Thank you for documenting & sharing this….it’s fascinating to watch the transformation taking place on this gorgeous old house & I can’t wait to see the end result! 😁👍
@@djctube you can’t just paint over mouldy damaged plaster, or put carpet over rotten floors. The roof had been leaking for years and the damage caused needs to be fixed/repaired/restored properly,
I’m sure I recognise my beautiful Muswell Hill area of London where Your house is located. I spent much of the 80s living in Muswell Hill and loved the area dearly. Good luck with your renovations.
The thumbnail is at the top of hillfield road I think. My old stamping ground too in the 80’s and 90’s. Wish I could go back to the mid 80’s and observe it as it was.
I think you are doing a wonderful job!!! I have been watching another renovation and they also have to tear down rotten wood and removing concrete floors to expose a beautiful floor underneath!!! Keep up the beautiful work you do show you care❣️
This was a makeover. Renovate and conserve is something entirely different. Live in a house more than 100 years old and a lot of the old stuff is still there
Yeah - I don't know about this. Can't see the purpose to ripping out brick walls or the fireplace/flue. I'm also surprised that he got permission to add to the roof. This will disturb the overall picture of the neighborhood - as they are similiar beautiful brick houses. The floors looked alright to me too - with a good sanding it would have been fine I think. Exposing the brick wall is the way to go - don't think you would have even spend that much more money here to a more faithful restoration. But it's more a remodeling 😢
Brilliant! The beautiful tiled floor they found made my heart skip a beat. I live in Australia & so many of the villa style houses have the same tiles❤
@@abdullahalibutler4703 we’re not doing an amateur job of just painting over bad walls and filling a few holes. The house had been neglected for decades. We’re replacing all the damaged timber and removing all the damp mouldy plaster. It may look like butchery but you have to crack a few eggs if you want to make an omelette
I am very excited to see your renovation videos. Love the tile discovery. I'm terribly excited for you. I wonder why they would cover it up. It's beautiful. I can understand why you might replace the wood. It looks like you were showing us that some of it is rotted and falling apart. I live in a 1932 row townhouse in Baltimore, Maryland. It was renovated by someone else. I'm not renovating but if i were I'd be stripping paint off the wood, looking at the original floors instead of making do with the fake wood floors and i would think about looking at the walls and going down to studs to add insulation. But for now, I'm happy with what i have. Good luck to you! I look forward to seeing more videos. I loved this one perfectly fine.
@@intheengineroomprobably not, but even so, this house is in a conservation area meaning that the council need to approve any changes. I can tell you now, demolition would not be an option, and I also wouldn’t want it.
Wow to infinity. If this was an Olympic sport she would have 50 gold medals. Such patience; knowledge; effort; courage; strength; creativity; there's nothing she can't do. He beyond amazing. God bless her.
This was absolutely terrible. You tore up the substrate and put down inferior particle board. You tore down all that old brick and threw it away??? 🤦♂️
Brilliant video, a true professional at work. Don’t get disheartened by all these naysayers, I bet they’ve never worked on a house in their lives. Im looking forward to part 2 👌🏼
@@davidturner6642 all three chimneys were listed as unsafe from the survey inspection. We decided to keep the main chimney at the front and rebuilt it and remove the two at the rear.
Unused chimneys can cause damp issues. Most of the old fireplaces were already gone. Removing chimneys and chimney breasts below give both more floorspace and flexible living arrangements. A woodstove in one or two communal rooms is great but for modern life other fires are too much of a hazard. My own home is being renovated by the council and the chimney is going because its no longer used. There's also some kind of tax/rates charge on chimneys now too. A green energy incentive.
Nice. I've been in construction for 12 years in Scandinavia and now studying structural engineering. These type of projects are so fun and these English type of houses are really beautiful.
Renovation implies that you are attempting to restore the house to the original. Beautiful house and you ripped up 120 year old floorboards to replace with chipboard! Doesn’t sound like renovation to me!
It could I’m mistaken but do you mean the word ‘restauration’? Because that is bringing something back to it’s original state. Renovating literally says re-nova-ting. Renewal of what was.
There was some obvious dry rot in some of the removed wood. It's possible that the floorboards were also affected. Finding blocked up doorways under the plaster indicates that remodelling has already occurred. This is clearly a renovation, not a restoration. I'm pleased to see that the work from the 1960s-70s covered some features leaving them protected, like the tiled floors.
