great to see a stack refurbished like this. I have done a lot of cast gutter parts for customers but never a stack as they always (?) have branches that go into the house so you can't really remove then without serious disruption to the walls and whatever room the branch enters
Isn't it nice to know that you will never have to even think about that roof again? Nor will the next 3-5 generations, since you've done such a bang-up job!!
Just recently painted my outside and stripped back my cast gutters, downpipes and stack back to bare using a carbide scraper and edge of an old wood chisel. Stripped all back perfectly, no power tools used whatsoever. You need to spend a bit more time on the gutter brackets but not much more. It took approx 3hrs to do my stack from roofline to ground level. Clean down followed by oil based red oxide , one oil based u/coat and 2 oil based gloss. My house is 100 years old so will be good for a good period of time again . On my gutters did the same inside and out making sure all joints were raked out and resealed where needed 👍🏻
Good job! The guttering did scrape back easier like you suggest however ours was rusted through the backs in places where water had trapped between fascia and gutter so the cast iron were beyond repair. The cast aluminium were still in good shape so those will be restored and used elsewhere.
Another great video that had lots of hard work involved. You don’t seem to stop in your house. When do you get chance to sleep! Currently using some of your old videos for some guidance converting part of my garage to a home/office. You will have 300k + subscribers this time next year. Your help and dedication is inspirational to us home DIYer’s ! Hopefully you will down tools for a few days over the Xmas break.
The de scaler or needle gun its often known as is a a good tool. I used one for 16 weeks cleaning lime of of granite and shale stone work as well as preparing joints for 're pointing. The movement of the needles allow uneven surfaces to be cleaned of most things and the needles are replaceable when worn out, there biggest down fall is the amount of air required to drive it and needs a continuous 90 psi to run it .
Its a powered corrosion descaling tool. Used in industry for decades. Can be electric or pneumatic from an air compressor. Generally used for getting heavy surface corrosion off cast iron or steel items. Best to get a couple of coats of phosphate rich primer painted on asap after cleaning surface up. Then put finish painted coats on.
Glad you did this job properly and didn't go for plastic. Plastic is awful and will not last 100 years, which is ironic given the stuff takes so long to break up! My only comment would be, and this is based on my own restoration observations, that dust is now all over your garden, in the ground in the soil etc. For example I got quite annoyed when someone cut a load of PIR insulation in my garden and it went all over the lawn, patio, was built up in little piles in the flower and veg beds. I actually took the vacuum out and vac'ed it all up as I didn't want that crud in next years carrots!
Not sure if you know this but lead is PB in the periodic table and a rough Latin translation for lead worker is plumbum hence the name plumber we all know today when this type of work was a plumbers bread and butter.
A third option for stripping paint is a 'Poly Strip' Wheel/Disc. I'd say these are better than either of your options at effectively removing paint and light rust (and to a lesser degree heavy rust).
Used this as couldnt sand blast Bridge over a gorge works ok less weight while doing any rope access work however blasting if can be done is more effective!
Been using a needle hammer (as I know it by name) three days in a row this summer. Are toy considering it remember to use anti vibration gloves, and prepare to be absolutely beaten in your arms and back - it's hard work, but the results sre nice!
Is a heavily corroded iron stack okay to continue being used indoors without restoring or replacing? I have a communal pipe from above, so removing it to restore isn't an option, and restoring in -situ is virtually impossible. It seems like the only option is replacing it with plastic and/or boxing it in for decorative purposes. (although a nicely painted cast iron pipe running down my bathroom wall wouldn't be a bad thing, it seems unviable). Cheers
Surface rust but nothing to worry about. This was all the dry section of the stack too so that helped. If you see the installation video when it goes up you will see a close up when cut. 👍
Good to see cast iron stack being taken down, reworking and reusing. I can't stand plastic soil stacks, they look awful, especially when they have been exposed to the sunshine that destroys the plastic, a black pipe turning grey for example.
