I agree with an earlier comment; the ducting is for a warm air system. It's a bit unusual in a house this age as retro fitting a warm air system is difficult because of the size of ducting required. Warm air systems suffered from being undersized in heat output with a sitting room temperature of 15 degrees C being deemed acceptable in the late 50's & early 60's.
14C being 57F was perfectly fine to have as a downstairs living room temperature. Upstairs was unheated so in winter the windows used to have ice on the inside. Never felt cold as a child.
Wow what a job. Good to see you've got a team on it. A lot of comments saying knock it down and start again, well watching this video it looks like you are😄😄😄
I sometimes think, flatten this house and start again form the damp proof up!... I'm retired now, and thank god, I got so sick of putting stuff right after the "bodge it and scarper mob" got their hands on it!... BUT...the biggest problem I found were the clients that have no understanding of the building process at all... That's when I thought sod it, started to buy and build myself, I was the builder and the client... Anyway, good luck with this project guys!... Frank...
Hello, looks like a good job to get your teeth into. Those ducts look like a hot air central heating system. They were quite popular in the 1980s. Be careful with it, quite often they would leave the old boiler and flue in place, if they have left it or part of it. It may contain dangerous asbestos.
this is such an interesting demolition and build ........as they say get it back to the blank canvas and soon from now you guys will be sailing ...cant wait to see the future vlogs good work guys
depending how old is the house, the ducting must have been for a an old heating system. I removed everything when i bought me house..nightmare but worth it and we made so much space.
Fascinating, that brick and "rubble infill" construction. I can't see that the brick infill in the timber framing does anything other than add unneeded weight. Thx.
Welcome to the channel. Plenty for you to binge on if you wanted to go back and have a look at earlier videos. Be interesting to see if you notice a change for the better in our style especially editing. 👍🏻
Having a those mini dumpers on site are great. I am undertaking a large side and rear extension currently and bought a 'budget' version. I was able to move a grab lorries worth of muck and concrete every 2.5-3hrs. In total I moved 8 grabs worth! Saved a fortune on labour.
Ducting looks like the remnants of a decommissioned forced air heating system which were popular for a short time in the 1960s - mimicking the USA variety. Sadly they cause respiration problems with many people and create a dry heat.
Thanks for sharing this - very interesting. Such a hard working and knowledgeable team of people. Client is blessed to have you working on their property.
I thought only we got cowboy builders, but that house looks to have had it's fair share over the years. I'm sure you will bring it back into shape though. I only subscribed today and I'm looking forward to your videos.
Hot air central heating ducts. Late 60's - early 70's before affordable north sea gas central heating radiators became the norm. Somewhere in the house will be a cupboard where the old furnace would have been. Despite the pigs ears of various additions now that you've stripped it back I think it could become an attractive house once again.
Yes, I bought a 1969 house, split level site with ducted warm air heating, a giant expensive gas boiler, an undercroft so each room had its own ducted outlet, gas man said he could still install a modern boiler version of warm air, but i wanted a high output radiators and a condensing boiler.
The customer is always right! In this case, there's an architect as well, so he who pays the piper calls the tune. They've probably had to get permission to change the footprint of the house, and maybe also to switch back from multiple occupants (students?) to whatever they plan for it now. If they demolish and rebuild, they would need planning permission and the new house would have to meet all modern standards, including off-street parking.
Thoroughly enjoying this... look forward to the next one. SUBSCRIBED! Oh yeah, that ducting was for a warm air heating system, horrible things, ineffecient.
Evening Richard, really enjoyed watching the 2nd video on this job earlier this afternoon. Unable to add comment till now though, due to baby grandson visiting for the day. Anyway moving on, I was just wondering what would the cost difference be (just in a percentage will suffice) to renovate over re-build when taking into account the VAT discount? I ask as it looks pretty much like the majority of this house is coming out/down either way? Feel it may well be worth you having a little chat about this in next video (without getting into too much detail out of respect to current homeowner. But I’ve seen similar repeated numerous times in the comments) Ok well thanks again for the latest instalment and I’m really looking forward to next episode…. 👍🏻
just had a full day doing ground work and now I come back and watch you guys...but I love it!! Who needs a TV or Netflix when you have content like this for free.
@chevchelios6155 small world lol. Yeah I like to watch stuff like electrics, plumbing, bricklaying etc. A nice change of pace from repairing electronics lol
@@TheCod3r Really, you have a terrific channel!!! We are not the many, we are the few now who used to put the Great in Great Briton. I made a little FM, radio yesterday with copper strip board and components only as I was watching your channel the past months and gave me the interest again. Enjoy your ''Live Streams''.
