Hey guys cool old house lots of work. I have a similar problem. Got to get under a blocked up old house. I've given it much thought. Cut holes in the floors where YOU need to work it will make it easier to make these openings and drop down block it up save the pieces to put back when done. Framing back to existing floor joists. But knowing tubers (commenters) some one won't adgree. Save all that crawling time
The original cabin of our old house was built in 1872 , James Marshall (finder of gold in the American River in 1849, starting the California gold rush) built the fireplace. The rest of the house was added around this well built cabin on three sides in the early 1950's. The underside is open and on stone pillars just like yours, even the people that did the add on followed the same procedure. We bought the house and property in 1971. My now husband of 30 years is a carpenter, he went under the house many years ago and stapled insulation on the underside. It made the house much warmer. To this day we only use fireplace heat. I've been here 50 years, and I have always loved my old home.
Up under that house is an excellent example of country farm living. The old yard dogs would get a hold of trash or pieces of animals and carry them up under the floor. Even raccoons etc...would take off with garbage or whatever and run under an old raised house. I remember as a kid I would go under the old houses we lived in and play. I would watch my momma legs walk around the house hollering for me. I would sit there quiet and see if she would look under the house to see if I was there. 😌 I would see stuff everywhere. I asked why stuff was under an old house one time in a box and momma said that people would store things under there because it was cool. I grew up in Florida so the coolest spot to play was under the house. ✌
@@butterflylady8875 at times but I encountered more snakes taking a bath in the creek that was behind my sisters house than under the house where I would play. Lol
@@butterflylady8875 only if it's very hot. Snakes can't regulate their body temperature like we can so they seek warmer places in winter. Cold air gets trapped under a raised house in winter.
Reminds me of my childhood 😊. Playing under the house & friends houses, playing & bathing our creek in the back of our property and the river down the road, climbing trees out in the woods. Happy, carefree memories. But I was in Washington State.
I’ll tell ya, Daniel is a good guy to go crawling around under there with you. Lucky there wasn’t any copperheads or rattlers. I’m really enjoying each installment. Thank you!
Through out your series, I kept wondering when we would get to see the inside of the Byrd House. Today I know why we haven't but keep following along until the day we do get to see the inside. You're doing a great job preserving the property.
There no way u get me under that house. But i love how u have so many friends and family help u with the bird house and i love your passion for history
You and Daniel really like to explore places we would not venture into. We are glad we will be able to be on your journey to restoring the Byrd house. Happy New Year to you all
Yep! Every time they go under should have at least a garbage bag or two in their pockets. Would not take long to fill and drag out. Like Daniel said, good job in the summer heat...
Creeps me out crawl spaces. You are very brave. We had a skunk get under ours once. Animal control would not get him out. It sprayed too. I finally after about a week of it. Open the well on side of house put a large flash light there and put the broom to hold it open left before morning. It got in by a air vent on back of house the size of a brick, the screen was loose on bottom of. To high for it to get back out.
I believe you may have a small structural problem under that house. Ok lets keep it real you've got some serious work to do in order to make that floor and house safe. Looks like fun. I sure wish I was there to help.
We are not going to run out of videos of the Old Bird Farm to soon. There is much work to be done, but I enjoy seeing the progress no matter. It is amazing how those old foundations lasted as long as they did.
"Do not seek the treasure!" LOL! Y'all boys be careful out there. If you happen to come onto some of them sireens, you'd best run the other way or you might get loved up and turned into horny toads!
The mortar is called simply, lime mortar. It is one of the oldest forms of mortar and best used for parging stone walls. Concrete or mortar made with portland cement can't breathe and doesn't permit wet stone or concrete block from drying out, whereas lime mortar is porous. If you look carefully at old European buildings especially castle interiors they are plastered or parged with lime mortar. Ir wet stone can't dry out it is susceptible you freeze thaw and failure. Hope this helps or you find it useful. Love both channels by the way. Keep up the good work. In way of a ps...My family owns property in rural Indiana County in southwestern PA. Off in the woods is an old family cemetery forgotten and long abandoned from 1863. A Mother and five children all died within a month of each other with the Mother dying last. The Father was off in the war and the neighbors buried them all behind the old cabin as they passed and marked them all with simple wood coffins. When the Father came home from the war, he had no idea that his entire family had died and he bought tombstones for them all. We have taken it upon ourselves to clean it up and try to maintain it. Cheers to you all and God Bless.
That is fascinating! There was a small pox epidemic going on at the time. There was a vaccine available, but leaders didn’t really care about the kinds of people (poor and minorities) who were getting sick, so no action was taken really.
Hey Robert, You know what grandpa always said. Be careful when you find other people's teeth. lol. I enjoy your channels a lot. Thanks for the entertainment.
