Agree they are convenient and definitely part of the social history of the house, but also I would think they were a bonus fire safety asset. You can get out of the house by either end if there is a fire in the middle on any floor.
So glad I got in on the beginning of your journey. I really love the "discovery" phase of restorations. That hidden cellar is a gem and I am so glad your sump pump worked for you.
Gosh, the place looks so good from outside. It's amazing how fantastic it looks now that the grass is cut and rubbish cleared away from the outside. What a grand building!!
If I were a rich man who wanted to live in a Georgian rectory, I would have my doubts about buying one that had been converted into flats for decades and then restored to its original state by enthusiastic amateurs. Apparently that's a whole life style now: people buy modernised houses and strip them back to sell for a profit. A specialised firm of builders might cost a lot more, but they would also be aware of building regulations, and when you can or can't insist on being up to code for 2024. Professional builders would also subcontract things like plumbing and electrics.
I love this, at 76 I am so envious of you both, your energy and enthusiasm are infectious. Keep up the good work and wishing you all the best for your life in future home
I can’t tell you how much I look forward to your videos! Removing that wall has let in so much light and as you say makes so much more sense now. The size of those chunks of blocks though! The house looks more and more like a house with every episode. You guys are wonderful for doing this!
"I've got a problem"! Made me laugh right out loud. So good. Also, well done on not just bashing carelessly on those big stone blocks, but taking them one by one and setting them aside.
You both are doing an awesome job renovating the Rectory. I love watching you knock down walls opening up the house. The hallway looks so much better now. Thanks for sharing.
Very exciting to discover another part of the cellar. I’m glad you got to take the block wall down without having to put in new structure. It’s really starting to look more like a home.
Thank you for sharing - I absolutely love your clean and methodical working practices. You are a very good communicator in the way you explain all your actions. I can't wait for the next instalment.
Excellent updates: working sump pump, steaming off an endless array of wallpaper, sledgehammer carnage and more square footage under foot! Thank you so much for taking us along on your journey.
Just amazing how they chopped that house up for apartments. Really just a mess! So glad you are restoring it. Maybe you could ask for volunteers to help you restore it once you really get to the point where it's time to do painting and plastering, and all that type of thing, which would help you with free labor and getting things really going! 4 to 6 people could really help you with the restoration!!
What a great difference to the house taking down that wall makes! It was one of the smaller walls you have done, but it makes the whole house breathe again.
Enjoy that feeling, taking down the wall connecting the 2 parts of the house is a MASSIVE milestone. You have both worked so hard and i see a wine cellar in the future, great discovery!
What a massive project! The original beauty is being exposed now with all the hard work you two are doing. Each video leads to new things - well, more like exposes lovely old things. Those cubbies in the cellar for example. Extra spaces inexplicably walled off. Well done.
I applaud your decision to keep the second stair. In case of fire you really need 2 stairways in such a big house. I’m also very impressed that you got the sump pump working without having to call a plumber! And a big thumb’s up for all your hard work dismantling the wall!😘
You must be so pleased to have that wall down--the glory of the original house comes through step by step--and the basement discovery is wonderful as well.
With all the progress you are making, it's a wonder you've time to video! However, I, for one, am so very happy you continue to do so. If you could hear me, you'd know I'm cheering you on at every step!
I'm really enjoying your journey of discovery in the Rectory and seeing the changes that are happening. It will be wonderful to have the house opened up without all those temporary dividing walls and brought back to the original home it was. Thank you for sharing your journey
Your hard work, vision and diligence is paying off. I am so happy to see the progress. The "new" cellar you found would make a great wine storage area. Thank you for sharing with us!
