It is absolutely amazing how much you have accomplished this past year. So much hard work and living in the midst of a major renovation while doing it. Thank you for allowing us to follow along as you fulfill your dreams. May God bless you, and may the sun shine warm upon you back, and May the road rise up to great you, and may your soul land in heaven and hour before the devil knows your dead.
Thank you Ed and it’s our pleasure to have you following along pretty much from the outset! It’s definitely made it a little more challenging living within it. I googled the last part of the saying that you wrote up there about the devil because Ben was quite taken with it and we hadn’t heard it before. Thank you 🤩
Wow! Stumbled upon your video. Love the transformation! Beautiful property. Your dreams and vision are turning this dilapidated ruin into a beautiful home. Cannot wait to see more of your vision.
Well guys, tap each other on the shoulder, pinch yourself in the arms. This is reality! What you achieved in 1 year is truly amazing. And remember, in 15 years time you sit with a glass of wine by the logburner and say:"remember how we. ." And all will be finished, beautiful and well maintained. The energy change of the house, land and outbuildings has changed enormously. The house sighed under mal maintenance and is rescued, strong again. May your smile be from ear to ear. Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us.
Hi Wanda, thank you for such a lovely comment. It is always nice to read a comment where we feel we have been completely understood with our dream, vision and way of work. We already look around and sometimes can't believe what we have actually done, especially the stuff inside the house and the bottom of the land. It was once a hugely loved house but sadly life here stopped and mother nature started to visit. It is a lovely feeling when we look back at the first walkaround and now walk around. Thank you again :-)
Some wonderful generous souls in your life.....pull out couch, kitchen, large carpet.....the sweetness of these gestures is something that for me would be such an enriching part of the journey and as we all know, the journey is all....
The people around us Eirene are incredible and we have been made to feel so so welcome and we are very very lucky. They have all made our arrival and living here so much better than we could have ever imagined. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
WOW WOW WOW. 😮 You two are superhuman ❤ Can't believe what you have both achieved in just a year. Such wonderful, hard working and determined people, you are both amazing. It's been inspiring to watch this video. Thank you so much for sharing with the world your journey to your dream life. 🎉
@@alisonjanecarroll1042 Aww Thank you Alison, what a lovely, kind comment. 🥰 It’s our pleasure to share what we’ve done so far, it’s been a great year and hope the next 12 months is as productive! 😊
Well, I must say, this video was well worth the wait! You two have done so much, you should be very proud of what you have accomplished so far. Hats off to you two for undertakng such a monumental task! Absolutely brilliant!
Thank you so much Ed. Thankfully things don't seem to go quite as wrong as they used to at the beginning, but there is plenty of time for that to change again haha. Yes, we are so proud of ourselves, especially after sitting and watching it start to finish. Just a reminder of what we have achieved. Thank you for always watching and of course being a channel member :-)
Dawn and Ben, what an amazing acceivement to get this far in such a short amount of time. I watch Daniel from mossie bottom / Bruce, Annie and the girl's for off grid bruce. Rebecca, Sam and their children and of course Maggie Molloy. Thank you both for choosing Ireland /Eire for the home of your choosing and someday soon, I hope you can enjoy the fruits of your labour. You are both doing amazing work. Hats off to you both. 👏👏👏🥳🎊🎉🥳 👍😉🇨🇮☘️Eire
When you look back (even just as a viewer) and see what you have both accomplished and also how your confidence has grown with a learning curve for new skills has been wonderful to watch. I just know that in the next 12 month you both will flourish, Ben will continue to grow to become an even more confident carpenter and start to trust in his own ability to turn out the work he sees in his mind, and Dawn who is already well on the road to becoming a skilled stone worker in her own right will also continue to grow in talent and confidence and will accomplish even more than she could ever have dream possible. We all know it wont be an easy journey for you folks, but I think we can all agree that it's a journey worth fighting through to see the end result of your dreams coming into reality and you can finaly say to yourselves, family, friends and visitors with pride.... "We did this!"
Oh my goodness you made the pair of us cry when we read your comment! It’s been an emotional week doing this video and then to read your comment just tipped us over the edge! So thank you for such a bloody lovely comment, especially your last couple of lines. 🥹😭 You’re completely right with how much our confidence has grown, it took us so long to get to starting to take the first lot of joists out and then once we’d done that…no stopping us on the rest! 😂 Thank you so very much for your comment it truly has meant so much to read! 😘
I have just subscribed, having watched your channel for the first time. I am so proud of you both and I don't even know you. Well done. You are brave determined folk and deserve lots of reward for your hard work. All the best:-)
Wow! Watching that year back all in one go really makes you appreciate just how far you've come in that relatively short space of time! You should feel so incredibly proud of yourselves. Those of us who follow you and enjoy watching your progress, certainly feel proud of you and everything you've achieved so far. Here's to many more years and many more milestones 😊
What a fantastic job done. Dawn and Ben it is hard to believe that you both have achieved so much in 12 months. Wow what a comfortable home you have made .I am sure Ben your Mum was very pleased with what a cosy home you both have made. Take care and God Bless you both xx
Thank you Colette, this last year has gone by in such a flash it’s quite hard to believe! Oh Bens mum absolutely loved it here. She was in awe of just how beautiful it all is here and she loves the house despite it not looking very pretty right now 😉 You take care too and thanks again xx
This popped up in my suggestions. Just watched it with my 5yr old, who was as intrigued as i was about how you where both going to go through the process of the restoration. Its nicely taking shape 😎👌🏻 Subbed and looking forward to update videos. Cheers John (up in County Antrim) 👍🏻
Hi John and you 5yr old. You were not alone with wondering how we would go through the process lol. We knew the joists must be done and floors and getting out of the tent into the house before winter. Then we took it from there. Thank you very much for subscribing John, we will keep going and see how it goes :-)
oh well done, both of you... we did it in France, hardley any money, didnt speak the language.... we did it, through sheer determination... we both got jobs, learnt the lingo ,had lovely neighbours, only came back to the u.k because we had grandchildren we where missing out on seeing grow up. but i do miss our life we had there, chickens, geese, ducks and goats..... a beautiful gingerbread house and one and a half acres of woodland and garden... keep going is all i can say,,, keep your pecker up when it feels hopeless, cuddle each other often and laugh about the misdeeds and catastrophies...you will get there xxxx
Hello Sharan. If we could heart this twice, or even three times we would. We are really sad for you that you had to leave France after doing everything you did. We have no language barrier and no real changes by moving to Ireland apart from our life style, so to have to leave this now would be heart breaking. Money.... we will manage and for everything we now have, managing is just fine. Chickens, geese, ducks, goats, maybe a sheep or two are on our list, don't know when but one day. It isn't often we get down but as you will know, sometimes it gets a bit hard, but you are right, we will get there. Thank you so so much for such lovely comments :-) :-) 💕
I have been watching since the beginning and I look for your videos and wait (im)patiently for every update. What you have achieved is amazing and inspirational. Seeing the state of the house when you returned after the sale went through and seeing all you've achieved in a year has made me re-assess what I might be able to achieve too (although Dawn you are amazing and I dont know where you get the energy to do all that you do). I havent commented before, but I have watched every video, right from the start. Keep doing exactly what you want to do, and record it for us wannabees please. The 30-something day 14 day challenge, for example, was looooong, but your determination, tenacity and staying power was powerful to watch. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us. Michelle, Perth Western Australia
Thank you for your lovely comment Michelle, it’s been a really good year and a good start to all that we have ahead of us but we’re very pleased with how it has gone so far. Making the video has given us a bit of oomph back after the last few weeks having been a bit of a slow few work weeks! The house was in a bit of a sad state when we started out that’s for sure. To be honest, I’m not sure where the energy comes from some days and there are days when it doesn’t come 😂 It’s so nice to read that we might in some way help others to realise they can do this too. RUclips is the greatest tool in this day and age for giving you the confidence that you could possibly do all sorts of things. It’s amazing really when you think about it. A little bit of knowledge goes a long long way. Talking of loooong, yes the the land clearing wow that felt like it would never end! 🤣 Thank you for commenting and most of all thank you for watching all the way along 🥰 and supporting us from afar it means a lot to us 😘
So much work, I know there had to be times when you both were asking Where on earth do we even start? You two could only get this done by supporting and leaning on each other. This is a a beautiful story and home in the making.. I love that you are saving a historic home and I wish I was in a position to help, hopefully soon I will be. You two deserve help as you work so hard and are doing a great job.
Haha oh yes we have definitely said and thought that on many occasions! We do tend to help each other along when the other is feeling a bit disillusioned with it all, it’s quite the rollercoaster at times. Aww Nancy, just you subscribing, viewing and commenting is enough help for us. So we thank you along with everyone else who gives us a little boost each time we read our comments. ❤️
Thank you Jane. We’re amazed at how quickly this year has gone by. It was a really lovely video to put together and to see it all over again like this is amazing.
You guys are amazing! For people that have never done anything like this before you must be so proud of what you have achieved in so little time, learning new trades and just getting on with it, well done. Also from wobbly shots in the beginning you are now professional youtubers ( famous ones at that!) producing great quality videos, that is a feat in itself let alone all the hard graft. You guys deserve a nice holiday but maybe not a camping holiday lol. Loads of respect Denis
Thank you Denis 😊 It has certainly been a sharp learning curve this past year! Haha but yes we are very proud of what we’ve managed to achieve. Ahh, yes the wobbly shots….we always cringe a little when new people subscribe and tell us they will binge watch from the beginning…the sound and video quality! 🫣 we still can’t quite believe we have so many people watching along, it’s quite incredible! Haha yes maybe not a camping holiday….unless a sofa bed is provided, then that would be fine!
I only started watching about 4 months or so ago and I just want to say you are both so brave taking on such a massive mess. I also think you lucked out on your neighbours, they must also be happy to see new blood in the area. Keep on keeping on.
Oh yes we definitely did with the neighbours! We’ve been quite overwhelmed with how kind and friendly all that we have met have been. The farmer neighbour especially with all his help. Haha yes it was a bit of a mess when we first arrived, we’ve made new mess here and there but at least it’s now a little more contained.
I have been watching for a fair while but did not realize just how much you have accomplished in one year. What a great achievement!!! You will have the most beautiful place in a few years.
