Reinforcing 100+ y.o. OAK BEAM / A couple renovates an ABANDONED farm in Belgium

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  • @teepeeX
    @teepeeX 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You can do anything Illia, you don't let anything stop you, job well done 😊

  • @Twigzy62
    @Twigzy62 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    This guy deserves a global award. Incredible perseverance alone! Immaculate workmanship. Amazing craftsmanship etc

    • @crmlcd
      @crmlcd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I absolutely agree. His ingenuity is amazing. I have admiration for him 💕

  • @colettemcneil143
    @colettemcneil143 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Illia, you should be very proud of your beam work. It was interesting to see you resolve all the beam issues. You are an addiction and I wait for each episode with anticipation. My husband and I think your are a wonderful couple and we love the content.

  • @ritaderuysscher3535
    @ritaderuysscher3535 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    I was happy to see the cat « interlude » and Anneke still doing her job admirably, inspecting your day’s work! Good job Ilya! Good job Anneke!

    • @madolynway6612
      @madolynway6612 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      What a life these cats lead! Wandering around at will.

  • @Manuela-x2g
    @Manuela-x2g 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    so beautiful Anneke, Gandalf and George.. and so good work Ilia, the perfect workman

  • @elseken100
    @elseken100 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Moin, Moin!
    I have been watching you and all your work with enthusiasm for a long time now. But isn't it strange: What I want most is a silent drone that follows Annika for a day. :-) Thank you for your beautiful films! Greetings from Hamburg

  • @christianbaastrup2939
    @christianbaastrup2939 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Hi guys! Well done! Love your channel! Just a quick tip from a cabinetmaker - when working with hard oak pre-drill the holes using a drill that is the size of the screw core. If you also lubricate the screw by rubbing it with a candle, it will be all smooth sailing 😊😎😉 keep up the good work! Kind regards from Denmark 🇩🇰

  • @THH-bw6wu
    @THH-bw6wu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Voorboren werkt echt heel goed

  • @NailahRoberts
    @NailahRoberts 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Anneke takes her job very seriously 😍

  • @PamelaVidler
    @PamelaVidler 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Is there anything you can't do? The quality of your work and your expertise amazes me every time. Hi Anneke!! I love your channel.

  • @ahomeinpisgahontheroad4481
    @ahomeinpisgahontheroad4481 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love the inspector and George-living-his-best-life!

  • @ianbird4737
    @ianbird4737 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It is so nice to see someone doing what my grandfather would have called "a proper job".
    Not counting all your viewers, no-one will ever see it or appreciate the number of hours that go into making sure that the support under the iron beams is sound and will last for many, many years.
    I take my hat off to you.

  • @barrygilmour1460
    @barrygilmour1460 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    You both work so hard, I don't know you still have the stamina to keep up the pace. You are an inspiration to us all.

    • @DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm
      @DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Thank you so much for your kind words! But it's you, our subscribers, who are our driving force!

  • @juliewow4504
    @juliewow4504 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This video is not a video. It is art worthy of the best of videos on building trades. Very nice and music was excellent too. ❤

  • @maggieyake8054
    @maggieyake8054 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Illia always figures out a way to overcome the construction obstacles! Great work!

  • @jeanlynch1582
    @jeanlynch1582 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am fascinated by your creative solutions to real structural problems. I also admire your workmanship and perseverance! The beams are beautiful.

  • @phillipdickinson8557
    @phillipdickinson8557 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Illia you and the cat are a great team that beam you finished looks fantastic great job thank you for sharing and you time can't wait for next video thank you

  • @whitefam2000
    @whitefam2000 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Illia, you do very good well thought out work on your projects. It's a joy to see someone else take their time to think things out and is not afraid to try a different way of putting things back together better, and at the same time making it look original. Well done.