I think so too. Ive seen mausoleums built similarly. I work in the funeral industry. Very old churches used to have crypts in their basements like this. @@HensOnly
YAY!!!!!!!!!! You broke thru & got your whole house hallway back to her full length, just like the re-union you've been longing for. That was such a heavy, heavy labor of love. Kind of reminded me of movies where prisoners finally break thru the prison wall, see sunlight, & make their escape.... Also, very glad to meet Blossom➡My vet sd strawberry blonde girl pussycats, are rare. I got to have 2 of them, both sweethearts. She's lovely❣
Thank you. We have done minor renovations before - repairs, decorating, etc. But these kinds of structural changes are new to us. Lots of time spend just looking at the details and reading up on everything we can.
Wow! Loving the gradually revealing history of this potentially stunning family home -- and one day your family will run freely and obliviously along that hallway and you will recall these sledgehammering days.
Oh, well done! You're getting so much of the heavy work out of the way. Such a good idea to keep the second stairway - seems like it's almost essential for fire safety, and as you've mentioned, it's nice for a guest suite to have its own independent entry. In the new-found cellar, the niches look like wine storage. (Search "limestone wine storage racks".) The Rectory must have set a festive table! 🥂
Over the past couple days I've watched all your videos and I'm all caught up now. What a great project you are undertaking . As for the hardware on your shutters if you put the hinges in a Crock-Pot or slow cooker with water and cook them on low for a 24-hours or so all the paint should just fall right off. And I too love escape to the Chateau I wish they didn't stop making more episodes
Wow, just this small amount of work has made such a difference! Surely it isn’t a “small” amount but compared to what it will take in the long run, it is. Looks great so far!
You’re both so incredibly inspirational; I feel that I’m with you every step of the way and it’s exciting. My parents and my grandparents did exactly what you are doing with old houses in Dorset, their whole lives, and with very little money. As a child, it was thrilling to witness these ongoing restorations and you bring it all back and make me care about what you’re doing (I’m 62 now). I think you’re both wonderful and I take my hat off to you.
We lived in an old house that had a cellar that frequently flooded. We had a pump permanently fitted. This was after my parents once found the cellar flooded about 4ft deep. My Dads wine was damaged! The cellar had a channel all around the edge draining into the sump. They also put a French drain all around the front of the house.
we found newspapers from before and within First World War, when we fixed a wall at my grandparents House, also found that the Wall wasn't connected with the ceiling nor the Wall it stood at some but never 90 degree angle... You come already quite far in your progress even with that asbestos parts in your house...its always a pleasure to watch, the right mix of music, talking, information... and no matter how tough the wall is, try to be tougher...
ps fir the sweating part i would recommend merino wool shirts, better circulation, no wet parts and also no smell the next day, when you hang the in the air...
I saw a TH-camr touring Peru and he goes to the cemeteries, his channel is Franko Travels I think. Those chambers do look like old crypts. The graves in Peru look just like that. Could be why they walled it off - superstition and all.
@@exhibitdesign901 Why would one wanted to be buried in the coffin chambers? I just saw some photos of old wine shelves very similar to that as well. What exactly ARE those areas assigned for at the time the house was built? Was it also be for coal storage for furnace down in the basement?
❤ Hi have been meaning to send you a suggestion to NOT paint the shutters. I have shutters throughout my Georgian flat and after a dip and strip I oiled and waxed them. They look great and easily maintained. You are doing great renovation. 👍👍
We love oiled bare wood, and we'll definitely consider it, but most likely it will clash with the frames which are painted and less practical to strip.
@@TheRectory1812 Hi It was laborious but I used wire wool and stripper on the surrounds and oiled and waxed them too. I painted in a period green colour inside where the shutters close. W
You are so lucky in that most of the things you're demolishing now were later add-ons, not impacting the structural integrity of the house! I'm enjoying watching your progress and wish you Godspeed ❤ Greetings from South Africa
It’s great to have access all the way through the house! I would suggest putting a door there-you can leave it open most of the time, but it may be very useful for managing heating and cooling of different sections.
