#44 Cleaning the backside of the house & taking out a rotten ceiling
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- This week we clean the north facades of the property, clear out the old garage, harvest fresh loquat fruit and rip out a rotten ceiling on the first floor.
We're Isis & Bertus. In the summer of 2023 we moved into a neglected farmhouse in a tiny village in the northwest of Italy. The last inhabitants left some 10 years ago, but large parts of the property have been empty for over 20 years.
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Don,t get discouraged,there,s so much to do,your patient approach will serve you nicely. Prioritize those tasks that protect the integrity of the building windows and doors and save the interiors for later. Most of all be comfortable with what you are doing and accomplishing. May our good Lord continue to give you the health and strength that you need to complete your goal.
Enjoyed hearing the birds 🐦 singing the song that God gave them to sing.
Love your journey, love your work, love your attitude, love the cinematography. Splendid jobs . Thank you for taking us along. All blessings to you.
Our pleasure! Thank you for watching
It is always nice to see people, like you two, that takes care of an old house and try to revive it. Like the history about it and also to see the different style of building an Italian house and a French house.
It was a real daunting task, but you and your wife took up the challenge & made the impossible a possible thing. Hats off to you for your perseverance.
Hard work today guys , but many steps forward! Great job .
Beautiful views and fantastic home. Your hard work shows
Thank you for being so authentic. Your work is so exciting that you don't have to invent fake dramas. It#s a pleasure to watch you.
I agree, each episode brings so much peace and is a pleasure to watch.
Thank you! Inventing drama sounds exhausting :-P
@@storiesfromthecascina True, but when there isn't much to show, quite a few do just that.
Seems like you have to cleanup before you can cleanup!😂
I asked the question and then at the end you shared the materials can be returned to nature. Beautiful work.
Velluto sleeping in a perfect circle. How lovely. Great job on demolishing that ceiling and cleaning. Every activity is an advancement, so pleasing to see. Happy for you.
Thank you so much!
I just love to watch your progress and all the information about the local plants and insects was interesting. Hopefully to win the kitty over and he will allow you to touch him soon. It all takes patience and great energy to do all the things you have taken on. Love the clean, organized spaces you are making. Your gardens are coming along and your podcast is so enjoyable. I don’t comment often but I look forward to each episode. 🇨🇦
so nice to see the plants you planted in your court yard are taking off! Looks beautiful. Well done. And I love to see Velluto inside your house enjoying his biscuits!! 😍
Thanks for yet another amazing episode ❤❤
Great clean-up, lovely seeing Velluto and how beautiful is the lavender and other plants around the courtyard
The courtyard is flourishing!
Let's show Isis and Bertus some love and get the channel to 100K subs ASAP!
Enjoying the progress with Velluto, eating in the house! Also great looking haircut Brutus! Question; I noticed an orchard below the field where the farmer was cutting the hay. What are they growing? I also noticed a number of cultivated fields in your area. What is the primary crop for that area? The drone footage is just lovely, we really enjoy that aspect of your episodes. Thanks you again for sharing your progress.
The orchard is a hazelnut grove - hazelnuts are one of the main crops here. Cultivated fields are largely food crops for cattle (alfalfa, corn) but also wheat and potatoes. There are a few small vinyards too - we're at the edge of a famous wine production zone in Italy.
Buongiorno, quelle bottiglie piccole che avete trovato nel muro della casa, contenevano l'Acqua Santa ( benedetta in chiesa ) , " servivano come protezione Divina per la casa. 🙏👐. Ciao
Buongiorno a te! Grazie mille per aver condiviso questo pezzo di tradizione! Questo ha molto senso e spiega perché troviamo così tante piccole bottiglie nei muri di casa.
sai forse perché sembrano essere solo sul lato nord della casa?
@@storiesfromthecascina Questo non lo so , mi spiace . Non c'era un luogo specifico dove metterle . Io le tengo in casa !😊
grazie mille per la risposta ❤️
Maybe put them back?? I love your videos, your perserverence in the beginning , in getting things done in such miserable weather 😊
Thank you for taking as much time that you must do to make for your viewers such wonderful videos. You have accomplished so much in the short time you have been at your new home, BRAVO!!