  • @eshqa
    @eshqa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent beam repair and enforcement. 👌 I so like the editing of the video and all of the music chosen for parts of it. 👌It's always great to see the inspector inspecting. 😊

  • @jimdelong949
    @jimdelong949 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    What a unique technique to reinforcing the beam.
    I don't think it's going anywhere.
    Thanks for sharing with us.
    The cats don't have a care in the world😊

  • @wileycoyotesr8623
    @wileycoyotesr8623 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I enjoy watching you work and solve problems. You're a thinking man builder. 👍👍👍

  • @gunthervanmechelen4358
    @gunthervanmechelen4358 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Heel goed gedaan, die balk blijft daar voor 500 jaar minstens 😉

  • @josefreck1103
    @josefreck1103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Danke für das tolle Video gemacht einfach Spitze Danke Gruss aus Germany und bleibt gesund 👍🏻👏🏻👋😊🙂🙋‍♂️🇩🇪🤗😁

  • @HappyBiscuits-rq5zi
    @HappyBiscuits-rq5zi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am looking forward to the interior design part. You are almost there. Good, hard work. Lovely family. X

  • @angiebrain67
    @angiebrain67 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Anneke approves, so that's good enough for me. Great job Ilya, you are really a master craftsman. Thanks for another great video. xxx

  • @drunkdunc8738
    @drunkdunc8738 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    20 minutes to watch paint dry is time enough for a beer Illia 😉🍻

  • @Andbygrace7024
    @Andbygrace7024 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Incredible workmanship. 😊

  • @calypso4554
    @calypso4554 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Awesome work, Ilia! Practical and beautiful.
    As for the car interlude:
    Gandalf: "You shall not pass!"
    😊

  • @bobbiebrandel3152
    @bobbiebrandel3152 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    On the last video, I just couldn't comprehend what you were planning to do with the steel beam and the wood beam. Today, I watched this and thought "genius!" Wonderful the way you figure out things. I know, I know........."let's do this." That must be the battle cry.

  • @ananunez8374
    @ananunez8374 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A wonderful craftsman 💪🏼

  • @BillColeExperience
    @BillColeExperience 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The immense satisfaction you must get from this.

  • @GailMeyer-d4o
    @GailMeyer-d4o 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your craftmanship is amazing, You are such a pleasure to watch!

  • @barburich5796
    @barburich5796 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great to see your progress enjoy your videos

  • @pauletteduncalf9948
    @pauletteduncalf9948 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love that you always do your work with a great attitude and with great skill. 👍💕

  • @2wwwilly
    @2wwwilly 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Getting better all the time, Couple . Your perseverance is amazing and will be very nice to seeing it's completion realised ..😂😂❤❤ congrats 👏 👏

  • @marilynlautner2454
    @marilynlautner2454 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I think this has been quite a challenge. It will be perfection!!

  • @JudithGolding
    @JudithGolding 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    It is amazing to watch your 'in situ' custom beam construction.

    • @DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm
      @DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thank you! It was a challenging project with no clear understanding how to do it better. But Illia found the way :-)

  • @chamqual6480
    @chamqual6480 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I have to admit that I must have missed the video where you explained why you are making that a structural wall and that it's strong enough.🤞

  • @madampolo
    @madampolo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Your house is coming along well! Good job on the beams.

    • @danielvanmourik
      @danielvanmourik 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah about 5 years 🤣🤣😂😂

  • @kennethbolton951
    @kennethbolton951 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am always amazed at how this couple manage to do these different tasks, what talent.

  • @gailbenjamin5137
    @gailbenjamin5137 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    They are fine beams, nice work.

  • @amandasanderson7520
    @amandasanderson7520 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tedious perfectionist work can really wear you down but it’s worth it. You won’t have problems in the future that require you to redo anything. Doing it right the first time will save you money and headaches later.

  • @penihavir1777
    @penihavir1777 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great engineering! ♥️♥️♥️

  • @imochiexe5056
    @imochiexe5056 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Glad you'll be when this support work is finished/installed/fabricated. You're a determined and talented engineer. Thank you for sharing your skills with us. Humbled I am.❤🎉😊🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

  • @millibin3046
    @millibin3046 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Легких шляхів не шукаємо, не ниємо, робимо сумлінно ще на сто років. Ілля, ви неперевершений перфекціоніст. Така праця гідна поваги.❤

  • @jeb3415
    @jeb3415 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ilya doing manly work with wood and steel plate to tinker bell music. 😂

  • @glennwoods2462
    @glennwoods2462 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    All good things take time....and it's done properly now....inspector approves ✔️
    Looks good 👍

  • @donnamullins2089
    @donnamullins2089 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you Illia. You are amazing.