Great video! Those are two quite exiting developments! The open hallway is such a game-changer, and now the house seems truly able to breathe and be open -- be a single home again. The "secret cellar" looks amazing! Can't wait until you can go looking around in there too.
I love watching your videos and it’s soo cool to see you slowly restore this building to what it once was. Also all the things you are learning along the way!! Stay motivated 😂
Mmmm, I wonder why they did in the cellar? Perhaps just fire compartmentation regs at some point. Or is it more mysterious? lol Also wonder what was stored there?
It is wonderful opening up the hallway again, and will be more spacious too. Wonderful getting rid of the water in the cellar. I sure was not the one to tell you why the water was not going out the first time. Ha. What you keep finding out about the house, and the cellar divided. It is much to do, but exciting when restored! (It is very sad this 200 year old Rectory was turned into apartments. It was nice of the lady to send the pic when she lived in one though.) I will keep looking to see more videos.
I was so happy for you when I saw you knocking down that wall between the two halves of the house, I know I was sitting here with a big happy grin!! You have done so much work and it is really impressive. I was thrilled when the sump pump came on the second time too! We lived in a house right on a lake that foolishly had a basement. Boy, did it flood when it rained and when these snow melted! Previous owners had tried to solve the problem by adding another 8” of cement floor on top of the existing one. Found that out the hard way.😅 Houses can have a history, even when they’re only 60 years old. Always cheering you on from the US! ❤
Awesome, thanks so much for sharing! Looks so much more "natural" with the hallway open. It's going to be great when restored to a more original layout.
This is a great video! I have just had an awful sh*t day - then the slow-mo shot of the lump hammer breaking just made me laugh out loud & then when you said you had just caught sight of yourself in the camera - well I just cracked up ! 😂😂😂 Honestly, you made my evening a lot brighter so thank you & Keep uo the great work both of you.
Don't do it! Anything on the walls is a big no - Virginia Creeper especially - it will destroy your mortar joints. Loving the project - keep it up guys
I’ve seen other renovators with those portable ecoflow “power stations” which look handy for inaccessible places. Big batteries basically. You can charge them with portable solar cells. Some were getting them gifted, they are a bit spenny.
I think that wall was the thing keeping it from being a single home again, what a change being able to move through. It's going great, you guys have been busy.👍❤
Virginia Creeper isn't as invasive as wisteria, nor does it grow as fast. There's a hotel in my town in California with creeper on its courtyard wall and it has taken well over 10 years to reach its current spread. It is deciduous, so fall can be messy; however, the colours are gorgeous.
Oh wow, this is all so exciting! I remember from one of the first videos that you said the house was supposed to have "cellars" - and here it is! Now I'm looking forward to the asbestos walls disappearing ... thanks for sharing everything and making such good videos:-).
So pleased you're keeping the servant stairs. They are part of the history of the house.
And convenient. They let you sneak down to the kitchen when there ate guests in the living room.
Agree they are convenient and definitely part of the social history of the house, but also I would think they were a bonus fire safety asset. You can get out of the house by either end if there is a fire in the middle on any floor.
Looks dangerous in spots though. Some of the treads (runs) look like they aren't deep enough. Going up would be safer than coming down.
@@chumley5695 There were no building standards - if a few scullery maids plummeted to their deaths on the back stairs, that was not a disaster.
@@lazygardens If they keep the stairs, local building codes *might* require them to fix the bits not up to code.
Man, opening that hallway makes a huge difference!
It's amazing how much you've gotten done. Having that hallway open sure made a big difference. Light from both ends.
It's fantastic just being able to walk from one end of the house to the other!
So glad I got in on the beginning of your journey. I really love the "discovery" phase of restorations. That hidden cellar is a gem and I am so glad your sump pump worked for you.
I love how you make time at the end of each day to clean the rubble. The home is obviously under construction but it’s not a hot mess.
We both hate clutter, so we enjoy spending a bit of time keeping things clear at the end of each job.
Demolition is a workout!
