We Started Cutting Down The Tree That Grew Through Our 120 Year Old Railway Station Renovation
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- A tree grew right through our Railway Station Renovation and we need to take it down to see how much damage it has done. We had great fun doing this, including getting up on the roof.
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Poor Gil, he looked like he had enough of that when he went for his beer. He’s doing such a great job. It’s such an accomplishment, all the work he is doing. Well done to him!!!
Thank you, I really earned that beer 🍻
You don't have to remove all that stuff all at one time. Cut most of it off, as much as you can now. Clean it up so it looks good and then leave it. Once the growth is disconnected from the roots, those little fingers under the slate will begin to dry out and shrink. That makes them easier to get out later on. Like at the end of summer. Or when ever you get the slate touched up, if it needs it.
@theoldstationrenovation have you managed to explore the tunnel yet ?
at my working place i did a few day ago some similar work, clearing a stone debris field from Ivy and moved the Stones for later building of a dry wall... and hell i do not know what was more exhausting, cutting and removing the Ivy or get the Stones moved...
I'm impressed with Gil as he always looks dressed to go out instead of doing some dirty work.
Its so I can go straight to the pub! 🍻 😆
@@theoldstationrenovation clearing Ivy always wear full face and hands / arms protection - get some white coveralls for work, take off at then and you are ready to go
@@theoldstationrenovation You earned the trip to the pub after this day's work!
There is actually a RUclips channel that teaches about “railway gardens”……it’s a thing. ❤❤❤
Great tip, thank you! 😊
Nice to the cat in a superior-visory role 😂
Haha, yeah Lily seemed very curious! 🐱
The trouble with any type of foliage growing up a building is that it destroys the building. Wisteria, ivy, trees etc burrow into bricks, crumble the pointing, and collapse the roofing. We won't even mention what roots do to the foundations. A lot of those old Stately Homes have to be stripped every now and again or the ivy destroys the buildings. Imagine what one hundred years of ivy does to a
16th century structure! Restoration is not for the faint of heart! You guys have all my admiration for taking this on. It's quite the project. Gil is a champ!
Chin up folks! You're doing a marvelous job! Best part? No rain!
Blessed Be!
Gil! Gil! Gil! Gil! Work of Strength & Honor...or Arborist!
If possibly cut off at the root line and let it die off for awhile, easier to pull off. It's going to beautiful when done ❤
Beautiful roof tile work on the outbuildings
Hello from Vancouver Island
Well Done!
👏🏽👏🏽 don’t forget to clean out those gutters 🌧️🌧️💧
You know there are rechargeable battery pruners and hedgetrimmers that would have made that job a lot easier!! However so very well done Gil.
I know!! They are now on my Amazon list 😆
The 'tree' looks like arborial ivy. Basically when ivy gets to the top of a tree canopy it develops heart shaped leaves and starts producing berry like fruits. So it's the ivy getting into its mature state. I had to shift over a ton of it from the end of my garden after it had invaded from a neighbour.
I was about to post the same thing. I always call them ivy trees. They have pretty white flowers, too. We have several in my neighborhood and I spend hours pulling up their seedlings.
Boy done good 👍 be careful out there...and really enjoying your updates. Thanks for sharing 🙂
And thank you very much for watching, we’re really grateful! 😊
For future reference, if you start at the top you can peel the whole ivy growth off the wall by letting gravity do the work.
Now I see it close up it’s definitely IVY !
Bless Gil! He looked exhausted! Good work!!
Thank you, I really was exhausted by the end!! 😃
Have you thought about including the outbuildings into the living space by using some sort of an atrium arrangement?
Absolutely, we’re going to link them up!
How fantastic does that toilet roof look! The detailing is lovely. Those buildings could make a great annex with a modern glass link to the kitchen.
Is it me, or does Gil get all the good jobs? Good to see Winston and Buddy being a little more involved in their supervisory duties. 🤣Thanks for sharing.
Oh yes, I really do get all the plum jobs! Buddy and Winston have been working very hard this weekend 😂
A good time of the year to remove ivy because there will often be old wasps nests - usually unoccupied except perhaps for a queen.
