikkie, that place is a proper horror show. Not sure you could fully eradicate mold from it. I'm with Hans on this one, get out of there. Money pit written all over it, knock it down and build on it.
That would be such a shame!! But an interesting view point... we went to see a house last year (moldiest I'd ever seen) and wondered if it would be near on impossible to get rid of.
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Mold is very very difficult to eradicate and that cottage looks riddled with it and rot too. Get an expert in to see if they think it's salvageable .
*Demolish all inside..... and then start from scratch.... Maybe turn it into a guest house... or a total workshop. If your pup doesn't like being inside... then it is a possibility that someone died inside back in the day and pup is picking up their spirit. If so get the cottage blessed and tell the spirit it is ok to now go and that you will look after the place. But it is a lot of work to be done... which will keep your channel going for a very long time, and we shall all be here watching 🙂nz*
Wow , thats going to need alot of work , so someone lived in it once ? Now it seems like it was last used just for a social club type outbuilding. Shame it got left and uncared for.
Great seeing all the work you're doing on the bungalow and around the land! I have to say my gut instinct with this cottage is just "Why would you want to try and save it?". For me it doesn't have much going for it. If you take aside all the issues, it has cramped rooms, ill proportions and is probably not built very well, given the amount of ad hoc DIY alterations that seem to have happened over the years. Removing the first floor above, why on earth are they doing that! Madness, no? So if you tackle the vast amount of issues to even get a water tight and dry bare shell - which could obviously be a LOT of dollar - you're left with a space that isn't really suitable for modern standards. I don't mean that in a judgemental way at all and no offence intended! Just if it's me, I wouldn't put my time or money into that. I'd knock it down, and if you wanted something else, build a modern outbuilding for your workshop or office or similar.
Not worth saving due to massive water damage and poor original construction. Holiday lets are a good idea and will provide you with the ultimate 'Building a House From Scratch' TH-cam series. Should keep you busy for the next few years.🤣
I’m afraid that the cottage has very little word saving..the mold seems terrible. Actually if allowed I think you need to knock it down, most likely cheaper too… little bit more then “needs sorting “🫣😊
How would you utilise this abandoned cottage or do you think it's not worth saving??
It feels like there are just too many problems in there... I think you'd be better off just ripping it down and building from scratch.
Keep the garage, perhaps, that looks quite solid.
Just to say a bit more: you were walking around talking about things you have developed an emotional attachment to - the views, other things on the property etc - all of them outside the cottage.
Inside the cottage, you showed us a litany of problems, mainly related to long term water damage, but also uncomfortably-low ceilings.
It felt like you want to love it, and restore it to someone else's glory days.
Listen to the ever-wise Hans - he can't get out of it fast enough!
I think in any case you would need to strip it back to bare brick and start again, but no doubt a big cost involved there. Would make a great rental or air b&b if renovated. There’s a bar in there so is there a cellar? That would be an amazing bonus! Good luck with the reno 👍
Take the roof off the walkway and any other addons which are horribly leaking, try to weatherproof the rest enough so it can begin to dry out, strip the rooms back to brick/stone and leave it until next year at the earliest. It's difficult to tell whether the bare bones are worth saving when there's so much rot.
A) retirement home for old youtubers.
B) more dogs!
C) party house.
A complete knockdown and rebuild of a barn-style building, simple and clean, where you can accommodate a few holiday lets, in my opinion. All the best with the decisions, undoubtedly you will do a great job.
No need to knock it down. I’ve seen a lot worse before and they are families who would love that even in that condition it’s still better than some council houses
🥺 seeing the old guy Infront of the cottage and the 70s/80s car. It looks so sunny just reminds me of my granddad ❤
Ps I think someone must've lived in there after the 70s. Alot of the lighting looks pretty modern and how are the bulbs still working 🤷🏻♀️
They did it up like a day and entertainment room and for drinks/playing pool
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If the cottage was refurbished it would make a lovely holiday cottage with some original features left
Agree 👍
If anyone is going to do this place justice it's going to be you. So pleased it's gone to someone who appreciates what it could be it and its natural surroundings. Looking forward to seeing it progress!
Thanks so much. I don't think I have the heart to knock it down ❤️
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK If your heart says 'save it'..I think anything could be saved if you have the passion. Do it slowly..baby steps..You give me so much inspiration with your skills and determination. I've just moved into a small bungalow in rural Tasmania..so many things to do!! Like you I will start with planting seeds first haha:)
I think the poor old cottage may be too far gone. However, a restoration or a knock down and start again would be amazing content.
I’d renovate and make it into an air b&b. It’s such a lovely spot.