The 'new' cellar is a super discovery The arched niches are really great to see.
And Hurrah for saving the back stairs!
So beautiful to see the space and light that the architect once invisioned and it's like the house is breathing again! ❤
Thank you so much for taking the time to record this for us. It is such a beautiful house and you two are such hard workers!
Gosh, the place looks so good from outside. It's amazing how fantastic it looks now that the grass is cut and rubbish cleared away from the outside. What a grand building!!
I love the idea for the building being returned to a single family home
If I were a rich man who wanted to live in a Georgian rectory, I would have my doubts about buying one that had been converted into flats for decades and then restored to its original state by enthusiastic amateurs. Apparently that's a whole life style now: people buy modernised houses and strip them back to sell for a profit. A specialised firm of builders might cost a lot more, but they would also be aware of building regulations, and when you can or can't insist on being up to code for 2024. Professional builders would also subcontract things like plumbing and electrics.
I live in the United States and enjoy watching your progress on this beautiful property. Keep the videos coming!
I love this, at 76 I am so envious of you both, your energy and enthusiasm are infectious. Keep up the good work and wishing you all the best for your life in future home
I can’t tell you how much I look forward to your videos! Removing that wall has let in so much light and as you say makes so much more sense now. The size of those chunks of blocks though! The house looks more and more like a house with every episode. You guys are wonderful for doing this!
Thank you so much for your kind words 🥰
"I've got a problem"! Made me laugh right out loud. So good. Also, well done on not just bashing carelessly on those big stone blocks, but taking them one by one and setting them aside.
You both are doing an awesome job renovating the Rectory. I love watching you knock down walls opening up the house. The hallway looks so much better now. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! It feels so much nicer every time we open something up.
OMG, seeing you attack that wall and open up the hallway is so SATISFYING.
Very exciting to discover another part of the cellar. I’m glad you got to take the block wall down without having to put in new structure. It’s really starting to look more like a home.
The hallway looks great! I’m so glad you’re saving the back stairs.
Lovely to see the wine cellar exposed. You two are amazing and to have the vision of restoring the house to it's original glory will be well worth it.
Watching that wall come down was a treat.
I love watching the videos old houses have so much character ❤❤
Glad you managed to remove the dividing wall. What a fantastic find, a second cellar! 😊 Keep up the great work.
Awesome wine cellar. Hallway looks so much bigger and open.
Thank you for sharing - I absolutely love your clean and methodical working practices. You are a very good communicator in the way you explain all your actions. I can't wait for the next instalment.
“The most horrible door I’ve ever seen” I laughed so hard at that.
The most horrible door would be a barn door in its place.
Happy to see that partition wall gone and being able to walk all the way through.
You were the perfect couple to embrace this old house with respect and intelligence. Thanks for taking it on,
Thank you!
Excellent updates: working sump pump, steaming off an endless array of wallpaper, sledgehammer carnage and more square footage under foot! Thank you so much for taking us along on your journey.
Thank you for watching 🥰
Just amazing how they chopped that house up for apartments. Really just a mess! So glad you are restoring it. Maybe you could ask for volunteers to help you restore it once you really get to the point where it's time to do painting and plastering, and all that type of thing, which would help you with free labor and getting things really going! 4 to 6 people could really help you with the restoration!!
What a great difference to the house taking down that wall makes! It was one of the smaller walls you have done, but it makes the whole house breathe again.
Enjoy that feeling, taking down the wall connecting the 2 parts of the house is a MASSIVE milestone. You have both worked so hard and i see a wine cellar in the future, great discovery!
What a massive project! The original beauty is being exposed now with all the hard work you two are doing. Each video leads to new things - well, more like exposes lovely old things. Those cubbies in the cellar for example. Extra spaces inexplicably walled off. Well done.
Opening things up gives you so much more light! I am so enjoying watching your progress, keep up the good work.
