I would like to suggest excavating the hillside at the back of the cottage at least 10' from the back wall. Use the excavated material to raise your street facing yard as you discussed in the video. Then I suggest building a berm and swale all along the top of the excavation to direct surface water coming down off the fields away from the cottage. Save that front door. It is beautiful :)

Made me quite sad to see this poor house, reminded me of my mothers childhood home near to Newry, now derelict and falling down , only three rooms in total and twelve children grew up there in relative poverty. When you look at this house see the life that passed through it and hope that it once again provides love warmth and comfort to future generations. Lovely to see it being saved.

@JulieWallis1963

Жыл бұрын

You _think_ 14 people in three rooms is “love and warmth”? You need to buy a book!

@Justfreeloading

Жыл бұрын

​@@JulieWallis1963I guess love and warmth are different to different people, there were 8 of us in 4 rooms, we have a lot of fond memories, too bad everyone doesn't feel that, but I guess it's all how your raised.

@ChristineKelly1000

Жыл бұрын

I cannot get over the clearing job you did. Just amazing.

@barneygoddard6421

10 ай бұрын

I understand exactly how you feel. I spent a lot of my early life growing up on my grandparents and great-grandparents farm house. Located in North East Pennsylvania. After 7 generations, the last one has let everything go to hell. My grandmother used to scrub the hard wood floors, starch the lace curtains, and was a beautiful, warm, loving home.

I would love a little cottage like this. Happy to see this being saved.

Makes my heart happy to see an old home given care and new life.

@IFarmWeFarm

Жыл бұрын

That’s the way I see it, it may take a lot more work than perhaps a new build but it has character

@Chr.U.Cas1622

Жыл бұрын

Dear @@IFarmWeFarm guy Maybe. But definitely less costs for paperwork, permissions etc p.p.! Additionally you can work on/at the house/property step by step, little by little. Best regards, luck and health to all of you.

@thekingsilverado3266

Жыл бұрын

@@IFarmWeFarm Old world charm is better than new world yuk yuk...

I think it's awesome that you are bringing this girl back to life...to see old homes over grown and decaying is heart breaking. Kudos to all of you that are involved!

Hello from Australia 🇦🇺 first time on your channel and I’m really just here to see this cottage come to life, hoping for more regular update videos cheers

@nataliekeane8944

Жыл бұрын

Me too 🤣🤣🤣

@chooky7814

Жыл бұрын

Me 3...can't wait to see it all fixed up! Im in Australia too

@margaretkeay97

Жыл бұрын

Me 4, I just love watching these kinds of projects breathing life back in to history. 😁😀

The bloke running the excavator is fascinating to watch - such precision!

Huge respect to yee for saving that cottage,, brilliant, really looking forward to seeing it progress,, belated happy birthday,,

This man makes me feel he can rule the world he gets stuff done and sorted .

@redbird9658

Жыл бұрын

Yes where were these men when I was looking for a hubby. I ended up with someone who thinks double sided sticky tape fixes everything 😱

@lifeisshort1323

Жыл бұрын

@@redbird9658 lol as long as it’s double sided and premium brand . Lol

@PLS.54

Жыл бұрын

Send him to the USA, they could use someone like him at the DOJ. 😂

You could get 8'x4' plastic sheets that they use for conservatory roofs cheaply to board the windows- keep the rain out and let some light in!

@IFarmWeFarm

Жыл бұрын

Yes or perspex’s sheeting would definitely work

I love projects like this. I can’t wait to see it come to life again.🤗🐝❤️

My dad lived there in that bog house years ago before I was born this is nice to see it all cleared out an will be deadly to see when finished up lad fair play good work

@IFarmWeFarm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason

“Arrr” That little room at the outside for sure was “The Bog”!👍👍

Operator is so delicate and operating with ease! a professional for sure!

@IFarmWeFarm

Жыл бұрын

Gerry’s a powerfully man on that machine, he could tread a needle with it 👍

@dodge33445

Жыл бұрын

@@IFarmWeFarm He sure is! Man I wish I knew what site the video was on.. But one time I saw a video of an excavator operator who undressed a LIVE woman and places each piece of clothing onto a clothing rack, her hat, trench coat, belt, everything... Man it was amazing to watch him do it on a live person. With EASE

Oh, please don’t toss those old doors! Especially the one with the glass! I really hope you can find a way to salvage and reuse them! Just wonderful little cottage.

Wow what a transformation, I can see these videos on the cottage doing really well, great stuff.

Little Chip was a brand of marmalade; my late Dad loved it!! And, happy birthday Adrian, best wishes!

Nature really reclaimed this cottage. Great to see its being saved

Finally! A channel that can make real progress and one who knows how to accomplish the most possible in the day.