No, Renovation is repairing within the condition to make good and meets current standards, improving on the building, sometimes that means replacing with up to date. Restoration is what you’re talking about. But he’s doing both. The chipboard is a subfloor to prevent drafts and creaks. It’s a brace flooring helping to rescue the joist structure as well as providing an airtight layer of insulation for both floors, it also is a level base for likely the old refinished floorboards to go back down with no concerns about the structure below. He did his due diligence to check the integrity of the joists, no point working on a house if the structure is compromised and you never know! You sound arrogant and misinformed to attack him for amazing craftsmanship and work. Praise is a good thing. I could say if you didn’t know that, then you’re plain stupid. Not nice when people don’t show their manners is it!!!?
Hi pal. Just in the middle of purchasing a 1902 Edwardian semi and hoping to document the renovation. Your insta is a mega source of inspiration. Any recommendations for video cameras and editing software?
@@Sponge_Bob987 I just use my phone and a GoPro 11. My instagram edits are mostly done within the app, otherwise I use an app called InShot. Best of luck with your renovation!!
After seeing you take out so many characteristic features and seeing the big steel beams being hoisted in place, I just new you were gonna build one of those big modern dormers with a thick ass roof and probably no classical trim. Should have incoorporated the gutter in the insulation in the overhang to keep the roof thin and original looking. I don't mind people replacing wooden beams. They're not visible and are gonna be replaced someday anyway. I honestly think you went too far with it man. You gotta take some responsibility when buying a classic house and accept that some features should remain even though they might be in the way. I appreciate you at least replaced the little wooden part
Well...a pity. Of course we don't know the building. But I have seen massively damaged buildings where way more historic substance was salvaged. The title should be changed to "gutting and rebuilding". Good that some features will be left, but so much fell prey here to the "it's damaged so I'm just gonna tear out all". A rotten floorboard can be changed, no need to remove the entire ceiling. Plaster can be treated and strengthened, and if you use the right colours you won't get any mould later. Overall a bit triggering to sell this as "restoration".
Please make vertical videos are videos with an aspect ratio of 9:16, which means that the width is 9 units and the height is 16 units. This video size has become increasingly popular due to the advent of devices * and make the videos at normal speed and a full hour long, because speeding up videos is annoying to the viewers' eyes
Wow. That mosaic tile is stunning. Great video. I could have watched this for hours. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it! We’re hoping to restore the tiles. There are more parts to come!
Thank you for documenting & sharing this….it’s fascinating to watch the transformation taking place on this gorgeous old house & I can’t wait to see the end result! 😁👍
@@yvs04 thank you so much for these kind words. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Restoring apparently means demolish almost everything and replace it.
@@djctube you can’t just paint over mouldy damaged plaster, or put carpet over rotten floors. The roof had been leaking for years and the damage caused needs to be fixed/repaired/restored properly,
I’m sure I recognise my beautiful Muswell Hill area of London where Your house is located. I spent much of the 80s living in Muswell Hill and loved the area dearly. Good luck with your renovations.
Was thinking the same! That's North London
The thumbnail looks like Muswell Hill but this location doesn’t look much like it to me. The bricks, the back of the terraces, the street scene.
The thumbnail is at the top of hillfield road I think. My old stamping ground too in the 80’s and 90’s. Wish I could go back to the mid 80’s and observe it as it was.
I noticed you reused the joists, they will be way better quality than any new wood you can buy they looked brand new, fantastic job.
When you cut the old vs the new the difference is unbelievable
Obviously not your first rodeo - well done! All the best. Greets, H.
Thanks, really appreciate that 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I think you are doing a wonderful job!!!
I have been watching another renovation and they also have to tear down rotten wood and removing concrete floors to expose a beautiful floor underneath!!!
Keep up the beautiful work you do show you care❣️
@@amydirschell5493 thank you, I appreciate that!
This was a makeover. Renovate and conserve is something entirely different.
Live in a house more than 100 years old and a lot of the old stuff is still there
Yeah - I don't know about this.
Can't see the purpose to ripping out brick walls or the fireplace/flue.
I'm also surprised that he got permission to add to the roof.