Thank you Mary 🥰 I think it was a bit of an eye opener to us and we did it! 🤣🤣 I am so looking forward to the day when we have some rooms finished and looking cosy and inviting! ❤️
Ben and Dawn you made your house a lovely warm home and that was sheer hard work. I love the banter between the 2 of you and the special effects and of course the music. Be mighty proud of yourselves where’s there’s a will there’s a way. 🙏
Thank you Annie 😊 ah yes we’re very proud of what we’ve done so far and quite amazed at times, especially replacing the floors upstairs! We would never have foreseen that in our lifetime! 🤣 It was a really lovely video to make, made us quite emotional along the way 🥹 and laugh too! There’s always a way, just gotta find it 😂
We do sometimes as well Karla! 😂 Doing this video and seeing all the old videos we were “ooh it was quite bad!” I think you have rose tinted specs on in the beginning and the excitement far outweighs what it looked like. 😘
Fantastic! U2 are soooo resilient! Super great vid! I love transformation and u2 have brought a very dilapidated home and land back to the land of the living!!! Congratulations! I love it soo much! So wonderful to watch and see you both grow and push on! Keep up the great work, you got this!!🎉🎉🎉😊💗💗😺😸😽
Awww thank you, we’re really pleased with how the video turned out and even more happy that you liked it too 😊 What a great way of looking at it, it does definitely feel like we’ve bought it all back to life again. Love how you included the cats! 🐈 🐱❤️
Absolutely phenomenal!! What a superb way of showcasing your progress. I’m constantly in awe of you both, and your never ending energy. Thank you so much for sharing so much of your lives during this awesome project.
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment K. Some days we don't feel like we are full of energy but we find it from somewhere and keep on going. You are so welcome and thank you for watching and commenting :-)
All you have achieved in such short time and it looks fantastic. 🌟👍I wish you lots of good luck 🍀 I admire the way you keep going on and still can make jokes.🤩🍀💐
I know Dawn jokes about seeing words from you J, but it is so nice to read what you have to say as we know you mean it. 12 months have gone so quickly (as it does for everyone) but not actually knowing what day it was even after being here for three months just showed us we were really up against time and the winter coming. Now we normally know what day it is so means we must have slowed down to a normal pace now, which is nice. We are so pleased with how it currently is compared to how it was and we always have time to laugh and joke, we don't film the crying hahahaha. Quite a bit to be done inside again before the winter, hopefully not temporary this time. Thank you again J, it means a lot. :-)
Thank you! And thank you for being there throughout it all too! It is pretty cool to see it all chucked together like that and watch it all happen in a short space of time. ❤️
You two are a dynamo what you have accomplished in one year is amazing. This video brings back all you have done a good refresher for us and a good way for new comers to catch up. Hopefully they will then watch all your videos.
HI Kathleen, thank you for always joining us. We are chuffed to bits and this video was, as you say, as refresher, even for us. It even bought a tear or two. I think there have been a few newer subscribers who didn't realise we had done more than the land and there was a bit more to us than a shovel and wheelbarrow haha. Thank you for being with us for so long :-)
You forget how much you have achieved as others have replied, the biggest gift is owning your own home, and working towards bringing it up to the way you want it, along with the land, your right money is great to have, however in watching what you have achieved between the two of you with your hands, I'm sure you will achieve heaps. Well done, brilliant.
Oh my goodness yes, the biggest gift is owning our home! We quite often say to each other…”we own all of this!” Mind blowing 🤯 Lack of money just means you have to get a little more creative 😂 is all.
It made us remember how much we have done too Joy and we are really proud of everything we have done. Thank you so much for watching and commenting :-)
I hope you are both very proud of your achievements. You should be. What a monumental amount of work undertaken by hand by you both. I’m sure it’s been hard, frustrating at times but ultimately rewarding. Can’t wait to see what you get up to in the coming year. Well done.👏👏👏👏
Hi Maeve, incredibly proud! It has been a lot of hard work but we have learned loads, grown in confidence and are ready for the next 12 months. We keep saying that we are loving it, but we really really are. Even the cows... they were passing by again today and while I was on the way back with the empty bins earlier I picked a few wild strawberries, what isn't there to love about being here. Thank you so very much for watching and commenting as you do :-)
Absolutely loved this video!! You guys should be so proud of yourselves! What a monumental change you have brought to your once unloved old home. Blood, sweat and lots of love are clearly breathing new life into her and I can’t wait to see all the wonderful things you achieve over the journey ❤
Thanks Rachael. We are chuffed to bits if we are honest and really proud. The change from day one up to now is incredible and still a lot to be done in the way of improvements. We will get there. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
I’ve watched every video, some more than once. Watching the 1 year review I’m still amazed at how much you’ve accomplished in 12 months. Truly astonishing when you consider that you aren’t professional contractors, builders or landscapers. You’re both delightful & I’m so happy you decided to share your journey with us. Dawn you are an inspiration. Your drive, determination & perseverance is remarkable. I can’t imagine where you’ll be in another 12 months time but I know I’ll be amazed when I watch year 2’s 12 month review. Congratulations & I wish you all the best. ✌️💚🙏
Aww thank you Dish that was lovely to read 🥰 It has been a good reminder for us doing the video and has also given us a bit of a boost to keep pushing on because there are definitely times when you lose a little oomph to keep going! 😂 It took a lot of time to get the video sorted and wow it was quite emotional going through all the videos again and seeing it laid out in one go like that! Ben did an amazing job on it. Thank you so much for following us along and especially for watching everything we have put out there, it means a lot 🥹❤️🍀
Haha I must admit when we look back at the old video..we think “ooh that was quite bad” but I think I said to someone else…the excitement and the rose tinted glasses mask the worse bits and you just see the potential. (Luckily 😂)
That is absolutely fine Inge. To be honest we are overwhelmed by all of the comments and answering them all as quickly as we can :-) Thank you very much for watching and commenting :-)
Can you both believe how much you have done? Absolutely fantastic work,I don’t know if you thought what have you done and accomplished in the two years. Keep going 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
Hello Maria, how are you today? Once we had finally put all the chunks of video together, sat down and watched it in one piece, it was a reminder of everything we have done and how much it has all changed. This time last year we were sleeping in the tent. Not a hardship but it is much nicer knowing that tonight we will be getting in the stupidly oversized super king sized bed hahahaha. I know Dawn thanked you, but also a huge thank you from me too for your support. It means so much :-) Of course thank you for watching and commenting :-)
I'm beyond impressed!! What a wonderful work of love and dedication. When watching this, I found myself huffing and puffing as you hammered, shoveled, raked.... This 77 year old was very impressed! Keep up the good work. I couldn't be more proud if you were my own children. Keep up the good work; it is well worth the effort.
Hello Sharon, what a lovely comment to read, thank you so much. Lots of love, lots of huffing and puffing but worth all of it. Still so far to go but we are enjoying every step. Thank you so much for watching and commenting :-)
My God , balls on you two like Bengali Tigers 🐅. What is it about all these videos and tv shows about mad Brits taking on monumental tasks 😂😂😂 Well done guys . Nothing ventured nothing gained . And you’ll appreciate it all 100% more than a turn key showhouse . Wish you all the very best 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
🤣 🤣 love it! Thank you very much for the wonderful compliment! 😉 Nothing ventured, nothing gained is exactly the right motto to live by! Oh yes we’ll definitely appreciate it more knowing we’ve done it ourselves! What a feeling! 🍀
You both are doing an amazing job. You deserve everything you wish for. Can not wait for your future challenges. Your home will be beautiful. Making it more special as you are putting your heart and soul into it. God bless.
Thank you so much Cindy. The future is something we are looking forward to and everything in between now and then. We did think "what have we done" when we first came through the door again in May last year, but once we started clearing, that thought soon went away and excitement set in. Thank you so much for watching and commenting :-)
Bravo! Job well done...can't wait to see more. You know...new is nice but restoring old in is the best. Carry on! Lots of love and admiration from Wausau, Wisconsin USA ❤
Thank you! 🤩 You’re right new is nice too, we lived in a new build before this house and wow the difference. I must say living in the old feels more cosy though. We fell in love with this place warts and all and fingers crossed we get to keep it looking and feeling cosy as we go along. ❤️
What a wonderful synopsis of your 'journey' so far on your land and home in Ireland! You both have done a remarkable job of reclaiming and renovating both the house and the land. While you do have work left to accomplish both in and out side of both, the work you have done is amazing! I have so enjoyed following along as you plan and execute that 'job'! Thank you so much for the privilege of sharing your journey and experience. I look forward to year 2 from now until this time in 2025 and grateful to follow, support and cheer from the sidelines. 😊
Thank you Christy. It has been a brilliant year with ups and downs but seeing it all laid out in a video like that has definitely given me a bit of a boost to get cracking with it all for the coming 12 months! Thank you for being there and bringing the support and cheer, it does help to spur you on hugely to read everyone’s comments. Here’s hoping for good things for the coming year! 🥰
I absolutely love the fact that you could see what most people couldn't, it's beauty and potential. So happy for you, that you have a home and land to call your very own. ❤☘
Firstly Lynn, thank you for being a long time subscriber, 11 months is great and means a lot. I was going to say maybe we were naïve in not thinking why other people hadn't bought the house after being on the market for so so long, but now we know it all looked worse than it actually was and something a couple of DIYers with the determination to own their own home and land could fix. Give or take a ridge tile or two. We are over the moon being here, even tonight when we were outside just looking, Dawn said "Isn't it lovely here" and it is. I don't think this feeling will ever go away and we feel very lucky indeed. Thank you so much again :-)
I binged watched from the beginning recently so it was all fresh to me. You did so much in so little time. Well done on a years hard graft. I still can’t get over the improvements to the garden. Good on you both and keep up the good work. 😊❤
Hi Christine, thank you so much for commenting. We have people who watch for the house, people who watch for the land and people who just watch what we have been up to. Although the house is obviously the main project, the land was a big deal to us and we wanted to get it manageable for the Spring and Summer, the month spent on it was worth every minute. Although it needs strimming and mowing after only a week, keeping on top of it is so much easier now. But even I was impressed with how it looked at the end of the video. Thank you again :-)
Wonderful video Ben! I laughed so hard remembering some of it - I hope you both did too while you were putting it together, although I wasn't the one out in shower at -6. You're tough as nails you two, and lots to be proud of. Dawn you have filled it with love and made it a home and it isn't even finished yet . I hope you have all had a wonderful visit with your Mum. I'm so proud of you, Lukas too! I'm sure he helps out - at least makes tea 🫖. I'm looking forward to the next video. Your almost at 7K subscribers!
