Agree they are convenient and definitely part of the social history of the house, but also I would think they were a bonus fire safety asset. You can get out of the house by either end if there is a fire in the middle on any floor.
So glad I got in on the beginning of your journey. I really love the "discovery" phase of restorations. That hidden cellar is a gem and I am so glad your sump pump worked for you.
Gosh, the place looks so good from outside. It's amazing how fantastic it looks now that the grass is cut and rubbish cleared away from the outside. What a grand building!!
I love this, at 76 I am so envious of you both, your energy and enthusiasm are infectious. Keep up the good work and wishing you all the best for your life in future home
Thank you for sharing - I absolutely love your clean and methodical working practices. You are a very good communicator in the way you explain all your actions. I can't wait for the next instalment.
You both are doing an awesome job renovating the Rectory. I love watching you knock down walls opening up the house. The hallway looks so much better now. Thanks for sharing.
Very exciting to discover another part of the cellar. I’m glad you got to take the block wall down without having to put in new structure. It’s really starting to look more like a home.
Excellent updates: working sump pump, steaming off an endless array of wallpaper, sledgehammer carnage and more square footage under foot! Thank you so much for taking us along on your journey.
I can’t tell you how much I look forward to your videos! Removing that wall has let in so much light and as you say makes so much more sense now. The size of those chunks of blocks though! The house looks more and more like a house with every episode. You guys are wonderful for doing this!
If I were a rich man who wanted to live in a Georgian rectory, I would have my doubts about buying one that had been converted into flats for decades and then restored to its original state by enthusiastic amateurs. Apparently that's a whole life style now: people buy modernised houses and strip them back to sell for a profit. A specialised firm of builders might cost a lot more, but they would also be aware of building regulations, and when you can or can't insist on being up to code for 2024. Professional builders would also subcontract things like plumbing and electrics.
"I've got a problem"! Made me laugh right out loud. So good. Also, well done on not just bashing carelessly on those big stone blocks, but taking them one by one and setting them aside.
What a great difference to the house taking down that wall makes! It was one of the smaller walls you have done, but it makes the whole house breathe again.
Enjoy that feeling, taking down the wall connecting the 2 parts of the house is a MASSIVE milestone. You have both worked so hard and i see a wine cellar in the future, great discovery!
I applaud your decision to keep the second stair. In case of fire you really need 2 stairways in such a big house. I’m also very impressed that you got the sump pump working without having to call a plumber! And a big thumb’s up for all your hard work dismantling the wall!😘
With all the progress you are making, it's a wonder you've time to video! However, I, for one, am so very happy you continue to do so. If you could hear me, you'd know I'm cheering you on at every step!
Just amazing how they chopped that house up for apartments. Really just a mess! So glad you are restoring it. Maybe you could ask for volunteers to help you restore it once you really get to the point where it's time to do painting and plastering, and all that type of thing, which would help you with free labor and getting things really going! 4 to 6 people could really help you with the restoration!!
I'm really enjoying your journey of discovery in the Rectory and seeing the changes that are happening. It will be wonderful to have the house opened up without all those temporary dividing walls and brought back to the original home it was. Thank you for sharing your journey
What a massive project! The original beauty is being exposed now with all the hard work you two are doing. Each video leads to new things - well, more like exposes lovely old things. Those cubbies in the cellar for example. Extra spaces inexplicably walled off. Well done.
You must be so pleased to have that wall down--the glory of the original house comes through step by step--and the basement discovery is wonderful as well.
We lived in an old house that had a cellar that frequently flooded. We had a pump permanently fitted. This was after my parents once found the cellar flooded about 4ft deep. My Dads wine was damaged! The cellar had a channel all around the edge draining into the sump. They also put a French drain all around the front of the house.
Your hard work, vision and diligence is paying off. I am so happy to see the progress. The "new" cellar you found would make a great wine storage area. Thank you for sharing with us!
I think so too. Ive seen mausoleums built similarly. I work in the funeral industry. Very old churches used to have crypts in their basements like this. @@HensOnly
Thank you. We have done minor renovations before - repairs, decorating, etc. But these kinds of structural changes are new to us. Lots of time spend just looking at the details and reading up on everything we can.