You are so welcome!
hi, the pine cone are waights for an old clock
you are probably right! they might have been originally but they have definitely been used as plummets/plumb line weights. they were in a box full of other masonry tools and more plummets in different shapes. there's also cement stuck onto them 😊 they're not exactly the same so if they belonged to a clock then they come from two different clocks 😄
What a gorgeous ceiling and tree beam
Hello. It's good that you have so many rooms and this wonderful workshop, because with so many tools and other things needed, it would have been difficult to move it constantly during the renovation. The roof must have been damaged for a really long time for everything to have rotted so much, I live in a 130 year old building, I also have reed ceilings ( but it is thinner, yours looks like bamboo), the building has never had any renovation done (it is a multi-family house), of course every flat is renovated and the house only had the roof changed, there is the original wooden staircase and everything is in solid condition despite such an old house, they don't build like that anymore today and I would never want to live in a new house, I love old buildings, they have atmosphere and soul. How wonderful to see Velluto sleeping so peacefully and eating out of bowls at home, I am very happy. I wish you both a great week, although it will certainly be a busy one, may it pass you by peacefully and pleasantly. See you next week. Thank you for the video.🐾🍀🍀
thank you for watching ❤️ and yes so happy that we don't have to move the workshop around anymore!!
Good job! I bet you're glad the worst is over for now. Interesting building materials for sure!
I think both of you are very energetic and you do accomplish many things on your property. As always Each video shows your progress, which I admire. That was a delicious jam you made with the.Loquats. I see you got a haircut. It looks good. The weather must be warmer because I see you’re wearing shorts.. hopefully it won’t rain as much. Hopefully you will be able to take a day of rest and maybe go into Turin And do a little sightseeing its A beautiful city. Take care until your next video.
Love your videos. Lots of work and you are so calm. Fried egg sounds delicious IRELAND
Beautiful scenery! ❤ 😊
That old lime mortar makes a good fertilizer for your land, but probably best to check the existing pH of the soil, so you know how much to add. Amazing to see how much integrity that ceiling structure had! Replacing that roof lintel s going to be a major undertaking, but I know you guys will not be fazed by it. Thank you both for the very enjoyable video of your journey through this restoration.
Wow you two have worked very hard.
Hi Just subscribed absolutely fascinating. Watched your 1 hour update got me hooked. Pleasure watching. looking forward to more.
Zie er geweldig uit. Ik ben heel blij dat jullie deze geweldig plek gevonden hebben en dat jullie deze stap genomen hebben. Veel sterkte en succes.🎉❤
Dankjewel!!!
You both never cease to amaze me with your dedication, on a daily basis, in clearing the many spaces in your property. It’s coming along great, and I just want to say (as others here have said) that I too really appreciate it when you tell us the names of all the flowers and plants (and even the insects) that you discover. Loved that you made loquat jam .. it looked so good! Finally, seeing sweet little Velluto being more adventurous and choosing to be a little closer, just made my evening 😊 Have a wonderful week, guys ..
Thank you Shirley! Hope you're having a wonderful week too :-)
clock cones served as verticals, good idea!!!
previous owners were really good at recycling too 😄
Great work, I enjoyed to see this lovely building thank you
Many accidents, bad accidents occur on ladders. I suggest you get a safety harness and attach it to the roof. With that much work on the wall it might even be better to get scaffoding, again secured to the wall. To me that ladder looks very rickety.
Lastly, how gorious it must be to have that much space to work in and store stuff.
So so lovely. thank you.
Brutus , nice you got a hair cut.👍🏻
Great video!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
BEST TO YOU
Best to you too :-)
You need a small trailer and garden tractor to move construction debris. Bigger USA wheelbarrows and five gallon buckets would be helpful unless you want to do things the hard way.
You have nespole!!! I adore
Yessss! It's only a small tree but it has given us quite some fruit this year. Some for the jam, some for eating fresh!
The plaster is pushed through the cane to hold it onto the ceiling and walls.