Rust is also a natural protection. That would be an error to be remove everything until it shines. Cast contains % carbon, so protected against rust, depending on the carbon %. Sand blast or needle hammer create a hard layer on the surface of metal (eg hammer on scythe or even with copper). The brush removes the metal, solution to be avoided at least beyond the painting.
I used rainclear for the new bits, the push fit system is good especially if starting from scratch. That said, there are plenty of reclaimed around that can be blast cleaned and painted.
Needle dealer, Oh yes. Playing steam trains we use these a lot.... And what HAVS does he have? (Hand And Vibrations System) High HAVS brings on white finger.
how can I get some advice re insulation nightmare I have in an old pre Victorian house 🏠 ? Tried asking so many builders and forums and get varied responses but nothing that adequately answers my question 😔
Yes can't really afford that ...I'm sure it's a simple fix ..it's just the design of the house is unusual ...it's got a porch and a dormer bedroom cut into the roof ..
@@pumpkinhead456 dormer bedroom sits on top of a porch and built into the roof space which gets very cold... joist runs into the roof space and cold air draughts go along the first floor. Is there any reason why I shouldn't block off the air flow under the floorboards and between the joists from this space to stop the cold travelling through ? If not what can I do instead ?
@@thejourney6369 it's tricky to imagine, but air permeable insulation, like wood fibre batts, are great for old houses. They allow the moisture to escape but stop the draught. If you have access between the porch and bedroom, and in to the dormer ceiling, that might be a solution.
As a decorator of 50 yrs standing ( retired ) why folk think they have to remove perfectly good layers of paint is beyond me , if its tight to the surface leave it alone its taken years to build up that amount of protection, just rub it down to form a key and paint over the top .
Great video, thanks for sharing. As you say, that's lead based paint you were removing. A sand blasting company wouldn't touch the job because they would have to change their media after your job. Disposal of contaminated blast media is expensive if done properly. When Leeds rail station was renovated a couple of years ago, the engineers needed blood lead analysis to monitor exposure levels and effectiveness of controls. You may have experienced significant exposure even from this relatively small job. What controls did you use to reduce inhalation, ingestion and absorption of lead and do you think they protected you sufficiently?
Just thought I d share..... This.... I watch this guy with the sound off🤣🤣🤣 I get the gist from the vid..... Just can't enjure his dulcet tone😬😬😖😫🥴.... And manerisum/ways..... Apart from that quite informative..videos👍
nice to see cast being saved we scrap so much of it because no one wants to take the time to restore it and we can only store so much
great to see a stack refurbished like this. I have done a lot of cast gutter parts for customers but never a stack as they always (?) have branches that go into the house so you can't really remove then without serious disruption to the walls and whatever room the branch enters
Isn't it nice to know that you will never have to even think about that roof again? Nor will the next 3-5 generations, since you've done such a bang-up job!!
Just recently painted my outside and stripped back my cast gutters, downpipes and stack back to bare using a carbide scraper and edge of an old wood chisel. Stripped all back perfectly, no power tools used whatsoever. You need to spend a bit more time on the gutter brackets but not much more. It took approx 3hrs to do my stack from roofline to ground level. Clean down followed by oil based red oxide , one oil based u/coat and 2 oil based gloss. My house is 100 years old so will be good for a good period of time again . On my gutters did the same inside and out making sure all joints were raked out and resealed where needed 👍🏻
Good job! The guttering did scrape back easier like you suggest however ours was rusted through the backs in places where water had trapped between fascia and gutter so the cast iron were beyond repair. The cast aluminium were still in good shape so those will be restored and used elsewhere.
Have a safe and Happy Christmas and much better 2021
Another great video that had lots of hard work involved. You don’t seem to stop in your house. When do you get chance to sleep! Currently using some of your old videos for some guidance converting part of my garage to a home/office. You will have 300k + subscribers this time next year. Your help and dedication is inspirational to us home DIYer’s ! Hopefully you will down tools for a few days over the Xmas break.