Had to be kids dragging all that trash under there. I'd be bagging that stuff every time I go under there. Hate displaced garbage. Interesting though! Loved the rock pillars!
get a 4 x16x16 inch concrete block from Home Depot to put on the ground as base for floor support. Used as foundation for mobile homes. Easy to use, drag it to where you want it and put vertical support.
Daniel....make sure they get it right in the obit🤣😅🤣 Like that jar😎 I say, a dog carried the jaw bone and teeth under there to protect and chew on🤔 You are killing me....I have an old 19 teens farm house, that I currently still rent out....on the family farm that goes back to the civil war.....You are always on my old stomping grounds...born Upson County, moved Troup County, and now live deep in South GA....such memories you bring to me between this channel and the other channel...Never commented, but have binged watched for some time.....I am finding this quite fascinating 🐾🦊🐺🐾
If you do any cement pouring add pieces of glass, pottery you find around the house. Keep your eyes open for childrens growth chart markings on door jams
Pretty neat video! Ya'll be careful. Gotta tell this story. Friend of mine's mother lived at Malvern Hill Plantation here in Virginia, as a child in the 1930s. She was playing one day and went up under the chicken house to hide, and found a complete skeleton of what turned out to be a Confederate soldier. He apparently had crawled under the same chicken house , after the battle of Malvern Hill, to die of his wounds. She had his belt buckle for years. They did rebury this soldier in a nearby cemetery. This is how this story was told to me back in the 1980s. The fact that it was the same chicken house just amazed me!
@@cynthiacarter665 Thats a great question, and I honestly dont recall that part. We do those things today, but did they back in the 1930's? I dont know. But I did just talk to that friend over Christmas. I will give him a call and ask him. Im curious now.
@@joycemetheny8338 Lol, it really is! The people who told about that story only said that she was a very small child and that she did not know what it was. The skeleton. But ran and got her mother or someone , who had some boys go look to see. I wish I knew more.
@@peggyscott125 I wonder if there was an insignia of the regiment and company on his person. If there was a marker placed on the grave, maybe it has information. Also, there may be a local newspaper article written about the discovery of the body.
Right down my alley robert working on ol houses especially jacking them up and fixing the joists.. hope you all have a safe and wonderful blessed new year day 🎂🎉🎈
Persnally it is no longer the Old Byrd's farm, now it is YOUR farm, right past a bit towards the temp fix you did, Robert, you really glad you at some point will sister in some better beams to help the foundation and to better hold up and support the floor..when you kack up the foundation and the floor, make sure to get it all level.. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and that you all have a blessed and Happy New Year..to you an your families.
When you decide to go metal detecting, they say to go around the bottom of any trees you have that have been around for a long time. Thats supposed to be where you'll find lots of things, especially old kids toys
That is insane! I literally just got home from going to our local Goodwill where I found a 10" pewter bicentennial plate that has the exact same thing on it as the Ball mason jar that you found. 1776 - 1976 Independence Hall Philadelphia, Penna. I almost didn't buy it. It's in such good condition.
I absolutely love what your doing to the place. I like looking at the fields as well as the sheds and house. In your time and out of pocket. Don’t let anyone discourage you from fixing up the place. Every morning I wake up to see if there’s any videos. Excitement!!! I’d love to crawl under the house and explore after you of course lol
I was envious at first of the Byrd house crawlspace...then your's got as narrow as mine. At least y'all don't have strange burrows/holes (who knows what animal made them) covered in tin scraps (who covered them up?) Currently am fighting a skunk that got in there. It can unlock access doors!...it sprays at 3:00 am. Let's hope the rags soaked in ammonia, moth balls, and citrus peels work. Thanks for the uplifting and inspirational videos! Keep up the good work.
If you haven't already, read up on the construction method known as balloon framing. As to the canning jar, I have several of them and, remember as a teen when my Mom bought them as well. Not real valuable but cool. There is also Mt. Vernon, Valley Forge, Independence Hall and a couple I forget.
Hi, looks like the teeth are some kind of veggie/grass eater………meat eaters have sharper teeth. I bet a couple of dogs lived under that porch and dragged all that garbage in there, chew toys. Cool house, great job!
Crawled under a lot of old houses in my day. If you put on a set of coveralls, wear a good dust mask and put a stocking cap on your head you won't get dusted too bad.
Hi! Robert! It fascinated me that the dirt under the house looks like someone swept it with a broom. A couple of suggestions...take some time to metal detect under the older part of the house and under where the windows are. Then metal detect that pile of garbage right in front of where you are crawling in and out before you throw it all away. There are treasures around, in, and under that old house...take the time to check that stuff out. Some of the best stuff turned out the be in the garbage. Happy hunting and Happy New Year!!