Great news on finding the extra cellar and being able to get rid of that pesky dividing wall must have been such a relief.
I applaud your decision to keep the second stair. In case of fire you really need 2 stairways in such a big house.
I’m also very impressed that you got the sump pump working without having to call a plumber!
And a big thumb’s up for all your hard work dismantling the wall!😘
You’re doing great! Getting everything opened up so you have one home without separations is exciting!
You must be so pleased to have that wall down--the glory of the original house comes through step by step--and the basement discovery is wonderful as well.
With all the progress you are making, it's a wonder you've time to video! However, I, for one, am so very happy you continue to do so. If you could hear me, you'd know I'm cheering you on at every step!
Excellent progress, you two. Both block wall removal and wallpaper scraping are a lot of work. It’s great that your house is now connected end to end.
I'm really enjoying your journey of discovery in the Rectory and seeing the changes that are happening. It will be wonderful to have the house opened up without all those temporary dividing walls and brought back to the original home it was. Thank you for sharing your journey
You two are such hard workers. I really enjoy following your journey. The hidden cellar looks amazing.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Love that you could get rid of that wall. Agree on that horrible door. It's got to go, lol!! Well done, you two!!
Your hard work, vision and diligence is paying off. I am so happy to see the progress. The "new" cellar you found would make a great wine storage area. Thank you for sharing with us!
At first I thought it was for burial purposes instead of wine storage area.
It could also be used as a root cellar/pantry.
@@HensOnly Some of the old crypts did look like that. Usually in churches though. Would be interesting to know
I think so too. Ive seen mausoleums built similarly. I work in the funeral industry. Very old churches used to have crypts in their basements like this. @@HensOnly
@@HensOnly That's what I thought. Eh up! I thought. They've got an ossuary down there, and you don't see many of those in private houses.
It must have been so satisfying to remove that wall and be able to access all the house now and the cellar looks amazing 😊
so exciting! that wall demo is the definition of sweat equity!
You guys have made so much progress on your new home. I’m delighted you can safely take down the wall! Great work! 😊
YAY!!!!!!!!!! You broke thru & got your whole house hallway back to her full length, just like the re-union you've been longing for. That was such a heavy, heavy labor of love. Kind of reminded me of movies where prisoners finally break thru the prison wall, see sunlight, & make their escape.... Also, very glad to meet Blossom➡My vet sd strawberry blonde girl pussycats, are rare. I got to have 2 of them, both sweethearts. She's lovely❣
Gorgeous house! And lots of fun getting her back to her glory.
If this is your first renovation you are doing extremely well, if not you have learned your previous experience well. Good job enjoyable content
Thank you. We have done minor renovations before - repairs, decorating, etc. But these kinds of structural changes are new to us. Lots of time spend just looking at the details and reading up on everything we can.
Wow! Loving the gradually revealing history of this potentially stunning family home -- and one day your family will run freely and obliviously along that hallway and you will recall these sledgehammering days.
Fantastic to see that hall wall down and the proportions reinstated makes a huge difference
I am really enjoying watching your progress. The cellar find was quite a suprise.
Oh, well done! You're getting so much of the heavy work out of the way. Such a good idea to keep the second stairway - seems like it's almost essential for fire safety, and as you've mentioned, it's nice for a guest suite to have its own independent entry. In the new-found cellar, the niches look like wine storage. (Search "limestone wine storage racks".) The Rectory must have set a festive table! 🥂
Wow that is such a boost for the renovation the home is now reconnected
Over the past couple days I've watched all your videos and I'm all caught up now. What a great project you are undertaking . As for the hardware on your shutters if you put the hinges in a Crock-Pot or slow cooker with water and cook them on low for a 24-hours or so all the paint should just fall right off. And I too love escape to the Chateau I wish they didn't stop making more episodes
Me too! Bring back Escape to the Chateau! 🥰
Taking down that wall sure makes a difference. Great keeping the servants stairs is an awesome part of history. Progressing well
Wow, just this small amount of work has made such a difference! Surely it isn’t a “small” amount but compared to what it will take in the long run, it is. Looks great so far!