Haha, we laughed and we had a little cry, and Dawn thinks I must be going through my menopause as I can't watch some of our videos without a tear of... we think happiness.... joy, maybe mental exhaustion or mild depression hahaha. It was an amazing video to make and then finally sit back and watch from start to finish. It reminds us of all of the little bits we had forgotten about. Lukas is great. Washing, lunch, tea, it is great having him here with us. We are slow in replying Janie, so now we are on 7045 subscribers, which is incredible and we are happy to say you are one of them. I could say one of the oldest, but it could be taken the wrong way haha so let me say longest hahahahahaha. Thank you Janie, you have always had our backs and cheered us along all of the way. 💖
Great video, amazing to look back and see how much you have achieved. You are creating a wonderful homestead for yourselves, and thanks for taking us on the journey ❤
Thank you and yeah we thought that when we watched through beginning to end over and over whilst editing it! 😂 Seriously though it was great going through it all and seeing how unsure we were in the beginning to then going onto the next room a whole lot more confident 😊❤️
@thecornerhouseproject exactly ! Replacing the beams in the first side you where unsure, but you could see your confidence growing, you smashed through the second side like pros.
Thanks very much James. We can't tell from your comment.... You went to view it or saw it online? Buying it / thinking of buying it? Or just a saw a lovely little cottage? Thanks so much for watching and commenting :-)
I so loved watching your progress through out! One forgets that many decades ago, most of us started out with very little, and just grew from there! Your work ethic and a 'don't think about it, just do it' is a lesson to us all...!!! You're authenticity, honesty, and evolving new skills to meet the need is inspiring ❤ Looking forward to the future of your project... and the creative ideas that abound! When you only look back to see ones progress... Then you're on a winner! Wishing you good health in your place of peace! Cheers... ❤❤
What a lovely comment thank you very much ❤️ you’re absolutely right with starting with nothing. We started with unsafe collapsing and rotten floors and now we have safe clean and strong ones 💪 I love that saying “when you only look back to see ones progress….” Thank you for following us along and for your lovely heartfelt message 😊
A wonderful roundup of your endeavours. You have done so much, some because you had to and some things just because you wanted to. Your skills have developed and Dawn has become a Master/ Mistress wall builder. Best wishes from Derbyshire.
"some because you had to and some things just because you wanted to" This is so true and beautifully put Nigel, thank you. We seems to be getting better as we go along and also try new things. Being willing to grab the bull by the horns having a go, regardless of the outcome seems to be working haha. Thank you Nigel for watching and commenting :-)
As we sat in our flat in London, my wife and I were captivated by the incredible transformation of your dream house. We absolutely loved it and are now inspired to take on our own renovation project! Though I must admit, I'm not sure we could match the dedication and hard work you’ve shown. Your video is, without a doubt, the best renovation journey we've seen on RUclips
Look at you... a 1 year subscriber, anyone would think you had inside information that we were starting a RUclips channel over a year ago haha. It is incredible Kath isn't it. Me showing you the photos at work when we came back in May compared to now. It was a brave move but really worth it and so pleased we did. Next 12 months - here we go! Thank you Kath x
@thecornerhouseproject it is incredible. I've told loads of people to subscribe too! But I only found out the other day you don't get paid if we skip the ads. I always skip, I'll watch at least 30 seconds from now on. You need to ask everyone not to skip, they might not know, like me!
@The Corner House Project I came across your clip in my RUclips feed so pleased I watched. what great a great neighbour you have to help you here and there, and what a fantastic job you have both done to the house and grounds.. well done guys 😊👍
Thank you very much. Yes we are very lucky with the neighbour, in all honesty everyone that we have come across over here has been so friendly and helpful. Welcome to the channel and thank you for watching 😊
Thank you so much Anna. We are more comfortable with things now so do agree, and hope, that things will fly by. Not too quickly though we hope. Thank you for watching and commenting tonight :-)
Dawn did a great job on it and for a first go it is really impressive. Lots still to go on that building, but one day we will get a roof back on it. Thank you very much for watching and commenting :-)
I started watching when you were clearing the land and am amazed at how much you have done prior to this. You are both very hard workers and Dawn you are a star. Well done to you both . Looking forward to the next 12 months but don’t forget to take a break occasionally as you both deserve it. Watching from Perth , Western Australia
Ahh wow the land….well that was some long hard work there. The house was a breeze compared to all that digging, barrowing and raking! 😉 funnily enough the video has taken us so long to get sorted that we’ve had a very nice forced break but now it’s done it’ll be business as usual now, it’s not good taking a long break because you have to convince your body to get going again 🫣 Thank you for comment and also thanks for sticking around when the land ended 😊
It was just a case of seeing past what it looked like and thinking of how it did look in the past and can look again. Maybe buying a derelict house full of mouldy furniture and rotten timber won't be on your bucket list lol. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Watching the past year again was quite emotional, it really reminded me just how much you've achieved in such little time without professional help.I'm constantly amazed by your sheer strength and determination and your love of that handsome house really shines through. It's going to be such a comfortable house to live in and I'm so happy to be seeing in gradually take shape. It was a wonderful compilation and beautifully put together.❤
Ooh we know Pat, we’ve done a lot of emotional 🥹 welling up and some full on tears doing this video! It took a long time but wow it was so lovely to watch it all back again like we have the last couple of weeks. I absolutely adore how you call the house handsome! I read it and thought..”wow, yes it is a handsome looking house” aww yes we really do love it, it is a pleasure to live here even with all the falling flakes of plaster and limewash. Once we’re “done” I do think it will look and feel really comfortable and a cosy place to be. ❤️
Many congratulations guys to see from start to finish (well up to now ) it just all looks a fantastic achievement and a lot of backbreaking hard work’ I think you should splash out and treat yourself to a bottle of champagne
Thank you very much Ron. We treated ourselves with a little time off. Sorting this video, my Mum being here for a few days (which was lovely) and today I had a little tidy outside, so we have celebrated in our own little way. Just being here is enough for us as mushy as that sounds. Thanks so much for watching and commenting as often as you do :-)
Having only been watching for last 4 months and had to play catch up it was great to be reminded of exactly how much you both have achieved in just 1 year, you truly have done amazing for 2 people never having done anything like this before with limited equipment, Well done Ben and Dawn , I look forward every week for your video to pop up Love Tom
Thank you very much Tom. It has been lovely going through all the videos this last couple of weeks and seeing all what we have done this last year! We’re pretty pleased with what we’ve achieved so far. Long way to go but we will get there….eventually! 🤣 Thanks for joining us our journey Tom it means a lot 🥹
Hello TheCatlady, we love your name. which would sort of go without saying really as we are cat mad. Some was really hard, other bits nice work and the rest work, but every step of the way enjoyed. Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to comment :-)
Well done Ben and dawn it's a good start to a long road but you'll get there in the end it shows you how we take things for granted when we have the normal things in life electric water heating you don't think about it till you haven't got it you'll be saying and thinking what the hell have we done because I am in the same situation as you and probably will be for a year or two more and I think what the hell have we done every other day we moved to the Scottish Highlands so the weather is probably on par with yours plenty of rain and wind anyways lovely video keep up the hard work
Hi Andrew, thanks for watching and commenting. I must admit, it was nice with the electric to be able to turn the lights on in the middle of winter without wondering if there was enough solar power for them or the generator running (the electric bill at the end of January stung though). The shower outside was OK until the wind blew the freezing cold curtain up the back of your legs and above so the shower indoors was welcome. We said "what have we done" when we opened the door in May, but, like us, you must have the vision and drive to get through the hard times and we are living proof that pretty much anyone can do this no matter what. If you are up for it, would you mind sending a couple of photos over of what you have moved to? It is always nice to see others doing the same things. Thank you so much for watching and commenting and good luck with everything :-)
Thank you very much indeed. We have loved it from the second we saw it and intend to do our very best for the house and land. Thank you and thank you again :-)
I wish you could have gone off grid regards the electric yet I know it’s a tricky thing to achieve - Fantastic video for a new viewer - what an incredible accomplishment 🥳🙌❤️
Good morning Marie Thank you very much for watching and commenting. Although we have so far to go and so much to do, both house, land and outbuildings, we are really pleased with where we have got to in just over 12 months. Thank you again :-)
Jumping in and subscribing to what I see a great accomplishment. you should be proud. You’ve done a fantastic job in one year and created you a wonderful home. I know you’re working will continue and I’ll continue to thank you so much for putting on a show. Also you have some amazing kind and helpful neighbors. God has blessed you with good people around you.
Good evening Bonnie, thank you so much for watching commenting and of course subscribing, welcome to The Corner House, you are very welcome. We are incredibly proud, more than we could have imagined. The reward of just being able to say "we did that" is lovely. We are so lucky with out neighbours. Out of the seven places we looked at, we feel this one knew we would be looked after by the neighbours. It is remote, but not too remote. The balance is just right. Thank you again Bonnie, have a lovely evening :-)
you seem such a lovely couple and have done such a fantastic job so far. good luck with rest and will continue to watch. You seem very humble, hardworking and grateful for what you have. xx
Thank you very much Cathy for saying so. We are very grateful for being here, it was probably a one off chance for us, so we took it while the time was right... and now is now, 13 months later. Thank you for watching, commenting and continuing to watch the next steps we take :-)
It was quite a mess when we first got here 😂 Thank you 🥰 We do try and do it with care, because ultimately we do want to keep as much intact as we can.
I didn't watch the first part before it was cleared out but I will go back and look another day. From when it was cleared out of all the inside junk it was such an amazing transformation watching you both pull out and put in new joists was wonderful and you both have worked so so hard. The garden and revealing all that you have is so lovely to watch, it's like you are both on a special archeological dig and discovering so much history and it's all yours to keep and build on. Congrats on such an amazing job and I will be following along with your adventures, your house and land is a dream come true and all that hard work you've done and will do is something to be so proud off and it seems that you have also blended into the surrounding community, enjoy the wealth of beauty you have before you
The first part is depressing Cherylene as it shows how rotten and damp the house was, the land overgrown and areas completely covered. Thank you so much for watching and commenting Cherylene, missing the beginning or nor lol. Also, thank you so so much for subscribing :-)
Welcome to The Corner House. We are really proud and very pleased with how it is all going. The odd set back from time to time, but up we get and start again the next day. May I just say what a great name you have :-) Thank you for watching and commenting this evening :-)
Thank you Colin and also for watching from the beginning. Oh yes there were a few hairy moments! The worst being the living room side removing those floorboards on joists that were only held up with Acrow props! 😮 hated every minute of that part! 🤣
Hi Dawn and Ben, that was a magic walk through of the past year, skimming through all those accomplishments as though they were plain sailing ( wouldn't that have been wonderful, lol) It has been a pleasure and joy to follow you along the way :) Hoping to tag along for more of the project and keep up to date with progress as you go. What, no mention of blossom watch and then finding the holes in the tree? Aww, that was so sad, poor Ben you were so deflated, I think everyone felt your pain xxx Keep up the good work and thanks again for sharing.
