Architectural changes and the porches and neat history discovered.... Help Save The Byrd House: www.paypal.me/rwrightphotography Mail: Sidestep Adventures PO Box 206 Waverly Hall, Georgia 31831
Heya Robert : wonder if any photographs from the past could be obtained , some from its heyday ! ??? Your work in progress is coming together 🤗 Stay warm !
Am I the only female who gets excited about windows , doors and wood trim . The door bell is pretty awesome . Thanks for sharing this one , I love the porch .
All that detailed trim is beautiful and gives the house so much character. Houses now lack that uniqueness. Definitely a lost art. This is such a fun adventure!
Robert, Hello from Japan! I'm having a hard time visualizing where all the landmarks are within the property. Could you create a video showing us on paper the plot of land with dimensions and sights like the old pond, house, shed and so on? Thanks.
I just adore transom windows! That front door is amazingly beautiful! We used to have one of those doorbells on our family home where I grew up (built in 1880). Thanks, Robert -- you have a real diamond in the rough with this house!
Hello Robert. The thing with the machine wheel on it and the stacked up wood with the threaded rod coming out the bottom you filmed starting at 4:00, you asked what it is. I can tell you that is a center head on an old wood turning lathe. It probably was driven either by a spring pole or a flywheel. The thread stock sticking out the bottom would go through the bed of the lathe and have a nut or turn handle under the bed to lock it down on the bed, and the handwheel was to turn into the wood piece at the center to hold it for turning the piece of wood.. AlsoI noticed that starting at 1:20 you can see the ceiling of the porch was painted that unusual color of blue. That color is called "Haint Blue" That color was developed here in the area of Charleston, SC in the mid 1800s, and they would paint all of the porches and eaves that color. Wasps will not make nests on your porches and eaves, because with that color they see it as the sky.. We had the eaves and porches on our house painted with that color and we have never had a wasp nest started on our house. The cast iron kettle is in good shape. I restore old cast iron cookware, and would love to have a piece like that. That old cast iron is much better than cast iron cookware made today.
Tonight I am reading through #2 of the Fox Fire books. If you never have heard of these books, look em up. They came out in the early 70s, when I was 16. Awesome stories of how people made do and all the skills they had, way back in the day. Anyone who loves old ways will love these books.
They used to put such beautiful details into these old homes. Stripping off all that paint on the door will bring it back to life and its design will shine once again
Love the little bird house I would just leave it the way it looks. Plus the door bell is so beautiful. It was so cool to hear that the bell still works. So happy it does.
Renovated a house built in 1872. Had to repoint all the brick around the foundation. We used a mortar mix heavy on sand content. Old bricks weren't made the same as new ones - old bricks are "softer". Standard mortar mix is actually harder than the bricks and will damage them. Feel for you, Robert! The clean up and demo is hard on motivation - we wanted to get to the fix-up, but couldn't before we were done with the tear-down. Bringing our old wreck of a house back to life was the ultimate reward for the sheer drudgery of hauling debris. But at the time, it felt like the drudgery would never end!