You’re both so incredibly inspirational; I feel that I’m with you every step of the way and it’s exciting. My parents and my grandparents did exactly what you are doing with old houses in Dorset, their whole lives, and with very little money. As a child, it was thrilling to witness these ongoing restorations and you bring it all back and make me care about what you’re doing (I’m 62 now). I think you’re both wonderful and I take my hat off to you.
We lived in an old house that had a cellar that frequently flooded. We had a pump permanently fitted. This was after my parents once found the cellar flooded about 4ft deep. My Dads wine was damaged! The cellar had a channel all around the edge draining into the sump. They also put a French drain all around the front of the house.
Lots of hard work but what a great thing to be able to access the whole house! And the hidden cellar is a nice find!
This house is just full of surprises! It's all going to look great. Keep going!
Oh wow! The hallway wall is down ! What a difference that will make .
we found newspapers from before and within First World War, when we fixed a wall at my grandparents House, also found that the Wall wasn't connected with the ceiling nor the Wall it stood at some but never 90 degree angle...
You come already quite far in your progress even with that asbestos parts in your house...its always a pleasure to watch, the right mix of music, talking, information...
and no matter how tough the wall is, try to be tougher...
ps fir the sweating part i would recommend merino wool shirts, better circulation, no wet parts and also no smell the next day, when you hang the in the air...
That old cellar with those arches looks like it's build to store some coffins ! Keep it for future use !
I saw a TH-camr touring Peru and he goes to the cemeteries, his channel is Franko Travels I think. Those chambers do look like old crypts. The graves in Peru look just like that. Could be why they walled it off - superstition and all.
@@exhibitdesign901 Why would one wanted to be buried in the coffin chambers? I just saw some photos of old wine shelves very similar to that as well. What exactly ARE those areas assigned for at the time the house was built? Was it also be for coal storage for furnace down in the basement?
I was searching the comments to see if anyone else thought the same. It reminded me of an old crypt.
❤ Hi have been meaning to send you a suggestion to NOT paint the shutters. I have shutters throughout my Georgian flat and after a dip and strip I oiled and waxed them. They look great and easily maintained. You are doing great renovation. 👍👍
We love oiled bare wood, and we'll definitely consider it, but most likely it will clash with the frames which are painted and less practical to strip.
@@TheRectory1812 Hi It was laborious but I used wire wool and stripper on the surrounds and oiled and waxed them too. I painted in a period green colour inside where the shutters close. W
That will be an amazing home! I admire you both for the extraordinary work you are doing to restore that beautiful property!
Great work and great find.
Can't wait to see that odd corner gone and access to that cellar.
Really enjoying your videos. It’s exciting to see this lovely building returning to a home. We peep over the wall when passing!
Thank you! Feel free to be nosy or say hello if we're there ❤️
You are so lucky in that most of the things you're demolishing now were later add-ons, not impacting the structural integrity of the house! I'm enjoying watching your progress and wish you Godspeed ❤ Greetings from South Africa
YAY! Keeping the back stairs. It will be such a cool part of the house!
Wow! I bet it's really nice to be able to walk through the house all the way on the inside. Well done 😃👍
It’s great to have access all the way through the house! I would suggest putting a door there-you can leave it open most of the time, but it may be very useful for managing heating and cooling of different sections.
I enjoy watching all your progress. 👍👍❤
Thank you! 😊
Great video! Those are two quite exiting developments! The open hallway is such a game-changer, and now the house seems truly able to breathe and be open -- be a single home again. The "secret cellar" looks amazing! Can't wait until you can go looking around in there too.
I love watching your videos and it’s soo cool to see you slowly restore this building to what it once was. Also all the things you are learning along the way!! Stay motivated 😂
Thank you so much!