I agree! So much potential ❤️
Having seen the 'before' photos you've shown over the last year its a real shame how dilapidated the house and land became, but sure in a couple years time you'll have it looking great. Definitely needs a workshop build!
That is a project and a half. To make it usable and healthy you will need to remove all of the additions which appear to have been bodged together using whatever was available on site at the time. Most of these additions will be unsalvagable. For example the kitchen - it looked as if you were about to put your hand through the wall! A particular worry is the lack of headroom. One of the things you will need to do is to tank the floor (to stop the damp) and insulate the floor which will likely raise it. If the upstairs is unusably low, consider taking out the ceiling and make it a single storey affair with a vaulted ceiling. Yes, this will change its character completely but my initial impression is that you won't be able to keep it largely "as is".
Thanks for your insight! Do you also think it's knock down worthy like others suggest?
I appreciate your graft and think of you when I'm grafting myself 👍
I hope I'm encouraging you to DIY 😀
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK it's more farming at this point, I'm building a chilli farm, but ye your channel helps keep me motivated, if you ever need seeds you can have as meany as you like (Carolina reaper)
When is the dry season where you live? I’d strip it back and get rid of the rot, and mold on the inside and out. Please start wearing a respirator when you and Mr TCD go in. I’d keep the dog completely out of it since they are more susceptible to inhaling in fungi because their nose is always sniffing. It looks like you washed it off the walls, but it’s still there. You could use it as a guest house eventually if you add a bathroom, since outhouses are really not in fashion. You could use it as an income rental, you could use it for multiple needs. The living room could be an office, kitchen could be converted into a bathroom. Though it really doesn’t look restorable, but the plumbing is there. The garage could be restored and used as a workshop. The conservatory could be lovely to start seedlings and grow enough food to sell, or donate to a food bank or a soup kitchen if there is a need. People always need food. So many possibilities. Can’t wait to see your decision.
There is no dry season in England. Except in the southern counties next to the channel.
Exciting stuff that cottage, wow its damp roof off first ,an get rid of that tree , its got holiday let all over it ,i,m loving the channel keep up the good work 👍 ..
I moved to Lincolnshire from Essex about the same time as you, and coincidentally found your channel, love it when a new video pops up, the cottage would make good office space or a holiday let if you want the hassle of visitor turnover ( which can be very time consuming) I’ll be watching what ever you do with it ❤❤
What a challenge! This will be a great project and can't wait to see what you do with it. Personally, I think I'd turn it into my own party house/ pub :)
still think it was a swingers club in the past. That cottage ripped back to shell would make an awesome restoration project.
😂 is it the bar the makes you more certain? Lol
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK and the pampas grass
Blimey don't tell her that , better hope it don't turn up in a 1970s saucy film 😉🤣
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Hi vicky the first thing i do on the cottage is sort all the drains around it and if needed put more in .then next step i would do is sort the roof out and put the second floor back but at end day its your do with as you think best for your needs .i would advise you to put a bit of heating in there or dehumidifiers to get dampness out the air as your plasterboard will after time start to soak up the moisture up from the air and won t be much good to use
The best thing has to bs the land without question, as for the buildings its all about time and cost.
Seeing pictures of how if was loved in ths past does pull on your heart strings but you also have to be realistic.
Thanks! Yes, it will all depend on what we can afford, want to pay or what I can learn to do myself.
I would immediately clean it all up I wouldn't stop until it was done. God bless!
Wow, what a cottage, so much history.
I think I would try to save it, but I think you need to strip everything back to the bare brickwork then assess if it worth saving. The damp and frost may have damaged the brickwork since noone has lived there for so long.
If the basics of the building is sound and the roof is repairable it would make a lovely cottage for renting out or as an office space.
Maybe a collab project with your youtube buddies 🙂
PS I didn't realise you had patreon.... I need to read the text more often!!!
I would love to have a home bar like that! If it was me I'd be restoring the bar back to use, I like the idea of moving your office space into that building too
Hi Vikkie, i'm sorry to say with all that rot and the damp and mould i would personally knock it down and rebuild, the floor is uneven, the roof is falling apart and there's a tree in the middle of a room, the false walls are falling apart not to mention those stairs going up top, oh and those low ceilings as well, i would end up in hospital with a head trauma of sorts.
Sorry but i think that with the amount of work that needs to be done it might work out cheaper in the long run to knock it down.
It'll defo be a great project to do building your own little house, whatever you like just not a project to do on there, no matter how many false walls you put up. TC.
Barry (Wirral)
Preserve. What history of the cottage there is. Once you knock it. Well that history is gone for ever.
That's exactly what I think!! It'll be so sad to lose it!