I have seen some nice herbs growning there. Later you could make your own medicine. ❤😂
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The pine cone plummets are from a German koekoeks clock
yes they are ❤️ the previous owners were excellent recyclers too 😊
Mister Velours a réussi son pari. Il a adopté deux humains ...
I understand you want to redo the roof with tiles rather than traditional slates, as it is cheaper and easier to make. But perhaps you could at least retain the slate rim all around the lower part of the roof of the buildings that still have them, as to leave a testimony of the original roof? I guess that would not be much more expensive.
We totally understand your wish to preserve the original slate roofing - we share it fully. But there are quite a few factors that make this complicated than just money (although yes, that is a part of it).
1) The slate tiles are quite tricky to lay in such a way that you have no leaks. I don't know if you watched Martijn Doolaard's roof project but his slate "tiles" are much bigger and even there avoiding leaks was a tricky job. To do it well you need to put down a waterproof membrane just in case. It's already tricky when relaying a roof, but nearly impossible when fixing a roof. With terracotta tiles you can slide in new tiles without having to remove the tiles above and replace single tiles. With the slate you have to start laying them from the bottom up. There is no other way. There are many old repairs on this part of the roof indicating that this has been causing trouble for a long time
2) We do not want to relay the whole roof right now because that means we have to comply with a whole different set of building regulations and requires a big investment as you're not allowed to do this type of work yourself - we are going to fix the roof for now so that things don't get worse, and replace the roof later. We don't see the point in going through the trouble of point 1) when it's just a "temporary" fix that will allow us to save up for a new roof.
3) We are not going to throw away the slate - we'll either put it aside for when we redo the roof and put them back on, or group all of them together on 1 of the buildings. Or use them somewhere else. It's not only a question of what would look nice - the reality is that we'll have to ask ourselves the question if we want to worry for the rest of our lives about potential leaks in the bottom section of our roof and forever rely on specialist tradesmen (that are scarce) if fixes are needed, or be more self-reliant with a type of roof tile that we can fix ourselves if need be. We haven't made up our minds about it yet, it will require some more research and seeking first-hand experience of people who have kept the slate.
@@storiesfromthecascina Very good, realistic thinking abut tile vs slate. I am an insurance adjuster with 20+ years of experience and I have seen it (almost) all.
Un travail titanesque prenez soin de vous (^_-)
Merci beaucoup!
lecker Aprikosen, dann Katzenminze, Lavendel usw.❤ Ich benutze Apfelpektin oder AgarAgar mit RohrRohrZucker für Marmelade oder Gelee, Kompot! Wo genau ist Euer Haus? Nähe Pisa?
Wir sind zwischen Savona und Turin :-)
@@storiesfromthecascina Glückwunsch, habt ihr gut gemacht❤️
Did you work or live with stone buildings in Norway?
Nope
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Pine Cone shaped plumb bobs? Cuckoo Clock weights! Cuckoo Baby!😂
they were 100% sure used as plummets by the previous owners (they were in a box with other plummets and they have cement stuck to them). both things can be true at the same time 😉
Opgeruimd staat netjes.😅
3:13 : like I said before, I do hope you will open up those bricked up windows. And remove the render.
We are 100% opening up trhat bricked window and door (yes, it's a door) - but doing so requires permits so to us it makes sense to group a few of those together and get permission in one go rather than doing it one by one. And before we go there we have a few other projects we want (mostly need) to tackle first. All in due time but I can tell you that we can't wait for the time when the brick and ugly render are gone. :-)
What a terrible job to do
It appears that this land is revealing it's history to you, as you clear and clean. I find all of it so interesting. And, yes, it is a dirty job, but you two just take it on with your perseverance. You've got what it takes!❤
I appreciate you providing a text with the names of plants and insects, so very helpful!
You are so welcome! The wealth of flora and fauna here is something that still amazes us and sharing the wonder is a pleasure :-)
me too!
I am amazed by how much just the two of you get done and that you always are so good at cleaning up and organizing! Your drone footage is stunning! So glad I found this channel and give you and Bertus a huge thumbs up for all you do!
