S3.24 Hoisting the Elevator Out of the Pit
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- After fifteen years stuck in the basement, can this elevator cage be moved? We are about to find out. Installed in the shaft once occupied by a dumbwaiter, this 1930ish elevator needs a lot of restoration. Step one is just lifting the car up to the first floor so work can continue in the basement.
Thanks to VTS Elevator Company of League City for making this happen.
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Thank you so very much Jeremy with VTS! God Bless!
He was a blessing. This old elevator may get to come back to life afterall!
Omgosh Janie! So kind of Jeremy to donate his services. Thanks to Jeremy for his part in saving this house! ❤
He was so kind to do that. It is a really big deal for us.
Folks like Jeremy renew my faith in humanity in general, and trades specifically. For all of the tradespeople that don’t call back, over price a job, or exaggerate a safety issue, we have the Jeremy’s that surprise you by doing the exact opposite. Thank You VTS Elevator Co. (Janie! You should sell their T-Shirts!) Thanks for the video.
There are great contractors lik Jeremy out there, you just have to keep looking. We have been very fortuante.
Girl, you are just amazing! I want to be just like you. 💗
Thanks. Just believe in yourself!
Let's hear it for Jeremy and VTS Elevator! So knowledgeable and professional, and a gentleman to boot. Congratulations on getting the car raised.
We are so excited to have this car safely secured up on the first floor (or second floor as Jeremy would call it). I can't wait to get started restoring the interior. Jeremy was wonderful! And a big thank you to Jeph at Vallhalla Ventures for recommending him.
Could you put in a spacer around the existing elevator pit? Maybe using two by fours & plywood so that you could pour the new concrete and leave that space around the existing metal walls of the pit. That way if you do go to do some sort of restoration on the elevator and the pit itself that will give you some room to play with in case the new pit would require additional space. Then if you finish the pit and you don’t need it, you could backfill the rest of that with new concrete. I know this would require more digging which nobody looks forward to, but it might be a good plan for future proofing.
That's the plan I love the way you think. We will use the outside of the metal walls as a guide, maybe with some half inch plywood over it to get a little more clearance just in case. Getting the floor finished in the basement is a big priority and we really needed to see that pit to understand how to do the floor in this area. That floor will be a huge transformation for the basement and allow us to start working on the electrical and plumbing to the rest of the house. Just because we can't afford to fix the elevator today doesn't mean that someday it won't be a possibility. We don't want to make it harder for the next set of caretakers.
What a wonderful donation of time from the elevator company! The scraping on the inside was sooo satisfying. 😊
Jeremy was so kind to donate his time. It means a lot to us. I can't wait to get back and scrape some more. That little car is going to look a lot worse before it looks better.
Great job with the elevator. It's going to look incredible when you are done with it. Thanks so much for sharing this journey with us.
Thanks for coming on the journey with us. I always felt like this house was meant to be shared.
Thank you Jeremy for donating your service. Hope this comes back to you 10 fold.
Someday I hope we raise enough money to hire him to come get the elevator working again. He was such a wonderful guy.
Not sure what your plans are for the elevator but it would make an interesting way to display goods for sale in the gift shop by adding some glass shelving and lights.
That does sound cute.
Special Thanks to Jeremy and the VTS Elevator Company. I truly enjoyed seeing this Vlog more than any other. Getting a look inside the shaft was special. My father lost his life in a tragic industrial accident in an older Otis elevator shaft with counter weights (human error not equipment failure). Your same day concern about the elevator lockout and safety is so so important. Even trained people who know better can forget or ignore proper procedure.
I am so sorry to hear about your father's tragic accident. This was certainly a job for experts and you still worry about safety. There are so many little things that could go wrong. Safety is always a priority.
Bless them! Thank you so so much VTS Elevator Company!! I could weep also. Yay!!! It's out of the dark formerly wet basement!
Just an idea Janie - but if you decide to do the potted plants down the steps with something blooming in them - you could set it up to "donate a potted plant" and if someone is interested they can donate specifically $145/potted plant (or whatever it costs) so that you can meet the goal of getting that many potted plants for the steps or something. I think that would draw some interest from this community,
Great idea.
