Ancient wall - lining out
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- Lining out the wonky 160 year old wall, a few viewers had said they would leave this as a bare stone wall but that just isnt in keeping with the style of a Victorian town house and would look plain wrong. Now I need to find a plasterer who hasnt seen my videos! :/
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Start date: 26/04/2022 16:00BST
End date: 31/05/2022 23:59BST
I’m not sure if you read the comments but I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you making these videos. I love to watch your projects unfold and enjoy your filming style but most of all I appreciate your humour! Thank you for being one of my favourite TH-cam channels!
Yes I do! and thank you!
Totally agree!!!
@@NewYorkshireWorkshop I have absolutely zero skills woodworking, welding, fabrication, electrics or any of the myriad things you do but I'm addicted to your videos. I'm in awe of your skills, patience and care - please never stop doing what you do.
Dittos from across the pond!!!
@@NewYorkshireWorkshop Please consider mixing some porosity appropriate mortar for that window wall and re apply pointing to shore it up. It looks unlikely to last the next 20 years as it stands.
When it said setting up the laser level I was 90% sure he was just going to hold his eye up to that wooden block.
No wives must see this man show the rest of us up.
funny. great tradesman, in multiple fields. very exacting. wouldn't be surprised if he had an engineering backgrounc
Your craftsmanship and attention to detail is inspiring
Metalwork, carpentry, cabinetmaking, plumbing, glazing, flooring and now plastering. Yorky, you truly are a man for "All Seasons". Makes my random efforts seem very pale by comparison. Can't wait to see the finished project. Thanks for sharing.
I feel for you! Just finished doing exactly what you’re doing to my 1860’s Victorian building (now four flats), in Plymouth, which is exactly the same Victorian layout at your home. it took me two years to do the unskilled work myself. Trying to find tradesmen who care about your property the way you do was impossible, so it was a case do it yourself. So proud at the way they all turned out, watching you is bringing back the memories, taking over 40 tons of debris from the walls and from ‘under the floor boards’ including spending two Christmas alone amongst a building site, I couldn’t have been happier, so lucky to own a Victorian property the original builders were exceptional craftsmen. Thank you again for taking the time to bring us along for the ride. I have over 10,000 photos of the entire process but not a single video …
having just removed plaster from my 122y/o house i feel this demo in my nose, eyes, ears, and every other crack and crevice on my body.
So nice to watch a video without all of the verbal blah blah blah explanations. Excellent workmanship. Love the humor as well!
22:30 I recognize that plank, or its cousin at least! Has to be twenty, thirty years old? They're like DIY heirlooms - "that's a great plank that, perfect for putting on a ladder". Never listen to the naysayers who feel that they take up too much or room or don't get used enough... they don't see the heritage encapsulated therein. Every young 'un that learns from a handy parent inherits one or more. Sadly mine won't be coming my way as I emigrated, but it's a momentous / solemn day when they get passed on.
As mentioned elsewhere, floor tile is gorgeous - hopefully it's not too worn to be worth salvaging?
I had to laugh when I saw the blazing fire in the lounge-room, it took me a while to realise it was on a tv! That brickwork/stonework would be frightening here in New Zealand with our Earthquakes.
Always excellent videos, Yorkshire. Guaranteed entertainment, education.
Another video that makes me realise that I've wasted my life. Fantastic effort!
Just discovered you a few days ago and I have to say the skills you possess make me realise how rubbish I am at DIY your attention to detail on the kitchen and the rear garden raised tiled platform is just perfection, it’s a joy to watch someone with your skill as it spurs me on to do my own upgrades
It helps if you had a work shop. Good luck with your upgrades.
@@deebee.14 I do but not as well stocked with tools as this one
That small sigh was the loudest sound I've ever heard Russ make. Brilliant workmanship, as always.
A great pleasure to see this man working!
Greetings from The Netherlands.
Outstanding work, as always. Loving the content, keep them coming!!
Ah, I see at 28:15, that you, like me, own a pair of those stealth safety glasses, just squint to activate them, pretty slick. They're very versatile, fantastic for drilling or cutting wood, brick, concrete, metal, although with metal you do need to turn your head slightly to increase the protection factor...🤣🤣🤣
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Norm Abram would be appalled.
pleasure to watch someone doing a proper job.
for all those comments below,
foil backed insulation and the taped joints is a vapor barrier.