If you do want to do a vine growing up the wall the ideal way is to affix a metal trellis mesh out in front of the wall itself, about a hands width. Once covered with the vine there will be no indication that it's there, but wall will suffer much less moisture damage by having that gap, and generally its provides a very clear point to which you can trim it (just to the edge of the support). The down side is you do have to get to it every 2 months or so or else it will grow all over. And that work does add up.
I was so happy for you when I saw you knocking down that wall between the two halves of the house, I know I was sitting here with a big happy grin!! You have done so much work and it is really impressive. I was thrilled when the sump pump came on the second time too! We lived in a house right on a lake that foolishly had a basement. Boy, did it flood when it rained and when these snow melted! Previous owners had tried to solve the problem by adding another 8” of cement floor on top of the existing one. Found that out the hard way.😅 Houses can have a history, even when they’re only 60 years old. Always cheering you on from the US! ❤
I saw a RUclipsr touring Peru and he goes to the cemeteries, his channel is Franko Travels I think. Those chambers do look like old crypts. The graves in Peru look just like that. Could be why they walled it off - superstition and all.
@@exhibitdesign901 Why would one wanted to be buried in the coffin chambers? I just saw some photos of old wine shelves very similar to that as well. What exactly ARE those areas assigned for at the time the house was built? Was it also be for coal storage for furnace down in the basement?
You’re both so incredibly inspirational; I feel that I’m with you every step of the way and it’s exciting. My parents and my grandparents did exactly what you are doing with old houses in Dorset, their whole lives, and with very little money. As a child, it was thrilling to witness these ongoing restorations and you bring it all back and make me care about what you’re doing (I’m 62 now). I think you’re both wonderful and I take my hat off to you.
It is wonderful opening up the hallway again, and will be more spacious too. Wonderful getting rid of the water in the cellar. I sure was not the one to tell you why the water was not going out the first time. Ha. What you keep finding out about the house, and the cellar divided. It is much to do, but exciting when restored! (It is very sad this 200 year old Rectory was turned into apartments. It was nice of the lady to send the pic when she lived in one though.) I will keep looking to see more videos.
You are so lucky in that most of the things you're demolishing now were later add-ons, not impacting the structural integrity of the house! I'm enjoying watching your progress and wish you Godspeed ❤ Greetings from South Africa
I love watching your videos and it’s soo cool to see you slowly restore this building to what it once was. Also all the things you are learning along the way!! Stay motivated 😂
❤ Hi have been meaning to send you a suggestion to NOT paint the shutters. I have shutters throughout my Georgian flat and after a dip and strip I oiled and waxed them. They look great and easily maintained. You are doing great renovation. 👍👍
We love oiled bare wood, and we'll definitely consider it, but most likely it will clash with the frames which are painted and less practical to strip.
@@TheRectory1812 Hi It was laborious but I used wire wool and stripper on the surrounds and oiled and waxed them too. I painted in a period green colour inside where the shutters close. W
Oh, well done! You're getting so much of the heavy work out of the way. Such a good idea to keep the second stairway - seems like it's almost essential for fire safety, and as you've mentioned, it's nice for a guest suite to have its own independent entry. In the new-found cellar, the niches look like wine storage. (Search "limestone wine storage racks".) The Rectory must have set a festive table! 🥂
Over the past couple days I've watched all your videos and I'm all caught up now. What a great project you are undertaking . As for the hardware on your shutters if you put the hinges in a Crock-Pot or slow cooker with water and cook them on low for a 24-hours or so all the paint should just fall right off. And I too love escape to the Chateau I wish they didn't stop making more episodes
Wow! Loving the gradually revealing history of this potentially stunning family home -- and one day your family will run freely and obliviously along that hallway and you will recall these sledgehammering days.
It’s great to have access all the way through the house! I would suggest putting a door there-you can leave it open most of the time, but it may be very useful for managing heating and cooling of different sections.