Love, love that beautiful front door. All of that detailing on it n to have a stain glass transit window. I’m so so happy ur going to try to put all the original back into. She’s a beauty. ♥️♥️😊👍🎄
Greetings Mr. Roberts! Love this old House! I’m very happy for you though you’ll have many hard days repairing it it’s worth it! If I’d be younger again I’d love have found one as this ones! The one my son is living in with his family isn’t as old as yours but, his 110 yr. old home is beautiful! I’m loving his home and can’t wait to see yours completely ready to live in! I’m wishing to remind you to bring this old rusted Iron pot be brought to your home! Someone may decide they’d like to take it since the house seem broken down and some ppl have no morals of taking other peoples’ property. This pot can be sandblasted to look as new! Take it with you please! It’s a, camp fire 🔥 looking caldron. Love these cauldrons! Please save it for when your home is ready for moving in you may want to try it while outdoors or even indoors! Never leave it alone alone the road as it is now! Just to remind you of the possibility in this modern days of Ppl being uncaring and hold no morals! Sadly, it’s true. I’d lived during the time a, handshake was trustworthy! Not too many ppl do not seem to be honorably these days! Stay warm for tonight it’s going to be very very cold! Here in Augusta, we’re freezing as well! 29-30-31 degrees isn’t a, tempt we’re used to here prior to Christmas! Jan-Mar yes! Not as last week and this week! Tonight is expected to be 29! Not pleasant! Hate to use my central heater! Too hot for me yet, believe I’m understanding why married ppl when aging one is always cold the other is hotter! I’m the one being too hot! There are times I, leave my window open of I’ll buy a, small unit to use for cold air! Stay warm, God Bless and stay safe! A, Servant of Yeshua D Christos
I love that old house I love ol fancy trim work 👌 if I had it I'd restore it just like it used to be by putting it back with the same type of boards etc..it would be a delight for me to paint it I love to paint.. very good 👍 video buddy 👍👌 top notch
Thank goodness you still have the original supports and architectural elements for the porch so you can replace/reproduce them as you rebuild the porches..... The rear door in the older addition obviously was the original rear door that was just moved to the "new" addition......
What cool features, especially the door bell! And that term of the "4 over 4" style windows. I guess I grew up in an old New England farm house with old "2 over 2" windows! Loving this project!
Thanks for the walk around the house, it's so great you can now see so much more of it and the history that you keep finding our about it. We loved the fact that the door bell still worked how cool was that, it's the little things like that that matter. There is so much to do but this house will be loved again.
You think you're cold, it is very frigid low 60 degrees here in Florida! 10 to 1 that door on the Early Edition and it's trim was probably in between the two windows on the porch. Thanks again for sharing your adventure, try to stay warm...
I recently had the rotting old porch on my house rebuilt. Turns out one of the supports under it was an old railroad tie. I love antique houses. I see a lot of sanding in your future.
Yes, it has been cold in the south lately. My daughter in Union County N.C. has told me. No snow or ice, so that's good. Continued success on "The Old Byrd Farm". Thank you...
Promise you'll save, restore, and re-install as many wooden components of the old porch as possible. And while you're at it, I hope you restore the porch's original length around the house, cuz a good Southern home needs a proper porch.
Yes I love the door. I had forgotten about those old door bells. Brought memories as a child. My grandmother had one of those. Oh my goodness. I had completely forgotten about it. Of course my grandmother was hoping I wouldn't find it. I did though 🤗. Doing a great job Robert.will love it when you will get to the house more as time goes by. I have really love all of your videos. There is a lot of history you are finding. That pump thing you found in the ground the other day. I was thinking that fish pound were really popular in those days or even a fountain. If you could find an old picture of the bird farm, it could give you a clue. God bless 💖
I could hardly believe my eyes when I browsed the web site of a building supply store a few years ago and found they still sold those door bells for just a few Euros!
I have always had a love and interest in the history of old abandoned homes. Thank you so much for giving us an up close look at the magnificent details on this house. They just don’t take the time to make houses like this any more. Every day I’m excited to see a new video out from you because it doesn’t matter if you are clearing paths, tearing off fallen down porches or showing off your 65 farm truck, it’s always interesting.
It was in the low 20s here in Central Kentucky this morning ... too cold for me to! Use a leaf blower ... Yes, I hope you can save and refurbish the bird house too ... Glad you could salvage the porch trim. Very pretty love that old pot!!! That is cool, wonder what it is... so much fun to find old treasures. Is that tiny shells in the mortor? Yes, I like the screen door. The trim work is very unusual, so pretty. That is really fancy trim and works on the front door. and the door bell is so cool.
The wood work on the front door is beautiful and the sun looking flower in the panels is amazing , thank you so much for sharing , please be safe out there and God bless you and your family and friends
Winter solstice is Monday but we in Ky. have had cold for several weeks already. The cold has been dipping way down to get to you. You look wrapped up good for the weather . The architecture on the Old Byrd house is very interesting...I do like the front door. The little antique cauldron or bean pot is probably near the same age as the house...could have sat on an outside fire cooking beans while the lady of the house did her washing day...it would have had a lid and bale. Lots of folks are going back to using cast iron it lasts forever, and can be quite valuable in many respects.