The extra part of the cellar is a great find, it looks very original. It's so stupid that they would brick up usable space.👍
Mmmm, I wonder why they did in the cellar? Perhaps just fire compartmentation regs at some point. Or is it more mysterious? lol Also wonder what was stored there?
I love watching your progress on this lovely old house.😊
It is wonderful opening up the hallway again, and will be more spacious too. Wonderful getting rid of the water in the cellar. I sure was not the one to tell you why the water was not going out the first time. Ha. What you keep finding out about the house, and the cellar divided. It is much to do, but exciting when restored! (It is very sad this 200 year old Rectory was turned into apartments. It was nice of the lady to send the pic when she lived in one though.) I will keep looking to see more videos.
I was so happy for you when I saw you knocking down that wall between the two halves of the house, I know I was sitting here with a big happy grin!! You have done so much work and it is really impressive. I was thrilled when the sump pump came on the second time too!
We lived in a house right on a lake that foolishly had a basement. Boy, did it flood when it rained and when these snow melted! Previous owners had tried to solve the problem by adding another 8” of cement floor on top of the existing one. Found that out the hard way.😅 Houses can have a history, even when they’re only 60 years old.
Always cheering you on from the US! ❤
Well done guys it’s so nice that you are spending the time restoring the rectory how fabulous 🤩👌✨🌈
One of the less agressive clematis might be an idea for a little summer colour on your wall. Dont choose c.montana it will grow into your roof!!
Wow that wall out is lovely. A home in the making. Congratulations for all your progress. What a beautiful home you have.
What a beautiful place ❤
This is quite the adventure, I'm all in from California. (Thanks for the feet and inches!)
A heavy pinch bar is a handy demolition tool , the older the better 👍
Awesome, thanks so much for sharing! Looks so much more "natural" with the hallway open. It's going to be great when restored to a more original layout.
This is a great video! I have just had an awful sh*t day - then the slow-mo shot of the lump hammer breaking just made me laugh out loud & then when you said you had just caught sight of yourself in the camera - well I just cracked up ! 😂😂😂 Honestly, you made my evening a lot brighter so thank you & Keep uo the great work both of you.
Don't do it! Anything on the walls is a big no - Virginia Creeper especially - it will destroy your mortar joints. Loving the project - keep it up guys
We can see the house coming back to itself with each block out! Great work!
So excited to see every update - thanks so much for filming your progression - I'm fascinated!:))
Thank you! 🥰
Wow you are going to have a beautiful home ❤
That 60s photograph …… the flag stones !! Power washing will TRANSFORM the look of the outside of the house … how exciting.
That's what we thought as they appear to be the same ones!
I’ve seen other renovators with those portable ecoflow “power stations” which look handy for inaccessible places. Big batteries basically. You can charge them with portable solar cells. Some were getting them gifted, they are a bit spenny.
I think that wall was the thing keeping it from being a single home again, what a change being able to move through. It's going great, you guys have been busy.👍❤
Wow it’s beginning to open up now and what a great find the other part of the cellar ❤
Thanks for sharing you are both doing an awesome job 🇦🇺
Thanks 👍
Virginia Creeper isn't as invasive as wisteria, nor does it grow as fast. There's a hotel in my town in California with creeper on its courtyard wall and it has taken well over 10 years to reach its current spread. It is deciduous, so fall can be messy; however, the colours are gorgeous.
Well you're giving me second thoughts about it now! 🥰
Oh wow, this is all so exciting! I remember from one of the first videos that you said the house was supposed to have "cellars" - and here it is! Now I'm looking forward to the asbestos walls disappearing ... thanks for sharing everything and making such good videos:-).
That's a big step forward. I'm really enjoying your channel. Mind you, I'm also glad I'm not having to do the work myself. 😄
Oh my it would be lovely to hear more from the lady who sent the photograph and the background of when she stayed there 😊