@chevchelios6155 thanks so much. I agree electronics repair and engineering is a dying trade. We need to bring it back! That sounds awesome. I want to get into making my own products soon 😄
All the old part of the house categorically needs underpinning in one meter sections at a time, or demolishment and a total new build!!! 200mm of subsidence!!!
Where is the big bad wolf when you need him? I'd worry about using the bathroom at night if I lived in that house lest I pulled the roof down turning the light on
Are you getting rid of the wooden floor and going to a solid floor with laying the bricks and hard-core down? If so, how do you stop damp from gathering and rising up through the walls. I thought the odea of air gaps under floors is to allow for air to circulate.
Although my tongue was firmly resting on my last comment ,i would agree longer episodes would be ideal especially now you're more comfortable presenting the projects, not sure if Adam is your brother but similar styles, thank you
We get that many John I wouldn’t remember what your last comment was or what you were doing with your tongue but thanks anyway I appreciate the comment and no he’s not my brother 😁👍🏻
The venting is most likely from a previous 'Warm Air' heating system. They're pretty good, popular in North America. Unfortunately they were never installed correctly in the UK by local councils or fitters. Long runs of vent meant the rooms at the end of the run never got heat, all the heat escaped into the rooms at the start of the run. U/f heating is much better, but you guys know that 👍🏼 Good luck lads with this one 🫣🫣
Excellent work guys well looking forward to the rest! Watch a lot of ur stuff, do you ever offer some of the stuff like the timber for collection? I'm a bit of a woodworking hobbyist, and do what I can with reclaimed timber and pallets!!
Great video and beautiful song when the dig out was going on. You ever thought of hireing a crusher on jobs so you can crush the bricks and concrete for sub bases on jobs havin new extensions where you took the old ones down?
Hi Alan I've had to post this reply I had from Yourtradebase on this video because for some reason I can't find your comment on our latest video so here we go. Any questions mate feel free to contact us via our email mrabuilders21@gmail.com Hey @MelbourneAlan - thanks for reaching out, and hat tip to @mrabuilders6723. You'll find a 3-and-a-bit minute video giving you a quick heads up on YourTradebase here: th-cam.com/video/hIstDdBUNJI/w-d-xo.html (fair warning: we're nowhere near as entertaining as Rich and Adam!). If you'd rather see YourTradebase live and in-action, you're welcome to book a demo with our wonderful customer manager Rhiannon at a time that best suits you via calendly.com/yourtradebase-rhiannon/30min-1 Lastly, feel free to kick the tyres yourself with a free trial (we don't ask for any credit card details, so it's totally free to give it a go). Just be sure to sign up using the link in the description above - that'll give you £50 credit if you choose to continue using YourTradebase 👍
the ducting is a warm air heating system i lived in a place that had it for some time ..... prob rare in the u.k far more common in the u.s.a ..... i did see the first video this will make a great series .... that house has some as you know serious issues .....
@@Mr_A_Builders sorry to hear that .... i did mention last video it may better to demolish it.... recon you will almost have it fully demolished anyway .... will enjoy watching this job progress wishing you and the team all the best ......
I’m gonna let you into a little secret but don’t tell anyone else. It was more than a week but footage isn’t great when your doing the same thing everyday. It can only get more interesting even if the next episode is it falling down 😁👍🏻
Start of a mammoth job there guys. Might be worth getting a temp shower up and running too, or at least a "sluice room" sorted ?? It's gonna run into a long winter. Are you having the building covered with a scaffold too ?
By the look of it with all the extra walls and en-suites must have been an HMO? What is odd to me is the building of the very smart garden room in the garden of such a wreck of a house!
Had this property been reduced to this state by fire what would the Insurance company have done. Yes they would have pail for a rebuild. That’s my answer
I know you've answered the question below, but struggle to understand why it isn't more economical to demolish the whole thing and start again. The result will be full of compromises and rectification that will take much time and thought to do? Sometimes the customer just isn't right. You are also putting your business at risk because you're uncovering surprises all the way along. OK if you've built the contingency in, but heck what a risk.
I wonder if a new build would have to comply with all the current building regulations, whereas upgrading an old building comes with a lot of leeway? I note that there's no garage. Would the council's planners insist on off-road parking for a new house?