Are you going to keep / restore those lovely Victorian floor tiles in the hallway? Please say "Yes". 😁
After the Chicago fire, all solid masonry buildings had to have walls that canted in slightly so that if the building caught on fire it would fall in on itself and be less likely to fall out and spread fire to neighboring buildings.
That pot of dried plants on the landing window sill is a nice.touch! 👍
Just a lovely thing to watch someone who knows what they’re doing.
If I had to plumb up a whole wall like that I wouldn't be happy at all. Love the way you get on with doing that kind of job, I feel like watching it makes my attitude better
Great job, well done.
It’s shameful the way that the brickwork was left under the landing window.
I love the laser tool. Never used one but it looks like a game changer.
Keeping the dust out of those finished areas and off that beautiful new floor must have been a total nightmare (assuming the intermission was in chronological order with the rest of it). That house is going to be a masterpiece when it's finished, the attention to detail is just magnificent.
I'm at least twice your age and I really want your skillset when I grow up! That was pretty educational, thanks.
New Yorkshire Workshop: The wall is 3" out of level!
Me: Are you SURE you don't want to go for that medieval look?
So many people think old stone built means smooth squared ashlar blocks laid level and even. As we see - rough cast and lumpy rocks filled in with cement did just fine with a thick plaster coat to hide the misery.
The joys of DIY refurb ! Before we had lasers to set grounds, we used to use theodolites and survey the wall on commercial projects.
Bet your lass was well-chuffed when you`d finished!
Having done a similar job last year or so on our stone built Victorian house in West Yorkshire, I found that concrete screws worked much better than frame fixings. And our walls were nothing like as far out; fortunately.
Even though this is old video , it’s amazing how you take something old and tattered and make it look brand new ,,,,,awesome gift
Beautiful job and mesmerising to watch as always.
Great work and video as always. Also wanted to say i LOVE the hallway tiles there too.
Always enjoy watching not only how things are done outside of US, but also watching someone who us a true craftsman doing it.
That looked like the cosiest christmas ever, it's all coming along so nicely, great job man :)
eres fuente de inspiracion por la paciencia y perfeccion , un acierto no hablar , esta todo a la vista . felicitaciones . Atte . Sergio , Buenos Aires . Argentina
I'm so glad I found your channel. You do an absolutely great job and i thoroughly enjoy your filming and sense of humor. Keep up the great work, I'll watch every single video.
As an Australian carpenter, very interesting to watch. All the basics, exactly the same. We would have installed a vapour barrier between the stone and timber/insulation; used plasterboard adhesive on the timber and half as many screws. Of course our climate considerations are very different to yours. Love your work 👍
Yes, same here in Canada. We would have installed a vapour barrier also. That and I hate plastering so I would have tried to cut those sections of drywall larger. With that said, this is an incredibly well done job!
Same here in the States
@@jfk-q4r, in my opinion, using a drywall in that kind of an apartment is almost a sacrilege. I know it's easy and pretty cost-effective, but i think that apartment this old needs more traditional materials. But I'm not taking anything off from work quality, it's great, as always! And here in Finland, use of some vapor barrier is also recommended if that is outside wall and there's no another apartment behind it.
In a cold climate the vapour barrier should be on the inside. The PIR insulation is metal-faced and he taped all the seams, so there is a vapour barrier on the inside.
@@jfk-q4r I believe it's an interior wall.
That tag line is cool! Where I'm from (Minnesota) we say, make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
I love the way you work, and your videos aren't full of unnecessary chatter, either. 👍🏼
Reminds me of ripping out the lathe plaster on my old house... dusty and revolting is an understatement.. great job thus far..
I love your sense of humor.
Excellent! the next vid is that window wall that's been bugging me! lol Can't wait to see how you tackle that little gem! ;)
I also live in an old house (not quite _that_ old, I think it was built in the twenties) but similar quality of craftsmanship - plaster that's not stuck to the brickwork, no straight lines anywhere, floors not level... don't let anyone tell you "they" did a better job in "the old days". The answer to that is it depends mate! Definitely not always!
I recently fixed a couple of walls in my house, and despite of being just a couple of meters of wall, I didn't make half the quality of job you did there. And by the way, I found your channel less than a week ago and now I can't stop watching. Great job, man!