I have much admiration for you both for taking on the renovation of this beautiful farm! Stay healthy and strong so you can complete your dream. One day you will look back and admire your work and your beautiful home! Thank you for taking us along on your journey!
Love how they used things at their disposal to construct.
I've been binge watching you guys from uganda 🇺🇬 since yesterday. Love you both.
Lovely to see the history of your ancient building, we are so lucky to have these old places still, and to live and work in them!
The Catalans call the loquat fruit, la nespre. We had one in the back garden and I made a thick fruit paste to eat with cold meat and cheese. The Spanish call this membrillo, and the English, call it quince cheese. It takes a few hours to reduce down the fruit pulp, and you can add a few spices such as cinnamon and allspice. It is a good way to use up so many fruit, as they do not stay fresh for long.
love that nespre and nespole (the italian name) are so similar :) the jam turned out really well and i'm baking a cake tomorrow. we also ate a lot of them fresh! so tasty ❤️
A pleasure to watch and interesting too
Glad you're enjoying the channel Phoebe
Your work is my Sunday meditation time. I am so appreciative of the video you share of the countryside you call home--and the bit of cooking as well. Seeing what lies above a ceiling can be intimidating but needful for moving forward with your plans.
Thanks for sharing and glad to bring you peace and quiet every Sunday!! Actually, it was quite a relief being able to see beyond the ceiling
You said that you're not professional carpenters or builders ,but doing a very professional work and making it beautiful again.
Hello again. It's really lot's of work. But again make you feel good knowing you and your husband work together 😊.
What a fascinating place you 2 have bought. So much history to discover along the renovations road. It must be like turning the page of a book as you remove layers of plaster and dirt. Can’t wait to see what surprises you find next week. ❤
28:30 : you should buy yourself on of those plastic extendable chutes.
BOL also sells them for some 30 Euros. Makes work much easier. And a lot of the same will come up.
Definitely! We have thought the same thing while we were doing this job. ;-)
If you are going to used rope to raise and lower buckets and such please use a much larger diameter cord to prevent the strong grip needed around a small diameter cord. You may forget it, but your hands will remember every overstrained closure and remind you of them later in life!
thank you for caring! for thos particular situation: the diameter of the rope in relation to the weight of the filled buckets (quite light) was just fine :)
i appreciate the naming of the flora and fauna
You two are such a great team💪💪
Looking forward to seeing more of the progress
And I wanted to say I love the paint you made and the color is perfect
thank you ruth for taking the tine to comment! glad to hear you like the colour ❤️
That room is so deceiving! It looks small until we see how much ceiling had to come down. I'm exhausted just watching you two!!
It must feel so good to have that off your to do list ❤
it's about 16-17 sqm that room, so not huge but definitely not tiny either. it used to be a nursing room 😊
Hi, Isis and Bertus. I had never heard of the loquat fruit so I asked Mr. Google. What does it taste like? I particularly like your commentary as Bertus works. I’m glad that he takes personal safety precautions when he was taking down the ceiling. The panoramic views that you include are breathtaking.
It tastes like a mix between plum and apricot :-)
Bertus and Isis what a fascinating story about the farm and it's buildings. You are both doing such Stirling work on the buildings and land. Have a lovely day.
Glad you enjoyed the backstory and building history Lieuwina!
Intelligent restoring work done step by step,great work👍💐
In the US, a house with an open pass-through space is called a "dogtrot" house. Mostly in the southern states.
Thank you for sharing! We had been wondering what it's called - not even sure what the word for it is in dutch either!
I would strongly advise that the guests parking and entrance is on the opposite to your entrance and parking area as guests to really treasure and value their privacy 😊
My guess for the drive-through room is were they could butcher large animals. In past episodes you have mentioned hunting several times and you mentioned one of the previous owners was a butcher. That big chain you pulled off that cross beam would have held up a large hog or a deer. Maybe. 😅
Here in Spain we call it caña americana those ceilings last more than hundred years btw that old cane is hard to burn but makes a nice charCoal
Ciao Isis and Bertus, while spraying the walls is time consuming and more work, I agree for preservation it is the best way. What an amazing but exhausting job you did on the ceiling. Bit by bit it's getting there, thanks for sharing with us. Love from N.Y.