Those cross braces between the joists are there to distribute the deflection of the joist. When you step on one joist, it spreads the "bounce" from a single joist to the joists around it and makes the floor less springy. A lot of times they're removed for plumbing or duct work but they should be replaced whenever possible.
Them teeth reminds me of a tiime when I went exploring in the house where I grew up in. I found a cigar box. In it were imagration papers dated 1857 from Norway a map dated 1869 of Minnesota a small brass telescope and a old leather coin purse that had teeth with gold fillings. I guess it was a common practice to have gold fillings remove from a dead relative back in the 19th century..........my dad says it must a been grandpa's.......
It was Robert King! Gold was far more precious and less plentiful back then but it was more common to save them as age made them weak enough to come out. That nobody extracted the gold speaks well of your family and your grandfather!
@@robertking288 lol, I expect not! But your Grandfather lived in a different time when the family probably killed and processed most, if not all, of their food, meaning teeth and skulls were commonplace. If so, gold teeth were indeed money! Of course, he could have been like my Pop and had a wicked sense of humor too! Hope y'alls New Year is happy and wonderful!
Yeah well aware of it....been there and done that lm 65 now and retired and sometimes when I see things it reminds me of similar happenings from the past..been around the block a few times.
Love seeing under the old bird house and the field stones are amazing they still hold up the house shocked how much modern waste under it teeth was a little freaky :) great video thankyou
I have a few of those jars and also some bicentennial Folgers coffee jars my granny got. I'd say a lot of that garbage was from dogs dragging it under the house. Have seen that many times. The old bottle neck was cool. Get done with your work under there before spring if you can. Copperheads love being under houses. You'll also get a lot of spiders, some that could be harmful such as black widows and brown recluses. Of course being a southern boy you know all that. Cave crickets = fish bait. lol Enjoying the series. Can't wait until you start working on the inside.
Well that was fun. I really enjoy watching u guys crawling under the Byrd house. It was a bit creepy tho especially when u found the teeth. Thanks for taking us along ♥️😊👍
Robert, once you clear off the land around the house from all the wisteria and brush, i think we'd like to see a video of you metal detecting. You might find some things you'd never know were there like old axe head, coins, cans, etc.
Our house was built in 1983 and as we have remodeled we have found coins dated 1982 and 1983 under wall supports and under drywall walls. Now as we replace flooring and such we put coins under the wood and vanities. A very cool tradition.
Oh boy, I see hand digging out and pouring new footers, sistering floor joists in your future. Making it safe is going to be a big job. Thankfully it looks pretty dry under there.
I'm beginning to feel like 'squirrel!' whenever I see a canning jar.☺️ The crawl space under my house has those diagonal braces too. This house was built in the early 70s.
you should run a metal detector under that house you may find coins and other things that were dopped under there. Great video until next time Stay stay safe and healthy Peace Out
All the best to you Robert, your wife and Cody in 2021. Looking forward to all the changes to the Old Byrd Farm that will happen in 2021. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada.
ich staune, wie sauber es meistens aussieht unterm Haus. Aber das Fundament muss ganz bestimmt repariert werden. Unheimlich, wie das aussieht an einigen Stellen. Viel Kraft Dir wünsche !
HOW did I not know about this channel!?! Omg I feel so left out hahaha.. Well it's just over 3hrs til 2021 where I am, so I know what I'm doing!!!.. Much love from New Zealand xx V.
Such an amazing place!! So many adventures to be had yet to come!! No tellin what ALL U'll STILL find THERE! Even tho I had ta hold my breath the further U all got under the house as the area decreased in size due to terror of claustrophobia lol BUT STILL sooo very neat to find all the lil treasures that have been left behind by previous owner's an passer thru-ers lol I think I invented a word THERE!! 😂 LOVE the video's of the old house!! Thanks for allowing US to go on these adventures with U guy's!! Much 💖 frm Florida!! 💖💖🎄🎄💖💖
Only way I could watch this was knowing you had to edit and post, so, you made it out alive! All I thought about was, both of you, under there, probably your phones in your back pockets, and no one outside that even would know you were under there...I didn't watch the episode when you squeezed up into the attic somewhere! God bless you, and happy new year!
Those cross pieces are put in to give lateral strength to the floor joists not needed so much with the new I beam type joist But Metal ones are still used on conventional floor joist
The cross bracing is used to keep the joist from twisting. But they would not be used where the joist were 4x6 like the old section. When they used 2x6, 2x8,2x10 or 2x12 they bad to brace to keep them from twisting
The small boards between the floor joists is "bridging." They distribute the force between joists to stiffen the floor. They help during new construction to eliminate joist warpage, but I think you're well past that time frame. In order to measure twice and cut once, you need a pencil and tape measure. 🤞
awesome explore under the house Robert, and yeah ,you can keep the teeth,, lol, hey when are we going to see the actual inside of the house itself, ?? anxious to see what it looks like inside,, hey ,,Happy New Year to you, The other Robert( get the man a steak sandwich already,, lol) Cody and Daniel, anything's got to be better then 2020
They are called camel crickets. The boards between the joists are called bridges to help to keep floor from sagging and moving when you are walking on them.