Hahaha it would be amazing if all those jobs had gone as fast as how Timelapse makes them look. We would have finished the house by now! 🤣 oh yes we forgot all about blossom watch! Oh how could we eh?!🤣 oh he really was deflated when that happened. It’s funny how this renovation lark messes with your emotions. Talking of emotions…going through all the videos to make the video was very emotional! 😭 in a nice way though. You are most welcome to tag along for more of the project, hope you can pencil us in for the next 10 years! 🤣🤣 fingers crossed we get it done a bit quicker than though! Thank you for being here 😊xxx
I simply think, it’s totally Incredible what you both have done to this amazing home and the sacrifices you both gave up just to restore and start over!! What a beautiful couple and wonderful team work. I can’t wait to see what is next. I do pray that along the way it can be a little more easier for you both to be able to salvage what you can. Thank you for sharing your life and journey with us. Looking forward to more. Sending lots of prayer from Ohio🇺🇸 Cindy❤️
Hi Cindy. Thank you very much indeed. Because we rented in previous houses for so long, we didn't feel like we were sacrificing anything, just making a bit of a lifestyle change to actually own our own house and this time land too. We have a few bits of old furniture from the stored away which will need checking for it's condition, but hopefully one item may be OK. We will see. Other than the stairs and the actual doors (excluding the front door) it isn't look good for what wood remains. We still have the kitchen door frame to remove and an old cupboard frame. We will be doing our very best to recreate what we have had to remove though. I hope you have a wonderful evening. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Thank you for coming along for the ride. Sometimes it is a little bumpy but I think the trip wasn't too bad in the end haha. Thank you so much Barbara for being a long time watcher and commenter :-)
How funny - having just watched your entire back-catalogue, the first new video I am watching is a recap of the previous year! Fair play to you both, you've transformed the place!
Haha we couldn’t have released it at a worse time for you 😂 but….huge thanks for catching up on it all beforehand and for still sitting through the Timelapse too! Next week it will be brand brand new video for you! 😉
You guys have done SO MUCH! My favorite thing was that you replaced the joists and floors, and also the backyard cleanup and transformation!! I can’t wait to see what this next year brings for you! Love you guys! 😊💚
Haha, yes we have done a little bit haven't we. We think the joists / floors are our biggest achievement having no previous experience of anything like it. The land is great now, the bit behind the outbuildings is still a work in progress. Thank you so much for always watching and being with us :-)
Hi Wendy, thank you for watching and commenting :-) Dawn really is a trouper, I don't think we would have had as much done if it wasn't for Dawn. We are proud and ready to crarry on :-)
I love that you do all the work. If you don’t have a ton of money you have to. It’s satisfying but a lot of work. It takes years to renovate a house like this with out a lot of money so it’s so worth it. Really great job. I hope you are enjoying your home.
Oh we really do enjoy it, it’s a lovely house and we feel very lucky to be able to be doing it. Yeah lack of money does slow things down a bit but definitely worth all the effort in doing it yourself, so much more satisfying to see it start to come together with your own hands!
Hi guys, congratulations on everything this far. I am also taking the plunge and pursuing “the dream” in County Kerry very shortly. Question: how did you go about hygiene and toilet in general at the beginning? I will have electricity but no water initially as a new well needs boring (or rain water harvesting).. Thanks in advance
Hi Lytton, thank you very much. We would say do it and plunge away. Hygene - as long as you have water and a means to heat it (or cold if you are brave) then cleanliness isn't really an issue. Although it is a right pain, you can wash etc with just a pan of boiling water put in a washing up bowl or bucket. I don't know where you are moving from, but over here there are loads of outdoor washing machine stations in supermarket carparks and the like so washing clothes and getting them dry isn't an issue. If you are happy to rough it for couple of days while you get things in place, or do a B&B for a few days like we did, in no time at all you will be setup and ready. Rain water harvesting is great when you have water, when no rain is due and you are close to running out, it isn't so great. If you can do a well, do it. It will make everything much easier in the long run. You can always email us if you think we can help you in any way. Good luck with it all and please keep us posted on how it is all going :-)
Thank you Orla. It is a shame when there isn't anyone to re-love the cottages and houses. We are so pleased we found this one. We will continue doing as much as we possible can DIY style. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Amazing work guys. It's so heartwarming to see these old houses brought back to life. So much better for the heritage of the country than knocking and building new. I'm sure as you set in your kitchen with a cuppa you can appreciate the work you have put in and the history and character of the house. No better feeling! Keep up the good work.
Hi and thank you for watching and commenting :-) Even though it is not the oldest of houses at only approximately 110 years old, maybe 120 it is a house we will do everything we can to bring it back to how it used to be (give or a take bedroom and en-suit). The ceilings will look the same, without the mould, and the kitchen fireplace opened back up. It will have modern bits like central heating etc, but where we don't need to , we will leave things as they are or recreate what couldn't be saved. You are right, it is lovely sat in the kitchen, with the stove burning when needed and just being here. Thank you so much again :-)
I don't think that I have said "Oh my god!" so many times in a row as when you first showed us the inside of the house. Good on ya for having the vision and passion to get stuck in and accomplish so much.
Hi James, Thank you for watching and commenting. We say it now and then but oddly enough, not when we first saw the place or in the May once it was ours. BUT, when we removed the floor covering from the one bedroom, we did say "oh my god, we could have fallen straight through there" once or twice haha. Thank you again James :-)
What I achievement you have done together ,so such hard work both of you have done, should be so proud of yourself, I've enjoyed watching every single video you have put up for everyone to see much love ❤ Aunt Gwen n family
🥰 Thank you Aunt Gwen 😊 I’m so happy to hear that you enjoy the videos, who would have thought eh? That I’d do something like this! 😂 very glad we did though because you all get to see what’s going on. Thank you for always watching ❤️
Thank you so much ML. It has certainly been a busy 12 months. The first 6 months didn't seem to stop, just day after day of stuff. Now with the land pretty much sorted and the house comfortable, we can work away at this and that working towards more permanent fixtures and fittings instead of everything being temporary. Thank you for watching and commenting and of course being a channel member :-)
What can i say well what an amazing video ,a years worth omg ,i watched all ur videos and properly love everything dawn and ben do absolutly excellent video ,well done you 2 great people ,excellent ,love it alll ,,,,,,congrats on how much u have both achieved ,,cant wait till next one xxxxx
Awww thank you Diana! ❤️❤️ Sorry it has taken so long to get it out because I know you miss them when we’re late with them. This video has taken soooo long to put together and Ben has worked so hard getting it all sorted with me sat beside him putting my tuppence worth here and there! 🤣 we can both get back to normal now it’s done though so you shall see us soonish 😊 xxxx
Lots of love Kath, we are excited to get the next stages done. Bit by bit we are getting there. More of a slower pace at the moment than the previous 12 months. Thank you so much for watching and commenting and subscribing :-)
It is absolutely amazing how much you have accomplished this past year. So much hard work and living in the midst of a major renovation while doing it. Thank you for allowing us to follow along as you fulfill your dreams. May God bless you, and may the sun shine warm upon you back, and May the road rise up to great you, and may your soul land in heaven and hour before the devil knows your dead.
Thank you Ed and it’s our pleasure to have you following along pretty much from the outset! It’s definitely made it a little more challenging living within it. I googled the last part of the saying that you wrote up there about the devil because Ben was quite taken with it and we hadn’t heard it before. Thank you 🤩
Wow! Stumbled upon your video. Love the transformation! Beautiful property. Your dreams and vision are turning this dilapidated ruin into a beautiful home. Cannot wait to see more of your vision.
Wow ye were absolutely amazing to get so much achieved in a short time ❤
It is very beautiful, but it still pales in comparison to my father's house.
Well guys, tap each other on the shoulder, pinch yourself in the arms. This is reality! What you achieved in 1 year is truly amazing. And remember, in 15 years time you sit with a glass of wine by the logburner and say:"remember how we. ." And all will be finished, beautiful and well maintained. The energy change of the house, land and outbuildings has changed enormously. The house sighed under mal maintenance and is rescued, strong again. May your smile be from ear to ear. Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us.
Hi Wanda, thank you for such a lovely comment.
It is always nice to read a comment where we feel we have been completely understood with our dream, vision and way of work. We already look around and sometimes can't believe what we have actually done, especially the stuff inside the house and the bottom of the land.
It was once a hugely loved house but sadly life here stopped and mother nature started to visit. It is a lovely feeling when we look back at the first walkaround and now walk around.
Thank you again :-)
Some wonderful generous souls in your life.....pull out couch, kitchen, large carpet.....the sweetness of these gestures is something that for me would be such an enriching part of the journey and as we all know, the journey is all....
The people around us Eirene are incredible and we have been made to feel so so welcome and we are very very lucky. They have all made our arrival and living here so much better than we could have ever imagined.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
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WOW WOW WOW. 😮
You two are superhuman ❤ Can't believe what you have both achieved in just a year. Such wonderful, hard working and determined people, you are both amazing. It's been inspiring to watch this video. Thank you so much for sharing with the world your journey to your dream life. 🎉
@@alisonjanecarroll1042 Aww Thank you Alison, what a lovely, kind comment. 🥰 It’s our pleasure to share what we’ve done so far, it’s been a great year and hope the next 12 months is as productive! 😊
Well, I must say, this video was well worth the wait! You two have done so much, you should be very proud of what you have accomplished so far. Hats off to you two for undertakng such a monumental task! Absolutely brilliant!
Thank you so much Ed.
Thankfully things don't seem to go quite as wrong as they used to at the beginning, but there is plenty of time for that to change again haha.
Yes, we are so proud of ourselves, especially after sitting and watching it start to finish. Just a reminder of what we have achieved.