Our old door bell turned clock-wise. Just wondered if yours would turn that way also. Maybe sound different. Love that old house. Can't wait to see inside.
@Janice Terrell - I've seen ones that did turn both ways and didn't turn both ways. Some turned clockwise and some turned counterclockwise. Sometimes you got it right the first try and wanted to turn it the other way too just to see if it worked both ways but that would be rude so you were left wondering, unless you had another opportunity to visit again and could try it the other way the first try then it wouldn't be rude. It would just be an honest mistake. ; - )
How did I miss this episode?! The carving on those door panels are - - I've just never seen anything like it. It's delicate and not as froo-froo as some of the other gingerbread. I'm quite taken with it's simplicity. 💜 Woo! Time for a hot toddy, eh? 😁
I really enjoyed the mini tour of the house!! You are living my dream of owning a truly old house! I love all of the wood work, front doors and glass ECT, it's beautiful! I do hope that nothing is rotten and can be repaired. I know the porch will have to be replaced, but I also hope the original balasters can be used. Please save all of the gingerbread trim, I know you will. This was so exciting to see ♥️
You are so motivated! Can't wait to see your progress! Here near Scranton, Pa. we had a 20/20 day! 20 degrees this AM and 20 inches of snow from last night's storm.
i saw on another video of a victorian home that was being restored in St LOUIS that had rosette like yours on the front door.These rosettes were inside the home. I just love they way you appreciate history be at this farm house or in the cemetery. I am looking to see what the inside looks like. God bless you in your work.
Absolutely beautiful detail on that house. I can't wait to see inside. The carving on the door and panels almost looks eastlake to me. Another great vid Robert. Thanks so much for taking us on this journey. I love that you are saving that old house. I know it's not cheap or easy (been there done that) but I do wish more people would preserve our history. Good job Robert. God Bless!
Hello from upstate New York 30” degrees I’ll be wearing shorts and a sweatshirt but hey great video love them old home thanks buddy and Merry Christmas to u and ur family many blessings ❤️🙏🏼❄️🎄✌️
Been waiting for the shed to be rebuilt, and then maybe the porch to the house, and then the roof which I am personally figuring will not be done til the spring of 2022?? Will be awesome to see it all happen, and bringing new life in this once beautiful and will be again beautiful place, as you bring it all back.. Love the transim about the front door of the home, and great that the actual door bell still works:-). Thank you for sharing all this history of this place. I have, strangely enough some ancestors named Byrd/ Bird in my mothers family line. at some point will be digging into how they are related and where the originate from..
I know you spoke of preserving the house, but it's so awesome it would be great if you could restore the house. It's gorgeous. Love all the details and character.
We had that same freeze here in N. Fla. last night. Glad you saved those porch pieces - looks like they were cut with a band saw at the mill that made them. Problem with boards is most of what you have were milled from full size when a 2 x 4 was a 2 x 4, T &G is still available but not sure where you will find beadboard.
I'm watching this video , and thinking about how I'd love to do a painting of this in the future. Its absolutely gorgeous! So thankful that you either own this house/farm now, or are simply helping to save it. Do you have a web site about this farm? It would be a great place to post photos of it. The house definitely has late Victorian architecture features. The gingerbread is so wonderful! I cant wait to see the inside!
I sure hope you don’t get discouraged. This will be a tremendous amount of work. It’s a home that deserves to be given new life and I bet you are the right person to help it. Looking forward to your next video. Thank you!
I was wondering why you bounce around, just as a curiosity. Good idea to do it so you don't get overwhelmed and tired of the project! Good work! Happy holidays!
It is cold in Georgia. It was in the lower 20's in Ellijay this morning. I have so much respect for you and what you have taken on. I can't wait to see how much of the beautiful architectural pieces you can save or have reproduced.