I love your optimism Robert. When your looking at something you add the phrase "so far" always looking on the bright side. I just know your going to have a great New Year. 😄🔍🔦🔨🎉
Thought that vine was a snake for a second too. Creepy teeth oooh ! Lots of work. Now I know why we haven't seen much of the insides. Major rewiring job when the time comes too.Keep safe ❤ Keep Well❤ HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉🎈🎉🎈🎉🎈
Interesting that houses down by you folks don't have basements like we do up here in the north. At least that house doesn't! Thanks for the fascinating explore -- and Happy New Year to you all!
I have a 60's house and I have to clear the spider webs just to go under it how come you guys didn't have a hundred spider webs under that house just wondering
Coins must have fallen out of the children's pockets when they'd go under there to play hide and seek and stuff. Change left over from the soda fountain at the drug store in the center of town. Indian head pennies, Liberty head nickels, and Barber dimes. Maybe some earlier coins. Buffalo nickels and Mercury dimes, too. You'll need a metal detector to find them.
Hi Robert, Daniel and crew! I agree that a dog probably took that jaw bone piece under the house but it is creepy! It is too small for a horse though unless it was a tiny pony foal. Teeth are worn too suggesting age. You could take it to a college or museum to identify it but I'm guessing that somebody was outside dressing a deer and Ole Bullitt scarfed himself up a good piece of trash!
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Ok Robert, y’all have my curiosity sparked I’m gonna need y’all to go back and check that out where it sounded hollow!
Inside you can take up the floor boards to jack the floor up too. Replace some of the wood etc.?
Hey guys cool old house lots of work. I have a similar problem. Got to get under a blocked up old house. I've given it much thought. Cut holes in the floors where YOU need to work it will make it easier to make these openings and drop down block it up save the pieces to put back when done. Framing back to existing floor joists. But knowing tubers (commenters) some one won't adgree. Save all that crawling time
This project would be your version of "This Old House", except in this case it would be "This Older House."
The original cabin of our old house was built in 1872 , James Marshall (finder of gold in the American River in 1849, starting the California gold rush) built the fireplace. The rest of the house was added around this well built cabin on three sides in the early 1950's. The underside is open and on stone pillars just like yours, even the people that did the add on followed the same procedure. We bought the house and property in 1971. My now husband of 30 years is a carpenter, he went under the house many years ago and stapled insulation on the underside. It made the house much warmer. To this day we only use fireplace heat. I've been here 50 years, and I have always loved my old home.
I'm planning on doing the same thing to my house that was built in 1890 here in south central Kansas !
@@steveclark4291 You won't regret it. Warmer and saves heat.
Up under that house is an excellent example of country farm living. The old yard dogs would get a hold of trash or pieces of animals and carry them up under the floor. Even raccoons etc...would take off with garbage or whatever and run under an old raised house. I remember as a kid I would go under the old houses we lived in and play. I would watch my momma legs walk around the house hollering for me. I would sit there quiet and see if she would look under the house to see if I was there. 😌 I would see stuff everywhere. I asked why stuff was under an old house one time in a box and momma said that people would store things under there because it was cool. I grew up in Florida so the coolest spot to play was under the house. ✌
Thanks for that explanation - I couldn’t make sense of how the trash made its way under the house. It now makes perfect sense!
Isn’t that where you would find snakes? And creepy crawlers LOL
@@butterflylady8875 at times but I encountered more snakes taking a bath in the creek that was behind my sisters house than under the house where I would play. Lol
@@butterflylady8875 only if it's very hot. Snakes can't regulate their body temperature like we can so they seek warmer places in winter. Cold air gets trapped under a raised house in winter.
Reminds me of my childhood 😊. Playing under the house & friends houses, playing & bathing our creek in the back of our property and the river down the road, climbing trees out in the woods. Happy, carefree memories. But I was in Washington State.
I’ll tell ya, Daniel is a good guy to go crawling around under there with you.
Lucky there wasn’t any copperheads or rattlers. I’m really enjoying each
installment. Thank you!
That house has seen better day's. Good luck..
That was an experience.. there is not enough money in the world that would get me under there.. thanks for sharing
or me! lol
...or me, either!
I would go in a heart beat as I use to explore caves here in Kansas !