  • @clydedecker765
    @clydedecker765 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am not there so I can only make suppositions and conjectures but I would probably have cut sections out and scarfed in other pieces of old beams instead of reshaping damaged areas and gluing and planing in small pieces only to end up with something that still needs more wood to be added to level out the surface. Scarfing in old sections of the correct size would probably take less than half the time. Of course, that supposes that you have some old beams laying around that you could use for this.

  • @adnanjaradat825
    @adnanjaradat825 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good job 🌺

  • @laurelwilkinson2594
    @laurelwilkinson2594 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Gandalf is venturing out? That is progress!

  • @sheilarowan8664
    @sheilarowan8664 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Doing fantastic work ❤❤❤

  • @geniestotz2240
    @geniestotz2240 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    After you finish this part will you be putting the floor to the attic back? I love to see the finishing touches to the attic. It could be so beautiful.😊

  • @jakleo337
    @jakleo337 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm glad he knows what he is doing. It's a mystery to me.

  • @KlausBlankenhagel
    @KlausBlankenhagel 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    priemaugust at the work!!!!

  • @nativetexson
    @nativetexson 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You have a lot of patience.

  • @jaymarlin3565
    @jaymarlin3565 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    AWESOME..!

  • @Rudi-Mhz
    @Rudi-Mhz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It is very spezial to reinforce a beam like you.....but it is unique ! Using an new oak beam could have been faster and less complikated but not unique....so what is better? I don't know, perhaps the Cat knows....😉

  • @browniewin4121
    @browniewin4121 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well done.

  • @Valmtg
    @Valmtg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an enormous amount of work! How many bottles of glue did you go through and how many bolts did you use?
    Also, how have the kitties been getting along? Hopefully they've all settled in and have become more friendlier over time? And are any of them bringing little 'gifts'?

  • @hilliebruinsma8420
    @hilliebruinsma8420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Looks very nice

  • @heidibal255
    @heidibal255 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you 👍

  • @turtuhl
    @turtuhl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great work as usual from the man of men! Maybe drill some pilot holes into the hard oak to help those large lag bolts go in easier. You will not lose any strength doing that.

  • @МихайлоГоловатий-р8о
    @МихайлоГоловатий-р8о 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Вітаю)
    Як завжди захоплений Вашою працею)))😊

  • @shirleygraham6229
    @shirleygraham6229 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    From what I have seen on other vlogs, oak seems to be the be all and end all as it is so strong and long lasting. As you effectively doubled the amount of oak, why the need for the iron plate? Isn't it only holding up floor joists and boards? Good job though. Best wishes.

  • @BJHolloway1
    @BJHolloway1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love you site and the fantastic work that you both do. One small point is that the metal you use is steel not iron. Common mistake don’t take it to heart

  • @eastafrica1020
    @eastafrica1020 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Miss seeing your wife around. Is she working away?

  • @marcel1813
    @marcel1813 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Anneke ❤

  • @sontisontheim3138
    @sontisontheim3138 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    again.. taka a little bit of oil on the screw. oliveoil or sunflower or machine oil. you will see its much easier

  • @ankiking
    @ankiking 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don’t know the name of the tool, but Dan at Escape to Rural France channel has a tool that can dig a wide channel. He uses it when edging his wood beams to fit inside the metal beams. Seems very useful.

  • @kphilt
    @kphilt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I havent seen a flat steel plate reinforce an oak beam before? Actually I would have recommended to reinforce with oak and if you laminate wood using adhesive you should always use compression, by clamping the wood/wood, until it sets, or use weights (like concrete blocks or sandbags) to hold the pieces firmly together until the adhesive sets. Hope your invention works, but flat steel plate will deflect (bend) a lot more than the oak beam you are 'reinforcing'. If you try it you'll see what I mean.