Robert, check and see if there's a millworks in your area. I'm thrilled that you saved as much as you did of the decorative elements, but there will be some missing. Millworks can make the knives to make those elements, especially since you have the originals. Might be a bit expensive, but so worth it. They might even give you the knives for the pattern; I know that one I follow had the knives donated after he was done...for future projects if he needed them. Check with the historical society for the recipe for the mortar for those bricks. They have resources or can find the exact recipe because you'll eventually have to re-point some of it.
I too found that very funny. I don't mind the cold & snow. The dark skies every day is my problem. Stay warm Robert. We up north have 4 more months at least of "cold weather". Great tour. Love your Stormy Krommer hat. That will keep your head warm for sure.🔦🔨🔎🚙
I’m in central Florida and the high today was only in the 60’s, I almost died as I don’t even own a coat! My son literally owns no long pants except his school uniform pants. Thankfully it’s warming back up to 70’s later in the week!
Thank you for the update on the Byrd project ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Please have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! Doing well here in Kansas .
That door is really beautiful. In the old days they took such care in making beautiful carvings and details. Must have been fun beeing an carpenter at that time. The door looks like it was brown originally.
I haven't seen one of those old door bells since the 60s. I haven't run into anyone who has seen them or even heard about them. I miss them cause I actually like them. They can be heard throughout the house but I guess that's because we didn't have all the noise making appliances we do today. But I still think you would be able to hear them over most things unless you had ear buds in your ears.
Love the Architecture on the front porch. Surely there is someone in your area that can use the existing as a patern, to put it back to its original glory.
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Did enjoy. Looking forward to the next episode. Take care God bless
I wonder if the door on the addition wasn't reused from the wall where the patch is on the original house. The style seems too early for the 1900's.
I hope you keep that door bell that is really neat and the fact that it still works!
@@mandysmith3861 some WD40 could make it a little smoother.,
@@jaycummings8116 I don’t think there’s anything a little wd40 won’t fix!
Love your red hat! This house with snow, lights, and wreaths will make an awesome christmas card!
Heya Robert : wonder if any photographs from the past could be obtained , some from its heyday ! ??? Your work in progress is coming together 🤗 Stay warm !
Am I the only female who gets excited about windows , doors and wood trim . The door bell is pretty awesome . Thanks for sharing this one , I love the porch .
No ma'am you weren't the only one...lol! I was oohing and ahhing while watching 🤣
I am ohhing and allwing, too.love the architect of the door with the doorbell and the sunburst on it..and love the molding around the door
All that detailed trim is beautiful and gives the house so much character.
Houses now lack that uniqueness.
Definitely a lost art.
This is such a fun adventure!
I love your videos on the Byrd house. I am so glad to be able to follow your progress on this wonderful project.
Whenever I see an old abandoned house I think of all the celebrations, Christmases, and other times that happened there. If those walls could talk!
Robert, Hello from Japan! I'm having a hard time visualizing where all the landmarks are within the property. Could you create a video showing us on paper the plot of land with dimensions and sights like the old pond, house, shed and so on? Thanks.
I just adore transom windows! That front door is amazingly beautiful! We used to have one of those doorbells on our family home where I grew up (built in 1880). Thanks, Robert -- you have a real diamond in the rough with this house!
Hello Robert. The thing with the machine wheel on it and the stacked up wood with the threaded rod coming out the bottom you filmed starting at 4:00, you asked what it is. I can tell you that is a center head on an old wood turning lathe. It probably was driven either by a spring pole or a flywheel. The thread stock sticking out the bottom would go through the bed of the lathe and have a nut or turn handle under the bed to lock it down on the bed, and the handwheel was to turn into the wood piece at the center to hold it for turning the piece of wood..
AlsoI noticed that starting at 1:20 you can see the ceiling of the porch was painted that unusual color of blue. That color is called "Haint Blue" That color was developed here in the area of Charleston, SC in the mid 1800s, and they would paint all of the porches and eaves that color. Wasps will not make nests on your porches and eaves, because with that color they see it as the sky.. We had the eaves and porches on our house painted with that color and we have never had a wasp nest started on our house.
The cast iron kettle is in good shape. I restore old cast iron cookware, and would love to have a piece like that. That old cast iron is much better than cast iron cookware made today.