Thank you for always watching and of course being a channel member :-)
Dawn and Ben, what an amazing acceivement to get this far in such a short amount of time.
I watch Daniel from mossie bottom / Bruce, Annie and the girl's for off grid bruce. Rebecca, Sam and their children and of course Maggie Molloy.
Thank you both for choosing Ireland /Eire for the home of your choosing and someday soon, I hope you can enjoy the fruits of your labour. You are both doing amazing work. Hats off to you both.
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When you look back (even just as a viewer) and see what you have both accomplished and also how your confidence has grown with a learning curve for new skills has been wonderful to watch.
I just know that in the next 12 month you both will flourish, Ben will continue to grow to become an even more confident carpenter and start to trust in his own ability to turn out the work he sees in his mind, and Dawn who is already well on the road to becoming a skilled stone worker in her own right will also continue to grow in talent and confidence and will accomplish even more than she could ever have dream possible.
We all know it wont be an easy journey for you folks, but I think we can all agree that it's a journey worth fighting through to see the end result of your dreams coming into reality and you can finaly say to yourselves, family, friends and visitors with pride.... "We did this!"
Oh my goodness you made the pair of us cry when we read your comment! It’s been an emotional week doing this video and then to read your comment just tipped us over the edge! So thank you for such a bloody lovely comment, especially your last couple of lines. 🥹😭
You’re completely right with how much our confidence has grown, it took us so long to get to starting to take the first lot of joists out and then once we’d done that…no stopping us on the rest! 😂
Thank you so very much for your comment it truly has meant so much to read! 😘
I have just subscribed, having watched your channel for the first time. I am so proud of you both and I don't even know you. Well done. You are brave determined folk and deserve lots of reward for your hard work. All the best:-)
I love this ❤❤
I cannot believe it’s been a year already, you guys have done a great job!! Here’s to a great rest of 2024! 🎉
Thank you! No we can’t quite believe it had been a year already! Time sure flies when you’re having (mostly) fun! 😜 😘
Wow! Watching that year back all in one go really makes you appreciate just how far you've come in that relatively short space of time! You should feel so incredibly proud of yourselves. Those of us who follow you and enjoy watching your progress, certainly feel proud of you and everything you've achieved so far. Here's to many more years and many more milestones 😊
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Thank you! 🤩 We love it here so much, it does feel like it was right for us ❤️🍀
What a fantastic job done. Dawn and Ben it is hard to believe that you both have achieved so much in 12 months. Wow what a comfortable home you have made .I am sure Ben your Mum was very pleased with what a cosy home you both have made. Take care and God Bless you both xx
Thank you Colette, this last year has gone by in such a flash it’s quite hard to believe! Oh Bens mum absolutely loved it here. She was in awe of just how beautiful it all is here and she loves the house despite it not looking very pretty right now 😉 You take care too and thanks again xx
This popped up in my suggestions. Just watched it with my 5yr old, who was as intrigued as i was about how you where both going to go through the process of the restoration. Its nicely taking shape 😎👌🏻 Subbed and looking forward to update videos. Cheers John (up in County Antrim) 👍🏻
Hi John and you 5yr old. You were not alone with wondering how we would go through the process lol. We knew the joists must be done and floors and getting out of the tent into the house before winter. Then we took it from there.
Thank you very much for subscribing John, we will keep going and see how it goes :-)
oh well done, both of you... we did it in France, hardley any money, didnt speak the language.... we did it, through sheer determination... we both got jobs, learnt the lingo ,had lovely neighbours, only came back to the u.k because we had grandchildren we where missing out on seeing grow up. but i do miss our life we had there, chickens, geese, ducks and goats..... a beautiful gingerbread house and one and a half acres of woodland and garden... keep going is all i can say,,, keep your pecker up when it feels hopeless, cuddle each other often and laugh about the misdeeds and catastrophies...you will get there xxxx
Hello Sharan. If we could heart this twice, or even three times we would. We are really sad for you that you had to leave France after doing everything you did. We have no language barrier and no real changes by moving to Ireland apart from our life style, so to have to leave this now would be heart breaking. Money.... we will manage and for everything we now have, managing is just fine.
Chickens, geese, ducks, goats, maybe a sheep or two are on our list, don't know when but one day. It isn't often we get down but as you will know, sometimes it gets a bit hard, but you are right, we will get there.
Thank you so so much for such lovely comments :-) :-) 💕
I have been watching since the beginning and I look for your videos and wait (im)patiently for every update. What you have achieved is amazing and inspirational. Seeing the state of the house when you returned after the sale went through and seeing all you've achieved in a year has made me re-assess what I might be able to achieve too (although Dawn you are amazing and I dont know where you get the energy to do all that you do). I havent commented before, but I have watched every video, right from the start. Keep doing exactly what you want to do, and record it for us wannabees please. The 30-something day 14 day challenge, for example, was looooong, but your determination, tenacity and staying power was powerful to watch. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us. Michelle, Perth Western Australia
Thank you for your lovely comment Michelle, it’s been a really good year and a good start to all that we have ahead of us but we’re very pleased with how it has gone so far. Making the video has given us a bit of oomph back after the last few weeks having been a bit of a slow few work weeks! The house was in a bit of a sad state when we started out that’s for sure.
To be honest, I’m not sure where the energy comes from some days and there are days when it doesn’t come 😂
It’s so nice to read that we might in some way help others to realise they can do this too. RUclips is the greatest tool in this day and age for giving you the confidence that you could possibly do all sorts of things. It’s amazing really when you think about it. A little bit of knowledge goes a long long way. Talking of loooong, yes the the land clearing wow that felt like it would never end! 🤣
Thank you for commenting and most of all thank you for watching all the way along 🥰 and supporting us from afar it means a lot to us 😘
Golly I had forgotten how bad it was at the start. Inspiring effort, well done Ben and Dawn. ❤
Thank you Peter. Haha yes we do too. It’s nice to be reminded when we’re going through our “we haven’t done much” moments of just how it did look. 😂
So much work, I know there had to be times when you both were asking Where on earth do we even start? You two could only get this done by supporting and leaning on each other. This is a a beautiful story and home in the making.. I love that you are saving a historic home and I wish I was in a position to help, hopefully soon I will be. You two deserve help as you work so hard and are doing a great job.
Haha oh yes we have definitely said and thought that on many occasions! We do tend to help each other along when the other is feeling a bit disillusioned with it all, it’s quite the rollercoaster at times. Aww Nancy, just you subscribing, viewing and commenting is enough help for us. So we thank you along with everyone else who gives us a little boost each time we read our comments. ❤️
What a wonderful recap of the whole past year. You've got an amazing a lot of work done in that short period of time.
Thank you Jane. We’re amazed at how quickly this year has gone by. It was a really lovely video to put together and to see it all over again like this is amazing.
You guys are amazing! For people that have never done anything like this before you must be so proud of what you have achieved in so little time, learning new trades and just getting on with it, well done. Also from wobbly shots in the beginning you are now professional youtubers ( famous ones at that!) producing great quality videos, that is a feat in itself let alone all the hard graft. You guys deserve a nice holiday but maybe not a camping holiday lol.
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Thank you Denis 😊 It has certainly been a sharp learning curve this past year! Haha but yes we are very proud of what we’ve managed to achieve. Ahh, yes the wobbly shots….we always cringe a little when new people subscribe and tell us they will binge watch from the beginning…the sound and video quality! 🫣 we still can’t quite believe we have so many people watching along, it’s quite incredible!
Haha yes maybe not a camping holiday….unless a sofa bed is provided, then that would be fine!
A super video that celebrates what can be done with hard work, a sense of humour, a zest for learning, trying new skills and a big dream! ❤
Aww thank you Sharon that was really nice to read ❤️😍
I only started watching about 4 months or so ago and I just want to say you are both so brave taking on such a massive mess.
I also think you lucked out on your neighbours, they must also be happy to see new blood in the area.
Keep on keeping on.
Oh yes we definitely did with the neighbours! We’ve been quite overwhelmed with how kind and friendly all that we have met have been. The farmer neighbour especially with all his help.
Haha yes it was a bit of a mess when we first arrived, we’ve made new mess here and there but at least it’s now a little more contained.
I have been watching for a fair while but did not realize just how much you have accomplished in one year. What a great achievement!!! You will have the most beautiful place in a few years.
Thank you Mary 🥰 I think it was a bit of an eye opener to us and we did it! 🤣🤣 I am so looking forward to the day when we have some rooms finished and looking cosy and inviting! ❤️
Ben and Dawn you made your house a lovely warm home and that was sheer hard work. I love the banter between the 2 of you and the special effects and of course the music. Be mighty proud of yourselves where’s there’s a will there’s a way. 🙏
Thank you Annie 😊 ah yes we’re very proud of what we’ve done so far and quite amazed at times, especially replacing the floors upstairs! We would never have foreseen that in our lifetime! 🤣 It was a really lovely video to make, made us quite emotional along the way 🥹 and laugh too! There’s always a way, just gotta find it 😂
I forgot just how bad the house was. You have done a wonderful job of making it a lovely little home.
We do sometimes as well Karla! 😂 Doing this video and seeing all the old videos we were “ooh it was quite bad!” I think you have rose tinted specs on in the beginning and the excitement far outweighs what it looked like. 😘
I agree, a credit to you both.
Thank you so much Deborah :-)
Fantastic! U2 are soooo resilient! Super great vid! I love transformation and u2 have brought a very dilapidated home and land back to the land of the living!!! Congratulations! I love it soo much! So wonderful to watch and see you both grow and push on! Keep up the great work, you got this!!🎉🎉🎉😊💗💗😺😸😽
Awww thank you, we’re really pleased with how the video turned out and even more happy that you liked it too 😊 What a great way of looking at it, it does definitely feel like we’ve bought it all back to life again. Love how you included the cats! 🐈 🐱❤️
Absolutely phenomenal!! What a superb way of showcasing your progress.
I’m constantly in awe of you both, and your never ending energy.
Thank you so much for sharing so much of your lives during this awesome project.
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment K. Some days we don't feel like we are full of energy but we find it from somewhere and keep on going.