To be honest Vikkie the cottage and various add-ons look like they are going to be too expensive to save. However, if the cottage is by some miracle salvageable I would suggest making it into a home office, maybe converting the kitchen into a bathroom and shower. The bar room could be converted into a dry storage area/ project room. The conservatory needs to go, as does the sunroom and the covered walkway. The garage again looks like it might be in need of demolition. Perhaps consider a larger garage or carport area (kind of difficult to say which would be better not knowing the area). The smaller ponds I would get rid of, they need a lot of looking after, and the local heron would use them as a sushi bar.
All the best, keep posting the videos.
I would turn it into Airbnb. Good future income!
Hi Vikkie, you could make the cottage into an office and the old bar into a coffee / soft drinks bar. I would demolish all of the add ons as they look poorly built and the roofline is all over the place. strip the old cottage back to brick and see if it is worth carrying on. Make sure the woodworm is dead as you don't want it spreading to your home.
I would contact the local fire department and ask if they would like to use it for training 😂. Then, it's time for a new build.!.
😝😝😝 poor old thing lol
The cottage is probably better than some rental properties people are living in. Seriously, the cottage will look amazing when you get it done.
Hi Vikkie, Got your hands full there, this is going to be a good project, but is it worth saving a lot of damp issues. It's a shame it's a lovely little cottage, might be worth knocking it down brick by brick and rebuild with the old materials. I know what it's like with damp in old property, when we bought our house back in 1997 most of down stairs had damp we had to knock down to the brick and sand stone and had a damp course and re render the walls with lime which help the walls breathe. We live 4 miles out of Wrexham and live in an old miners cottage made of sand stone and was built in 1897. I wouldn't turn it to a workshop might get damp on your tools ans power tools, may be you stables could make a good workshop. I wish you well on this project , Good video take care
Offices, home gym, put a bar back in and get yourselves a pool table back in the garage
TCD: What are we going to with this place?
Every dude watching this: Congrats Mr TCD, that's one hell of a mancave you got :-)
hehe... we've already had the neighbours asking when is the pub reopening 😅😅😅
I think it's a great asset! Could it be used for office (as you said) and double up as extra accommodation if friends or family stay? Take the ceilings out and have vaulted ceilings so it feels more spacious?
Ooh.. interesting!! Do you think it would be too much hassle turning it back into a 2 story house?
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK it can be 1 storey with just vaulted ceilings. So keep it one floor but with lovely tall ceilings to the roof. The stairs would go though 😊
Nice Airbnb
Hopefully one day 😀
Consider building a cold store/root cellar for your excess veg. It would be a cool project to see you take on.
That sounds cool, so far all visitors have had goody bags and i've already prepped loads and and bought 2 new freezers..😃
@thecarpentersdaughteruk The more I see of this place the more I love it, there is absolutely bags of potential and that would make an incredible guest house for when you have visitors come and stay wink wink lol 😀.
Whatever you decide to do with it I can't wait to see the progress as it's been amazing seeing you get stuck in. Very proud of you Vikkie xx
I hate to say it but the cottage looks like an absolute money pit. I think to make the place habitable is probably more money than it's worth for the size of it. It's a real shame that the second story has gone and it's been allowed to get into such a state. Offices would be cool, it's always good to seperate work from life, I'd be wary of converting it into an Air BnB at the minute as the regulation around them is under pressure to change.
Thanks so much for your honesty. I heard the government plan to clamp down on Airbnbs in some form. Yes... it would be REALLY good to separate desk work from the main house
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK it's really tricky, a friend of mine bought his first house / restoration project at the same time I did in early 2020. At the same time he got into a serious relationship, moved in with her and they have let his house out as an air BnB since. As of next year they are facing double council tax on the Air BnB and possibly more expenses / complications to come. They are planning to sell up next year. It's rough because he is a local lad who didn't plan it from the start but it made sense, intentions in the right place. We're down in Cornwall where (rightfully) second home owners are not popular but his story is a little different from the usual London money buys second home, much like how you would be utilising existing buildings on your homes own land. I would love to know why your energy bills were so high, that was shocking!
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK I'm also self employed working from the spare bedroom office. Just having a room to close off at the end of the day has been amazing, another building would be next level ❤️
Keep the bar!!!.. Tennants extra takes me back 😅
If you can, you should pull it down and rebuild, to refurb it needs so much doing you would have to bring it up to current building regs and would cost you a lot more. As to what you could do with it, get a land division and rebuild a bungalow. Sell both and buy a new project, reinvesting your profits. Or pull it down clear the land and enjoy the extra space. Add storage in new location.