This will disturb the overall picture of the neighborhood - as they are similiar beautiful brick houses.
The floors looked alright to me too - with a good sanding it would have been fine I think.
Exposing the brick wall is the way to go - don't think you would have even spend that much more money here to a more faithful restoration.
But it's more a remodeling 😢
yep it was the wooden floor boards to fiberboard and the careful removal and disposal of quality bricks???
Brilliant! The beautiful tiled floor they found made my heart skip a beat. I live in Australia & so many of the villa style houses have the same tiles❤
@@maureenhill3881 thank you!!!
Can't knock hard graft, this is hard graft.
Really enjoyed the video
@@tntwentyone2951 thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your video.Thank you
@@petunia172 thank you, I appreciate that!
It’s not renovating.
It’s rebuilding…
Mental how people are slating your effort, and decision making 😂 you do you, great job mate 👍
Thanks, I appreciate that Chris 🙌🏼
Thanks for posting and sharing.
@@lancedaniels thank you 🙌🏼
The tiles in the hall are great.
@@bobmcdermott9535 thank you! We were really happy when we pulled the carpet up!!!!
So glad this channel came up in my recommendations.
@@Cramert225 thanks!! I really appreciate that. Much more to come
That wasn't a restoration! It was butchery.
@@abdullahalibutler4703 we’re not doing an amateur job of just painting over bad walls and filling a few holes. The house had been neglected for decades. We’re replacing all the damaged timber and removing all the damp mouldy plaster. It may look like butchery but you have to crack a few eggs if you want to make an omelette
I am very excited to see your renovation videos. Love the tile discovery. I'm terribly excited for you. I wonder why they would cover it up. It's beautiful. I can understand why you might replace the wood. It looks like you were showing us that some of it is rotted and falling apart. I live in a 1932 row townhouse in Baltimore, Maryland. It was renovated by someone else. I'm not renovating but if i were I'd be stripping paint off the wood, looking at the original floors instead of making do with the fake wood floors and i would think about looking at the walls and going down to studs to add insulation. But for now, I'm happy with what i have. Good luck to you! I look forward to seeing more videos. I loved this one perfectly fine.
@@kayelyward8714 thank you so much!
Should have bought a new build...
@@MarkDennis-kd3ly absolutely not
I'm willing to bet these folks could have built a perfect replica of this house for less money than they spent on this rehab job.
@@intheengineroomprobably not, but even so, this house is in a conservation area meaning that the council need to approve any changes. I can tell you now, demolition would not be an option, and I also wouldn’t want it.
Is it really a 120 year old house if most of it is brand new?
You could of sold them bricks & floor boards
@@ericnicholson9944 I tried selling the floorboards, nobody wanted them. Most were split or damaged.
I kept all the bricks in good condition
Wow to infinity. If this was an Olympic sport she would have 50 gold medals. Such patience; knowledge; effort; courage; strength; creativity; there's nothing she can't do. He beyond amazing. God bless her.
@@bugtik 🙌🏼🙌🏼
This was absolutely terrible. You tore up the substrate and put down inferior particle board. You tore down all that old brick and threw it away??? 🤦♂️
Why not keep the bricks for later
@@pa1668 I kept most of the bricks to rebuild a new section of wall to match the existing. I threw away mostly damaged or chipped bricks.
I’ll be taking that pointing out on the brickwork
@@Kierenstanden-qz7eu I did
@@BackfromAmsterdam glad to see somone doing things right 👌
So, curtains went through all the devastation
@@Malyovaneey 😂😂😂
Brilliant video, a true professional at work. Don’t get disheartened by all these naysayers, I bet they’ve never worked on a house in their lives. Im looking forward to part 2 👌🏼
@@BR0SE1DON thank you, I appreciate the kind words. Part 2 is already uploaded, check my videos 👍🏼
Interesting the way the floor joinsts were held together with those diagonally crossed braces. Is that normal?
@@_stokyo_ yes, it was how they did it back then 👍🏼
Looks like a lot of work to do it that way
Really cool dude. Did you draw the new structural design yourself?
Oh no! Why take down chimneys?!
@@davidturner6642 all three chimneys were listed as unsafe from the survey inspection. We decided to keep the main chimney at the front and rebuilt it and remove the two at the rear.