YAY!!!!!!!!!! You broke thru & got your whole house hallway back to her full length, just like the re-union you've been longing for. That was such a heavy, heavy labor of love. Kind of reminded me of movies where prisoners finally break thru the prison wall, see sunlight, & make their escape.... Also, very glad to meet Blossom➡My vet sd strawberry blonde girl pussycats, are rare. I got to have 2 of them, both sweethearts. She's lovely❣
Awesome, thanks so much for sharing! Looks so much more "natural" with the hallway open. It's going to be great when restored to a more original layout.
Mmmm, I wonder why they did in the cellar? Perhaps just fire compartmentation regs at some point. Or is it more mysterious? lol Also wonder what was stored there?
Really struck by the immense amount of physical labor you two do -- you must have aching muscles every day. But wow, breaking down that wall was worth it! I'm imagining the hallway with the ugly door and asbestos wall removed, and the beautiful door open letting light into the hallway. Every one of your videos is a revelation!
Wow, just this small amount of work has made such a difference! Surely it isn’t a “small” amount but compared to what it will take in the long run, it is. Looks great so far!
You and this house just keep on giving! You because you are respecting the house history and heritage and the house because she is revealing herself, wanting to be bought back to life. I think you are both in good hands and thank you for letting us be part of the journey.
So pleased you're keeping the servant stairs. They are part of the history of the house.
And convenient. They let you sneak down to the kitchen when there ate guests in the living room.
Agree they are convenient and definitely part of the social history of the house, but also I would think they were a bonus fire safety asset. You can get out of the house by either end if there is a fire in the middle on any floor.
Looks dangerous in spots though. Some of the treads (runs) look like they aren't deep enough. Going up would be safer than coming down.
@@chumley5695 There were no building standards - if a few scullery maids plummeted to their deaths on the back stairs, that was not a disaster.
@@lazygardens If they keep the stairs, local building codes *might* require them to fix the bits not up to code.
Thank you so much for taking the time to record this for us. It is such a beautiful house and you two are such hard workers!
So glad I got in on the beginning of your journey. I really love the "discovery" phase of restorations. That hidden cellar is a gem and I am so glad your sump pump worked for you.
Man, opening that hallway makes a huge difference!
It's amazing how much you've gotten done. Having that hallway open sure made a big difference. Light from both ends.
It's fantastic just being able to walk from one end of the house to the other!
So beautiful to see the space and light that the architect once invisioned and it's like the house is breathing again! ❤
Demolition is a workout!
The 'new' cellar is a super discovery The arched niches are really great to see.
And Hurrah for saving the back stairs!
I love how you make time at the end of each day to clean the rubble. The home is obviously under construction but it’s not a hot mess.
We both hate clutter, so we enjoy spending a bit of time keeping things clear at the end of each job.
Gosh, the place looks so good from outside. It's amazing how fantastic it looks now that the grass is cut and rubbish cleared away from the outside. What a grand building!!
I love this, at 76 I am so envious of you both, your energy and enthusiasm are infectious. Keep up the good work and wishing you all the best for your life in future home
I live in the United States and enjoy watching your progress on this beautiful property. Keep the videos coming!
Thank you for sharing - I absolutely love your clean and methodical working practices. You are a very good communicator in the way you explain all your actions. I can't wait for the next instalment.
The hallway looks great! I’m so glad you’re saving the back stairs.
You both are doing an awesome job renovating the Rectory. I love watching you knock down walls opening up the house. The hallway looks so much better now. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! It feels so much nicer every time we open something up.
Glad you managed to remove the dividing wall. What a fantastic find, a second cellar! 😊 Keep up the great work.
Very exciting to discover another part of the cellar. I’m glad you got to take the block wall down without having to put in new structure. It’s really starting to look more like a home.
Excellent updates: working sump pump, steaming off an endless array of wallpaper, sledgehammer carnage and more square footage under foot! Thank you so much for taking us along on your journey.
Thank you for watching 🥰
I can’t tell you how much I look forward to your videos! Removing that wall has let in so much light and as you say makes so much more sense now. The size of those chunks of blocks though! The house looks more and more like a house with every episode. You guys are wonderful for doing this!
Thank you so much for your kind words 🥰
Opening things up gives you so much more light! I am so enjoying watching your progress, keep up the good work.
Awesome wine cellar. Hallway looks so much bigger and open.