How wonderful that Jeremy donated his services true kindness and a helping hand for the restoration of the house.
He was an blessing. We are so happy to have the elevator raised at last.
The entire house is such an undertaking in itself. Then to find it has an ELEVATOR. I got overwhelmed just THINKING about it. This video and the last encourages me all the more that anything is possible. Especially when you have people with hearts like Jeremy’s. Once restored, I wonder if it will be used for tourists. Or just for furniture and fittings that fit. Either way, it’ll be amazing to see it going. And a feat to get it restored. But, dang, the progress that’s been made in just one day! The gate is actually starting to move.
The elvator is very little. I'm not sure how much it would be used if fully restored but it would be nice to have it working again. Unfortunately, it is a very low priority given all the other things this house needs. But, we can dream.
I just admire people like Jeremy, who donate their time to projects like this. In my eyes I respect him so much, like he respected you Janie, always saying yes mame, very respectful.
When you were trying to close the elevator, it seemed like it was the bottom that was sticking, maybe spraying the tracks and railings would help. That’s just what it looked like to me. I’m so excited for you getting this elevator fixed.
Jeremy was fantastic. Once people find out we are a nonprofit, many look for ways to help within their skill set or means. Large gestures are great and the small ones add up. We are so grateful. That bottom track was hard packed with years of gunk. I'm sure getting it properly cleaned and sprayed will he.p.
Congratulations on getting the elevator raised!
Small steps!
Jeremy's kindness will forever be recalled when you think of the elevator.
It will. These acts of kindness all add up. We are very grateful.
That elevator is absolutely wonderful! It was so kind of Jeremy and his company to donate the time and labor for lifting that elevator!❤❤. I can’t wait to see when it is done! It was kind of funny because when you were yanking on the door, I could just see that door, breaking free and smacking you right in the body! Lol! Glad that didn’t happen for you! So many things starting to happen, many blessings! Take care.😊❤
I'm glad that didn't happen, too. It would be exactly the kind of goofy accident that would happen to me. I'll have to search my old picture for the one of me where I stepped on a hoe in the yard, just like in a cartoon. It wasn't pretty, but now I never lay hoes or rakes facing up, I learned my lesson.
Happy vacation....You deserve it!!!
I'm looking forward to being someplace cooler.😀
Termites are smart, why chew their way up when they could take the elevator?
They are kind of lazy!😄
BRAVO VTS Elevator Company!
They were amazing and such a wonderful gesture to decline payment. They are a family owned business and really were great to work with.
Jeremy is very polite! Loved watching the elevator go up!
It was a great day!
i have no idea why youtube put this in my recommendations, but it’s fascinating and whatever is going on with this restoration is fantastic - jeremy from VTS is wonderful - how bizarre that high level competence and graceful generosity is seen as so unusual these days!
all of the craftsmanship and attention to detail - both in the original construction and in the restoration - is so heartwarming to watch - such pride & and satisfaction in the work.
going to go find out the story of the house now!
We are so happy you found us. This is an amazing house and so connected to the rich history of Galveston. There's a long way to go to get this house back to its original glory. We look forward to having you on our journey.
What an angel! See, there are still good people in this world! And I was like Janie! Don’t pull too hard from the inside and get stuck inside the elevator! When you were pulling on the gate!!! 😮
I have to admit that the same thought crossed my mind. That would be just the sort of thing that would happen to me.
WOW!
Jeremy is a special person.
Every so often, someone like him comes into your life and give humanity faith to keep carrying on. Amazing ... I’m smiling and uplifted.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👊🏻
He’s a Big Guy with a Huge heart ❤️
(Maybe a Jeremy plaque on the Elevator)😉
Janie, hope you were strapped to something when you were leaning into the elevator shaft.. 😖😖😖
The sound of the cicadas is amazing. It’s really deafening..
I remember all of the empty body casings left, when they shed. Crazy nature..
Can I please tease you just a little?