They’d have to begin from scratch, owners move in indefinitely delayed, new architects plans, ping pong with the planning dept, neighbours objections, demolition & clearance, ground archeological & contamination survey, new deep foundations, new services, building inspection visits.
Great watch. Men in white coats needed not new builders. When i was an office worker i often acted like a c u next tuesday towards my tradesman as i had similar silly notions of what a builder should be doing. I was not a skintflint though. Just a tinkerer and dreamer. Now i am on the tools i appreciate what a twat i was. Mental health issues is my only excuse....and bad manners...of course 😅
im suprised you dont hire a mini crusher for these jobs. you wouldnt need to grab lorry all those bricks away and then bring back in filling. a lot easier that laying all those bricks in the sub floor
New to this channel. Do you go over finances at all? Very curious to understand more there. I live on a plot that had a similar age house on it before it was knocked down 20 years ago. Quite happy that I benefit from decent footings and modern building standards. I’m pretty sure the previous house was in a better state then this one before it was knocked down. Planning wouldn’t be a major obstacle would it? It’s not like it would be replaced with a tower block.
I believe Building methods for the time was faux wattle and dorb timber frame with brick infill. Poor quality brickwork is not unusual for areas that where not seen. The history of cowboy builders goes back a long way.
I really wouldnt mind if these were an hour or more long . Very interesting project , looking forward to the next one
This is going to be the best viewing on TH-cam.
What a colossal job- great viewing and Micheal’s triumphant face as he got that tree root out had me😂. Brilliant!
And just like that almost 23 minutes goes by instantly roll on next sunday 😂
I agree with an earlier comment; the ducting is for a warm air system. It's a bit unusual in a house this age as retro fitting a warm air system is difficult because of the size of ducting required. Warm air systems suffered from being undersized in heat output with a sitting room temperature of 15 degrees C being deemed acceptable in the late 50's & early 60's.
14C being 57F was perfectly fine to have as a downstairs living room temperature. Upstairs was unheated so in winter the windows used to have ice on the inside. Never felt cold as a child.
ADDICTIVE …. Excellent camera work , great editing , excellent commentary /explanations and admirable work
Great to see the next episode guys, will be fab to see how this progresses! 👍👍
Fecking mayhem! Glad to see great trades understanding the realities of what they are dealing with. Passion for the craft. Thanks for the vids lads.
Great project looking forward to see how this progresses.
OMG guys what a project this is, keep going guys, love the video 👍🏽👍🏽
Loving this new project!
Can`t wait for the next episode. Loving your videos fellas - keep up the fantastic work. 😁
Wow what a job. Good to see you've got a team on it. A lot of comments saying knock it down and start again, well watching this video it looks like you are😄😄😄
I sometimes think, flatten this house and start again form the damp proof up!...
I'm retired now, and thank god, I got so sick of putting stuff right after the "bodge it and scarper mob" got their hands on it!...
BUT...the biggest problem I found were the clients that have no understanding of the building process at all...
That's when I thought sod it, started to buy and build myself, I was the builder and the client...
Anyway, good luck with this project guys!...
Frank...
Another mega instalment. Loving the style and content guys. It’s a goldmine of information and insights. Keep up the fantastic work!!! 👍
Brilliant job Rich, Adam and mick, Matt and Elliot too! Great to see how much the channel is growing. Awesome video as always!
Absolutely fantastic vlog. Can't get enough! ❤
Great video!! Hurry up with the next one! Could watch that content for hours!!👍👍👍
That ducting is probably a hot air heating system. Popular in early 1960s
Brilliant - thanks for the time and effort in posting. More than entertaining. Mike
Great video again l. Great to see the reasons for the house moving so much. Bet you’re glad it doesn’t need under pining lol.
I'm an ex surveyor and I adore your vids
Appreciate that mate! Thank you! What are your feelings regarding the issues here?
Love the cute tiny dumper!
ducting will be an old warm air heating system. The brick and half outhouse sounds like an air raid shelter from WW II
Yes old warm air heating system
Hello, looks like a good job to get your teeth into.
Those ducts look like a hot air central heating system. They were quite popular in the 1980s. Be careful with it, quite often they would leave the old boiler and flue in place, if they have left it or part of it. It may contain dangerous asbestos.
this is such an interesting demolition and build ........as they say get it back to the blank canvas and soon from now you guys will be sailing ...cant wait to see the future vlogs good work guys
Brilliant. What an enjoyable vlog. Cheers men 👍
depending how old is the house, the ducting must have been for a an old heating system. I removed everything when i bought me house..nightmare but worth it and we made so much space.