Stylish videos, superbly made. So refreshing not to have annoying muzak playing and endless commentary. Genuinely inspiring to watch you work - the end products are just outstanding. As a previous comment from 'snowiejames' wrote below - you seem to have a good sense of humour too! Looking forward to seeing how the house develops.
A job well done! I would have put some insulation above that false ceiling though ;-)
Great stuff! exspecially @ 28:18! Those groovy ''squintie safety glasses''!!
Man you are amazing! With great respect and I wish you success from the warm South Kazakhstan!
The plasterwork that you removed was a right shoddy affair! Brilliant work!
Gotta be honest and Im not pulling a keyboard H&S moan I just hate heights... but when you went on that board over the stairs my poor old sphincter slammed shut in terror and my heart rate went into stupid numbers 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love your videos, Thanks for sharing 👍
That, sir, was an absolute joy to watch. As all your videos have been, thank you.
Cheers,
Norm.
I remember doing that a couple years back and I still have nightmares
It's looking great russ. The hallway looks much more open without the doorway too. Great video mate 👍🏼👍🏼
Yes it does
So satisfying to watch someone clearly very gifted do this kind of work. Top job mate.
I respect your conviction to solid craftsmanship in every project. You're a great example for high standards in workmanship. Keeping making it beautiful!
Thanks!
What a superb job your making of that soon to be lovely home Thank you for sharing with us
If you ever decide to sell your house, you’re going to have an amazing array of videos to show prospective buyers that all your renovations and improvements have been completed to the nth degree of perfection. Your work is amazing to watch but what’s even more astounding is how you conceive some of your ideas in the first place. You’re a modern day Leonardo…
But on the other hand they don't show how the sausage is made.
@@bren106 - sausage making is a talent of his I haven’t yet witnessed but if it’s as good as everything else he does then I look forward to a slap-up breakfast!
But point taken…
Can’t wait to see your ingenuity in fixing that brick wall
I really enjoy your videos. Most excellent quality workmanship
Done plenty of remodels and repairs in my time. None of them like this. That is a serious chunk of work and commitment to follow through. Hat's off to you sir.
as a fellow joiner, my patience tends to run out whenever I have to deal with drywall so I'm glad to see your attention to detail remained intact while installing that wall, haha. Fantastic work as always.
I bet Mrs NYW is happy the dust is reducing all the time! Thank you for sharing, it is very interesting.
You should have something down to protect that beautiful floor, looking forward to see this house come together.
You are amazing sir. Your craftsmanship is on a whole other level.
I know that entire process was grueling and painstaking (and-- at times-- painful). Love/hate jobs where the more I uncover, the more exponential the whole thing becomes. Stately, older homes are a delight to the eye-- CHARACTER!. But, that old-fashioned "Quality Craftsmanship" we all attribute to them is often a farce! "They did THIS!?!?!?" Nothing has really gotten worse through the years, just not covered up as well as in the past. Excellent work, man!
It’s a pleasure and privilege to watch you work.
It is a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work, the high quality is very evident in the meticulous quality of even your framing. Thank you from a bush carpenter from Australia. You made to me an impossible task, easy in your design and implementation .
Methinks there was a jerry-builder there fifty years ago? You really got back to the old house's basic "bones". So admirable.
The best captions in all the renovations videos on teh interwebs
I have been waiting to see this after the newspaper teaser a bit back... nice project lol... Side note man loves his screws.. might be more than enough for three more projects.
Loving the humour. You always make me chuckle 😃 Oh, and you're doing a great job 👏
It's very calming for the mind, watching a perfectionist at work.
I mean… all I can say is: you and your talent are amazing!!! Fantastic perfectionism and delightful humor!
Good job on the drywall. You made sure none of the boards were directly stacked on each other. All offset. Very good!
i need you for my house honestly one of the best workmanship i have ever seen class cant wait to see this to the end fab video
In Canada we bag everything. A plastic layer sealed with tuck tape to stop all drafts. Makes a hell of a difference.
THANK YOU for taking the time to video your work. It gives me flashbacks to my first house with never ending refurbishments. Two things I noticed: 1) you added insulation between the pipes and sheetrock. NO! If you get a REALLY cold winter, you'll need the house warmth to keep pipes from freezing. and 2) I didn't see you use any sprayfoam insulation around the front door. Yes, you did pack in fiberglass insulation, but foam insulation really keeps out the cold. Again, thanks for all of your hard work and detailed videos.