The de scaler or needle gun its often known as is a a good tool. I used one for 16 weeks cleaning lime of of granite and shale stone work as well as preparing joints for 're pointing. The movement of the needles allow uneven surfaces to be cleaned of most things and the needles are replaceable when worn out, there biggest down fall is the amount of air required to drive it and needs a continuous 90 psi to run it .
standard air chipping chisel issue for steel deck work takes me back!
Its a powered corrosion descaling tool. Used in industry for decades. Can be electric or pneumatic from an air compressor. Generally used for getting heavy surface corrosion off cast iron or steel items. Best to get a couple of coats of phosphate rich primer painted on asap after cleaning surface up. Then put finish painted coats on.
This tool was a favourite of the MOT station it was deverstating
Glad you did this job properly and didn't go for plastic. Plastic is awful and will not last 100 years, which is ironic given the stuff takes so long to break up!
My only comment would be, and this is based on my own restoration observations, that dust is now all over your garden, in the ground in the soil etc. For example I got quite annoyed when someone cut a load of PIR insulation in my garden and it went all over the lawn, patio, was built up in little piles in the flower and veg beds. I actually took the vacuum out and vac'ed it all up as I didn't want that crud in next years carrots!
Not sure if you know this but lead is PB in the periodic table and a rough Latin translation for lead worker is plumbum hence the name plumber we all know today when this type of work was a plumbers bread and butter.
A third option for stripping paint is a 'Poly Strip' Wheel/Disc. I'd say these are better than either of your options at effectively removing paint and light rust (and to a lesser degree heavy rust).
Used this as couldnt sand blast Bridge over a gorge works ok less weight while doing any rope access work however blasting if can be done is more effective!
Been using a needle hammer (as I know it by name) three days in a row this summer.
Are toy considering it remember to use anti vibration gloves, and prepare to be absolutely beaten in your arms and back - it's hard work, but the results sre nice!
Great Job Tim 👏👌🏻👍
Needle gun, used on ships for years to remove rust, noisy but effective, you need ear protection while using
I used to needle gun lorry chassis and wheels when I was a kid working for my mate. Great bit of kit, although you piss everyone off with the noise 🤣
I bought a needle gun to take the plastic masonry paint off my cast stone bay windows. Worked like a charm
aVe did a great review on one.
Tim, great video again, but i'm sorry to say I thought the background music for the last part was really bad.....
Just wanted to drop in and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Cheers! Shu
Lovely stuff
At least he still gets some of my views👍
Great for lorry chassis
Will you be updating your drone footage (that we see at the start and end of this video) to show off the new roof once it is completed?
Is a heavily corroded iron stack okay to continue being used indoors without restoring or replacing? I have a communal pipe from above, so removing it to restore isn't an option, and restoring in -situ is virtually impossible. It seems like the only option is replacing it with plastic and/or boxing it in for decorative purposes. (although a nicely painted cast iron pipe running down my bathroom wall wouldn't be a bad thing, it seems unviable). Cheers
That needle hammer is widely known on iron ships.
How was the condition of the interior of the cast.Thanks.
Surface rust but nothing to worry about. This was all the dry section of the stack too so that helped. If you see the installation video when it goes up you will see a close up when cut. 👍
Are needle sanders available for electric see drills?
Needle Scalers are commonly used in the automotive and heavy machinery repair/restoration industry.
Good to see cast iron stack being taken down, reworking and reusing. I can't stand plastic soil stacks, they look awful, especially when they have been exposed to the sunshine that destroys the plastic, a black pipe turning grey for example.
Brilliant.
Rust is also a natural protection. That would be an error to be remove everything until it shines. Cast contains % carbon, so protected against rust, depending on the carbon %.
Sand blast or needle hammer create a hard layer on the surface of metal (eg hammer on scythe or even with copper). The brush removes the metal, solution to be avoided at least beyond the painting.