Fascinating, that brick and "rubble infill" construction. I can't see that the brick infill in the timber framing does anything other than add unneeded weight. Thx.
This site deserves flattening and a Potton in its place. But it's the customer's money.
Arnica cream is excellent for wasp stings. Better than ibuprofen and you don't get that ongoing itch/soreness that lasts for days.
Just found this about a week ago already watched Michael's shed build and last two videos fantastic job.
Welcome to the channel. Plenty for you to binge on if you wanted to go back and have a look at earlier videos. Be interesting to see if you notice a change for the better in our style especially editing. 👍🏻
Having a those mini dumpers on site are great. I am undertaking a large side and rear extension currently and bought a 'budget' version. I was able to move a grab lorries worth of muck and concrete every 2.5-3hrs. In total I moved 8 grabs worth! Saved a fortune on labour.
Great videos 👍
I feel you’ve left me hanging, and I want more! Great episode lots been completed, I’m excited to see more of these 😁 keep them rolling out
Excellent vlog. Already looking forward to the next one
Ducting looks like the remnants of a decommissioned forced air heating system which were popular for a short time in the 1960s - mimicking the USA variety. Sadly they cause respiration problems with many people and create a dry heat.
Definitely the forced air heating ducting. Many houses here had them.
Great update. Love the detail about the solutions to the encountered problems.
Thanks for sharing this - very interesting. Such a hard working and knowledgeable team of people. Client is blessed to have you working on their property.
I thought only we got cowboy builders, but that house looks to have had it's fair share over the years. I'm sure you will bring it back into shape though. I only subscribed today and I'm looking forward to your videos.
Hello Trish, hope you're well. Thank you for subscribing, I really appreciate it. Hopefully you'll like our other videos too. Thanks again, take care.
Four six wheelers and jCB
Would have accomplished results in three days. Then build new to all latest regs . No Brainer
Venting I think is old central heating system likely had grills in each room gas boiler then blows warm air and tons of dust around the house
Also breads legionella bacteries
Well worth watching the update well performed great narrated
Great to see the next episode 👍
Brilliant videos guys keep them coming. Fair play taking on that job
Very interesting. Well presented. I am a mere diyer but I wonder if those ducts in the floor are blown underfloor heating.
Hot air central heating ducts. Late 60's - early 70's before affordable north sea gas central heating radiators became the norm. Somewhere in the house will be a cupboard where the old furnace would have been. Despite the pigs ears of various additions now that you've stripped it back I think it could become an attractive house once again.
Yes, I bought a 1969 house, split level site with ducted warm air heating, a giant expensive gas boiler, an undercroft so each room had its own ducted outlet, gas man said he could still install a modern boiler version of warm air, but i wanted a high output radiators and a condensing boiler.
The customer is always right! In this case, there's an architect as well, so he who pays the piper calls the tune. They've probably had to get permission to change the footprint of the house, and maybe also to switch back from multiple occupants (students?) to whatever they plan for it now. If they demolish and rebuild, they would need planning permission and the new house would have to meet all modern standards, including off-street parking.
The customer has more money then sense
I love this old house ❤
And me I love Norm Abraham the best 😁👍🏻
Nice Work 👌🏽
Thoroughly enjoying this... look forward to the next one. SUBSCRIBED!
Oh yeah, that ducting was for a warm air heating system, horrible things, ineffecient.
Loving this guys 😊
Evening Richard, really enjoyed watching the 2nd video on this job earlier this afternoon. Unable to add comment till now though, due to baby grandson visiting for the day.
Anyway moving on, I was just wondering what would the cost difference be (just in a percentage will suffice) to renovate over re-build when taking into account the VAT discount? I ask as it looks pretty much like the majority of this house is coming out/down either way? Feel it may well be worth you having a little chat about this in next video (without getting into too much detail out of respect to current homeowner. But I’ve seen similar repeated numerous times in the comments)
Ok well thanks again for the latest instalment and I’m really looking forward to next episode…. 👍🏻
just had a full day doing ground work and now I come back and watch you guys...but I love it!! Who needs a TV or Netflix when you have content like this for free.
👍🏻
And people say new houses are rubbish, & they dont build houses like they used to. This house totally disproves that theory.
It does indeed I’m guilty of saying that myself. 👍🏻
Great (inspiring) video................ Thanks.