I love what you are doing. It breaks my heart to see the old houses fall apart. It is kinda like us old folks.
Tonight I am reading through #2 of the Fox Fire books. If you never have heard of these books, look em up. They came out in the early 70s, when I was 16. Awesome stories of how people made do and all the skills they had, way back in the day. Anyone who loves old ways will love these books.
They used to put such beautiful details into these old homes. Stripping off all that paint on the door will bring it back to life and its design will shine once again
Having that porch fixed and being able to sit out there will be so nice!
Also that screen door is beautiful, save it!
Thank you Robert for showing us more of the house on this cold day.
We appreciate you so much for all you do. Go warm up now and enjoy your day! 🧥🧤🧢
I wish I could see that beautiful front door as it was when the house was built. The craftsmanship and detail is amazing.
The original craftsman of that door would be thrilled to know Robert is saving it.
@@lornahardin4563 Agreed! I'm sure he will do a great job restoring it.
So glad to see this! Anxiously awaiting a tour of the interior!!
Love all the decorative features on the door!
You are right,31 is getting cold.You have alot of work to do for years to come. Good luck. Thanks for video
That door bell is special! 🙂
Love the little bird house I would just leave it the way it looks. Plus the door bell is so beautiful. It was so cool to hear that the bell still works. So happy it does.
Renovated a house built in 1872. Had to repoint all the brick around the foundation. We used a mortar mix heavy on sand content. Old bricks weren't made the same as new ones - old bricks are "softer". Standard mortar mix is actually harder than the bricks and will damage them. Feel for you, Robert! The clean up and demo is hard on motivation - we wanted to get to the fix-up, but couldn't before we were done with the tear-down. Bringing our old wreck of a house back to life was the ultimate reward for the sheer drudgery of hauling debris. But at the time, it felt like the drudgery would never end!
The old bird house is stunning on the outside but you have a load of work to do yet but loved what you have shown us and look forward to more Thankyou
The carvings of the door is more intriguing, just beautiful! Handcrafted with love im sure.
Love, love that beautiful front door. All of that detailing on it n to have a stain glass transit window. I’m so so happy ur going to try to put all the original back into. She’s a beauty. ♥️♥️😊👍🎄
Greetings Mr. Roberts! Love this old House! I’m very happy for you though you’ll have many hard days repairing it it’s worth it! If I’d be younger again I’d love have found one as this ones! The one my son is living in with his family isn’t as old as yours but, his 110 yr. old home is beautiful! I’m loving his home and can’t wait to see yours completely ready to live in! I’m wishing to remind you to bring this old rusted Iron pot be brought to your home! Someone may decide they’d like to take it since the house seem broken down and some ppl have no morals of taking other peoples’ property. This pot can be sandblasted to look as new! Take it with you please! It’s a, camp fire 🔥 looking caldron. Love these cauldrons! Please save it for when your home is ready for moving in you may want to try it while outdoors or even indoors! Never leave it alone alone the road as it is now! Just to remind you of the possibility in this modern days of Ppl being uncaring and hold no morals! Sadly, it’s true. I’d lived during the time a, handshake was trustworthy! Not too many ppl do not seem to be honorably these days! Stay warm for tonight it’s going to be very very cold! Here in Augusta, we’re freezing as well! 29-30-31 degrees isn’t a, tempt we’re used to here prior to Christmas! Jan-Mar yes! Not as last week and this week! Tonight is expected to be 29! Not pleasant! Hate to use my central heater! Too hot for me yet, believe I’m understanding why married ppl when aging one is always cold the other is hotter! I’m the one being too hot! There are times I, leave my window open of I’ll buy a, small unit to use for cold air! Stay warm, God Bless and stay safe!
A, Servant of Yeshua D Christos
That door is going to be absolutely beautiful cleaned up and stained
II love the old history of the house and the woodwork
I love that old house I love ol fancy trim work 👌 if I had it I'd restore it just like it used to be by putting it back with the same type of boards etc..it would be a delight for me to paint it I love to paint.. very good 👍 video buddy 👍👌 top notch
Thank goodness you still have the original supports and architectural elements for the porch so you can replace/reproduce them as you rebuild the porches..... The rear door in the older addition obviously was the original rear door that was just moved to the "new" addition......
