Restoring an old fireplace

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025

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  • @A.Mere.Creator
    @A.Mere.Creator 2 года назад +57

    Enjoyed watching you restore THIS OLD HOUSE

  • @CassiaPurple
    @CassiaPurple 3 месяца назад +50

    I think it’s criminal that this channel doesn’t have more viewers and traffic

    • @JoshuaRes
      @JoshuaRes 3 месяца назад +2

      I think it’s about to blow up.

    • @Ac3Mustang
      @Ac3Mustang 2 месяца назад

      Probably because he posts rarely. Look how samonella fell off

    • @suhridchaudhary1791
      @suhridchaudhary1791 Месяц назад

      completely agreed.

    • @denisbelya3079
      @denisbelya3079 24 дня назад

      I think that's just how I like it UNDERGROUND

  • @RealPeoplePerson
    @RealPeoplePerson 3 месяца назад +49

    Hey, I like how that previous contractor found a good use of pennies - rigid and thin shims with standardized measurements!

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  3 месяца назад +8

      Right! I don't disagree with the methodology but take them back out when you're done!

    • @JesseO-nh3us
      @JesseO-nh3us 18 дней назад

      @@mujinmakes its also an old tradition, people used to put a penny in their foundation

  • @Mcbananers
    @Mcbananers 2 года назад +10

    Significant improvement. Kudos for trudging through the stripping process.

  • @geoffcapper5025
    @geoffcapper5025 2 года назад +8

    Looks a million times better, well worth the effort! I use steel wool for the first cleaning off when stripping, the sort you get in bulk packs from the hardware, but that's mostly metal, not sure how it would work on brick.

  • @dkbuilds
    @dkbuilds 2 года назад +6

    Loled at "prego floor leveler". Love your sense of humor man, keep it up.

  • @Mecerus
    @Mecerus Год назад +24

    This video's quality and production value do not match the attention it has received. It needs a couple million more views!
    Excellent video, looking forward to the next one.

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  Год назад +1

      Thank you!

    • @thomasmcnulty3400
      @thomasmcnulty3400 3 месяца назад

      @@mujinmakes Fuck the views. All of your work, production and improvements, are masterpieces. Views are not value. This work is proof you know what is.

  • @opalpersonal
    @opalpersonal 3 месяца назад +5

    this seems to have been a common theme throughout many _old houses_ ... I grew up living in a house from the 60's-70's, and we were constantly remodeling during my time living there. We discovered many beautiful natural features, such as the hardwood flooring, and our fireplace bricks as well, had been covered up with things like garish tile and linoleum. To us such things seem inconceivable, but to them, it was probably trendy and stylish.
    Beautiful work!

  • @phillbr51
    @phillbr51 Месяц назад +1

    those final few tile coming off all at once must have been the most gratifying thing ever

  • @kristopherjones126
    @kristopherjones126 2 года назад +4

    Looks excellent man. I love that your keeping to original hardware (people love ripping out the good stuff these days to save the elbow grease). Thanks for sharing.

  • @RyokuKitsune
    @RyokuKitsune 2 года назад +6

    well produced as always. I am suprised your channel doesn't have more views. Though, I suppose everyones youtube fame has to start somewhere. at least you didn't go from crap to well produced overnight, you avoided the cringe yearbook phase of some other creators. can't wait for the next one!

  • @MrTapanes
    @MrTapanes 3 месяца назад +3

    It looks great! But, dude, you put in the TIME on this project. I've done this kind of work before and it is definitely a labor of love. Loving the channel!

  • @awts
    @awts 2 года назад +5

    interesting video thanks for making this

  • @philliparudolph9595
    @philliparudolph9595 Год назад +4

    great job, it looks sooooooo much better now

  • @TemptedDuckship
    @TemptedDuckship 2 месяца назад

    That's a beautiful fireplace surround. All the work you did makes it even nicer! So jealous of you.

  • @Subsonik762
    @Subsonik762 3 месяца назад +2

    Just found your channel and have watched a few episodes... Keep it up man, great content! The dry humor is my cupa.

  • @dirtbag_dave_guy
    @dirtbag_dave_guy 15 дней назад

    HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE MORE SUBS BRO BIG TIME ROOTING FOR YOU

  • @Paper_and_Light
    @Paper_and_Light 2 года назад +5

    My dude, what speakers are you rocking in the background there? They look delightfully mean.
    New fireplace is 🔥 well done!

