I'll be checking all over that house for more hidden compartments

I think that's where the previous owner hid his first edition books haha. 😉

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

HAHA, that is exactly what I said when we found it. Wish they were still there.

@melfarm9109

4 ай бұрын

What an innocent mind you have, it would obviously be for alcohol

@ciaobella8963

4 ай бұрын

@@melfarm9109 Yeah, if it were the Prohibition perhaps haha. And thanks for the compliment, all praise be to God.

@pogmothoin1342

4 ай бұрын

Playboy and hustler had first editions.

@GrampiesCorner

4 ай бұрын

Why?​@@ciaobella8963

That was fun! That's something that every kid dreamed of, to find a hidden door ❤❤❤

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Did you see Nate's reaction, he was so excited.

@karomaalta4592

4 ай бұрын

@@TheKraemerLife I could feel it!

What a brilliant place to keep your valuables 😊

That plywood looks newer than the 1930's even for being hidden behind the mantle. My guess is there was originally a fireplace or a wood stove inside the mantle when the house was first built. Yes, commercial plywood became viable in 1934, but didn't take off extensively until post WWII. When they took out the original fireplace/wood stove insert they built that box with the fake marble (also doesn't look to be 1930's) and when they did so they added the secret compartment.

Handy for hiding your valuables. 👍

Good that the two of you experienced the excitement of hidden storage.

I have seen very similar set ups simply for liquor bottles. Sort of a nice display for when company comes by, you open the little door and the light illuminates the expensive bottles.

I own an 1820's Brick Farmhouse it has many secret compartments. My son has lived there for 2 years and has not found a single one. I will never tell him where. Love the Oak Mantle, Hope it was not destroyed. Sat Down at my drafting bench and drew the plan. As a woodworker this will be a fun plan for my house.

That's really cool to find hidden secrets. Keep up the good work!!

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

Very cool. A safe keeping place. I was going to guess prohibition stash but too new.

@revconnievinci

4 ай бұрын

Hidden moonshine first came to my mind, too!

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

We guess it was built in early 2000 when the prior owner added the bookshelves and addition to the house.

Maybe you guys can put another hidden hole someplace too? Leave a letter or a time capsule of sorts. Yes, you may live there forever, but who knows what will happen in the next 50 years? You could leave something for others to have fun in finding.

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

I think that the prior owner may have done that when he built all of this...we shall see if we find something else squirreled away.

Georgeous fireplce, mantle and exquisite wood work decorations.

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@mikespangler98

8 күн бұрын

I saw the thumbnail and immediately thought "Put the candle back!"

I built a decorative fireplace mantle along with bookcases for a client. If you stuck your head up inside the fireplace the top lifted out of the way and there was a space on either side to stand rifles up plus shelves for valuables. The top was labeled “ No fires” Decorative fireplace only.

Hidden treasures back in the day.😊nice find! Although empty, it's very intriguing for sure 😊

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

YEs, not what we were expecting when we started our day.

@MikeS29

4 ай бұрын

Back in the day with LED lightbulb and IKEA hinges.

@williambabbitt7602

4 ай бұрын

How will you use this hiding place for yourself? That’s like having a room size safe in your house.

That’s a beautiful old mantle!

Sooo cool!! 😊

A good place to hide guns

Oh wow!!! That’s crazy to have found that secret door. Too bad there wasn’t anything hiding in there. Yes I am sure there will be many more treasure hunts on your property just waiting to be discovered. And looking forward to you next up coming project on the house. I just love watching house demos and remodeling. And just homestead projects all together. Your channel is one of my favorite channels to watch you rant #1 in my book. Have an awesome day and will be waiting for more videos to come take care😊

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes, I think this property is a huge scavenger hunt and we will continue to find odd things as we clear and rennovate.

@carmenortiz5294

4 ай бұрын

They may be as lucky as me. I have so many hidden places in my house, that was build by a bootlegger. I just posted about it. Even an entire secret room. He even had a speakeasy in what I call the cottage, he had dancing girls according to a neighbor who was 100 years old when I moved here. From the outside it looks just like a small normal house of the Great Depression years.

@hattiem.7966

4 ай бұрын

My parents last house had 2 hidden stairs.One was a narrow one between twining room and kitchen.It had a door and it went up to the master bedroom bathroom or closet.The other one went from that bathroom to the attic.The house was built in 1900.

@carmenortiz5294

4 ай бұрын

@@hattiem.7966 Isn't nice to find things like that. People from quite a while ago had imagination.

What a neat find even if there were no actual treasures.

Looks like a place to hide Moonshine.

I was just waiting for those mirrors to fall and break.

@user-dw3wp1oc9e

19 күн бұрын

Yes. Should’ve removed them first and got there sooner. Eh?

Great job, now you have shown every one about you secret space.

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

It doesn't exist any more...we didn't plan on keeping it.

@robertasaunders9362

4 ай бұрын

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I would for sure go through all the books. You never know what is hidden in them.

Awesome videos Nate your narration was very good.

Great job. Keep making it your own place.

