I would like to suggest excavating the hillside at the back of the cottage at least 10' from the back wall. Use the excavated material to raise your street facing yard as you discussed in the video. Then I suggest building a berm and swale all along the top of the excavation to direct surface water coming down off the fields away from the cottage. Save that front door. It is beautiful :)
Made me quite sad to see this poor house, reminded me of my mothers childhood home near to Newry, now derelict and falling down , only three rooms in total and twelve children grew up there in relative poverty. When you look at this house see the life that passed through it and hope that it once again provides love warmth and comfort to future generations. Lovely to see it being saved.
@@JulieWallis1963I guess love and warmth are different to different people, there were 8 of us in 4 rooms, we have a lot of fond memories, too bad everyone doesn't feel that, but I guess it's all how your raised.
I understand exactly how you feel. I spent a lot of my early life growing up on my grandparents and great-grandparents farm house. Located in North East Pennsylvania. After 7 generations, the last one has let everything go to hell. My grandmother used to scrub the hard wood floors, starch the lace curtains, and was a beautiful, warm, loving home.
Dear @@IFarmWeFarm guy Maybe. But definitely less costs for paperwork, permissions etc p.p.! Additionally you can work on/at the house/property step by step, little by little. Best regards, luck and health to all of you.
I think it's awesome that you are bringing this girl back to life...to see old homes over grown and decaying is heart breaking. Kudos to all of you that are involved!
Oh, please don’t toss those old doors! Especially the one with the glass! I really hope you can find a way to salvage and reuse them! Just wonderful little cottage.
Hello from Australia 🇦🇺 first time on your channel and I’m really just here to see this cottage come to life, hoping for more regular update videos cheers
My dad lived there in that bog house years ago before I was born this is nice to see it all cleared out an will be deadly to see when finished up lad fair play good work
@@IFarmWeFarm He sure is! Man I wish I knew what site the video was on.. But one time I saw a video of an excavator operator who undressed a LIVE woman and places each piece of clothing onto a clothing rack, her hat, trench coat, belt, everything... Man it was amazing to watch him do it on a live person. With EASE
I have seen guys that have never laid brick and block do some nice rookie work. Even with knowhow folks can still end up a little out of normal perceptions so give it hell is what I say the old world charm is giving back life to something long dead is the real rewards.
From Harrisburg, PA- I have restored or rehabbed three urban properties. Makes me itchy to get involved in that cottage, but at 72 those days are over. Best of luck… and hard work.
This cottage reminds me of my great-great grandmother's home in a little fishing village near Antigonish in Nova Scotia. Restored, it would probably make a nice little Air B & B.
Native hedgerow mix would be much more in tune with the surrounding environment Adrian. Protrays similar autumnal colours to the beech and much better for biodiversity. A mix of Hawthorn, Holly, Rowan, downy Birch and Sessile oak would be a nice hedgerow mix. It would be a haven for small birds. You are entitled to 100 free trees in the native hedgerow mix with your local dairy co-op too Adrian. Fill out the Google form and they land a few weeks later. Keep up the good work, lovely project to be at 👍🏻
@@willyfindlay4398 Can’t have enough of native hedgerow. It looks well and is good for the brand image of sustainable agriculture nowadays. I agree conifers aren’t the most aesthetic nor do they contribute much to the environment.
First time here and I’m sold on your love and energy for this restoration. Great idea to use what’s there and get fixed up what you can. So excited to watch this transformation
I remember gutting my house right down to the brickwork. it was over a 100 yrs old, they say they were craftmen back then. Not on my house they weren’t 😂. You got your work cut out, good luck. It’ll be worth it in the end 👍👍
Hello ! I just found your channel and am delighted ! Your work on the old cottage is wise , thoughtful and careful . ..so many would have demolished it without hesitation . There were those who lived within those walls whose personalities were shaped there...lived and loved there . I am very interested to see the house's journey back , to shelter more families...good for you !!!