OMG, seeing you attack that wall and open up the hallway is so SATISFYING.
Lovely to see the wine cellar exposed. You two are amazing and to have the vision of restoring the house to it's original glory will be well worth it.
I love the idea for the building being returned to a single family home
If I were a rich man who wanted to live in a Georgian rectory, I would have my doubts about buying one that had been converted into flats for decades and then restored to its original state by enthusiastic amateurs. Apparently that's a whole life style now: people buy modernised houses and strip them back to sell for a profit. A specialised firm of builders might cost a lot more, but they would also be aware of building regulations, and when you can or can't insist on being up to code for 2024. Professional builders would also subcontract things like plumbing and electrics.
"I've got a problem"! Made me laugh right out loud. So good. Also, well done on not just bashing carelessly on those big stone blocks, but taking them one by one and setting them aside.
What a great difference to the house taking down that wall makes! It was one of the smaller walls you have done, but it makes the whole house breathe again.
I love watching the videos old houses have so much character ❤❤
Watching that wall come down was a treat.
“The most horrible door I’ve ever seen” I laughed so hard at that.
The most horrible door would be a barn door in its place.
Happy to see that partition wall gone and being able to walk all the way through.
Enjoy that feeling, taking down the wall connecting the 2 parts of the house is a MASSIVE milestone. You have both worked so hard and i see a wine cellar in the future, great discovery!
You were the perfect couple to embrace this old house with respect and intelligence. Thanks for taking it on,
Thank you!
I applaud your decision to keep the second stair. In case of fire you really need 2 stairways in such a big house.
I’m also very impressed that you got the sump pump working without having to call a plumber!
And a big thumb’s up for all your hard work dismantling the wall!😘
With all the progress you are making, it's a wonder you've time to video! However, I, for one, am so very happy you continue to do so. If you could hear me, you'd know I'm cheering you on at every step!
You two are such hard workers. I really enjoy following your journey. The hidden cellar looks amazing.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Just amazing how they chopped that house up for apartments. Really just a mess! So glad you are restoring it. Maybe you could ask for volunteers to help you restore it once you really get to the point where it's time to do painting and plastering, and all that type of thing, which would help you with free labor and getting things really going! 4 to 6 people could really help you with the restoration!!
I'm really enjoying your journey of discovery in the Rectory and seeing the changes that are happening. It will be wonderful to have the house opened up without all those temporary dividing walls and brought back to the original home it was. Thank you for sharing your journey
You’re doing great! Getting everything opened up so you have one home without separations is exciting!
What a massive project! The original beauty is being exposed now with all the hard work you two are doing. Each video leads to new things - well, more like exposes lovely old things. Those cubbies in the cellar for example. Extra spaces inexplicably walled off. Well done.
You must be so pleased to have that wall down--the glory of the original house comes through step by step--and the basement discovery is wonderful as well.
Excellent progress, you two. Both block wall removal and wallpaper scraping are a lot of work. It’s great that your house is now connected end to end.
Gorgeous house! And lots of fun getting her back to her glory.
Great news on finding the extra cellar and being able to get rid of that pesky dividing wall must have been such a relief.
So good to see such methodical and careful work in your restoration. Cleaning up as you go makes such a difference.
We lived in an old house that had a cellar that frequently flooded. We had a pump permanently fitted. This was after my parents once found the cellar flooded about 4ft deep. My Dads wine was damaged! The cellar had a channel all around the edge draining into the sump. They also put a French drain all around the front of the house.
Love that you could get rid of that wall. Agree on that horrible door. It's got to go, lol!! Well done, you two!!
Your hard work, vision and diligence is paying off. I am so happy to see the progress. The "new" cellar you found would make a great wine storage area. Thank you for sharing with us!
At first I thought it was for burial purposes instead of wine storage area.
It could also be used as a root cellar/pantry.
@@HensOnly Some of the old crypts did look like that. Usually in churches though. Would be interesting to know
I think so too. Ive seen mausoleums built similarly. I work in the funeral industry. Very old churches used to have crypts in their basements like this. @@HensOnly
@@HensOnly That's what I thought. Eh up! I thought. They've got an ossuary down there, and you don't see many of those in private houses.