Unused chimneys can cause damp issues. Most of the old fireplaces were already gone. Removing chimneys and chimney breasts below give both more floorspace and flexible living arrangements. A woodstove in one or two communal rooms is great but for modern life other fires are too much of a hazard.
My own home is being renovated by the council and the chimney is going because its no longer used. There's also some kind of tax/rates charge on chimneys now too. A green energy incentive.
Thanks, yes I did. I was given the spec from an engineer and then sketched it all up
Nice. I've been in construction for 12 years in Scandinavia and now studying structural engineering. These type of projects are so fun and these English type of houses are really beautiful.
@@user-mw1ye6gr9m yes, they are. You would not believe how many people have said to me that it would be much cheaper and easier to knock it down 🤦🏻♂️
Renovation implies that you are attempting to restore the house to the original. Beautiful house and you ripped up 120 year old floorboards to replace with chipboard! Doesn’t sound like renovation to me!
It could I’m mistaken but do you mean the word ‘restauration’? Because that is bringing something back to it’s original state. Renovating literally says re-nova-ting. Renewal of what was.
Agree. It's actually remodelling an 120 yr old house.
There was some obvious dry rot in some of the removed wood. It's possible that the floorboards were also affected. Finding blocked up doorways under the plaster indicates that remodelling has already occurred.
This is clearly a renovation, not a restoration. I'm pleased to see that the work from the 1960s-70s covered some features leaving them protected, like the tiled floors.
Chipboard??
No, Renovation is repairing within the condition to make good and meets current standards, improving on the building, sometimes that means replacing with up to date.
Restoration is what you’re talking about. But he’s doing both. The chipboard is a subfloor to prevent drafts and creaks. It’s a brace flooring helping to rescue the joist structure as well as providing an airtight layer of insulation for both floors, it also is a level base for likely the old refinished floorboards to go back down with no concerns about the structure below. He did his due diligence to check the integrity of the joists, no point working on a house if the structure is compromised and you never know!
You sound arrogant and misinformed to attack him for amazing craftsmanship and work. Praise is a good thing.
I could say if you didn’t know that, then you’re plain stupid.
Not nice when people don’t show their manners is it!!!?
Hi pal. Just in the middle of purchasing a 1902 Edwardian semi and hoping to document the renovation. Your insta is a mega source of inspiration. Any recommendations for video cameras and editing software?
@@Sponge_Bob987 I just use my phone and a GoPro 11. My instagram edits are mostly done within the app, otherwise I use an app called InShot. Best of luck with your renovation!!
Great you robbed that house's soul...
Fast worker eh?
@@ieuanwaters7767 😂😂
Não mostra como ficou depois de pronto!!! 😡
The 6 million dollar man doing renovations? I wondered what happened to him.
Please don’t say you rendered it inside with sand and cement
@@Kierenstanden-qz7eu we used lime mortar on all the original brickwork
After seeing you take out so many characteristic features and seeing the big steel beams being hoisted in place, I just new you were gonna build one of those big modern dormers with a thick ass roof and probably no classical trim. Should have incoorporated the gutter in the insulation in the overhang to keep the roof thin and original looking.
I don't mind people replacing wooden beams. They're not visible and are gonna be replaced someday anyway.
I honestly think you went too far with it man. You gotta take some responsibility when buying a classic house and accept that some features should remain even though they might be in the way.
I appreciate you at least replaced the little wooden part
Well...a pity. Of course we don't know the building. But I have seen massively damaged buildings where way more historic substance was salvaged. The title should be changed to "gutting and rebuilding". Good that some features will be left, but so much fell prey here to the "it's damaged so I'm just gonna tear out all". A rotten floorboard can be changed, no need to remove the entire ceiling. Plaster can be treated and strengthened, and if you use the right colours you won't get any mould later. Overall a bit triggering to sell this as "restoration".
You may as well have bulldozed it and built a new house. This is destruction of history, shocking to see 😢
A lot of wood wasted.
@@williammeekins8169 only rotten wood or with wood worm
Renovating? Not my definition. You're a bit of a fraud mate.
Please make vertical videos are videos with an aspect ratio of 9:16, which means that the width is 9 units and the height is 16 units. This video size has become increasingly popular due to the advent of devices * and make the videos at normal speed and a full hour long, because speeding up videos is annoying to the viewers' eyes