Through out your series, I kept wondering when we would get to see the inside of the Byrd House. Today I know why we haven't but keep following along until the day we do get to see the inside. You're doing a great job preserving the property.
And am very addicted to your videos . So interesting what you find
Thank you!
There no way u get me under that house. But i love how u have so many friends and family help u with the bird house and i love your passion for history
You and Daniel really like to explore places we would not venture into. We are glad we will be able to be on your journey to restoring the Byrd house. Happy New Year to you all
First thing to do is rake out all the trash. 😱
Amen!
100% agree
Yep! Every time they go under should have at least a garbage bag or two in their pockets. Would not take long to fill and drag out. Like Daniel said, good job in the summer heat...
Creeps me out crawl spaces. You are very brave. We had a skunk get under ours once. Animal control would not get him out. It sprayed too. I finally after about a week of it. Open the well on side of house put a large flash light there and put the broom to hold it open left before morning. It got in by a air vent on back of house the size of a brick, the screen was loose on bottom of. To high for it to get back out.
I believe you may have a small structural problem under that house. Ok lets keep it real you've got some serious work to do in order to make that floor and house safe. Looks like fun. I sure wish I was there to help.
He needs some help!!
We are not going to run out of videos of the Old Bird Farm to soon. There is much work to be done, but I enjoy seeing the progress no matter. It is amazing how those old foundations lasted as long as they did.
Crooning of the 2x4 is called bridging done to keep floor joists fromtwisting
It also transfers some weight to the next joist. It is usually done as two diagonals forming an X
"Do not seek the treasure!" LOL! Y'all boys be careful out there. If you happen to come onto some of them sireens, you'd best run the other way or you might get loved up and turned into horny toads!
Love that movie 😂😂
I was hoping someone else caught that! One of my favorite movies.
@@michellebressette2210 There are so many great lines in that movie, and I think I know them all!
The mortar is called simply, lime mortar. It is one of the oldest forms of mortar and best used for parging stone walls. Concrete or mortar made with portland cement can't breathe and doesn't permit wet stone or concrete block from drying out, whereas lime mortar is porous. If you look carefully at old European buildings especially castle interiors they are plastered or parged with lime mortar. Ir wet stone can't dry out it is susceptible you freeze thaw and failure. Hope this helps or you find it useful. Love both channels by the way. Keep up the good work. In way of a ps...My family owns property in rural Indiana County in southwestern PA. Off in the woods is an old family cemetery forgotten and long abandoned from 1863. A Mother and five children all died within a month of each other with the Mother dying last. The Father was off in the war and the neighbors buried them all behind the old cabin as they passed and marked them all with simple wood coffins. When the Father came home from the war, he had no idea that his entire family had died and he bought tombstones for them all. We have taken it upon ourselves to clean it up and try to maintain it. Cheers to you all and God Bless.
That is fascinating! There was a small pox epidemic going on at the time. There was a vaccine available, but leaders didn’t really care about the kinds of people (poor and minorities) who were getting sick, so no action was taken really.
Do you think y'all had a yellow fever epidemic as we did here in the south around that time?
@@marvinjohnson424 If I remember correctly it was Scarlet Fever.
@@rolandhribal7155 My bad guess they weren't plagued with skeeters up there like we are. Either one was bad 💩
God bless you Roland Hribal who has taken an orphaned family and restored their dignity.
Hey Robert, You know what grandpa always said. Be careful when you find other people's teeth. lol. I enjoy your channels a lot. Thanks for the entertainment.
Hand held pin pointer metal detector is definitely whatcha need, and small hand digger. Fun!
Had to be kids dragging all that trash under there. I'd be bagging that stuff every time I go under there. Hate displaced garbage. Interesting though! Loved the rock pillars!
Rake it all out but wear a mask.
A lot of it was lightweight plastic garbage--I was thinking it was probably blown in there by wind storms.
get a 4 x16x16 inch concrete block from Home Depot to put on the ground as base for floor support. Used as foundation for mobile homes. Easy to use, drag it to where you want it and put vertical support.
"Do NOT seek the treasure!"
"We thought you was a TOAD!"
one of the BEST movies ever. Thank you Daniel!
I'm amazed at the amount of trash under the house too. Strange.
Carried in by animals, blown in by a windy day.
Daniel....make sure they get it right in the obit🤣😅🤣 Like that jar😎 I say, a dog carried the jaw bone and teeth under there to protect and chew on🤔 You are killing me....I have an old 19 teens farm house, that I currently still rent out....on the family farm that goes back to the civil war.....You are always on my old stomping grounds...born Upson County, moved Troup County, and now live deep in South GA....such memories you bring to me between this channel and the other channel...Never commented, but have binged watched for some time.....I am finding this quite fascinating 🐾🦊🐺🐾
Happy New Year to you, Daniel, Cody and the “other” Robert.