You have to have one side of the hose connected to the vacuum for it to work...😬😬😬😬😬
That vacumm was not cooperating. I didn't realize just how physically big Jeremy was until I started putting the video together and I look like a shrimp next to him. I didn't actually lean into the shaft, I can just stick my arm out the the cell phone. That's why the video is a little wonky. I never really know what I'm filming in that kind of situation until I see it later.😆
what a wonderful donation
I was really touched. People have been so generous.
Good people can see the need of restoration to save the past history! Awesome job VTS!
There are so many people out there who care. It's very reaffirming.
That was very satisfying!
It really was. I'm so happy to have the car up on the first floor. Restoring it is something that won't really cost anything but labor and my time is free! I am searching for the perfect Art Deco light to go in the car though. That will keep me busy on Ebay for a while.
Glad you didn't get locked in, but there would have been video!
😀That's the bad thing about using your phone as a camera. If I did get stuck in there I wouldn't have been able to call for help. Hopefully my husband would have eventually missed me.
This is amazing Jeremy!
This house has been blessed by so many wonderful people who want to see it saved. Jeremy is one of the special ones.
What a good hearted person Jeremy is to do what he did for you and the League House. What a boost it must have been to hear him say put the money back into restoring the house. Way to go Jeremy, may blessings come back to you!
Every penny counts with this house and that money saved will go a long way to getting something else done. Forward progress is a good thing!
And wow, I wish I had an elevator so I can get VTS to work on it!
Jeremy was wonderful!
Wow that was so kind and unexpected.
I was blown away. It's a really big deal for us since every penny counts. The savings will definitely be put to good use.
When was this elevator today installed? Original or 1920 add-on?
There was originally a dumbwaiter in this location. The elevator was probably installed in the late 1920's to 1930's. There are no dates on anything to know for sure.
If those tiles in the elevator are 9" x 9", they are almost always vinyl asbestos, so please be careful removing them. I'm very happy you got the elevator to move!
They're not much danger. They come up in big chunks. We are fortunate that the asbestos in the house was already removed. It was used to wrap all the duct work and pipes back in the day and that product was very fibous and brittle. What a nightmare that would have been to remove.
@@leaguekempnerhouse They definitely look like they're from the 60s or 70s. I think originally the car would have had one big sheet of linoleum covering the entire floor.
BTW, this type of inner "door" is called scissor gates. Very common for old lifts in some countries, though not where I live.
What a wonderful person.👏👏👏👏 A sheet of plexiglass over the hole to keep people from jumping in the hole would be an idea.. great video 2x👍
I love how Jeremy calls you Ma'am, in the north east of England and we call our mothers Mam over mum or mom.
Ma'am is a Southern thing here. It does make me feel a little old 😀
22:27 22:28 scraping how rewarding
It really is. You are such a trooper going through all these videos so quickly.
How interesting. What a wonderful person to offer his services for free. Bless him and his business 😊
People have been so kind and supportive of the restoration efforts. Everyone who sees the house falls in love with it.
Thanks for asking my questions! And thanks for showing the process in so much detail! Those clamps are really nifty bits of kit. We always strapped a single hoist to some solid piece of metal in the middle of the shaft (I did some work preserving early-1900s lifts for a private museum, the oldest one was from 1901 and the latest one from 1935).
No problem about the questions, these videos are for you guys so we welcome input. those clamps were amazing. The fact that they could handle so much weight blew me away. It always helps to have the right tools.😀
I'm sure you have been asked already but, what can those that appreciate what you are doing help?
Thanks for asking. My sister thinks we need to put this response into one of our videos. The obviouse answer is that you can donate directly to the restoration through our website. For those that may not have money to spare, spreading the word about our efforts to restore this house is extremely valuable. I don't know if you are old enough to remember the commercial "tell one friend who tells two friends who tells two friends" but if everyone watching these videos got just two other people to subscribe, we would have close to ten thousand viewers. That helps us earn RUclips revenue but it also helps us promote special fundraising events and gets people interested in coming to tour the house. As a new organization, we don't yet have name recognitions like the Bishop's Palace and the Moody Mansion in Galveston. We are getting some traction but sharing the videos, our facebook posts and tictok videos helps is happen faster. For those that live close by, you can sign up on our website to be a volunteer. Many hands make light work. We have some very big dollar items to accomplish, but there is also a lot of work that can be done by volunteers and a dollar saved is as good as a dollar raised.