I don't think you will be able to afford to knock it down. Am I right? It is 200 years old. Definitely ensure no foliage around. Clean out drains. Check roof and guttering. Fix windiws. Basically, source where water ingress is coming from. Remove all the extra bits and pieces from the interior and take it back to the bare bones. Someone said about removing all the add ons. I would agree with that at some future point. Get the chimney swept and a fire lit. The house has been without warmth and love for years. It is a shame it has to go through another winter like it but you have so much on your plate getting your own living quarters done. Just don't let the other property get any worse. Aim to spend perhaps half a day a week to just get these basics done. It will all help to at least see it through winter. It's future use may emerge as time goes on. 😊
Old buildings - Iused to live in a 2 up 2 down 1800 cottage. You may find an original inglenook fireplace behind the modern one ( I did and so did my neighbour! ). The stairs in my house were originally like yours ( in a cupboard that turned up beside the fireplace ). Lots of problems in renovation are caused by people not understanding old buildings need to breathe, and be restored sympathetically with lime mortar, white wash, breathable coatings etc. care has to be taken that damp membranes, stud walls , modern cemented mortar etc doesnt end up trapping moisture in the floors and walls of the house causing more problems. Check the yard around the cottage, it may be badly layed, pooling water towards the walls, not letting the soil around it drain properly. You may see the history of the cottage by looking at old os maps.
I realise it's got character Vikkie, but it is a money pit. If you've got the money and the inclination and the love for it and the basic brickwork is sound, then all well and good. You must be sure before you commit. I personally would demolish the various add ones and keep the original structures and plan from there. Wish you the best in your decision.❤
You have done so much, yet there is still so much to do.
so much to do 😝
just entering our second year with our wood burner, number one thing I've ever done in any home. develop skills for free wood and your away... wow amazing cottage addition!!!! rental? cheap rates for your subscribers? ha ha ha
you could run "workshops" and get free labour?
1st thing I would do is strip it back get a massive skip and just tear it back to bare basics. From there you can establish what is what . Prob structure wise its ok as its stood the test of time . Dropping the orginal height prob did more damage than good tbh . With all the low ceilings gone you can vault the ceiling .
Fun project to tackle. Too bad you couldn’t turn it into an AirB&B. But would be a great place to hide away and read or relax.
You say you can't find the water supply. But, how come there's electricity? Is there a separate supply for the cottage? Does it have its own meter? If so, have you been paying the bills? Just asking😂
Haha.. the electricity is fed from the main house. You might be able to see the cable resting on top of the small gate at the back
That's another complete series.
I would turn it in to a holiday let
As soon as you opened that oven door, I was like "I've seen that somewhere before." I can't think where, though.
My mum used to have the same cooker 40 years ago.😀😀😀
@@36ydna In our case it would have been the UK in the 1960s, or Australia in the 1970s.
Both my gran and my parents had that same cooker when I was a child in the 1980s 😂
@@36ydna My gran had one up until the late '80s (which we all know was only twenty years ago 😜 ).
It looks like it was a nice little place back in the day - old garden party pub/shelter, however given the amount of work to make it habitable I'd be getting quotes to demolish it, unless you fancy hiring an excavator for a weekend, not all old buildings can be saved without throwing ridiculous amounts of money at them
Personally - knock it down
But before doing anything check to see if its been listed
Also Hans really didn't have a good vibe in there - I'd say trust him on that one
That garage is going to make an epic workshop. tell me it's going to be a workshop!?! (not watched to the end yet) as for the cottage, you'll have a hell of a task to bring that back, if the bones of it a solid though and it has good foundations, do it if you want to. Otherwise, pull it down and do something more suited to you.
Great holiday let, place for famiily to come and stay or a rental? If its structually sound?
I would knock down all the add-on's, then convert the original building into office space. Perhaps build a new storage area to one side.
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Get rid and start again as it would be cheaper and planning should be good to go.... ❤❤❤
Or if you chose to set your own business up, then you could take the old stairs out of the cottage and then turn the whole cottage into your office and the old kitchen turn into your kitchen room and toilet area
You could use old door and window and left over wood from the main house to do it up
Certainly looks like a tear down and rebuild. Maybe two small adjoined cottages, or a coach house, for guest annex and air bnb.
Looks like a candidate for an Air B&B to make some of the money back you've spent on the main house.
Better to get the stables and paddock sorted. Less hassle than Air B&B
Lol 😂Vicky i thought you said consumer balls!! ( consumerables)
We used to have a cooker like that till 2006 tho ours was a creda
Was the glass door for insulation?
my parents had a oven like that to remember being petrified of smashing the glass door think was for insulation
Considering the aerial footage, there are a-lot of roofing variation/transitions. No wonder there is damp! Would consider what planning permission would allow? especially if the property previous had two levels.