These episodes are great. Looking forward to next week
This is a crazy small TH-cam, I watch you @TheCod3r. Nice to know you like to clue yourself up about contraction as well as the blown Capacitor
@chevchelios6155 small world lol. Yeah I like to watch stuff like electrics, plumbing, bricklaying etc. A nice change of pace from repairing electronics lol
@@TheCod3r Really, you have a terrific channel!!! We are not the many, we are the few now who used to put the Great in Great Briton. I made a little FM, radio yesterday with copper strip board and components only as I was watching your channel the past months and gave me the interest again. Enjoy your ''Live Streams''.
@chevchelios6155 thanks so much. I agree electronics repair and engineering is a dying trade. We need to bring it back! That sounds awesome. I want to get into making my own products soon 😄
Bit of a mare that one, lets hope it dow collapse before yow put it right. Spray wasps with soapy water it suffocates em. Good luck! 👍
I’d rather watch them sting Matt it’s funnier😂👍🏻
I think the ducting is from a warm air unit really enjoying your videos hope uz have a fantastic day ❤
I did have a good day thank you hope you did also. Thanks for commenting and watching our videos. 👍🏻
Mick’s back, the one man tank 👍🏻
Water pipes have to be buried min 750mm to 1350mm max as per the Water Regs ! Good project though !
All the old part of the house categorically needs underpinning in one meter sections at a time, or demolishment and a total new build!!! 200mm of subsidence!!!
Would it not be more cost effective (cheaper) just to knock the whole thing down and rebuild from the ground up?
Where is the big bad wolf when you need him? I'd worry about using the bathroom at night if I lived in that house lest I pulled the roof down turning the light on
Are you getting rid of the wooden floor and going to a solid floor with laying the bricks and hard-core down? If so, how do you stop damp from gathering and rising up through the walls. I thought the odea of air gaps under floors is to allow for air to circulate.
Great works guys,looks like it's going to be a fabulous house when its finished. Keep up the good work 👍.
Although my tongue was firmly resting on my last comment ,i would agree longer episodes would be ideal especially now you're more comfortable presenting the projects, not sure if Adam is your brother but similar styles, thank you
We get that many John I wouldn’t remember what your last comment was or what you were doing with your tongue but thanks anyway I appreciate the comment and no he’s not my brother 😁👍🏻
Great video, great content.
was looking forward to this after the first vid on it.
Oh my word I think you have a can of worms there, I do enjoy your videos please keep them coming best regards Ken
The venting is most likely from a previous 'Warm Air' heating system. They're pretty good, popular in North America. Unfortunately they were never installed correctly in the UK by local councils or fitters. Long runs of vent meant the rooms at the end of the run never got heat, all the heat escaped into the rooms at the start of the run. U/f heating is much better, but you guys know that 👍🏼 Good luck lads with this one 🫣🫣
Yeah, I'd say warm air heating. We still renewed the warm air boilers in council housing in the early 90's in Derbyshire.
We had a council house we moved into in 1977 that had hot air heating ducts fed by a massive storage heater, it was crap! 😂
Aha! Well there you go then! Cheers man.
Excellent work guys well looking forward to the rest! Watch a lot of ur stuff, do you ever offer some of the stuff like the timber for collection? I'm a bit of a woodworking hobbyist, and do what I can with reclaimed timber and pallets!!
Crackin episode .Some hard graft there fellows
Great video and beautiful song when the dig out was going on. You ever thought of hireing a crusher on jobs so you can crush the bricks and concrete for sub bases on jobs havin new extensions where you took the old ones down?
Is the ducting a warm air heating system?
subcribers are racking up fast now guy . fair play. 1000 in the last few weeks. keep up the good work
Hi Alan I've had to post this reply I had from Yourtradebase on this video because for some reason I can't find your comment on our latest video so here we go. Any questions mate feel free to contact us via our email mrabuilders21@gmail.com
Hey @MelbourneAlan - thanks for reaching out, and hat tip to @mrabuilders6723.
You'll find a 3-and-a-bit minute video giving you a quick heads up on YourTradebase here: th-cam.com/video/hIstDdBUNJI/w-d-xo.html (fair warning: we're nowhere near as entertaining as Rich and Adam!).