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  2 года назад +7

      Oh those old things? Those are Klipsch CF-4s. No one has ever run them at max load and lived to talk about it.

    • @Paper_and_Light
      @Paper_and_Light 2 года назад +1

      @@mujinmakes face melters, I love it!

  • @DangerDook
    @DangerDook 3 месяца назад

    Absolutely beautiful, it's been a while I hope it's still just as cozy this winter

  • @celexample
    @celexample 2 года назад +2

    Good stuff man.

  • @laurenharrison7933
    @laurenharrison7933 3 месяца назад +1

    Great video. Mack told us you were good to watch. I'm now a subscriber 😂

  • @namAehT
    @namAehT 3 месяца назад +5

    Could the pennies match the year of the renovation? I've often thought about doing the same on our projects, but I worry that someone is going to use that information to hunt me down and beat me senseless for something I _thought_ was a good idea at the time.

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  3 месяца назад +3

      That would have been cool. They're all different dates tho.

  • @Jochen666
    @Jochen666 2 месяца назад +1

    Very nice ☺️
    Why did you leave the paint inside of the fireplace though?

  • @donnaharter7187
    @donnaharter7187 3 месяца назад

    Ha! We bought a cabin that wa built in 1972, we recently remodeled and also found pennies in many spots. I put them back where I found them, and just walked away.

  • @willd2609
    @willd2609 2 года назад +1

    So so good!!

  • @rossamundbrennan7248
    @rossamundbrennan7248 Месяц назад

    Hell yeah, love seeing the Incal on your bookshelf.

  • @timzdrojewski4901
    @timzdrojewski4901 2 месяца назад

    Love the chennal , but if I could make a suggestion, try uploading the video before doing the project; that way you can get all sorts of tips before you get started!

  • @megadeth369
    @megadeth369 3 месяца назад +1

    love it

  • @duffmanohyeah89
    @duffmanohyeah89 2 года назад +5

    You're not an asshole!

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  2 года назад +3

      Thanks Duffy, come play cards sometime?

    • @duffmanohyeah89
      @duffmanohyeah89 2 года назад +2

      @@mujinmakes man I haven't been over there forever. Sounds fun. I bought a new game called Crokinole though. It's pretty neat, a dexterity game. You could make a sweet board with your craftsmanship

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  2 года назад +2

      @@duffmanohyeah89 Haven't heard of that one before but I'm definitely adding it to the list of prospect projects.

    • @duffmanohyeah89
      @duffmanohyeah89 2 года назад +1

      @@mujinmakes it's a Canadian game, eh? Like a cross between shuffle board and curling. Mine is a "Tracey" board. They're a small family business from Ontario. They make beautiful boards.

  • @shadynasty4026
    @shadynasty4026 22 дня назад +2

    As if I couldn’t love this dude anymore, I spot the Incal and Southern Reach trilogy- fuq yes!

  • @Treylopez1997
    @Treylopez1997 3 месяца назад

    That cleaned up really nicely you did a great job... Even tho you miss pronounced hearth 😜 lol just teasing

  • @Dixar
    @Dixar 2 месяца назад

    There is/was an old tradition to leave a small amount of money (coins) when you did renovations. Some said it was for good luck and is what I heard. Others say you leave them at entrances, e.g. doors, windows, or fireplaces, so that any invading spirit would grab the coins instead of the humans. I also think I remember something about leaving coins for the housegnomes, so they don't turn evil and mess with your stuff, but instead the coins make them feel grateful and taken care of and the housegnomes inturn will look out for and take care of your house in turn.

  • @kenzolagast6323
    @kenzolagast6323 Год назад +1

    why doing all this trouble and then leave the side of the brick on the inside white ?

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  Год назад +5

      I couldn't get it off! That paint just wouldn't react to the stripper or the wire brushes. I think the years of exposure to heat may have had something to do with it.

    • @Subsonik762
      @Subsonik762 3 месяца назад +2

      @@mujinmakes i thought the same thing at first, but in the final shot it struck me as a decent little bit of character, like just a hint of evidence to what stories that fireplace could tell...

  • @MAGAMAN
    @MAGAMAN 2 месяца назад

    You got real lucky that brick was all painted. If it wasn't you would probably be replacing all the brick.
    I was really surprised at how nice that original brick looked. It's crazy what people will cover up for some stupid new trend.