I LOVE THIS! So eager to see you work on this house. You have a plan in place, and very logical plan. Patience will be my issue. My patience. Have a nice tea.
You have a great deal of work to do. That being said, compared with what it looked like in the beginning, I would say you are about half done! 😁✌️🙏🌻🍀🇺🇲
i nervously clicked this video as usually i find peoples opinions on how to repair objectionable. This was a real pleasure to watch for me, in my book this guy has his head in the right place. look forwards to watching more & thanks for showing us around, all 112,121
hello from england awsome to see this place done up. have seen lots of these places where i live most are old army builings from cold war or ww2 RAF bases.
Here in the US we have places where they collect parts from places being torn down, doors windows, sinks, tubs, toilets, wood flooring, whatever is salvageable. They sell it cheaply, and sometimes donate it. Maybe you should investigate, they probably have something similar in Ireland.
Hey from Wexford.. myself and my 4 year old little lad discovered your channel yesterday and he's chatting about it with everyone.. he's watched about this house 3 times now... he'll be glued to it when he sees your other videos! Keep up the hard work!
The house can breathe now with all of the weeds, trees and rubbish gone. It is going to be gorgeous. I just love the big window in that little kitchen.
Oh try plant a native hedge, look around the view you have, a native hedge would be more inkeeping and more importantly provide food and shelter to wildlife. (Did you see the frog jumping out of picture at the start of video)Plants like Holly, Rose, Whitethorn, guilder rose , spindle and hazel would be beautiful. Keep the cottage and its little garden nestled into the countryside. And the native hedge would help out the farms environmental schemes if your in any of them
i can't think of it's name off the top of my head, maybe "Perspex", but i would board the windows with hard clear plastic sheeting. will save the hassle of finding old windows too. congrats on the progress
happy birthday Adrian , little chip was a jar of marmalade . i remember it and loved it ! only marmalade my mother would ever buy , god rest her . keep up the good work .
have to say 10 out of 10 to you for saving an old historic house i hope some one that lived there see's the video and gets in touch with you and gives you some history on it ......again well done most people would have levelled it
Absolutely love doing renovations like this from empty shell to someones home. Last one the ceiling fell down while I had been on a stepladder, ended up holding the piece above my head while the rest fell down. Old plasterwork is a hazard and a half .😁
I would like to suggest excavating the hillside at the back of the cottage at least 10' from the back wall. Use the excavated material to raise your street facing yard as you discussed in the video. Then I suggest building a berm and swale all along the top of the excavation to direct surface water coming down off the fields away from the cottage. Save that front door. It is beautiful :)
Made me quite sad to see this poor house, reminded me of my mothers childhood home near to Newry, now derelict and falling down , only three rooms in total and twelve children grew up there in relative poverty. When you look at this house see the life that passed through it and hope that it once again provides love warmth and comfort to future generations. Lovely to see it being saved.
You _think_ 14 people in three rooms is “love and warmth”? You need to buy a book!
@@JulieWallis1963I guess love and warmth are different to different people, there were 8 of us in 4 rooms, we have a lot of fond memories, too bad everyone doesn't feel that, but I guess it's all how your raised.
I cannot get over the clearing job you did. Just amazing.
I understand exactly how you feel. I spent a lot of my early life growing up on my grandparents and great-grandparents farm house. Located in North East Pennsylvania. After 7 generations, the last one has let everything go to hell. My grandmother used to scrub the hard wood floors, starch the lace curtains, and was a beautiful, warm, loving home.
I would love a little cottage like this. Happy to see this being saved.
WOW 😯 Amazing Progress 👍🙌 Very Exciting Project with the History 😊 Beautiful Location 😍 🙏🌸🌻 NZ
Makes my heart happy to see an old home given care and new life.
That’s the way I see it, it may take a lot more work than perhaps a new build but it has character
Dear @@IFarmWeFarm guy
Maybe. But definitely less costs for paperwork, permissions etc p.p.! Additionally you can work on/at the house/property step by step, little by little.