The Journey so far has been Awesome!! ❤

🐝 Thanks for the great video 🌻 what a nice secret!!

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, we thought it was cool.

This house is a Pandora’s box!

That is actually pretty cool!

That's where they used to hide their moonshine at you know the good liquor. Or other things.👍👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

AMAZING Secret & Your Hard Work is with Extol!.😊

Great progress guys 🎉 warm and weather proof, animals and land on track 👍

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

COOL FIND!

I would of kept this private. You could of use it for your self. A safe. ✨💖🥀🌹❤️

@tinakercher8768

4 ай бұрын

I would have as well!

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

We planned on ripping it out so no need to keep it secret.

How cool is that?! 👍😁

Really cool the other owners put a secret compartment in the fireplace but definitely newer since it has backerboard from 15 years ago behind the compartment.

How awesome is that ❤

Good thing you didn’t try to use the fireplace. That’s a great find!

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

The fireplace is just for looks no function.

Good afternoon Nate & Katie

Cool find. You guys are doing great work! 👍🏼

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Oh my, that is so cool.You've got to keep tdad

Maybe he was a Bootlegger. ❤😊

Luv you guys ❤️

WOW 😲❤

That is so cool.

That is so cool!

That was very exciting.

Now everyone knows where it is.

@bornagainspirit

2 ай бұрын

😂😂

That is so cool

That's awesome!!

So cool! Blessings!

Love the bookshelves.

There’s nothing better than finding a good old hidey hole❤

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

It made us speculate as to why it was built in the first place.

cool hidden spot for sure hugsssssss

Very cool thing to find

Pretty clever little hideout.

Boy you could hide a load of loot back there

Interesting find.

Maybe that was where they hid the moonshine..😂

Nice Job

that was a beautiful mantel

Clever..

Love the hidden shelves

Hidden bar, I bet. They liked their cocktails in the 30s and the light suggests it was a showpiece.

❤❤❤❤❤❤

Love Hidden rooms it's a mystery

We bought a foreclosure property. We didn't find any secret places but I did find a sterling silver ring and some other treasures.

Common in prohibition era

That's really interesting what else will you both find 😊

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Right?! I am sure there will be little surprises all over this property.

Really clever

Fabulous... Really enjoyed it thank you 😊

I wouldn’t have shared that to the internet for views. I would have kept that a secret and reused it! Now everyone knows about your secret space. 😂

@dianaarmitage512

4 ай бұрын

Agreed! I'd never let people know about something like this or about any food preps I'd have. The way the world is these days demands discretion and secrecy IMO.

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

We shared it because we took it down, we had no need for it.

Very cool

Cool 😎

😮very cool

Thongs change scent from one end to the other. Knowledge is power. God bless

Awesome video

Mantal was an after thought. Appears there were columns missing from the mantal.

What an awesome find. I would definitely leave it there. It would make a great safe. Sorry there wasn't a bundle of cash or something of value that could have been turned into cash. Have a Blessed day.

@margaretepting9387

4 ай бұрын

I thought it might have been for moonshine!

@margaretbedwell3211

4 ай бұрын

@@margaretepting9387 Maybe it was. LOL. It would have held quite a bit back there. Hmmm....a side gig for Nate maybe????

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

It was cool finding it, a bit of a bummer it was empty but we were not expecting to find anything so we were happy for a cool surprise.

Some old houses had secret compartments in the dining or living room for booze during prohibition.

@marysullivan3881

2 ай бұрын

Civil war homes in the South may have had compartments to hide gold and silver from Yankees.

I would not have shown it, you had the perfect hiding place for valuables not now. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think you all have done a great job on the homestead and love the renovations.😊

Ooopps to bad no big cash find, Another great day on the Homestead

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Right!? It was just a fun find.

How Exciting! My mind was racing thinking of what he may have kept hidden in there!

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Right!? We were excited just having what do you think was there conversations. Pretty interesting that someone went to that much trouble to build something like that and it be empty.

That would have both scared the pebbles out of me, and excited me to know that there could possibly be other secrets in and round the home/property. Very cool find!

Well you just outed the home safe.

That would be sooooo cool

Very nice mantle. Love it.

During prohibition they hid the liquor there..I lived in a house built in the 1800 too n it had hidden shelves behind the fireplace n it had old liquor bottles hid there with hooch still in them...smelled like pure kerosene...lol

Exciting find.💕💕🌻🌻

I would have never told anyone about that find! Kept it for hiding my own valuables… 😉

That fireplace surround looks like the one in my parents home. My mother bought the surround from an antique dealer to put into their new home. The back of the surround had a date written on the back of 1870.

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

We were told it was an antique but it is hard to say, we didn't find any names or dates on it.

THAT looks like a REAL house!

Prohibition stashes? 😮

Find your own adventure book series location?😂😂

Very cool !

That’s where they kept the good stuff ❤

Bummer! I was hoping for some buried treasure back there.

@TheKraemerLife

4 ай бұрын

Same...oh well.

mJ growing area? Matches the “paint” room in barn. Great find

Cool