You are so welcome and thank you for watching and commenting :-)
All you have achieved in such short time and it looks fantastic. 🌟👍I wish you lots of good luck 🍀 I admire the way you keep going on and still can make jokes.🤩🍀💐
I know Dawn jokes about seeing words from you J, but it is so nice to read what you have to say as we know you mean it. 12 months have gone so quickly (as it does for everyone) but not actually knowing what day it was even after being here for three months just showed us we were really up against time and the winter coming. Now we normally know what day it is so means we must have slowed down to a normal pace now, which is nice.
We are so pleased with how it currently is compared to how it was and we always have time to laugh and joke, we don't film the crying hahahaha. Quite a bit to be done inside again before the winter, hopefully not temporary this time.
Thank you again J, it means a lot. :-)
I’ve been watching pretty much from the beginning but boy it’s really amazing when you see it fast forwarding! Keep up good work guys! ✌🏻💞😊
Thank you! And thank you for being there throughout it all too! It is pretty cool to see it all chucked together like that and watch it all happen in a short space of time. ❤️
You two are a dynamo what you have accomplished in one year is amazing. This video brings back all you have done a good refresher for us and a good way for new comers to catch up. Hopefully they will then watch all your videos.
HI Kathleen, thank you for always joining us.
We are chuffed to bits and this video was, as you say, as refresher, even for us. It even bought a tear or two.
I think there have been a few newer subscribers who didn't realise we had done more than the land and there was a bit more to us than a shovel and wheelbarrow haha.
Thank you for being with us for so long :-)
You forget how much you have achieved as others have replied, the biggest gift is owning your own home, and working towards bringing it up to the way you want it, along with the land, your right money is great to have, however in watching what you have achieved between the two of you with your hands, I'm sure you will achieve heaps. Well done, brilliant.
Oh my goodness yes, the biggest gift is owning our home! We quite often say to each other…”we own all of this!” Mind blowing 🤯
Lack of money just means you have to get a little more creative 😂 is all.
Seeing it all together in just 1yr you have achieved so much. You should be so proud of yourselves. Great to see thankyou
It made us remember how much we have done too Joy and we are really proud of everything we have done.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting :-)
I hope you are both very proud of your achievements. You should be. What a monumental amount of work undertaken by hand by you both. I’m sure it’s been hard, frustrating at times but ultimately rewarding. Can’t wait to see what you get up to in the coming year. Well done.👏👏👏👏
Hi Maeve, incredibly proud! It has been a lot of hard work but we have learned loads, grown in confidence and are ready for the next 12 months. We keep saying that we are loving it, but we really really are. Even the cows... they were passing by again today and while I was on the way back with the empty bins earlier I picked a few wild strawberries, what isn't there to love about being here.
Thank you so very much for watching and commenting as you do :-)
Absolutely loved this video!! You guys should be so proud of yourselves! What a monumental change you have brought to your once unloved old home. Blood, sweat and lots of love are clearly breathing new life into her and I can’t wait to see all the wonderful things you achieve over the journey ❤
Thanks Rachael. We are chuffed to bits if we are honest and really proud. The change from day one up to now is incredible and still a lot to be done in the way of improvements. We will get there.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
I’ve watched every video, some more than once. Watching the 1 year review I’m still amazed at how much you’ve accomplished in 12 months. Truly astonishing when you consider that you aren’t professional contractors, builders or landscapers. You’re both delightful & I’m so happy you decided to share your journey with us. Dawn you are an inspiration. Your drive, determination & perseverance is remarkable. I can’t imagine where you’ll be in another 12 months time but I know I’ll be amazed when I watch year 2’s 12 month review. Congratulations & I wish you all the best. ✌️💚🙏
Aww thank you Dish that was lovely to read 🥰 It has been a good reminder for us doing the video and has also given us a bit of a boost to keep pushing on because there are definitely times when you lose a little oomph to keep going! 😂
It took a lot of time to get the video sorted and wow it was quite emotional going through all the videos again and seeing it laid out in one go like that! Ben did an amazing job on it. Thank you so much for following us along and especially for watching everything we have put out there, it means a lot 🥹❤️🍀
It’s hard to imagine falling in love with that house but y’all had the vision and have come a long way…
Haha I must admit when we look back at the old video..we think “ooh that was quite bad” but I think I said to someone else…the excitement and the rose tinted glasses mask the worse bits and you just see the potential. (Luckily 😂)
I can't add anything on what's already been said. Well done, you both!! 🧡
That is absolutely fine Inge. To be honest we are overwhelmed by all of the comments and answering them all as quickly as we can :-)
Thank you very much for watching and commenting :-)
Can you both believe how much you have done? Absolutely fantastic work,I don’t know if you thought what have you done and accomplished in the two years. Keep going 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
Hello Maria, how are you today?
Once we had finally put all the chunks of video together, sat down and watched it in one piece, it was a reminder of everything we have done and how much it has all changed. This time last year we were sleeping in the tent. Not a hardship but it is much nicer knowing that tonight we will be getting in the stupidly oversized super king sized bed hahahaha.
I know Dawn thanked you, but also a huge thank you from me too for your support. It means so much :-)
Of course thank you for watching and commenting :-)
wonderful thank you for that Timelapse. looking forward to more of your journey bless your family
Anna, it is us that needs to thank you and everyone else who watches / comments.
Thank you so much :-)
I'm beyond impressed!! What a wonderful work of love and dedication. When watching this, I found myself huffing and puffing as you hammered, shoveled, raked.... This 77 year old was very impressed! Keep up the good work. I couldn't be more proud if you were my own children. Keep up the good work; it is well worth the effort.
Hello Sharon, what a lovely comment to read, thank you so much.
Lots of love, lots of huffing and puffing but worth all of it. Still so far to go but we are enjoying every step.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting :-)
Wonderful journey, wonderful achievement.
Thank you very much indeed David and thank you for commenting :-)
My God , balls on you two like Bengali Tigers 🐅. What is it about all these videos and tv shows about mad Brits taking on monumental tasks 😂😂😂 Well done guys . Nothing ventured nothing gained . And you’ll appreciate it all 100% more than a turn key showhouse . Wish you all the very best 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
🤣 🤣 love it! Thank you very much for the wonderful compliment! 😉 Nothing ventured, nothing gained is exactly the right motto to live by! Oh yes we’ll definitely appreciate it more knowing we’ve done it ourselves! What a feeling! 🍀
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You both are doing an amazing job. You deserve everything you wish for. Can not wait for your future challenges. Your home will be beautiful. Making it more special as you are putting your heart and soul into it. God bless.
Thank you so much Cindy. The future is something we are looking forward to and everything in between now and then. We did think "what have we done" when we first came through the door again in May last year, but once we started clearing, that thought soon went away and excitement set in.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting :-)
Omg this was so emotional,You two are amazing. It’s can only get better and better ,love and hugs
Aww 🥰 haha yes we found it pretty emotional getting altogether! Thank you Sandy ❤️
Bravo! Job well done...can't wait to see more. You know...new is nice but restoring old in is the best. Carry on! Lots of love and admiration from Wausau, Wisconsin USA ❤
Thank you! 🤩 You’re right new is nice too, we lived in a new build before this house and wow the difference. I must say living in the old feels more cosy though. We fell in love with this place warts and all and fingers crossed we get to keep it looking and feeling cosy as we go along. ❤️
What a wonderful synopsis of your 'journey' so far on your land and home in Ireland! You both have done a remarkable job of reclaiming and renovating both the house and the land. While you do have work left to accomplish both in and out side of both, the work you have done is amazing! I have so enjoyed following along as you plan and execute that 'job'! Thank you so much for the privilege of sharing your journey and experience. I look forward to year 2 from now until this time in 2025 and grateful to follow, support and cheer from the sidelines. 😊
Thank you Christy. It has been a brilliant year with ups and downs but seeing it all laid out in a video like that has definitely given me a bit of a boost to get cracking with it all for the coming 12 months! Thank you for being there and bringing the support and cheer, it does help to spur you on hugely to read everyone’s comments. Here’s hoping for good things for the coming year! 🥰
You two are amazing! Kudos to you for following your dreams!
Thank you Rosalee ❤️
I absolutely love the fact that you could see what most people couldn't, it's beauty and potential. So happy for you, that you have a home and land to call your very own. ❤☘
Firstly Lynn, thank you for being a long time subscriber, 11 months is great and means a lot.
I was going to say maybe we were naïve in not thinking why other people hadn't bought the house after being on the market for so so long, but now we know it all looked worse than it actually was and something a couple of DIYers with the determination to own their own home and land could fix. Give or take a ridge tile or two.
We are over the moon being here, even tonight when we were outside just looking, Dawn said "Isn't it lovely here" and it is. I don't think this feeling will ever go away and we feel very lucky indeed.
Thank you so much again :-)
I binged watched from the beginning recently so it was all fresh to me. You did so much in so little time. Well done on a years hard graft. I still can’t get over the improvements to the garden. Good on you both and keep up the good work. 😊❤
Hi Christine, thank you so much for commenting.
We have people who watch for the house, people who watch for the land and people who just watch what we have been up to. Although the house is obviously the main project, the land was a big deal to us and we wanted to get it manageable for the Spring and Summer, the month spent on it was worth every minute. Although it needs strimming and mowing after only a week, keeping on top of it is so much easier now. But even I was impressed with how it looked at the end of the video.
Thank you again :-)
Not a bother. It was a massive job and ye did brilliantly.😊❤
Wonderful video Ben! I laughed so hard remembering some of it - I hope you both did too while you were putting it together, although I wasn't the one out in shower at -6. You're tough as nails you two, and lots to be proud of. Dawn you have filled it with love and made it a home and it isn't even finished yet . I hope you have all had a wonderful visit with your Mum. I'm so proud of you, Lukas too! I'm sure he helps out - at least makes tea 🫖. I'm looking forward to the next video. Your almost at 7K subscribers!
Haha, we laughed and we had a little cry, and Dawn thinks I must be going through my menopause as I can't watch some of our videos without a tear of... we think happiness.... joy, maybe mental exhaustion or mild depression hahaha. It was an amazing video to make and then finally sit back and watch from start to finish. It reminds us of all of the little bits we had forgotten about.
Lukas is great. Washing, lunch, tea, it is great having him here with us.
We are slow in replying Janie, so now we are on 7045 subscribers, which is incredible and we are happy to say you are one of them. I could say one of the oldest, but it could be taken the wrong way haha so let me say longest hahahahahaha.