Happy New Year
I'm with Daniel. I wouldn't be walking on that floor because I'd find all the weak spots too. Us bigger guys gotta know our limits and be careful 👍
If you do any cement pouring add pieces of glass, pottery you find around the house. Keep your eyes open for childrens growth chart markings on door jams
Pretty neat video! Ya'll be careful. Gotta tell this story. Friend of mine's mother lived at Malvern Hill Plantation here in Virginia, as a child in the 1930s. She was playing one day and went up under the chicken house to hide, and found a complete skeleton of what turned out to be a Confederate soldier. He apparently had crawled under the same chicken house , after the battle of Malvern Hill, to die of his wounds. She had his belt buckle for years. They did rebury this soldier in a nearby cemetery. This is how this story was told to me back in the 1980s. The fact that it was the same chicken house just amazed me!
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Awesome story. I wonder if the soldier was identified. His loved ones never knew what happened to him.
@@cynthiacarter665 Thats a great question, and I honestly dont recall that part. We do those things today, but did they back in the 1930's? I dont know. But I did just talk to that friend over Christmas. I will give him a call and ask him. Im curious now.
@@joycemetheny8338 Lol, it really is! The people who told about that story only said that she was a very small child and that she did not know what it was. The skeleton. But ran and got her mother or someone , who had some boys go look to see. I wish I knew more.
@@peggyscott125 I wonder if there was an insignia of the regiment and company on his person. If there was a marker placed on the grave, maybe it has information. Also, there may be a local newspaper article written about the discovery of the body.
Your cinder blocks will crush in that direction. Flip them over!
True Robert, not meant for support sideways, weak.
True they are very weak the way they are laying now !
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Robert, I think you probably have wisteria nightmares. Thank you as always for the videos.
Definitely and thank you
Right down my alley robert working on ol houses especially jacking them up and fixing the joists.. hope you all have a safe and wonderful blessed new year day 🎂🎉🎈
Persnally it is no longer the Old Byrd's farm, now it is YOUR farm, right past a bit towards the temp fix you did, Robert, you really glad you at some point will sister in some better beams to help the foundation and to better hold up and support the floor..when you kack up the foundation and the floor, make sure to get it all level.. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and that you all have a blessed and Happy New Year..to you an your families.
When you decide to go metal detecting, they say to go around the bottom of any trees you have that have been around for a long time. Thats supposed to be where you'll find lots of things, especially old kids toys
That is insane! I literally just got home from going to our local Goodwill where I found a 10" pewter bicentennial plate that has the exact same thing on it as the Ball mason jar that you found. 1776 - 1976 Independence Hall Philadelphia, Penna. I almost didn't buy it. It's in such good condition.
I absolutely love what your doing to the place. I like looking at the fields as well as the sheds and house. In your time and out of pocket. Don’t let anyone discourage you from fixing up the place. Every morning I wake up to see if there’s any videos. Excitement!!! I’d love to crawl under the house and explore after you of course lol
I am more scared of the vine than the teeth
Me too
Old hound dog run off with granny’s teeth
ha ha good one. either granny had a long jaw or the hound died under there.
Thanks for sharing Robert. Have a great day
I was envious at first of the Byrd house crawlspace...then your's got as narrow as mine. At least y'all don't have strange burrows/holes (who knows what animal made them) covered in tin scraps (who covered them up?) Currently am fighting a skunk that got in there. It can unlock access doors!...it sprays at 3:00 am. Let's hope the rags soaked in ammonia, moth balls, and citrus peels work.
Thanks for the uplifting and inspirational videos! Keep up the good work.
If you haven't already, read up on the construction method known as balloon framing. As to the canning jar, I have several of them and, remember as a teen when my Mom bought them as well. Not real valuable but cool. There is also Mt. Vernon, Valley Forge, Independence Hall and a couple I forget.
Maggie, I bought the mason jars to use. In a second hand store I got a Bicentennial jar.
I think anything bicentennial would be valuable to someone that was born that year. Just a thought 🙂
I really look forward to your videos and just love them thank you! Never know what you're gonna find or what you're gonna do on your next adventure.
Hi, looks like the teeth are some kind of veggie/grass eater………meat eaters have sharper teeth. I bet a couple of dogs lived under that porch and dragged all that garbage in there, chew toys. Cool house, great job!
Crawled under a lot of old houses in my day. If you put on a set of coveralls, wear a good dust mask and put a stocking cap on your head you won't get dusted too bad.
I live in MN and we have found coins on the cornerstones of our house built in 1875.
i was watching a French chateau rebuild yesterday, and they threw a coin into the basement cement pour
Hello Robert, It's Nana Wishing you all the best of health and happiness for 2021.