Best regards, luck and health to all of you.
@@IFarmWeFarm Old world charm is better than new world yuk yuk...
Cheers from the States. I have to say that’s some fine backhoe work, it takes a steady hand to not make a big mistake.
I think it's awesome that you are bringing this girl back to life...to see old homes over grown and decaying is heart breaking. Kudos to all of you that are involved!
Hello from Canada. Enjoying the care taken to restore old cottage. Appreciate the journey put in numbered episodes from the beginning.
Oh, please don’t toss those old doors! Especially the one with the glass! I really hope you can find a way to salvage and reuse them! Just wonderful little cottage.
Hello from Australia 🇦🇺 first time on your channel and I’m really just here to see this cottage come to life, hoping for more regular update videos cheers
Me too 🤣🤣🤣
Me 3...can't wait to see it all fixed up!
Im in Australia too
Me 4, I just love watching these kinds of projects breathing life back in to history. 😁😀
This man makes me feel he can rule the world he gets stuff done and sorted .
Yes where were these men when I was looking for a hubby. I ended up with someone who thinks double sided sticky tape fixes everything 😱
@@redbird9658 lol as long as it’s double sided and premium brand . Lol
Send him to the USA, they could use someone like him at the DOJ. 😂
Lovely ol' cottage ! My grandmother grew up in an old cottage like this ' 13 of them .
“Arrr” That little room at the outside for sure was “The Bog”!👍👍
Cup o tea and a big slice of 🍰🍰🍰 well deserved
I love projects like this. I can’t wait to see it come to life again.🤗🐝❤️
I love to hear your brogue. My mother was born in Letterkenny in 1906.
Ah ya LetterKenny in Donegal, not to fare away and have been there many’s a time
@@IFarmWeFarm Her name was Hannah McMenimen. I believe family members are still in the area.
Finally! A channel that can make real progress and one who knows how to accomplish the most possible in the day.
The bloke running the excavator is fascinating to watch - such precision!
Wow what a transformation, I can see these videos on the cottage doing really well, great stuff.
My dad lived there in that bog house years ago before I was born this is nice to see it all cleared out an will be deadly to see when finished up lad fair play good work
Thanks Jason
Does my heart glad to see a derelict house given new life.
I could listen to you talk, *all day* long! Lovely old cottage, btw.
Huge respect to yee for saving that cottage,, brilliant, really looking forward to seeing it progress,, belated happy birthday,,
Operator is so delicate and operating with ease! a professional for sure!
Gerry’s a powerfully man on that machine, he could tread a needle with it 👍
@@IFarmWeFarm He sure is! Man I wish I knew what site the video was on.. But one time I saw a video of an excavator operator who undressed a LIVE woman and places each piece of clothing onto a clothing rack, her hat, trench coat, belt, everything... Man it was amazing to watch him do it on a live person. With EASE
Amazing how nature reclaims everything eventually.
By the time you are finished it will be a wonderful old home
Hello, from America! I am going to enjoy watching your videos for sure. I love to see you bringing the old girl back to life!!!
I have seen guys that have never laid brick and block do some nice rookie work. Even with knowhow folks can still end up a little out of normal perceptions so give it hell is what I say the old world charm is giving back life to something long dead is the real rewards.
From Harrisburg, PA- I have restored or rehabbed three urban properties.
Makes me itchy to get involved in that cottage, but at 72 those days are over. Best of luck… and hard work.
It great see old cottage giving love and care it need so another family place to live kids grow up happy
Little Chip was a brand of marmalade; my late Dad loved it!! And, happy birthday Adrian, best wishes!
I remember those sorts of houses around Kilkenny where I grew up in the 70's and 80's. Flipping cold in winter 🥶🥶
Dream cottage , in a dream setting , I too have subscribed to see the progress of this place . Seems a nice genuine guy too , proper grafter 💪🏾
Da hast Du Dich ja schnell an die Arbeit gemacht..........viel Erfolg.