You guys have made so much progress on your new home. I’m delighted you can safely take down the wall! Great work! 😊
If this is your first renovation you are doing extremely well, if not you have learned your previous experience well. Good job enjoyable content
Thank you. We have done minor renovations before - repairs, decorating, etc. But these kinds of structural changes are new to us. Lots of time spend just looking at the details and reading up on everything we can.
Fantastic to see that hall wall down and the proportions reinstated makes a huge difference
If you do want to do a vine growing up the wall the ideal way is to affix a metal trellis mesh out in front of the wall itself, about a hands width. Once covered with the vine there will be no indication that it's there, but wall will suffer much less moisture damage by having that gap, and generally its provides a very clear point to which you can trim it (just to the edge of the support). The down side is you do have to get to it every 2 months or so or else it will grow all over. And that work does add up.
I was so happy for you when I saw you knocking down that wall between the two halves of the house, I know I was sitting here with a big happy grin!! You have done so much work and it is really impressive. I was thrilled when the sump pump came on the second time too!
We lived in a house right on a lake that foolishly had a basement. Boy, did it flood when it rained and when these snow melted! Previous owners had tried to solve the problem by adding another 8” of cement floor on top of the existing one. Found that out the hard way.😅 Houses can have a history, even when they’re only 60 years old.
Always cheering you on from the US! ❤
Great work and great find.
Can't wait to see that odd corner gone and access to that cellar.
What a beautiful place ❤
Thanks for sharing you are both doing an awesome job 🇦🇺
Thanks 👍
Oh wow! The hallway wall is down ! What a difference that will make .
Wow that is such a boost for the renovation the home is now reconnected
This house is just full of surprises! It's all going to look great. Keep going!
I am really enjoying watching your progress. The cellar find was quite a suprise.
That old cellar with those arches looks like it's build to store some coffins ! Keep it for future use !
I saw a RUclipsr touring Peru and he goes to the cemeteries, his channel is Franko Travels I think. Those chambers do look like old crypts. The graves in Peru look just like that. Could be why they walled it off - superstition and all.
@@exhibitdesign901 Why would one wanted to be buried in the coffin chambers? I just saw some photos of old wine shelves very similar to that as well. What exactly ARE those areas assigned for at the time the house was built? Was it also be for coal storage for furnace down in the basement?
I was searching the comments to see if anyone else thought the same. It reminded me of an old crypt.
You’re both so incredibly inspirational; I feel that I’m with you every step of the way and it’s exciting. My parents and my grandparents did exactly what you are doing with old houses in Dorset, their whole lives, and with very little money. As a child, it was thrilling to witness these ongoing restorations and you bring it all back and make me care about what you’re doing (I’m 62 now). I think you’re both wonderful and I take my hat off to you.
Nice job and well done you two, all of the hard work - is really beginning to pay off. This is getting really exciting now.❤
so exciting! that wall demo is the definition of sweat equity!
Lots of hard work but what a great thing to be able to access the whole house! And the hidden cellar is a nice find!
We can see the house coming back to itself with each block out! Great work!
Wow! I bet it's really nice to be able to walk through the house all the way on the inside. Well done 😃👍
Wow you are going to have a beautiful home ❤
It is wonderful opening up the hallway again, and will be more spacious too. Wonderful getting rid of the water in the cellar. I sure was not the one to tell you why the water was not going out the first time. Ha. What you keep finding out about the house, and the cellar divided. It is much to do, but exciting when restored! (It is very sad this 200 year old Rectory was turned into apartments. It was nice of the lady to send the pic when she lived in one though.) I will keep looking to see more videos.
You are so lucky in that most of the things you're demolishing now were later add-ons, not impacting the structural integrity of the house! I'm enjoying watching your progress and wish you Godspeed ❤ Greetings from South Africa
Grest job👍. Exciting that you found more of the beautiful sellar. Have a good week🤗
You too! 😊
Love the sage green colour paint swatch in the hallway!
I enjoy watching all your progress. 👍👍❤
Thank you! 😊
Wow that wall out is lovely. A home in the making. Congratulations for all your progress. What a beautiful home you have.