Thank you Janie, you have always had our backs and cheered us along all of the way. 💖
Great video, amazing to look back and see how much you have achieved. You are creating a wonderful homestead for yourselves, and thanks for taking us on the journey ❤
Thank you and yeah we thought that when we watched through beginning to end over and over whilst editing it! 😂 Seriously though it was great going through it all and seeing how unsure we were in the beginning to then going onto the next room a whole lot more confident 😊❤️
@thecornerhouseproject exactly ! Replacing the beams in the first side you where unsure, but you could see your confidence growing, you smashed through the second side like pros.
Doing a fantastic job. Well done to both of you. And just seen I think a lovely little cottage up from your place.
Thanks very much James.
We can't tell from your comment.... You went to view it or saw it online? Buying it / thinking of buying it? Or just a saw a lovely little cottage?
Thanks so much for watching and commenting :-)
I so loved watching your progress through out!
One forgets that many decades ago, most of us started out with very little, and just grew from there!
Your work ethic and a 'don't think about it, just do it' is a lesson to us all...!!!
You're authenticity, honesty, and evolving new skills to meet the need is inspiring ❤
Looking forward to the future of your project... and the creative ideas that abound!
When you only look back to see ones progress...
Then you're on a winner!
Wishing you good health in your place of peace!
Cheers... ❤❤
What a lovely comment thank you very much ❤️ you’re absolutely right with starting with nothing. We started with unsafe collapsing and rotten floors and now we have safe clean and strong ones 💪
I love that saying “when you only look back to see ones progress….”
Thank you for following us along and for your lovely heartfelt message 😊
A wonderful roundup of your endeavours. You have done so much, some because you had to and some things just because you wanted to. Your skills have developed and Dawn has become a Master/ Mistress wall builder. Best wishes from Derbyshire.
"some because you had to and some things just because you wanted to"
This is so true and beautifully put Nigel, thank you.
We seems to be getting better as we go along and also try new things. Being willing to grab the bull by the horns having a go, regardless of the outcome seems to be working haha.
Thank you Nigel for watching and commenting :-)
Absolutely loved the replay video. I admire both of you. God’s very best to you both.🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thank you very much 😊 and we’re very glad you liked it ❤️
As we sat in our flat in London, my wife and I were captivated by the incredible transformation of your dream house. We absolutely loved it and are now inspired to take on our own renovation project! Though I must admit, I'm not sure we could match the dedication and hard work you’ve shown. Your video is, without a doubt, the best renovation journey we've seen on RUclips
What a difference a year makes! It's been great watching your progress and keeping in touch. Here's to the next year! 🎉
Look at you... a 1 year subscriber, anyone would think you had inside information that we were starting a RUclips channel over a year ago haha.
It is incredible Kath isn't it. Me showing you the photos at work when we came back in May compared to now. It was a brave move but really worth it and so pleased we did.
Next 12 months - here we go!
Thank you Kath x
@thecornerhouseproject it is incredible. I've told loads of people to subscribe too! But I only found out the other day you don't get paid if we skip the ads. I always skip, I'll watch at least 30 seconds from now on. You need to ask everyone not to skip, they might not know, like me!
@The Corner House Project I came across your clip in my RUclips feed so pleased I watched. what great a great neighbour you have to help you here and there, and what a fantastic job you have both done to the house and grounds.. well done guys 😊👍
Thank you very much. Yes we are very lucky with the neighbour, in all honesty everyone that we have come across over here has been so friendly and helpful. Welcome to the channel and thank you for watching 😊
Inside and outside you have done so much. I think you could write a children's book. Moral of story hard work and sweat and perseverance pays off😊❤
We dug, dug ,and dug some more.😂
Haha, maybe one day if we find the time we may put pen to paper haha.
Thanks Vickie for watching and commenting :-)
Oh we did dig and dig and we kept on digging. Now we do it in secret hahaha.
Outstanding. This was a sheer joy to watch and experience with you.
Well done and thanks for sharing.
Incredibly inspirational ❤️
Thank you very very much, that is really kind of you to say. We are pleased you enjoyed watching.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment :-)
Amazing to see how much you have accomplished this year with all your new skills honed daily the next year should fly. 🎉
Thank you so much Anna.
We are more comfortable with things now so do agree, and hope, that things will fly by. Not too quickly though we hope.
Thank you for watching and commenting tonight :-)
Beautiful work on the workshop wall!!! I really admire you both for your grit and determination. Keep going!!!🥰🥰
Dawn did a great job on it and for a first go it is really impressive. Lots still to go on that building, but one day we will get a roof back on it.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting :-)
Great to have you both here...great fit with this country
Thank you so very much, that means more than you realise 🥹
I started watching when you were clearing the land and am amazed at how much you have done prior to this. You are both very hard workers and Dawn you are a star. Well done to you both . Looking forward to the next 12 months but don’t forget to take a break occasionally as you both deserve it. Watching from Perth , Western Australia
Ahh wow the land….well that was some long hard work there. The house was a breeze compared to all that digging, barrowing and raking! 😉 funnily enough the video has taken us so long to get sorted that we’ve had a very nice forced break but now it’s done it’ll be business as usual now, it’s not good taking a long break because you have to convince your body to get going again 🫣
Thank you for comment and also thanks for sticking around when the land ended 😊
When I saw that house, I'd have been sick, would have turned and ran!
It was just a case of seeing past what it looked like and thinking of how it did look in the past and can look again. Maybe buying a derelict house full of mouldy furniture and rotten timber won't be on your bucket list lol.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Thanks for the video loved watching team work makes dream work Goodluck to you both with the renovations 😊😊
Thank you Maureen and thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Watching the past year again was quite emotional, it really reminded me just how much you've achieved in such little time without professional help.I'm constantly amazed by your sheer strength and determination and your love of that handsome house really shines through. It's going to be such a comfortable house to live in and I'm so happy to be seeing in gradually take shape. It was a wonderful compilation and beautifully put together.❤
Ooh we know Pat, we’ve done a lot of emotional 🥹 welling up and some full on tears doing this video! It took a long time but wow it was so lovely to watch it all back again like we have the last couple of weeks. I absolutely adore how you call the house handsome! I read it and thought..”wow, yes it is a handsome looking house” aww yes we really do love it, it is a pleasure to live here even with all the falling flakes of plaster and limewash. Once we’re “done” I do think it will look and feel really comfortable and a cosy place to be. ❤️
Many congratulations guys to see from start to finish (well up to now ) it just all looks a fantastic achievement and a lot of backbreaking hard work’ I think you should splash out and treat yourself to a bottle of champagne
Thank you very much Ron. We treated ourselves with a little time off. Sorting this video, my Mum being here for a few days (which was lovely) and today I had a little tidy outside, so we have celebrated in our own little way. Just being here is enough for us as mushy as that sounds.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting as often as you do :-)
Having only been watching for last 4 months and had to play catch up it was great to be reminded of exactly how much you both have achieved in just 1 year, you truly have done amazing for 2 people never having done anything like this before with limited equipment, Well done Ben and Dawn , I look forward every week for your video to pop up Love Tom
Thank you very much Tom. It has been lovely going through all the videos this last couple of weeks and seeing all what we have done this last year! We’re pretty pleased with what we’ve achieved so far. Long way to go but we will get there….eventually! 🤣 Thanks for joining us our journey Tom it means a lot 🥹
I think you are both amazing, you have done so much hard work in a year. I wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
Hello TheCatlady, we love your name. which would sort of go without saying really as we are cat mad.
Some was really hard, other bits nice work and the rest work, but every step of the way enjoyed.
Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to comment :-)
I need a lie down after watching all your hard work over the last year. Be proud you have done amazingly, you'll get there! XX
I don't think the last year was anything compared to putting that video together haha.
We are really really proud Carol, thank you very much xx
Well done Ben and dawn it's a good start to a long road but you'll get there in the end it shows you how we take things for granted when we have the normal things in life electric water heating you don't think about it till you haven't got it you'll be saying and thinking what the hell have we done because I am in the same situation as you and probably will be for a year or two more and I think what the hell have we done every other day we moved to the Scottish Highlands so the weather is probably on par with yours plenty of rain and wind anyways lovely video keep up the hard work
Hi Andrew, thanks for watching and commenting.
I must admit, it was nice with the electric to be able to turn the lights on in the middle of winter without wondering if there was enough solar power for them or the generator running (the electric bill at the end of January stung though). The shower outside was OK until the wind blew the freezing cold curtain up the back of your legs and above so the shower indoors was welcome.
We said "what have we done" when we opened the door in May, but, like us, you must have the vision and drive to get through the hard times and we are living proof that pretty much anyone can do this no matter what.
If you are up for it, would you mind sending a couple of photos over of what you have moved to? It is always nice to see others doing the same things.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting and good luck with everything :-)
Hats off to you both - a true labour of love ❤
Thank you very much indeed. We have loved it from the second we saw it and intend to do our very best for the house and land.
Thank you and thank you again :-)
I wish you could have gone off grid regards the electric yet I know it’s a tricky thing to achieve -
Fantastic video for a new viewer - what an incredible accomplishment 🥳🙌❤️
Your doing the work of 20 people your dedication and hard work has paid off your home looks fantastic 100%
Good morning Marie
Thank you very much for watching and commenting. Although we have so far to go and so much to do, both house, land and outbuildings, we are really pleased with where we have got to in just over 12 months.
Thank you again :-)
Jumping in and subscribing to what I see a great accomplishment. you should be proud. You’ve done a fantastic job in one year and created you a wonderful home. I know you’re working will continue and I’ll continue to thank you so much for putting on a show.
Also you have some amazing kind and helpful neighbors. God has blessed you with good people around you.
Good evening Bonnie, thank you so much for watching commenting and of course subscribing, welcome to The Corner House, you are very welcome. We are incredibly proud, more than we could have imagined. The reward of just being able to say "we did that" is lovely.
We are so lucky with out neighbours. Out of the seven places we looked at, we feel this one knew we would be looked after by the neighbours. It is remote, but not too remote. The balance is just right.
Thank you again Bonnie, have a lovely evening :-)
One of the best home renovations i have seen .. these people are real workers .. they are a credit to their tenacity and share determination …. ❤️
Thank you very very much Karen, that is very kind indeed :-)
Love your work ethic and determination and I am so glad I found you on youtube.
🥰 Thank you Jean and we’re really glad you found us too! 🎉
you seem such a lovely couple and have done such a fantastic job so far. good luck with rest and will continue to watch. You seem very humble, hardworking and grateful for what you have. xx
Thank you very much Cathy for saying so. We are very grateful for being here, it was probably a one off chance for us, so we took it while the time was right... and now is now, 13 months later.