    • @TomWood60
      @TomWood60 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I agree, it seemed like a ton of unnecessary work. The piece of steel ads no vertical strength beyond tying things together. The metal beams resting on a sold oak support would be sufficient. Great patience and work but it seems unnecessary.

  • @suenice9083
    @suenice9083 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beware the oak rotting your steel plate, best paint it to protect.

    • @lapsedluddite3381
      @lapsedluddite3381 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought he painted it bright red?

  • @pandaradio8431
    @pandaradio8431 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi guys I think it is wonderful what you are doing, working hard to make a home in a (for you) new country. I can see you are doing well and i wish the best to you. I know it is difficult but please take the time to be able to talk the local dialect, that is the fastest way in to the hearts of your neighbors. We need people like you here.

  • @lisaguthridge4640
    @lisaguthridge4640 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi. My husband says too bad you didn’t have the correct dado knives for your table saw.

  • @auroraalonso1125
    @auroraalonso1125 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    💪🏽

  • @CherylMcconachie-wu9uh
    @CherylMcconachie-wu9uh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Do you have any pictures of the place before it was abandoned?

    • @DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm
      @DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      To some extent. Not the most recent ones. But the neighbours showed us the arial pictures from 70's, when the farm was still operational. Also we have some pictures from before the WW2 and right after. We showed them in our earlier videos. They are really cool! We want to restore some of the features that we see on these photos.

  • @MoniqueDupuis-e6j
    @MoniqueDupuis-e6j 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can you Tell us what the general plan is ? You may have explained but I forget...

  • @Kimella777
    @Kimella777 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ❤😊

  • @ΣοφιαΚορδατου
    @ΣοφιαΚορδατου 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @toddincabo
    @toddincabo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    👍

  • @robertnorton4276
    @robertnorton4276 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The oak beam is laying on top of a brick wall and your inlaying a steel fletch plate in it because ......?

    • @hermithank9514
      @hermithank9514 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's fun!

    • @robertnorton4276
      @robertnorton4276 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hermithank9514 🤣

    • @waihian5926
      @waihian5926 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Structural engineer here. Laying the steel plate like this is largely unnecessary. He did a great job of it, but sitting the steel beams straight onto the oak would be fine.

    • @robertnorton4276
      @robertnorton4276 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@waihian5926 exactly my point. What he did was some great work but man ...

  • @teret6719
    @teret6719 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Anneke looks like she has feline diabetes. Someone "loves" her too much with the treats. Thanks for the video!

    • @lapsedluddite3381
      @lapsedluddite3381 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wonder if she chooses to dine at both of her homes 😻

  • @ThomasLocher-w9n
    @ThomasLocher-w9n 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like your brickwork, but when it comes to wood it is hair raising - again and again.
    What are you trying to achieve with the flat iron? It wont carry load as it is flat!! You probably took out more strength cutting down the oak than you will ever gain with the iron.
    Try to find a woodworker to advise you - it will save you much effort and pain 😢😢

  • @quienvive675
    @quienvive675 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    👍🏽 🐘

  • @toniasalways
    @toniasalways 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Do your neighbors watch your videos so they can see their cat?

    • @lapsedluddite3381
      @lapsedluddite3381 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😸
      People do not own cats, cats own people, Anneke chooses to be a free agent, dividing her time to allow both families to enjoy her presence - (especially at dinnertime by the looks of her 😸😸😸)

  • @stiviw6714
    @stiviw6714 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't understand the effort. You have very long steel beams. Why don't you just raise the middle wall until it reaches the beams or build a concrete support where the beams meet?

  • @bogdank.z
    @bogdank.z 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don't quite understand why you are renovating these old beams.

  • @peterwilberforce2890
    @peterwilberforce2890 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Washing up liquid on your screws

  • @danielvanmourik
    @danielvanmourik 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    keep going and finish about 5 years when you work slow