How wonderful that you're breathing new life back into such a lovely cottage.

hello from england awsome to see this place done up. have seen lots of these places where i live most are old army builings from cold war or ww2 RAF bases.

“It’s really no too bad.” You’ve seen some homes in truly poor condition. I’m impressed about your outlook and feeling that what you can do will work.

First time here and I’m sold on your love and energy for this restoration. Great idea to use what’s there and get fixed up what you can. So excited to watch this transformation

I could listen to you talk, *all day* long! Lovely old cottage, btw.

Look forward to seeing more! I am currently restoring a 1829 house. Lots of work needs to be done.

Hello ! I just found your channel and am delighted ! Your work on the old cottage is wise , thoughtful and careful . ..so many would have demolished it without hesitation . There were those who lived within those walls whose personalities were shaped there...lived and loved there . I am very interested to see the house's journey back , to shelter more families...good for you !!!

Hello, from America! I am going to enjoy watching your videos for sure. I love to see you bringing the old girl back to life!!!

i can't think of it's name off the top of my head, maybe "Perspex", but i would board the windows with hard clear plastic sheeting. will save the hassle of finding old windows too. congrats on the progress

Great to bring that house back to life, it was everything to some people once upon a time. Little Chip was marmalade.

Keep the old gate pillars. Put in a nice gate to walk thru. Make a new drive entrance about.

Thrilled to see you bring her back to life.🎃

Native hedgerow mix would be much more in tune with the surrounding environment Adrian. Protrays similar autumnal colours to the beech and much better for biodiversity. A mix of Hawthorn, Holly, Rowan, downy Birch and Sessile oak would be a nice hedgerow mix. It would be a haven for small birds. You are entitled to 100 free trees in the native hedgerow mix with your local dairy co-op too Adrian. Fill out the Google form and they land a few weeks later. Keep up the good work, lovely project to be at 👍🏻

@willyfindlay4398

Жыл бұрын

He has miles of that , a small section of Cooper Beech ( fagus sylvatica purpurea would be far better than a conifer hedge.

@shanegalvin8386

Жыл бұрын

@@willyfindlay4398 Can’t have enough of native hedgerow. It looks well and is good for the brand image of sustainable agriculture nowadays. I agree conifers aren’t the most aesthetic nor do they contribute much to the environment.

@strangerElmax

Жыл бұрын

No they take to much work. And maintenance. Better off with portugese laurel. Fantastic hedge .

@michaelmcginn7260

Жыл бұрын

Agreed👍👍👍

@Heligany

Жыл бұрын

Hazel for the nuts; the red ones look great too

Can’t wait to see the updates on the house

Great to see old houses like this getting renovated instead of knocked down can't wait to see how it progresses 👍

Good to see wee houses like this coming to life again! Keep up the good work.

Happy belated birthday Adrian. It's fascinating seeing the house appear from the undergrowth and listening to your plans for keeping it original as much as possible.

Exciting project. Will be fun to watch the old place come to life. Have fun with it!

Happy bday Adrian and a great job you done cleaning up around the house great video 👌

Oh try plant a native hedge, look around the view you have, a native hedge would be more inkeeping and more importantly provide food and shelter to wildlife. (Did you see the frog jumping out of picture at the start of video)Plants like Holly, Rose, Whitethorn, guilder rose , spindle and hazel would be beautiful. Keep the cottage and its little garden nestled into the countryside. And the native hedge would help out the farms environmental schemes if your in any of them

Happy birthday aidrian have a good one. Great progress being done fair play to you 👍

Happy birthday Adrian yet again another class video hope to see more videos of this cottage in the near future

Wonderful to see you are preserving the house.

It great see old cottage giving love and care it need so another family place to live kids grow up happy

How exciting, thanks for sharing. Best wishes, Deb

Happy birthday Adrian hope you had a belter of a day. Loving the house videos 👍

Happy Birthday and thank you for taking care of the Cottage instead of tearing it down 🎉

Love this project. 😀 keep it in the family 👪 💯

Nice project and potential diversification. Looking forward to watching it.

Lovely Cottage enjoyed thanks 🚜👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I can't wait to see the renovations! I'm following along so keep the videos coming!

Happy belated birthday 🎂. I love the house, a big project but super excited to see how you tackle it step by step!! Looks good already 🙌

A great project. I wish you well and look forward to see things progress.

Looking forward to see the progress of the house .Uve unearthed a wee gem .

That's quite the restoration you've got going on there, I'd recommend a native mixed edge planted with fruiting and flowering hedging shrubs, that can be purchased in most nurseries as a bundle deal, of native mixed wildlife friendly hedging, if you'd plant the hedging below the bank, this could halp to reduce the impact of the view, out off the property*

Wish you the best with your restoration of the house

Well done Adrian great to see you got it all cleared up on the outside looks totally different.