What cool features, especially the door bell! And that term of the "4 over 4" style windows. I guess I grew up in an old New England farm house with old "2 over 2" windows! Loving this project!
Love it. Can’t wait to see the inside of the house also. Keep them coming !
We got tantalisingly close this time! Can't wait to get over the threshold.
I’m so glad you’re keeping the trims from the porch.
Thank you for getting out in the cold to show us such a very interesting video. Stay safe and warm. God bless.
I’m so excited to see the result of this beautiful house 😍
So much beautiful detail in the wood and Glas
I see why you love that house. It’s a history lesson. Nice.
Love the corbels! Hope you can restore them!!
That iron pot is great. Same for the carved panels in the front door. Loved the old doorbell. But, yeah, the screen door is great.
Thanks for the walk around the house, it's so great you can now see so much more of it and the history that you keep finding our about it. We loved the fact that the door bell still worked how cool was that, it's the little things like that that matter. There is so much to do but this house will be loved again.
You think you're cold, it is very frigid low 60 degrees here in Florida! 10 to 1 that door on the Early Edition and it's trim was probably in between the two windows on the porch. Thanks again for sharing your adventure, try to stay warm...
I love the front door!! The starburst decorations and details are amazing! What a great project I’m just starting to follow!
Lol dirt.. or if you want to sound fancy call it compost or leaf mold. Always an interesting channel. Good job
I recently had the rotting old porch on my house rebuilt. Turns out one of the supports under it was an old railroad tie. I love antique houses. I see a lot of sanding in your future.
Great video. Love from Australia. Stay warm and safe. Love you all. Xx
Yes, it has been cold in the south lately. My daughter in Union County N.C. has told me. No snow or ice, so that's good. Continued success on "The Old Byrd Farm". Thank you...
Promise you'll save, restore, and re-install as many wooden components of the old porch as possible. And while you're at it, I hope you restore the porch's original length around the house, cuz a good Southern home needs a proper porch.
Yes I love the door. I had forgotten about those old door bells. Brought memories as a child. My grandmother had one of those. Oh my goodness. I had completely forgotten about it. Of course my grandmother was hoping I wouldn't find it. I did though 🤗. Doing a great job Robert.will love it when you will get to the house more as time goes by. I have really love all of your videos. There is a lot of history you are finding. That pump thing you found in the ground the other day. I was thinking that fish pound were really popular in those days or even a fountain. If you could find an old picture of the bird farm, it could give you a clue.
God bless 💖
I could hardly believe my eyes when I browsed the web site of a building supply store a few years ago and found they still sold those door bells for just a few Euros!
You are very blessed to now own this home! You are going to have so much fun.
I love watching this adventure and seeing the love and care you are taking trying to save as much as you can. Anxiously awaiting to see the inside.
Love being able to view the foundation and wood detailing of this old house.
I have always had a love and interest in the history of old abandoned homes. Thank you so much for giving us an up close look at the magnificent details on this house. They just don’t take the time to make houses like this any more. Every day I’m excited to see a new video out from you because it doesn’t matter if you are clearing paths, tearing off fallen down porches or showing off your 65 farm truck, it’s always interesting.
I look forward each day to your videos!! You're doing such an awesome thing!! Thanks for sharing your journey with us!!
It was in the low 20s here in Central Kentucky this morning ... too cold for me to! Use a leaf blower ... Yes, I hope you can save and refurbish the bird house too ... Glad you could salvage the porch trim. Very pretty love that old pot!!! That is cool, wonder what it is... so much fun to find old treasures. Is that tiny shells in the mortor? Yes, I like the screen door. The trim work is very unusual, so pretty. That is really fancy trim and works on the front door. and the door bell is so cool.
The wood work on the front door is beautiful and the sun looking flower in the panels is amazing , thank you so much for sharing , please be safe out there and God bless you and your family and friends
There are so many beautiful features. It's going to look amazing when restored. I've never seen a doorbell like that, so cool!