I was wondering why he didn't foam insulate the walls.
yours are some of my most favorite videos across all subject matter. I am often amazed at your talent(s) in so many areas. Thank you, keep them coming !
This was a great vid but I can't wait to see how he sorts that wall at the stairway. Really curious how he will tackle it since I have no skill set whatsoever. Thanks for making the videos. Relaxing to watch a pro at work.
I agree with all of the comments that praise this amazing man. My question is why did he not replace the pipes that wete exposed when he removed the plaster? Were they very new and he thought they would be good for a long time?
Great video to watch. And interesting to see how you managed to keep everything level and square top job 👍👍
I remember buying my first house and filling skip after skip with rotten damp plaster. You pay good money for a place then you seem to throw a lot of the house away! Quite miss the challenge of renovating (now).
Seen a little opportunity for sim radiator in the hall area while you had the wall open with the clearance. Or force air from the ceiling with the space you make there also a couple of wall lights. Just a idea ! Nice job 👍
Your articulated rig for the plunge saw is so cool!
So satisfying to watch a craftsman work!!
Doesnt impress me....Who am I kidding? Awesome stuff. Wish all house builders took this much attention.
I don’t think I’ve ever come across brickwork of the type used to construct your house , is it common to your locality ? . It’s obviously stood the test of time , but of course bringing things up to date is no easy task. Also the work it must have made for the plastered to make it level must have been mind blowing . By comparison whoever comes to plaster after what you’ve done , will have a far easier time. Modern materials have made life a lot better , but it still takes a skilled craftsmen such as your good self to get the best out of them . Best wishes and kind regards as always 😀👍👍👍
Its a stone built house - quite common in places where brick production wasn't economical - Much of London on the other hand was built of brick because it was made literally from the ground the house later stood on 🙂
This is quite common in old houses. My house is over 200 years old and stone walls
@@nick1bb1 thanks for the reply , I always think of stone being used just in detached houses . Never think of it been used in link property. Kind regards
@@Mrs-EdB My house is 500 years old and has stone walls. They are also three feet thick with a rubble fill, so running pipes and cables through a wall is a nightmare.
Painstakingly precise. Well done.
Lifts my whole DIY game a few notches!
You made that look dead easy, loving your dry humour.
And thanks for sharing. Love your attention to detail, love your workshop, love your kit. Brilliant job 🌞
Great video as always. Appreciate the time and effort you put in. Thanks 👍
Your home will look great when it's trimmed and done. Keep up the good work. 👍
I've had the same thing on my kitchen restoration. Plaster was in a half mm from the wall - but it was loose. It chopped out in huge sections. I've chopped all out but left where it was solid (like it has 1cm and below)
Phew , i'm knackered after watching you do that .
Looking forward to the next instalment. Great work.
Excellent job. Clever use of insulation for spacing. Top man. 👍👍
That PIR insulation is the same stuff I was going to use to line the van but decided to 'think about'. Good thing too. I may do it eventually but I've been parked in the same spot now since last Nov and the back doors are never shut. Ever.
I've orientated the van so is 45° arse first to the prevailing wind. There's a tarp 'cap' over the back doors that also covers about 500mm of the roof to minimise the rain being blown under and the tarp goes down 2/3s of the doors and also covers the gap between the doors and the main body and there's a purpose cut length of 4x2 that sits on the top of the doors and holds the them open. It's like a small porch, kinda, but also keeps the contents of the garage compartment dry.
I just have never liked being locked inside a building with no airflow and the vans no different. Now I have all the air I want haha When it's hot there's good airflow because I'm on the top of a hill under some pines, so there's shade and a breeze to catch. When it's cold I don't even notice now. If I feel it anywhere it would be my feet and those I just slide under the dog if necessary 🤣
By design fluke, while I have pleasant airflow, the wind doesn't come under the tarp and up into the van no matter how shitty the weather gets. Not a deliberate decision but I'm not going to complain lol and when it's windy like that I get rocked to sleep 😂
The house is coming along nicely!
NGL that crack on the arch window broke my heart
Love your work, love the deco vestibule door too!
What a stress free wall line-out!
Terrific job
I wonder if he creates a map of where his pipes and lines lay behind his new walls? Many's the time I've wondered what crosses what and how deep. It would make life a lot easier if all builds had such info. Messing about with stud finders and so forth is such a drag.