Love that jar, I graduated high school in 1976
Hi! Robert! It fascinated me that the dirt under the house looks like someone swept it with a broom. A couple of suggestions...take some time to metal detect under the older part of the house and under where the windows are. Then metal detect that pile of garbage right in front of where you are crawling in and out before you throw it all away. There are treasures around, in, and under that old house...take the time to check that stuff out. Some of the best stuff turned out the be in the garbage. Happy hunting and Happy New Year!!
A cheap wireless camera anda kids toyremote controlled car works awesome for under tight homes. Pretty neat old build.
Hang on to that bicentennial mason jar - it’s a collectible.
Those cross braces between the joists are there to distribute the deflection of the joist. When you step on one joist, it spreads the "bounce" from a single joist to the joists around it and makes the floor less springy. A lot of times they're removed for plumbing or duct work but they should be replaced whenever possible.
Mighty brave to go under that house! No way ,no how!😃
Them teeth reminds me of a tiime when I went exploring in the house where I grew up in. I found a cigar box. In it were imagration papers dated 1857 from Norway a map dated 1869 of Minnesota a small brass telescope and a old leather coin purse that had teeth with gold fillings. I guess it was a common practice to have gold fillings remove from a dead relative back in the 19th century..........my dad says it must a been grandpa's.......
It was Robert King! Gold was far more precious and less plentiful back then but it was more common to save them as age made them weak enough to come out. That nobody extracted the gold speaks well of your family and your grandfather!
@@nancyholcombe8030 whatever it creeped me out ......was not what I expected to find in a coin purse.
@@robertking288 lol, I expect not! But your Grandfather lived in a different time when the family probably killed and processed most, if not all, of their food, meaning teeth and skulls were commonplace. If so, gold teeth were indeed money! Of course, he could have been like my Pop and had a wicked sense of humor too! Hope y'alls New Year is happy and wonderful!
Yeah well aware of it....been there and done that lm 65 now and retired and sometimes when I see things it reminds me of similar happenings from the past..been around the block a few times.
@@robertking288 62 here. We've seen alot!
I enjoyed the tour.
Love seeing under the old bird house and the field stones are amazing they still hold up the house shocked how much modern waste under it teeth was a little freaky :) great video thankyou
I have a few of those jars and also some bicentennial Folgers coffee jars my granny got. I'd say a lot of that garbage was from dogs dragging it under the house. Have seen that many times. The old bottle neck was cool. Get done with your work under there before spring if you can. Copperheads love being under houses. You'll also get a lot of spiders, some that could be harmful such as black widows and brown recluses. Of course being a southern boy you know all that. Cave crickets = fish bait. lol Enjoying the series. Can't wait until you start working on the inside.
Well that was fun. I really enjoy watching u guys crawling under the Byrd house. It was a bit creepy tho especially when u found the teeth. Thanks for taking us along ♥️😊👍
Robert, once you clear off the land around the house from all the wisteria and brush, i think we'd like to see a video of you metal detecting. You might find some things you'd never know were there like old axe head, coins, cans, etc.
Our house was built in 1983 and as we have remodeled we have found coins dated 1982 and 1983 under wall supports and under drywall walls. Now as we replace flooring and such we put coins under the wood and vanities. A very cool tradition.
No amount of begging would've gotten me under that house, but I'm glad to watch you fellows. Happy new year!
The boards angled between the floor joices are to keep them from warping.
Oh boy, I see hand digging out and pouring new footers, sistering floor joists in your future. Making it safe is going to be a big job. Thankfully it looks pretty dry under there.
I'm beginning to feel like 'squirrel!' whenever I see a canning jar.☺️
The crawl space under my house has those diagonal braces too. This house was built in the early 70s.
you should run a metal detector under that house you may find coins and other things that were dopped under there. Great video until next time Stay stay safe and healthy Peace Out
All the best to you Robert, your wife and Cody in 2021. Looking forward to all the changes to the Old Byrd Farm that will happen in 2021. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada.
That's the CENTER BLOCK of the house.
Robert u r truly blessed 2 have a wonderful friend in Daniel
That's almost a basement compared to ours, but luckily my husband can fit. Hope you find some marbles or bits of dishes!
Thank you for the adventure ! Take care , stay safe , healthy and have a very Happy and Properous New Year ! Doing well here in Kansas .
In the old days, the best mortar was mixed with a hay fork. The guy that did the mixing was known as a mortar forker...
ich staune, wie sauber es meistens aussieht unterm Haus. Aber das Fundament muss ganz bestimmt repariert werden. Unheimlich, wie das aussieht an einigen Stellen. Viel Kraft Dir wünsche !
HOW did I not know about this channel!?! Omg I feel so left out hahaha.. Well it's just over 3hrs til 2021 where I am, so I know what I'm doing!!!.. Much love from New Zealand xx V.