Winter solstice is Monday but we in Ky. have had cold for several weeks already. The cold has been dipping way down to get to you. You look wrapped up good for the weather . The architecture on the Old Byrd house is very interesting...I do like the front door. The little antique cauldron or bean pot is probably near the same age as the house...could have sat on an outside fire cooking beans while the lady of the house did her washing day...it would have had a lid and bale. Lots of folks are going back to using cast iron it lasts forever, and can be quite valuable in many respects.
Loved the video, and the doorbell.
What an exquisite front door, so typical of that era the small details
This is an awesome project that will keep you busy for a while. Love the old doorbell.
Robert...use a leaf blower on the roof to get rid of leaves & stuff...Got 18" of snow from Wednesday- late Thursday...
Cheers from Maine
We're up in the county barely got a flurry yesterday it all stayed south of us
Oh no bless you I pray that y'all don't have a harsh winter 🥶🥶🥶
Lol there is no bad weather, there are just poor clothing choices! Its 3° with a few flurries right now really a gorgeous day.
All those little special architectural details are what really make the house. I'm glad you're going to try to save them!
So very happy your saving such a wonderful historical home it is absolutely worth it in so many beautiful sentimental ways.
Our old door bell turned clock-wise. Just wondered if yours would turn that way also. Maybe sound different. Love that old house. Can't wait to see inside.
@Janice Terrell - I've seen ones that did turn both ways and didn't turn both ways. Some turned clockwise and some turned counterclockwise. Sometimes you got it right the first try and wanted to turn it the other way too just to see if it worked both ways but that would be rude so you were left wondering, unless you had another opportunity to visit again and could try it the other way the first try then it wouldn't be rude. It would just be an honest mistake. ; - )
How did I miss this episode?!
The carving on those door panels are - - I've just never seen anything like it. It's delicate and not as froo-froo as some of the other gingerbread. I'm quite taken with it's simplicity. 💜
Woo! Time for a hot toddy, eh? 😁
What a beautiful house it must have been in its day. Love all the detail work on the porch and outside of the house.
I really enjoyed the mini tour of the house!! You are living my dream of owning a truly old house! I love all of the wood work, front doors and glass ECT, it's beautiful! I do hope that nothing is rotten and can be repaired. I know the porch will have to be replaced, but I also hope the original balasters can be used. Please save all of the gingerbread trim, I know you will. This was so exciting to see ♥️
Metal detect the space under the porches after you remove them for replacement. Lots of coins fall through the cracks over the years.
It might be cold but it would be a really great time to get some of that wisteria in a big burn pile. Get work done and keeps you warm too!
You are so motivated! Can't wait to see your progress! Here near Scranton, Pa. we had a 20/20 day! 20 degrees this AM and 20 inches of snow from last night's storm.
i saw on another video of a victorian home that was being restored in St LOUIS that had rosette like yours on the front door.These rosettes were inside the home. I just love they way you appreciate history be at this farm house or in the cemetery. I am looking to see what the inside looks like. God bless you in your work.
Absolutely beautiful detail on that house. I can't wait to see inside. The carving on the door and panels almost looks eastlake to me. Another great vid
Robert. Thanks so much for taking us on this journey. I love that you are saving that old house. I know it's not cheap or easy (been there done that) but I
do wish more people would preserve our history. Good job Robert. God Bless!
Awesome tour Robert!!!
I love your old house and so glad you are saving it. Beautiful woodwork! Keep these videos coming please!
Hello from upstate New York 30” degrees I’ll be wearing shorts and a sweatshirt but hey great video love them old home thanks buddy and
Merry Christmas to u and ur family many blessings ❤️🙏🏼❄️🎄✌️
The details of this home are beautiful!
Been waiting for the shed to be rebuilt, and then maybe the porch to the house, and then the roof which I am personally figuring will not be done til the spring of 2022?? Will be awesome to see it all happen, and bringing new life in this once beautiful and will be again beautiful place, as you bring it all back.. Love the transim about the front door of the home, and great that the actual door bell still works:-). Thank you for sharing all this history of this place. I have, strangely enough some ancestors named Byrd/ Bird in my mothers family line. at some point will be digging into how they are related and where the originate from..