If you'd rather see YourTradebase live and in-action, you're welcome to book a demo with our wonderful customer manager Rhiannon at a time that best suits you via calendly.com/yourtradebase-rhiannon/30min-1
Lastly, feel free to kick the tyres yourself with a free trial (we don't ask for any credit card details, so it's totally free to give it a go). Just be sure to sign up using the link in the description above - that'll give you £50 credit if you choose to continue using YourTradebase 👍
Some serious coin involved in this project. Can't help think it's better off to squash the building and start again.
I think the 'Wattle and daub' was more likely lathe and plaster.
the ducting is a warm air heating system i lived in a place that had it for some time ..... prob rare in the u.k far more common in the u.s.a ..... i did see the first video this will make a great series .... that house has some as you know serious issues .....
It’s not getting any better either. Thanks for watching 👍🏻
@@Mr_A_Builders sorry to hear that .... i did mention last video it may better to demolish it.... recon you will almost have it fully demolished anyway .... will enjoy watching this job progress wishing you and the team all the best ......
occasionally you get a property and everything is shoddy and building work is not easy.
got a LOT of work done in a week, looking forward to next weeks exploits
I’m gonna let you into a little secret but don’t tell anyone else. It was more than a week but footage isn’t great when your doing the same thing everyday. It can only get more interesting even if the next episode is it falling down 😁👍🏻
Start of a mammoth job there guys. Might be worth getting a temp shower up and running too, or at least a "sluice room" sorted ?? It's gonna run into a long winter. Are you having the building covered with a scaffold too ?
interesting project plenty to go at, keep at it.
By the look of it with all the extra walls and en-suites must have been an HMO? What is odd to me is the building of the very smart garden room in the garden of such a wreck of a house!
Not a builder , don't even diy, but I find very interesting, would it been easier and cheaper to knock it down and put in a new building
Yes
Had this property been reduced to this state by fire what would the Insurance company have done. Yes they would have pail for a rebuild. That’s my answer
I know you've answered the question below, but struggle to understand why it isn't more economical to demolish the whole thing and start again. The result will be full of compromises and rectification that will take much time and thought to do? Sometimes the customer just isn't right. You are also putting your business at risk because you're uncovering surprises all the way along. OK if you've built the contingency in, but heck what a risk.
Also if its knocked down the materials become vat free!
@@viewer.86and the labour .
I wonder if a new build would have to comply with all the current building regulations, whereas upgrading an old building comes with a lot of leeway? I note that there's no garage. Would the council's planners insist on off-road parking for a new house?
Yes it would and a new planing permission
They’d have to begin from scratch, owners move in indefinitely delayed, new architects plans, ping pong with the planning dept, neighbours objections, demolition & clearance, ground archeological & contamination survey, new deep foundations, new services, building inspection visits.
New subscriber here from your sacking video! Great channel. Do you cover as far as Leeds?
This looks like a great project. Looking forward to seeing the progress. Great couple of episodes, new subscriber.
Great watch. Men in white coats needed not new builders. When i was an office worker i often acted like a c u next tuesday towards my tradesman as i had similar silly notions of what a builder should be doing. I was not a skintflint though. Just a tinkerer and dreamer. Now i am on the tools i appreciate what a twat i was. Mental health issues is my only excuse....and bad manners...of course 😅
Hope you’ve priced for deep foundations, things I commented on earlier are starting to show.
Warm air heating system?
Brilliant thanks for doing weekly I love your videos
Love these videos. It's so good to see the behind the scenes type video.
im suprised you dont hire a mini crusher for these jobs. you wouldnt need to grab lorry all those bricks away and then bring back in filling. a lot easier that laying all those bricks in the sub floor
The ducting looks like warm air heating ducts.
the date on the house is about right i thought some where in the 1920s ....
Very Interesting. Just can`t believe whole lot not demolished then rebuilt
Wow that is a scary amount of cowboy workmanship in that house. Both I am sure the Mr A builders will put it right. Glad so much is coming out
New to this channel. Do you go over finances at all? Very curious to understand more there.
I live on a plot that had a similar age house on it before it was knocked down 20 years ago. Quite happy that I benefit from decent footings and modern building standards. I’m pretty sure the previous house was in a better state then this one before it was knocked down. Planning wouldn’t be a major obstacle would it? It’s not like it would be replaced with a tower block.
Just gob smackingly terrible work. Cant believe the ground floor was so poorly constructed. Shocking
But a great start to the story. Superb video
I believe Building methods for the time was faux wattle and dorb timber frame with brick infill. Poor quality brickwork is not unusual for areas that where not seen. The history of cowboy builders goes back a long way.