Need to identify where the damp problems are and exactly where water may be getting in. Sort out any issues with the roof, guttering and drainage first otherwise damp problems will make things rapidly worse.
any pampas grass by the swingers club/bar? :)
Haha you can definitely see it from the rear conservatory of it 😅
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK brilliant. Enjoy. Love the channel
I'd demolish that kitchen for sure, Vikkie, and the other 'add-ons' then build upwards. Would make a lovely rental.
HEY,I'd love a Baybycham !
I would build the upstairs back and turn it into a holiday cottage and rent it out to holiday makers and then the stables I would turn the stables into your workshop with a toilet and sink in the
Nice vlog, but sorry it needs knocking down ,far too much work to make it liveable,even as an office. Cheaper to start over again.
Storage now. Pub later.
Plenty of home work needed to assess if it is worth doing anything or cheaper to flatten and build something to suit your needs
the bungalow has some serious issues, which will drain your bank balance, and would cost a fortune to refurb and heat. maybe knock down and rebuild .
How did you find the farm?
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I'm with Hans I don't like it, and its a hell of a project, at best I would use it as a workshop. But if anyone can turn this around its you two- good luck.🙂🙂
Sometimes things aren't worth renovating
Interesting. Would you knock it down?
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK remove all the wooden additions, and maybe keep the original brick bit - worlds smartest dog kennel! 🤣
Haha @@rosehughes599something tells me Hans would howl if he was left in there 😅
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUKYer that place seems to give him anxiety
Gosh Vikkie, that place is a proper horror show. Not sure you could fully eradicate mold from it. I'm with Hans on this one, get out of there. Money pit written all over it, knock it down and build on it.
That would be such a shame!! But an interesting view point... we went to see a house last year (moldiest I'd ever seen) and wondered if it would be near on impossible to get rid of.
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Mold is very very difficult to eradicate and that cottage looks riddled with it and rot too. Get an expert in to see if they think it's salvageable .
You could turn it into an air bnb and make a bit of money from it
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My pleasure hun. You could use the cottage as an airbnb or a place for family to stay when they visit.
You should turn it in to a office a man / girl cave /big summer house
Personally i would knck it down and build something more suitable, it looks to far gone to be spending a lot of money on it trying to save it
Knock-down cottage and clear.
Such a shame, but maybe that's the best thing 🤔
*Demolish all inside..... and then start from scratch.... Maybe turn it into a guest house... or a total workshop. If your pup doesn't like being inside... then it is a possibility that someone died inside back in the day and pup is picking up their spirit. If so get the cottage blessed and tell the spirit it is ok to now go and that you will look after the place. But it is a lot of work to be done... which will keep your channel going for a very long time, and we shall all be here watching 🙂nz*
Wow , thats going to need alot of work , so someone lived in it once ? Now it seems like it was last used just for a social club type outbuilding. Shame it got left and uncared for.
Is it heritage listed ? if not, pull it all down, nothing i could see looks antique / rustic. Ceiling height is too low.
Im in lincolnshire where abouts are you in lincolnshire
We're near Skegness 😀
Where are you?
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK thats not to far then im sleaford way 10 mins from coningsby 😅
Great seeing all the work you're doing on the bungalow and around the land! I have to say my gut instinct with this cottage is just "Why would you want to try and save it?". For me it doesn't have much going for it. If you take aside all the issues, it has cramped rooms, ill proportions and is probably not built very well, given the amount of ad hoc DIY alterations that seem to have happened over the years. Removing the first floor above, why on earth are they doing that! Madness, no? So if you tackle the vast amount of issues to even get a water tight and dry bare shell - which could obviously be a LOT of dollar - you're left with a space that isn't really suitable for modern standards. I don't mean that in a judgemental way at all and no offence intended! Just if it's me, I wouldn't put my time or money into that. I'd knock it down, and if you wanted something else, build a modern outbuilding for your workshop or office or similar.
Team demolish. 😬
Noooooooo 😅😅😅
Not worth saving due to massive water damage and poor original construction. Holiday lets are a good idea and will provide you with the ultimate 'Building a House From Scratch' TH-cam series. Should keep you busy for the next few years.🤣
Great idea 🤣 I could focus on sections and block other bits off until I ever get round to them 😅
This is a haunted cottage, I saw a shadow of a ghost in the background. Leave them in peace otherwise they will come after you!
I’m afraid that the cottage has very little word saving..the mold seems terrible. Actually if allowed I think you need to knock it down, most likely cheaper too… little bit more then “needs sorting “🫣😊