Thank you for watching, commenting and continuing to watch the next steps we take :-)
You should both be very proud of yourselves. Thanks for sharing your journey. Mike 🇦🇺
We are extremely proud Mike. You are most welcome and thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :-)
Oh my goodness. I never have seen the beginning. Wow you guys sure reno’ed with love and care.
It was quite a mess when we first got here 😂 Thank you 🥰 We do try and do it with care, because ultimately we do want to keep as much intact as we can.
I didn't watch the first part before it was cleared out but I will go back and look another day. From when it was cleared out of all the inside junk it was such an amazing transformation watching you both pull out and put in new joists was wonderful and you both have worked so so hard.
The garden and revealing all that you have is so lovely to watch, it's like you are both on a special archeological dig and discovering so much history and it's all yours to keep and build on.
Congrats on such an amazing job and I will be following along with your adventures, your house and land is a dream come true and all that hard work you've done and will do is something to be so proud off and it seems that you have also blended into the surrounding community, enjoy the wealth of beauty you have before you
The first part is depressing Cherylene as it shows how rotten and damp the house was, the land overgrown and areas completely covered.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting Cherylene, missing the beginning or nor lol. Also, thank you so so much for subscribing :-)
Just discovered you guys, and you should be so proud! Don’t listen to the negative folks, this is living a dream from start to finish!
Welcome to The Corner House. We are really proud and very pleased with how it is all going. The odd set back from time to time, but up we get and start again the next day.
May I just say what a great name you have :-)
Thank you for watching and commenting this evening :-)
I have been watching from the beginning - but I had forgotten just how dangerous some of the things that happened were. Amazing work both of you!
Thank you Colin and also for watching from the beginning. Oh yes there were a few hairy moments! The worst being the living room side removing those floorboards on joists that were only held up with Acrow props! 😮 hated every minute of that part! 🤣
Have you fixed the roof yet? If the rain is coming in it ruins what you have just fixed.
Hi Dawn and Ben, that was a magic walk through of the past year, skimming through all those accomplishments as though they were plain sailing ( wouldn't that have been wonderful, lol) It has been a pleasure and joy to follow you along the way :) Hoping to tag along for more of the project and keep up to date with progress as you go. What, no mention of blossom watch and then finding the holes in the tree? Aww, that was so sad, poor Ben you were so deflated, I think everyone felt your pain xxx Keep up the good work and thanks again for sharing.
Hahaha it would be amazing if all those jobs had gone as fast as how Timelapse makes them look. We would have finished the house by now! 🤣 oh yes we forgot all about blossom watch! Oh how could we eh?!🤣 oh he really was deflated when that happened. It’s funny how this renovation lark messes with your emotions. Talking of emotions…going through all the videos to make the video was very emotional! 😭 in a nice way though.
You are most welcome to tag along for more of the project, hope you can pencil us in for the next 10 years! 🤣🤣 fingers crossed we get it done a bit quicker than though! Thank you for being here 😊xxx
I simply think, it’s totally Incredible what you both have done to this amazing home and the sacrifices you both gave up just to restore and start over!! What a beautiful couple and wonderful team work. I can’t wait to see what is next. I do pray that along the way it can be a little more easier for you both to be able to salvage what you can. Thank you for sharing your life and journey with us. Looking forward to more. Sending lots of prayer from Ohio🇺🇸 Cindy❤️
Hi Cindy.
Thank you very much indeed. Because we rented in previous houses for so long, we didn't feel like we were sacrificing anything, just making a bit of a lifestyle change to actually own our own house and this time land too.
We have a few bits of old furniture from the stored away which will need checking for it's condition, but hopefully one item may be OK. We will see. Other than the stairs and the actual doors (excluding the front door) it isn't look good for what wood remains. We still have the kitchen door frame to remove and an old cupboard frame. We will be doing our very best to recreate what we have had to remove though.
I hope you have a wonderful evening. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
You two are amazing! It's really looking 👍
Thank you Linda 😘
A year! You’ve accomplished so much. I’ve been watching since the beginning-thank you for letting me come along for the ride!
Thank you for coming along for the ride. Sometimes it is a little bumpy but I think the trip wasn't too bad in the end haha.
Thank you so much Barbara for being a long time watcher and commenter :-)
How funny - having just watched your entire back-catalogue, the first new video I am watching is a recap of the previous year! Fair play to you both, you've transformed the place!
Haha we couldn’t have released it at a worse time for you 😂 but….huge thanks for catching up on it all beforehand and for still sitting through the Timelapse too! Next week it will be brand brand new video for you! 😉
You guys have done SO MUCH! My favorite thing was that you replaced the joists and floors, and also the backyard cleanup and transformation!! I can’t wait to see what this next year brings for you! Love you guys! 😊💚
Haha, yes we have done a little bit haven't we. We think the joists / floors are our biggest achievement having no previous experience of anything like it. The land is great now, the bit behind the outbuildings is still a work in progress.
Thank you so much for always watching and being with us :-)
Wow ,Wow ,you have worked so hard over the last year.Dawn you are a real trouper.You should both be so proud of yourselves. Congratulations.
Hi Wendy, thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Dawn really is a trouper, I don't think we would have had as much done if it wasn't for Dawn. We are proud and ready to crarry on :-)
I love that you do all the work. If you don’t have a ton of money you have to. It’s satisfying but a lot of work. It takes years to renovate a house like this with out a lot of money so it’s so worth it. Really great job. I hope you are enjoying your home.
Oh we really do enjoy it, it’s a lovely house and we feel very lucky to be able to be doing it. Yeah lack of money does slow things down a bit but definitely worth all the effort in doing it yourself, so much more satisfying to see it start to come together with your own hands!
Hi guys, congratulations on everything this far. I am also taking the plunge and pursuing “the dream” in County Kerry very shortly. Question: how did you go about hygiene and toilet in general at the beginning? I will have electricity but no water initially as a new well needs boring (or rain water harvesting).. Thanks in advance
Hi Lytton, thank you very much. We would say do it and plunge away.
Hygene - as long as you have water and a means to heat it (or cold if you are brave) then cleanliness isn't really an issue. Although it is a right pain, you can wash etc with just a pan of boiling water put in a washing up bowl or bucket. I don't know where you are moving from, but over here there are loads of outdoor washing machine stations in supermarket carparks and the like so washing clothes and getting them dry isn't an issue.
If you are happy to rough it for couple of days while you get things in place, or do a B&B for a few days like we did, in no time at all you will be setup and ready.
Rain water harvesting is great when you have water, when no rain is due and you are close to running out, it isn't so great. If you can do a well, do it. It will make everything much easier in the long run.
You can always email us if you think we can help you in any way.
Good luck with it all and please keep us posted on how it is all going :-)
What you both have accomplished is incredible. Your garden is incredible. So much space. Best of luck with everything. ❤
Thank you very much 😊 The garden area was a massive achievement for us, lots of work but it was worth the time and effort.
Love seeing these houses being brought back to life. Well done ❤
Thank you Orla. It is a shame when there isn't anyone to re-love the cottages and houses. We are so pleased we found this one. We will continue doing as much as we possible can DIY style.
Thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Amazing work guys. It's so heartwarming to see these old houses brought back to life. So much better for the heritage of the country than knocking and building new. I'm sure as you set in your kitchen with a cuppa you can appreciate the work you have put in and the history and character of the house. No better feeling! Keep up the good work.
Hi and thank you for watching and commenting :-)
Even though it is not the oldest of houses at only approximately 110 years old, maybe 120 it is a house we will do everything we can to bring it back to how it used to be (give or a take bedroom and en-suit). The ceilings will look the same, without the mould, and the kitchen fireplace opened back up. It will have modern bits like central heating etc, but where we don't need to , we will leave things as they are or recreate what couldn't be saved.
You are right, it is lovely sat in the kitchen, with the stove burning when needed and just being here.
Thank you so much again :-)
I don't think that I have said "Oh my god!" so many times in a row as when you first showed us the inside of the house. Good on ya for having the vision and passion to get stuck in and accomplish so much.
Hi James, Thank you for watching and commenting.
We say it now and then but oddly enough, not when we first saw the place or in the May once it was ours. BUT, when we removed the floor covering from the one bedroom, we did say "oh my god, we could have fallen straight through there" once or twice haha.
Thank you again James :-)
What I achievement you have done together ,so such hard work both of you have done,
should be so proud of yourself, I've enjoyed watching every single video you have put up for everyone to see much love ❤ Aunt Gwen n family
🥰 Thank you Aunt Gwen 😊 I’m so happy to hear that you enjoy the videos, who would have thought eh? That I’d do something like this! 😂 very glad we did though because you all get to see what’s going on. Thank you for always watching ❤️
Wow!! Great to see how far you have come. It’s amazing to see how hard you have worked and the patience you have demonstrated.
Thank you so much ML. It has certainly been a busy 12 months. The first 6 months didn't seem to stop, just day after day of stuff. Now with the land pretty much sorted and the house comfortable, we can work away at this and that working towards more permanent fixtures and fittings instead of everything being temporary.
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What can i say well what an amazing video ,a years worth omg ,i watched all ur videos and properly love everything dawn and ben do absolutly excellent video ,well done you 2 great people ,excellent ,love it alll ,,,,,,congrats on how much u have both achieved ,,cant wait till next one xxxxx
Awww thank you Diana! ❤️❤️ Sorry it has taken so long to get it out because I know you miss them when we’re late with them. This video has taken soooo long to put together and Ben has worked so hard getting it all sorted with me sat beside him putting my tuppence worth here and there! 🤣 we can both get back to normal now it’s done though so you shall see us soonish 😊 xxxx
@@thecornerhouseproject well it was truly great put together, from both of u ,yep ill wait 4 ur next one ,weell done xx
Cant believe how much you have done love watching you to .the best there is so far .❤
Aww Julia! thank you so much! ❤️
Well done on a brilliant first year, folks. Can’t wait to see what this next year brings for you both xx😊
Aww wow 😮 thank you so much! 😊 It’s been a crazy but amazing year I have to say!
Wow! What a labour of love. Can't wait to see your finished home. You've worked so hard!
Lots of love Kath, we are excited to get the next stages done. Bit by bit we are getting there. More of a slower pace at the moment than the previous 12 months.
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