You are not done with the ivy. You have to keep ahead of it for some time. I recommend grubbing the roots out and some kind of brush poison as it reemerges.
There is an old question....how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Another bite down! Great work.
OMG! Elephant meat must taste awful. But you’re right, one bite at a time.
Another little gem perfectly timed to brighten my day.
Well done.
And those dogs are hilarious. (Especially when they are speeded up).
No chain saw available?
What?? How stupid
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King George V's consort, Queen Mary, absolutely despised ivy on walls, and she was notorious for having it torn away; so, you're in royal company when you remove it. Love watching your progress.
Greta fact, thank you 👑
Even at Ivy League Schools, like Harvard for instance, they indeed had many of their buildings and lecture halls shrouded in ivy. The first recognized professional American-born architect Charles Bulfinchs'(Class of 1781) University Hall (1815) (the main faculty administration building) in the Yard before which sits the famous Rev. John Harvard memorial bronze statue (he hailed from Southwark, and his Mother ran the old long-gone Queen's Head pub in the early 1600s) used to look lovely with all the ivy. (It was constructed in pale Chelmsford granite). As with the Georgian and colonial buildings that house the Freshmen Yard dorms and Final Clubs. But in the 1970s, with all the costly deterioration of the masonry and mortar, the ivy much all had to come down. It was a tough decision. Most of the contemporary students would be surprised if they looked at old campus photographs of how different the campus looked with all the old ivy. I think Princeton still has some ivy-clad buildings. Yale might have a few.
Out in Southern California we have nice swathes of bougainvillea vines lounging atop white stucco walls of Spanish/Mission revival homes. They have to be pruned back at times but add protection to homes as it is hard for burglars to avoid being scratched by their sharp branches if they trespass against us.
Woot! More debris down, as supervised by cat , an excellent reason to go to the pub! The several Brits renovating chateaux in France I watch on YT have found a mix of salt, vinegar and dishwashing liquid mixed in water is an effective natural weed killer for ivy, etc.
Ladder work is so scary!
That is amazing. What a difference just removing half of it made!
Wow what a difference. It looks great!
Gil’s a brave man sitting up there with those vertical adornments that could cause him some pain.
They were a little… uncomfortable 😣
Nice haircut Gill
Haha, thank you. Shortest it’s been since lockdown!
Looks really nice congrats on the progress
Thank you! 😊
Have you thought about getting a stand for the camera and helping Gil with some of the deconstruction?
whoever extended the out buildings and continued the roof with welsh and belgium slate was brill. like where do you even get those tiles from??!!
I hate ivy. Yours is a must watch channel. Thank you from NZ.
Thank you from south Wales 🏴 👋 😊
The outhouse could provide nice rooms for the girls😄🤭😇
Very glad to see you holding the ladder for your husband.
People really under estimate the danger they pose.
The tiles Gil un covered at the roof peak ..are very pretty and decorative ❤
Well done guys. Remember, you are AwEsOmE !! 😊
Thank you!! 😊
Such a transformation on the outlook but check for hidden damage... crack on be safe
The roof tiles on the out building look in great condition plus the two rows of scalloped tiles are a lovely feature. Well done 💕🇦🇺
Yes they really are beautiful, we’re very lucky that they are in such good condition! And we will be linking the outbuildings to the house.
Oh boy, does that look familiar! That's very old ivy, which will turn into trees after enough time. My home in Southern California was built in 1931, but the first house on the street, that used to stand next door, was from 1915. There is a chain link fence (off from the property line by 2 feet at one end) that has been smothered with ivy. By this I mean the chain link is embedded inside the stems of the ivy, which are like tree trunks after who knows how many decades. It gets flowers (the bees love it), and then black berries. In the back it reaches to the roof of our garage, and took over our concrete block workshop. I hate heights, so like Gil, my husband had to do the roof work. I wondered about your water line. Ugh. Sometimes it feels like one step forward, two steps back. Hang in there!!
Great job.
Hi guys love watching your videos another hard day at work well done❤
Thank you! 😊
always looking forward for another episode.. thanks for sharing..
Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate it! 😊
Beer time, now that's a man after my own kidney.
Well deserved! 🍻
Superb, although undoubtedly uncomfortable seating, ridge tiles. Be careful how you sit astride them.
Yes, it certainly was a little uncomfortable!
😊😊 Hard job removing the ivy. I can imagine the old spirits that work there will be happy to see the transformation of their train station. ❤😊😊😊 Great video as always, Lauren.. G'day from Australia 🇦🇺....😊😊
You’re doing an absolutely amazing job. Love your vlogs, only criticism, there too short. Love the content, keep em coming 😂
Thank you! Hopefully when we have more going on we can make longer videos. The real work starts next week so 🤞🤞
Wow
As a once tried and true landscaper I found a 5 tine pitch fork is invaluable for clearing up almost any debris. Just in case you haven't tried one before...
1:50 I recon that was a good wheel barrow when parked up last! 😂
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A skeleton wheelbarrow!
Gil needs friends. I know when theres something that needs to be done, we send word to family and friends, and tell them food will be there, and everyone comes to help. Maybe you can try that too. Love from AZ-US 😊😊😊
Haha, that’s such a good idea, I should fire up the barbecue and put the word out!!!
@@theoldstationrenovation Amen :)
Good on you Gil, great job, you deserve that beer. Amazing craftsmanship even though a sub building, beautifully built. Back when labour was cheap.
there is woody weed killer it will work really good on that the best way is drill a hole at the trunk of the vine and pore it in
Nothing better than an inquisitive doggies snout!!
The dogs are really enjoy being here (and being in the way!) 😃
@@theoldstationrenovation They're secretly judging your performance during an end of day debrief
Hi to both of you gil you one lúcky man I bet you both saw something special in you love that old building if it like my wife and me it to pass on to the next generation gil next time you have a beer raise for the people how built that buitiful build so keep to you plan you'll both get there soon
Absolutely, I couldn’t agree more. I hope we can be good custodians of this building and keep it shipshape for many decades to come 🍻
Good job Gil. You will be so pleased with the results once all the overgrowth is gone. It makes one wonder what other hidden treasures lie within the thick tangle on the back side of the building. It's looking better everyday!!!
Thank you, that really wore me out but well worth it! 😃
I know it was hard graft, but cost you nothing, but was a good result. Just clearing sometimes makes massive improvements.
It's nice to have another chunk of work done, every little bit helps. I like the out buildings. Hope you convert one into a working bathroom; will be good to have when you're doing outside stuff, cook outs, entertaining, etc. A working shower would also be nice after doing gardening or outside projects.
Absolutely, lots of little steps! The out buildings are going to have a bathroom in, we do need it since the bathroom is being taken out of the main building.
It would make a great band b eventually
Gil will enjoy that tree. Maybe not the junk cleanup but oh well
That's the downside of a renovation/DiY job... the clean-up after the fun of the demo 😂
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Looks like good old tree ivy, grows as thick as a smaller and frequently seen on tree trunks.
It's frequently used by florists for Christmas wreaths.
I have watched you two sort some tough stuff in the station but my word that tree work looked the worst so far. What a job but it’s done now. I think Gil must of been a jockey in a former life as he was seated on the roof top perfectly.
Are the girls involved and helping? They can pull weeds and help empty out those buildings (appropriate sized items of course). I'm so happy that tree is down, i wanted to pull that ivy so much!
deadly stuff . Good job done
It like Gil is cutting giant Broccoli off the roof ! Lol
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The whole place is slowly but surely emerging back into the light of day due to your efforts. Continued success to you! Outstanding effort!
What a lovely way of seeing it, thank you! 😊
You are both doing great work, my only issue with the outbuildings would be rats and mice, but such is life, at least you don't have snakes like there are here in Australia, looking forward to the next update, don't forget the thre 'R's', Rest, Rest and some more Rest, don6over do it, best regards from a Kiwi living in Melbourne Australia, Les
You have really made a difference but, you still have a long way to go. This will be a long train ride and can’t wait for the journey with you.
Hi Laura. That was practically a proper tree growing from your roof lol. Looks like it is still cold there, Gil wearing a big coat. Be safe and God bless.