Such an amazing place!! So many adventures to be had yet to come!! No tellin what ALL U'll STILL find THERE! Even tho I had ta hold my breath the further U all got under the house as the area decreased in size due to terror of claustrophobia lol BUT STILL sooo very neat to find all the lil treasures that have been left behind by previous owner's an passer thru-ers lol I think I invented a word THERE!! 😂 LOVE the video's of the old house!! Thanks for allowing US to go on these adventures with U guy's!! Much 💖 frm Florida!! 💖💖🎄🎄💖💖
Happy New Year's guys! Thanks for the kind of creepy tour.
Happy New year to you all. Love from Australia. Stay in safe.xx
Only way I could watch this was knowing you had to edit and post, so, you made it out alive! All I thought about was, both of you, under there, probably your phones in your back pockets, and no one outside that even would know you were under there...I didn't watch the episode when you squeezed up into the attic somewhere! God bless you, and happy new year!
Cody was outside tending the fire and knew that they was under there !
Those cross pieces are put in to give lateral strength to the floor joists not needed so much with the new I beam type joist But Metal ones are still used on conventional floor joist
Happy New Year my friend. Love what you and your friends are doing. I really like your videos. I love old house renovation videos.
Happy New Year to you and yours. Hoping to see a reveal of the inside of this old treasure. ✌🏻❤️🇺🇸
The cross bracing is used to keep the joist from twisting. But they would not be used where the joist were 4x6 like the old section. When they used 2x6, 2x8,2x10 or 2x12 they bad to brace to keep them from twisting
The small boards between the floor joists is "bridging." They distribute the force between joists to stiffen the floor. They help during new construction to eliminate joist warpage, but I think you're well past that time frame. In order to measure twice and cut once, you need a pencil and tape measure. 🤞
O M G , THAT WAS THE BEST ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN ! THANK YOU NEIL DIAMOND !!!!!!
Do not seek the treasure..one of my favorite quotes from "Oh Brother where are Thou" SUPER CREEPY TOOTH FIND!
awesome explore under the house Robert, and yeah ,you can keep the teeth,, lol, hey when are we going to see the actual inside of the house itself, ?? anxious to see what it looks like inside,, hey ,,Happy New Year to you, The other Robert( get the man a steak sandwich already,, lol) Cody and Daniel, anything's got to be better then 2020
They are called camel crickets. The boards between the joists are called bridges to help to keep floor from sagging and moving when you are walking on them.
I love your optimism Robert. When your looking at something you add the phrase "so far" always looking on the bright side. I just know your going to have a great New Year. 😄🔍🔦🔨🎉
You should metal detect under the house and yard, People find a lot of interesting things that way😊
Thought that vine was a snake for a second too. Creepy teeth oooh ! Lots of work. Now I know why we haven't seen much of the insides. Major rewiring job when the time comes too.Keep safe ❤ Keep Well❤ HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉🎈🎉🎈🎉🎈
Maybe this will get me to be inspired and brave enough to go down in my 91 year old home crawl space, and look at the underside.
Quite interesting under the house. I would have to suit up, but would love to go under and explore.
The angle braces kept the floor joice for warping and twisting.
Oh my it was all that I could do to watch that one lol 😂 that vine was so scary 😧 and those wires 😬😬😬
Interesting that houses down by you folks don't have basements like we do up here in the north. At least that house doesn't! Thanks for the fascinating explore -- and Happy New Year to you all!
Yeah a lot of people ask about cellar holes when I find an old homesite... just don’t have em here
In love with that mason jar y’all found 😍
Also those teeth hella creepy 💀
So could a flood have come along and deposited all that new trash under the house?what you think?
I have a 60's house and I have to clear the spider webs just to go under it how come you guys didn't have a hundred spider webs under that house just wondering
Exploring under and around an old house is some of the most fun. I always put on a pair of Dickies coveralls when I need to go under my house.
Coins must have fallen out of the children's pockets when they'd go under there to play hide and seek and stuff. Change left over from the soda fountain at the drug store in the center of town. Indian head pennies, Liberty head nickels, and Barber dimes. Maybe some earlier coins. Buffalo nickels and Mercury dimes, too. You'll need a metal detector to find them.
It would be nice to cut the handle half off a rake , and rake out under the house . Getting it ready for the many returns ha ha !
Hi Robert, Daniel and crew! I agree that a dog probably took that jaw bone piece under the house but it is creepy! It is too small for a horse though unless it was a tiny pony foal. Teeth are worn too suggesting age. You could take it to a college or museum to identify it but I'm guessing that somebody was outside dressing a deer and Ole Bullitt scarfed himself up a good piece of trash!