Beautiful old home....Love it!!
I know you spoke of preserving the house, but it's so awesome it would be great if you could restore the house. It's gorgeous. Love all the details and character.
Think the house is amazing great architecture the screen door, and the trim I cant wait to see this when its done !!
We had that same freeze here in N. Fla. last night. Glad you saved those porch pieces - looks like they were cut with a band saw at the mill that made them. Problem with boards is most of what you have were milled from full size when a 2 x 4 was a 2 x 4, T &G is still available but not sure where you will find beadboard.
So amazing what you’ve done and what you are going to do! Much admired!!!
I'm watching this video , and thinking about how I'd love to do a painting of this in the future. Its absolutely gorgeous! So thankful that you either own this house/farm now, or are simply helping to save it. Do you have a web site about this farm? It would be a great place to post photos of it. The house definitely has late Victorian architecture features. The gingerbread is so wonderful! I cant wait to see the inside!
I sure hope you don’t get discouraged. This will be a tremendous amount of
work. It’s a home that deserves to be given new life and I bet you are the right
person to help it. Looking forward to your next video. Thank you!
I was wondering why you bounce around, just as a curiosity. Good idea to do it so you don't get overwhelmed and tired of the project! Good work! Happy holidays!
Can’t until you start working on the house 🏠 💕💕💕
It is cold in Georgia. It was in the lower 20's in Ellijay this morning. I have so much respect for you and what you have taken on. I can't wait to see how much of the beautiful architectural pieces you can save or have reproduced.
Robert, check and see if there's a millworks in your area. I'm thrilled that you saved as much as you did of the decorative elements, but there will be some missing. Millworks can make the knives to make those elements, especially since you have the originals. Might be a bit expensive, but so worth it. They might even give you the knives for the pattern; I know that one I follow had the knives donated after he was done...for future projects if he needed them. Check with the historical society for the recipe for the mortar for those bricks. They have resources or can find the exact recipe because you'll eventually have to re-point some of it.
Love the detail...makes me wanna see the inside!
Enjoying the history of this house and excited about how things are proceeding
nice woodworking, stack your boards straight, will warp and ruin them. Mechanism on porch with wheel may have come from drain valve from old dam.
"far too southern for this type of weather" LOL love it! I'm in MI and sure don't like the cold so maybe I used to be a southerner at some point. lol
I too found that very funny. I don't mind the cold & snow. The dark skies every day is my problem. Stay warm Robert. We up north have 4 more months at least of "cold weather". Great tour. Love your Stormy Krommer hat. That will keep your head warm for sure.🔦🔨🔎🚙
I'm in Michigan also. Loved the snow yesterday. Took granddaughter out in it. Just wish it didn't have to be so cold. But I still love our winters.
@@marymcguffin9370 oh I don't like the dark days either. This fall we had like 2 weeks of no sun...it was awful
I’m in central Florida and the high today was only in the 60’s, I almost died as I don’t even own a coat! My son literally owns no long pants except his school uniform pants. Thankfully it’s warming back up to 70’s later in the week!
@@shawver83 I used to live in FL...down near Ft. Lauderdale. yea when it got cold...didn't have much to put on to get warm lol
I love that doorbell.
Thank you for the update on the Byrd project ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Please have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Excellent Thanks for sharing.
Need to post this to our old house on fb people would love watching this series and I imagine you would gain some subscribers...
Pretty fancy millwork in the house for a farmhouse
That door is really beautiful. In the old days they took such care in making beautiful carvings and details. Must have been fun beeing an carpenter at that time. The door looks like it was brown originally.
I haven't seen one of those old door bells since the 60s. I haven't run into anyone who has seen them or even heard about them. I miss them cause I actually like them. They can be heard throughout the house but I guess that's because we didn't have all the noise making appliances we do today. But I still think you would be able to hear them over most things unless you had ear buds in your ears.
Love the hat, Robert. Stay warm.
Love the Architecture on the front porch. Surely there is someone in your area that can use the existing as a patern, to put it back to its original glory.