I will say, as a Farmer you are very Intelligent on the Construction of Housing, I will watch till the end
This beautiful relic needs to have a modern addition! A more modern kitchen and bedrooms!
Just found you Adrian & can’t wait to see the renovation to the cottage. Very exciting as It’s my dream to own a plot like this.
I feel it was A Schoolmasters House.
What a lovely project, really enjoyed watching this video.
I love a beech hedge, stunning colours❤❤❤
Watching for the first time from Canada.
EXCITED TO SEE THIS JOURNEY UNFOLD... Watching from Bumpass, Va... yes its areal town name!!
You can find such gems in England. Cool.
This cottage reminds me of my great-great grandmother's home in a little fishing village near Antigonish in Nova Scotia. Restored, it would probably make a nice little Air B & B.
Definitely a copper beach hedge it will look lovely when established
You could get 8'x4' plastic sheets that they use for conservatory roofs cheaply to board the windows- keep the rain out and let some light in!
Yes or perspex’s sheeting would definitely work
Nature really reclaimed this cottage. Great to see its being saved
How exciting, thanks for sharing. Best wishes, Deb
It's going to be a great little home when done, keep posting the videos, regards to you from sunny Somerset 👍🏻👍🏻
How wonderful that you're breathing new life back into such a lovely cottage.
Wonderful project. All the luck in the world
What an incredible sight
Native hedgerow mix would be much more in tune with the surrounding environment Adrian. Protrays similar autumnal colours to the beech and much better for biodiversity. A mix of Hawthorn, Holly, Rowan, downy Birch and Sessile oak would be a nice hedgerow mix. It would be a haven for small birds. You are entitled to 100 free trees in the native hedgerow mix with your local dairy co-op too Adrian. Fill out the Google form and they land a few weeks later. Keep up the good work, lovely project to be at 👍🏻
He has miles of that , a small section of Cooper Beech ( fagus sylvatica purpurea would be far better than a conifer hedge.
@@willyfindlay4398 Can’t have enough of native hedgerow. It looks well and is good for the brand image of sustainable agriculture nowadays. I agree conifers aren’t the most aesthetic nor do they contribute much to the environment.
No they take to much work. And maintenance. Better off with portugese laurel. Fantastic hedge .
Agreed👍👍👍
Hazel for the nuts; the red ones look great too
First time here and I’m sold on your love and energy for this restoration. Great idea to use what’s there and get fixed up what you can. So excited to watch this transformation
I remember gutting my house right down to the brickwork. it was over a 100 yrs old, they say they were craftmen back then. Not on my house they weren’t 😂.
You got your work cut out, good luck. It’ll be worth it in the end 👍👍
No damp is a blessing. Happy Birthday.
Hello !
I just found your channel and am delighted !
Your work on the old cottage is wise , thoughtful and careful . ..so many would have demolished it without hesitation .
There were those who lived within those walls whose personalities were shaped there...lived and loved there .
I am very interested to see the house's journey back , to shelter more families...good for you !!!
Very interesting. I hope you show all the work. Cheers
Wowzers. that's gonna be a bit of work. Top video! Really enjoyed this.
I love the front door. It would look great restored.
“It’s really no too bad.” You’ve seen some homes in truly poor condition. I’m impressed about your outlook and feeling that what you can do will work.
Need a part 2 please where its refurbished looking 10/10 😍😀
I LOVE THIS! So eager to see you work on this house. You have a plan in place, and very logical plan. Patience will be my issue. My patience. Have a nice tea.
SO SO glad you didnt just TEAR it down... Seeing it would of been SO much easier. I really wanted to see this place. :)
New here from South Africa
Keen to see this transformation
You have a great deal of work to do. That being said, compared with what it looked like in the beginning, I would say you are about half done! 😁✌️🙏🌻🍀🇺🇲
mud flood house..?? mud wall looking out the window... amazing thank you for sharing.
i nervously clicked this video as usually i find peoples opinions on how to repair objectionable. This was a real pleasure to watch for me, in my book this guy has his head in the right place. look forwards to watching more & thanks for showing us around, all 112,121
Glad you enjoyed it! 👍
That’s very nice to renovate really nice views
I’m getting a distinct sense that someone is being kicked out of the big house.
😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thought I got a glimpse of Father Jack there for a minute? Belated happy birthday Adrian 🎂!!
Happy birthday adrian
He may bring a hot water bottle and a good sleeping bag😂😂😂
Great to see old houses like this getting renovated instead of knocked down can't wait to see how it progresses 👍
The house can be dressed up very nicely. Frame her in a good garden and it will look a treat
hello from england awsome to see this place done up. have seen lots of these places where i live most are old army builings from cold war or ww2 RAF bases.
Look forward to seeing more! I am currently restoring a 1829 house. Lots of work needs to be done.
the house of my dreams.....id love it.....just imagine living there.....thats my dream for tonight
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY YOU DID GREAT JOB CLEANING UP🎉❤
I came across your channel and subscribed straight away I have got to follow the progress
An Air BnB would be a fantastic option for that historic cottage. I’m excited to see the progress
To wake up to that countryside view, bliss.
Here in the US we have places where they collect parts from places being torn down, doors windows, sinks, tubs, toilets, wood flooring, whatever is salvageable. They sell it cheaply, and sometimes donate it. Maybe you should investigate, they probably have something similar in Ireland.
Beautiful countryside.
This would be a great Airbnb!!!!
Hey from Wexford.. myself and my 4 year old little lad discovered your channel yesterday and he's chatting about it with everyone.. he's watched about this house 3 times now... he'll be glued to it when he sees your other videos! Keep up the hard work!
The house can breathe now with all of the weeds, trees and rubbish gone. It is going to be gorgeous. I just love the big window in that little kitchen.
Could use it as a b&b to recover costs of the renovation then it could be a home for one of your kids when they’re older.
Oh try plant a native hedge, look around the view you have, a native hedge would be more inkeeping and more importantly provide food and shelter to wildlife. (Did you see the frog jumping out of picture at the start of video)Plants like Holly, Rose, Whitethorn, guilder rose , spindle and hazel would be beautiful. Keep the cottage and its little garden nestled into the countryside. And the native hedge would help out the farms environmental schemes if your in any of them
i can't think of it's name off the top of my head, maybe "Perspex", but i would board the windows with hard clear plastic sheeting. will save the hassle of finding old windows too. congrats on the progress
Happy Belated Birthday Adrian
Enjoy creativity, your interest and the quality work you are doing.
Your accent is tick man! Love the cottage and your enthusiasm! Best
Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad think 🤣, thanks Maura
@@IFarmWeFarm it is endearing and reminds me of my parents. Truly lovely listening to ya.
happy birthday Adrian , little chip was a jar of marmalade . i remember it and loved it ! only marmalade my mother would ever buy , god rest her . keep up the good work .
wow i love watching this sort of thing cant wait for the next vid
Great to bring that house back to life, it was everything to some people once upon a time.
Little Chip was marmalade.
This is a great little house! I'm so glad you are restoring it instead of pulling it down. Can't wait to see more videos of the progress. :-)
have to say 10 out of 10 to you for saving an old historic house i hope some one that lived there see's the video and gets in touch with you and gives you some history on it ......again well done most people would have levelled it
Camellia hedges are so pretty and great windbreaks
Absolutely love doing renovations like this from empty shell to someones home.
Last one the ceiling fell down while I had been on a stepladder, ended up holding the piece above my head while the rest fell down. Old plasterwork is a hazard and a half .😁
Amazed at the delicate precision of the machine operater 👍
Great project to be managing.
Beautiful cottage with huge potential. Can’t wait to see the end result
Wonderful. So excited to follow your progress. From Kettle Falls, Washington State, USA.