  • @NorroTaku
    @NorroTaku 3 месяца назад

    mildly yucky thumbnail
    but super chill and relaxing video

  • @thematt6705
    @thematt6705 3 месяца назад

    Is "herth" what its' called up north? I'm from southern US and have always heard it called a "harth"

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  3 месяца назад +1

      No, you're right, I'm just a fool that doesn't look up how things are pronounced before I go making voiceovers

  • @DanielColby-t6l
    @DanielColby-t6l 3 месяца назад +2

    doesn’t hearth rhyme with Garth?

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  3 месяца назад

      I think you're right 😂

    • @chopsjazz1
      @chopsjazz1 3 месяца назад

      It does, but why doesn't it rhyme with Earth?

    • @boxman139
      @boxman139 3 месяца назад

      Tomato, tomoto, same difference.

    • @b.w.22
      @b.w.22 3 месяца назад

      Well, they say a heart sometimes hurts, afterall. Anyway, that tomato sounds like a heartbreaker.

  • @oneofthoseyoutubeusers
    @oneofthoseyoutubeusers 3 месяца назад

    god the plain bricks look so much better

  • @asaturn
    @asaturn 3 месяца назад +5

    it's a lost tradition called "immurement" - hiding coins in your work and typically the coins you use have the current year on them.

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  3 месяца назад +3

      These did not have the current year lol. But you might be on to something, I continue to find them to this day

    • @asaturn
      @asaturn 3 месяца назад +2

      @@mujinmakes it's definitely a "thing" tradesmen used to do - def something that is fading away. my old house was built in the 80s by a Polish guy and his friends and I find stuff in the walls and under the tiles. from what I've been told by multiple old trademen/builders, it's for good luck and sometimes just for fun.

    • @lijetippy1335
      @lijetippy1335 3 месяца назад +2

      I came here to say roughly the same thing. The Polish guys where I'm from glue pennies places. A transmission shop I worked in had a 1956 penny stuck to the floor.

    • @lijetippy1335
      @lijetippy1335 3 месяца назад

      I'm missing some major context cuz I'm a resource room kid. 1956 was when the building was built. I LIKE YOUR CHANNEL MAN!!!

    • @allbadendsall
      @allbadendsall 2 месяца назад

      I live in a building from the 1920s and we found a raised fist afro pick in my bathroom ceiling.

  • @edwardchester1
    @edwardchester1 21 день назад

    The fate of many an upcycled item of furniture in a few years, no doubt. Does seem more than a little ironic/wasteful to remove/smash up real marble tile though. I'd have been inclined to try and keep/sell/reuse it for something.

  • @JoshuaRes
    @JoshuaRes 3 месяца назад

    Wait wait, are you using a wood chisel? 😢

  • @rjennings0142
    @rjennings0142 Месяц назад

    Ah, the "some sort of deranged Easter bunny" 😅

  • @oliver9089
    @oliver9089 3 месяца назад

    Neat-o

  • @b.w.22
    @b.w.22 3 месяца назад

    Honestly, I wasn’t sure if the way you were saying hearth wasn’t some clever joke I wasn’t getting. Wait, it isn’t a joke I’m not getting, is it? Like heart, hearth, hart, b’gart? I dunno, but nice fireplace.

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  3 месяца назад +1

      Yes! I said it on purpose as a joke 👍

  • @anthonykiefer1797
    @anthonykiefer1797 2 месяца назад

    I'm not mental I don't think, I am just bored and I really do think it is criminal you don't have more views.

  • @afriend5994
    @afriend5994 9 дней назад

    Good video, but the word hearth is pronounced like 'harth', not 'herth'.

  • @John-i6m8k
    @John-i6m8k 3 месяца назад +1

    Those pennies were probably shims, lol.

    • @mujinmakes
      @mujinmakes  3 месяца назад

      Yes! I believe you're right.

    • @oscarr5734
      @oscarr5734 3 месяца назад

      ay, my first thought too

  • @oztheglitch
    @oztheglitch 2 месяца назад

    upp

  • @Ubernator
    @Ubernator 25 дней назад

    Dear people buying old houses and 'modernizing' them: Stop it. Don't. Get a real hobby and stop pretending you live in an instagram fever dream. You make Mujin's live hard. So hard in-fact that he had to stoop so low as to be a stripper. How could you do this to him?

  • @loligagger85
    @loligagger85 21 день назад

    CLICK BAIT

  • @wollaminfaetter
    @wollaminfaetter 3 месяца назад

    It wasn't what I was looking for when I googled "stripper by fireplace" but I found it educational and entertaining nonetheless.