Used this cane in a ceiling that I renovated in an old house looked good but never again the insects and spiders in it were too much dropped on my bed in the night
So lovely to bring new life to this property.
Great vlog ... love restorations! Best wishes, Colorado Cherri
Glad to hear you enjoyed it Cherri!
Hi Isis & Bertus,Wow it starts really reconstructing the wall o the backside of the house ,nice usig a cleaning metode who isnt harming the walls aswell the naturural habitat, Execlent working tearing apart the rotten ceiling, a stucators work at the plasterwork & watch the riet for holding the paster work in Dutch gipswerk.Remembers me on the reconstruction from the ceiling in the house of my birth in de Amsterdamse Jordaan de Egelantierstraat 170 the ceiling partly came doun so the Italien Stucators did excelent work with repair the ceiling, slowly but surely you creating your living space.Well-done .Greetings.Hubertus.
All that hard physical is slimming Brutus down slowly. Cheaper than gym fees!!!
Great video! Both of you have so much work ahead of you. Brave souls
I'm very much enjoying getting to know you and your beautiful house. It's very relaxing to watch and I hope you aren't too sore! Greetings from Seattle, Washington.
Beautiful! What a labor of love! Thank you for sharing. you are both truly talented and patient.
Best of luck!
Thank you, you both work so hard and in harmony, your vlogs are interesting and the countryside stunning. ❤
Similar to lathe and plaster in the UK. The lathes are stripes of wood and three layers of lime plaster.
Que lindo sitio estamos esperando para ver sus remodelaciones ❤
I was glad when you left the succulent in place on the steps.
As histórias dessas construções antigas , me emocionam. Obrigada por compartilhar um pouco.❤❤
Peace and quiet, yummy 😊
🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏🐱🐱🐱🌺🌺🌺
Are you going to re open those area's where windows or doors were?
Some but not all of them. But we won't bring this part of the house all the way back to the original state from before the 1932 renovation. One of the reasons that this has become quite impossible is that an extension was built to the back side of the house behind these rooms more recently.
@@storiesfromthecascina I noticed that too. But repairing, repointing the outside backwall without re opening those windows would mean, no great views from there and wooden lintels smack in the middle of a beautiful restored wall. Ofcourse not where the building has his later addition.
Oh you mean the two windows you saw where we were applying the cleaning product? Those are absolutely going to be opened up again. The reason why we are holding off for a little bit longer is because when we open them up we also need to install windows which takes time, and we first want to focus on fixing the leaks in the roof and the double glazing of the windows in the part of the building where we currently live. :-)
@@storiesfromthecascina yes I meant those windows when applying the anti lychen fluid. Will be super once they're installed. Great entertaining vlogs. Looking very much forward to each new onr
Bertus got a haircut!
Grande lavoro il vostro. Se vi può interessare l' aceto di vino (se ne trova di molto economico dei discount) è un ottimo diserbante, non inquina e non è dannoso. Si spruzza sulle foglie ed in poco tempo le erbe indesiderate si seccano. Buona vita.
Grazie! solo per i sassi l'aceto non va bene. ma per altre situazioni, sì.
It looks like you have an orchard (or is that someone else's?).
What trees are they?
That's our neighbours hazelnut grove. Hazelnut is one of the main crops in the area.
Should wear a mask when spraying the building's
yes, you're right. there's a whole convo on that in the comments from a few days ago. the instructions on the product packaging did not make that clear, nor did the ca. 20 videos we watched on youtube. some extra digging in the safety data sheets however have absolutely convinced us to wear a mask next time 😊
You might like the RUclips channel Les Jeromes, two Belgians fixing a Frebxh chateau. They do a lot of stone masonry work with lime and in particular they sift and reuse much of their rubble from demolition. I have begun copying this and it is surprisingly easy and convenient and it saves money and trips to the Quarry.
French
What is the product called as we have to do the same on our home
the first one is D/2 ecological solution, the second one ATM Biomix.