Wishing you a very happy birthday Adrian. The house is going to be a lovely job when done

This will be really interesting to watch over the next while. And a very happy birthday, I hope the next year brings you many blessings! 🥳🎉

Loved watching this , wishing you all the very best 👌

Very interesting. I hope you show all the work. Cheers

Your plans are great Adrian, so glad ya didn't just knock the whole house. And a very happy birthday to you, and many more🎂🎂

Happy Birthday. Super excited to see this project gradually unfold. I think it is going to be really cute traditional cottage.

Have a cut of brown bread with “Little Chip” orange marmalade, sitting by the Stanley No.8 with the turf home from the bog opposite. Paints a homely picture, like the good auld days.

Best of luck with that project going forward now fair play to ya 👍👍👍

I feel another great project to follow over coming months. Happy Birthday btw Adrian.

Belated birthday wishes Adrian 🎂🎉. Enjoyed the exposure of the cottage. 👌

Beautiful cottage with huge potential. Can’t wait to see the end result

Happy Birthday Adrian, the wee cottage has a character look and fitting for the area. Thank goodness your not knocking it down, as others with run the digger straight through it.

Happy belated birthday to you Adrian. It looks so different without all them srubs. Ventilation wise it is better but like you said also less protection against harsh weather conditions. Lovely update on "Bog View"

Great video, I love the fact that you don’t mess around, you just get stuck right in.

Brilliant adrian really hope the house can be saved very exciting project well done already taking shape

Amazing project! It will make a fantastic home/holiday getaway

Great your preserving this house , There is history for sure like who lived there and what there life was like. I'm guessing not easy. 🇺🇸

Great video it looks a lot different around cottage now happy birthday

Such a beautiful country, I'm looking forward to seeing this completed.

Good man Adrian love it,lovely tidy job done so far. It's like a plank canvas now ready to go. Look forward to the construction /farming videos in the future. Belated Happy Birthday 🎂

Does my heart glad to see a derelict house given new life.

This is a great project! I look forward to seeing the updates!! :)

Belated Happy Birthday Adrian. I think it’s going to be a fine job once all the work is done on it. All you need is to get a pallet of time that the Stewart’s are looking to order and you’ll be sorted!

Happy Birthday 🎂. This is going to be an interesting project guaranteed to keep you busy.

Happy birthday Adrian hope you had a great day best of luck with your new project

Amazing grace and vision for this restoration! I cannot wait to see the bits and bobs of videoed progress….thank you for sharing!

Great for fixing the place up. Keep the videos coming.

Very interesting I am looking forward to you progress with this little cottage. Happy birthday Adrian and good luck👍.

Keep her lit sir. That’s the great thing with you lad, you don’t mess about and chat about what you wanna do. You do it 👍

Happy Birthday Adrian! Good to see and hear what your thoughts are about the cottage. Might want to throw some grass seed on all that open soil in the mean time.

What a transformation just by getting rid of the shrubery. Loving ur vids.

Cottage look's a lot better now Adrian , you've got the job under control .

Absolutely love doing renovations like this from empty shell to someones home. Last one the ceiling fell down while I had been on a stepladder, ended up holding the piece above my head while the rest fell down. Old plasterwork is a hazard and a half .😁

Happy Birthday Adrian great little project there fair play

Great stuff yet again Adrian,happy birthday pity there isn't more like you,you deserve to have more than you have cause you take care of all,did big job my mother's old house,no end to money needed only prob,take care

EXCITED TO SEE THIS JOURNEY UNFOLD... Watching from Bumpass, Va... yes its areal town name!!

I can see an air of excitement in your face with the project. I think little chip is a marmalade. Happy belated birthday to you

happy late birthday, hope you had a really great one, and may you have a hundred more

No damp is a blessing. Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday Adrian. A hedge with thornes is always good for security, keeps the thieves out.

" I once was a morning grouch, but then I discovered Little Chip Marmalade" that was the line I remember from the radio ads for Little chip marmalade. great job, with planning constraints currently, your work and investment in this project is worthwhile

Amazing and you are so caring about renovating the building. We look forward to watching your progress thanks so much for sharing what you are doing blessings from Durham England

Love this kind of project. Trying to find one of my own. Looking forward to seeing how you go 👍🏼

I’m getting a distinct sense that someone is being kicked out of the big house.

@IFarmWeFarm

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@richardknows6763

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@murraysmith6315

Жыл бұрын

Thought I got a glimpse of Father Jack there for a minute? Belated happy birthday Adrian 🎂!!

@catrionabell8058

Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday adrian

@nicklad9463

Жыл бұрын

He may bring a hot water bottle and a good sleeping bag😂😂😂