Thank you, yes still cold had one day of sun last weekend then rain again, come on summer ☀️
Oh boy when your having fun…the time went too fast
That really was fun! 😊
I should think that a strong pair of hand 'loppers' would be easier/quicker than all that sawing! I recently stripped a wall of that nasty ivy and it had made a right mess of the stucco. Had to re-stucco nearly the entire wall.
Good work! It’s all baby steps. Removing ivy is a difficult job!
It's one of those jobs that when done suddenly make a big difference in appearance.
Gil should be happy. In most places in the States, anyone tackling a clean up like that, would have to keep one eye open, for snakes.
Thankfully all I had to deal with were a few spiders and a load of woodlice!
Shame that the wheelbarrow has left the chat...8^) but the ridge tiles and slate on the outbuilding roof are great to see. Ivy's awful stuff to remove. Job's going great! Cheers.
Ivy is a nightmare plant! It looks pretty to start off but if you don’t keep control over it, it goes mad! We had the same trouble as you on an old house we bought! Took my hubby about 3 days to get rid of it!
It’s awful stuff and seems to everywhere. It’ll be a long time before we’re completely rid of it!
Oh deary, you know there are modern power tools that would help you plow right through that job😮
And the dogs still want to play while the boss is working. But what a big foliage at the roof. Good luck with cleaning up the inside.
Thank you! 😊
Those dogs have been having a great time since we moved, they love all the space!
Great video! Wow!! that makes a Huge difference removing the tree and vines. i Love the slate roof! i Love watching your videos!
Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate it! 😊
Sitting on the roof of the outhouse is like sitting on the back of a dinosaur/dragon😂l
Gil slade it.
🤣 Gil Targaryen! 🐉
@@theoldstationrenovation 😂🤣😂🤣 you rock 🤣😂🤣😂✨💖✨
No,no ,no ….you should always have beer before roof 🥴🍻
I could have done with some Dutch courage!! 🍺
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It's a pity that you always share such short vlogs with us
Gil made me nervous up there! Well done
I’ll be honest, I was pretty nervous up there myself! 😬
It’s all a lot to do when you’re working full time as well fair play to gil
Thank you, I’m beginning to wonder where I find the time to do a 40 hour week!
This video reminds me of everything I hate about ladder work. I'm really glad it isn't me on that ladder.
Looking great, it's lovely to see all the original masonry and roofing becoming visible again.
Such a shame the ivy damaged that slate roof. It probably would have good for another 50 years.
Ivy looks really nice on old buildings, but it causes so much damage & trouble in the long run. Those out buildings certainly look have possibilities for the future 🤔
There are plans for the outbuilding, they are so well built we just have to make them a big part of the project!
Those sinks could be salvaged elsewhere on the property
Hi to you lovely people great work removing the ivy well done one thing leads to the other
Thank you! 😊
It goes to show: Mother nature has returned. The old station must of been standing empty for a long time. No maintenance carried out.
I sure feel the pain of your husband taking down the tree and the bush.
"It's all Babysteps." Project.
Regards from South Africa 🇿🇦.
It's a lovely building and worth the hard work.
Love the vids but for some reason this one was a hard watch.. 😂😂.. keep up the great work
🤣 it was even harder being up there!!
The disintegrating wheelbarrow was priceless so glad you had that on film…
Bye the way I was thinking (dangerous I know) going back to you showing old photos from yesteryear and wanting to know what the capital of your columns looked like… have you tried looking for old paintings as I can imagine that artist liked to paint meaningful buildings 🤷🏽♀️
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Much improved!! As always, thanks for taking us along on your journey.
Thanks for watching, we really appreciate it! 😊
Your videos are my favorites!!!!!!!
Thank you so much! 😊
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Nice view from on top of the outbuildings.
Looks a lot better.
Invest in a cordless reciprocating saw.
Quicker and far less effort needed. 😊
That’s gone on my Amazon list!
I am an 80 yo widow, and I LOVE my cordless recip saw!
Nice job gil. I knw wat pain that is I took one off side my house nightmare
Thank you! 😊