Really enjoying your videos. It’s exciting to see this lovely building returning to a home. We peep over the wall when passing!
Thank you! Feel free to be nosy or say hello if we're there ❤️
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
Love seeing where u guys are up too with the rectory
Your doing an amazing job 🇬🇧🌹❤️
I love watching your videos and it’s soo cool to see you slowly restore this building to what it once was. Also all the things you are learning along the way!! Stay motivated 😂
Thank you so much!
❤ Hi have been meaning to send you a suggestion to NOT paint the shutters. I have shutters throughout my Georgian flat and after a dip and strip I oiled and waxed them. They look great and easily maintained. You are doing great renovation. 👍👍
We love oiled bare wood, and we'll definitely consider it, but most likely it will clash with the frames which are painted and less practical to strip.
@@TheRectory1812 Hi It was laborious but I used wire wool and stripper on the surrounds and oiled and waxed them too. I painted in a period green colour inside where the shutters close. W
Oh, well done! You're getting so much of the heavy work out of the way. Such a good idea to keep the second stairway - seems like it's almost essential for fire safety, and as you've mentioned, it's nice for a guest suite to have its own independent entry. In the new-found cellar, the niches look like wine storage. (Search "limestone wine storage racks".) The Rectory must have set a festive table! 🥂
All very exciting! So much progress!
Over the past couple days I've watched all your videos and I'm all caught up now. What a great project you are undertaking . As for the hardware on your shutters if you put the hinges in a Crock-Pot or slow cooker with water and cook them on low for a 24-hours or so all the paint should just fall right off. And I too love escape to the Chateau I wish they didn't stop making more episodes
Me too! Bring back Escape to the Chateau! 🥰
i love this so much, the abandons cellar too, fantastic
Wow! Loving the gradually revealing history of this potentially stunning family home -- and one day your family will run freely and obliviously along that hallway and you will recall these sledgehammering days.
It’s great to have access all the way through the house! I would suggest putting a door there-you can leave it open most of the time, but it may be very useful for managing heating and cooling of different sections.
Your both doing a fantastic job
YAY!!!!!!!!!! You broke thru & got your whole house hallway back to her full length, just like the re-union you've been longing for. That was such a heavy, heavy labor of love. Kind of reminded me of movies where prisoners finally break thru the prison wall, see sunlight, & make their escape.... Also, very glad to meet Blossom➡My vet sd strawberry blonde girl pussycats, are rare. I got to have 2 of them, both sweethearts. She's lovely❣
It must have been so satisfying to remove that wall and be able to access all the house now and the cellar looks amazing 😊
Awesome, thanks so much for sharing! Looks so much more "natural" with the hallway open. It's going to be great when restored to a more original layout.
That will be an amazing home! I admire you both for the extraordinary work you are doing to restore that beautiful property!
The extra part of the cellar is a great find, it looks very original. It's so stupid that they would brick up usable space.👍
Mmmm, I wonder why they did in the cellar? Perhaps just fire compartmentation regs at some point. Or is it more mysterious? lol Also wonder what was stored there?
How interesting great work both of you
Thank you!
YAY! Keeping the back stairs. It will be such a cool part of the house!
Really struck by the immense amount of physical labor you two do -- you must have aching muscles every day. But wow, breaking down that wall was worth it! I'm imagining the hallway with the ugly door and asbestos wall removed, and the beautiful door open letting light into the hallway.
Every one of your videos is a revelation!
Wow, just this small amount of work has made such a difference! Surely it isn’t a “small” amount but compared to what it will take in the long run, it is. Looks great so far!
Oh my it would be lovely to hear more from the lady who sent the photograph and the background of when she stayed there 😊
Well done you both. that hall looks much better now.
I love watching your progress on this lovely old house.😊
Well done guys it’s so nice that you are spending the time restoring the rectory how fabulous 🤩👌✨🌈
You and this house just keep on giving! You because you are respecting the house history and heritage and the house because she is revealing herself, wanting to be bought back to life. I think you are both in good hands and thank you for letting us be part of the journey.
You guys are making this look far to easy. Well done!
What a difference so pleased you were able to demolish that wall.