WD40 makes a grease that might work; I have a $59 gallon of Rust paint from Lowe's you can have. It may not be the color you wanted (green) but it is top of the line rust inhibitor.
Thanks for your kind offer. Paint is so expensive these days.
Oh man, what an amazing morning! I looked at the thumbnail and realized the elevator was NEXT TO THE STAIRS!!!!
It sits back in the servent's area of the house. It was originally a dumbwaiter.
@@leaguekempnerhouse what a great job! I like the idea of using it as a display area!
Hire Jeremy and his friend to do all the work at the house. He's a star.
He was amazing! Getting this car moved was a big deal in terms of being able to move forward in the basement.
The cicadas have been humming here for a month already. Not anything I'm excited to hear.
They can get so loud, it's crazy.
That scraping was so satisfying to watch
It was satisfying to do. With this dumb ankle injury, more scraping may be in my future.
What a great guy Jeremy is to donate his time, but how often does he get to work on an antique elevator? It was amazing to hear him talk about the items in that pit and what their functions were. He knew a lot about how that elevator would have worked.
Sounds like there are plans for interesting events to draw people to the house. The more, the merrier. Good luck as progress on the house moves along.
Jeremy's company mostly works on commercial buildings but from talking to him I thing the basic operation hasn't changed much. The control system that operates the elevator to stop on the correct floors is the piece that's really outdated and difficult to fix. He said he'd be willing to give it a try someday if we can get to that point. It would be fun to have it working. Thanks for the well wishes!
@@leaguekempnerhouse wouldn't it be great if progress on the house and funding permitted Jeremy to work on the elevator's control system. It's amazing that the elevator is in as good a condition as it is. You were even able to make progress on the grill work door. I live on the southeastern NC coast, and when I watch your videos, I am amazed that such a huge house was built and still exists on Galveston Island. The videos are fascinating with content about the structure of the house, its history, and that of Galveston Island. It's great that so many creative ideas for fundraising and raising awareness about such a historical treasure have been generated. Tow thumbs up.👍👍
I love the interaction between you and Jo, Janie.
What a gentleman! So encouraging. Another step forward 😊
Absolutely! It was a long search to find someone who could help and then what a gift he turned out to be.
your just doing some great work and research there..i think the elevator would be very important to have working someday...wow! what a great guy and professional company to offer those services...outstanding work! kudos to that company!
They were so incredibly nice. We had been trying to find someone who could lift that car for a long time. There are wonderful people out there.
So glad you found Jeremy. Great job getting it hoisted up!
Me too! This has been something needing to get done for a long time.
Hey Janie, what was that QR code up on the wall of the kitchen? Is that a self guided tour code that will take you to a website to learn more about that room, and if so, how do we get to access to those? I'm just curious and would love to see what you came up with and learn more myself! 😀
The QR code just goes to a short (1 minute or so) audio for the room that visitors can listen to. They aren't available publicly right now because all of the information is already in the house tour video that is online. I should probably do one minute instagram tour of each room.
Next time you need to get something free of rust weld, try an oil can mixed with half acetone and half transmission fluid. Old car guy trick. Works way better than wd40.
Great tip. Just because something is new doesn't mean it's better. I had never heard the term rust weld before but it makes perfect sense.
What a blessing Mr. Jeremy is to do this job! I pray the Lord will bless him for being a blessing to this beautiful house.
We are so blessed to have so many people like Jeremy do what they can to help this house. He's one of what I'm starting to call the house's "stranger angels" They are the people that seem to show up out of no where just when we need them the most.
Whenever I see one of these videos the one thing that never fails to impress me is you Maam. More power to you,
Thank you. I try.
How exciting! I'm so HAPPY for you. THANK YOU... VTS ELEVATOR CO
It is a big relief to get this car up. I was afraid it could be too damaged to move on it's own without dismanteling it.
Thank you to VTS. 🙏 Things couldn't have gone smoother. Enjoy your well-deserved vacation. 🤗🌼❤️🤍💙
Yes! Thank you! I'm looking forward to being somewhere where the weather is cooler.