Why didn’t you dip the pipes in caustic soda bath as they do with cast iron fireplaces
Mine were all ripped out in the 80s and I’m looking to reinstate some original cast iron pipes. What company would you recommend?
I used rainclear for the new bits, the push fit system is good especially if starting from scratch. That said, there are plenty of reclaimed around that can be blast cleaned and painted.
Life_seeker610 hi if money is no object go with cast or you could look at ali ,there are some good plastic cast lookalikes now just a thought 🤔
Cast Iron the best
Should get a sand blaster?
Oh you said that as I typed it
I usually see this tool tackling rust on Land Rover chassis!
I didn´t just see you putting up plastic guttering did i? I thought that you would have used Copper or Zinc
No all cast Victorian ogee. 👌 Copper or zinc not the right look for style of house in my view.
Needle dealer, Oh yes. Playing steam trains we use these a lot.... And what HAVS does he have? (Hand And Vibrations System) High HAVS brings on white finger.
how can I get some advice re insulation nightmare I have in an old pre Victorian house 🏠 ? Tried asking so many builders and forums and get varied responses but nothing that adequately answers my question 😔
Have you looked in to external wall insulation? That's assuming you are allowed to change the look of the outside of your house.
Yes can't really afford that ...I'm sure it's a simple fix ..it's just the design of the house is unusual ...it's got a porch and a dormer bedroom cut into the roof ..
@@thejourney6369 what do you need to know?
@@pumpkinhead456 dormer bedroom sits on top of a porch and built into the roof space which gets very cold... joist runs into the roof space and cold air draughts go along the first floor. Is there any reason why I shouldn't block off the air flow under the floorboards and between the joists from this space to stop the cold travelling through ? If not what can I do instead ?
@@thejourney6369 it's tricky to imagine, but air permeable insulation, like wood fibre batts, are great for old houses. They allow the moisture to escape but stop the draught. If you have access between the porch and bedroom, and in to the dormer ceiling, that might be a solution.
As a decorator of 50 yrs standing ( retired ) why folk think they have to remove perfectly good layers of paint is beyond me , if its tight to the surface leave it alone its taken years to build up that amount of protection, just rub it down to form a key and paint over the top .
Great video - but the music made me think I was in a 70s elevator (lift)!
Great video (as usual) - but the music made me feel sea sick!
I have put modern cast on but I've switched to plastic lookalike cast.
Had a similar looking pipe at mine but it turned out to be me of asbestos :/
Witch top coat did you used for the down pipes.
Iron oxide linseed based primer and the same exterior grey linseed paint we used on the wooden trim.
came to watch your video to see how to created the seal between pipes when re fitting, sorry to see you didnt show that part, shame
Great video, thanks for sharing. As you say, that's lead based paint you were removing. A sand blasting company wouldn't touch the job because they would have to change their media after your job. Disposal of contaminated blast media is expensive if done properly.
When Leeds rail station was renovated a couple of years ago, the engineers needed blood lead analysis to monitor exposure levels and effectiveness of controls. You may have experienced significant exposure even from this relatively small job. What controls did you use to reduce inhalation, ingestion and absorption of lead and do you think they protected you sufficiently?
I used one of them in my navy days for punishment. Used it for 10 days solid for nines. 😭😭😭
What was your crime?
We call them scramblers. Use them on the old gas mains.
Think it’s called a scarab?
Cast Iron drainage pipe was originally coated using a factory process called Bower-Barff .
paint stripper would have been a lot easier and less mess.
Just thought I d share..... This.... I watch this guy with the sound off🤣🤣🤣 I get the gist from the vid..... Just can't enjure his dulcet tone😬😬😖😫🥴.... And manerisum/ways..... Apart from that quite informative..videos👍
What a rude prick... you could always..... find..... something else to watch. Like a how to: Type properly.
Dulcet doesn't mean what you think it means.
@@vorlich1 I know what it means. Its the context he uses it.
@@brianhume4743 Me or him