We bought an ABANDONED 1700s watermill as our first house!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- We bought our first house, an 18th-century watermill on a small island far from civilization, after searching for a derelict property to turn into a home for over a year. It's a huge project, but we're aiming to do as much of the work as possible ourselves to save money, as our budget is very tight.
Just saw your post on Imgur. I'm in.
Glad to have you along for the ride!
ditto
Yep, another ditto. Love imgur, but this is on another level! Genuinely looking forward to seeing the progress.
samesies!
Yep. Same.
GL, imgurian!
Am Orcadian and bide in Orkney and am so happy to see it getting restored, look forward to your journey. All the best beuy
I’m almost bummed I found this in the early days and not in the future when this is finished. I’d binge this hard! Good luck! I’m excited for what follows! Great job on your first video, too!
Thanks so much!
Well subscribe now so you don't forget lol
Saw this on imgur. lets see where it goes.
Me too ... curious for a follow up video
On here from imgur, following
Good luck!
Count me in, I'm also from Imgur, I love stuff like this.
Subbed. Can't wait to see the progress!
Awesome! Thank you!
Interesting channel bro!! I found a new video series to watch haha!
Count me in as a regular spectator of your channel! :)
Saw you on Imgur, good luck, love and virtual kisses, beautiful!!!
Thank you so much!!
Just found this after seeing your comments on Tom Scott's video but it reminds me of a friend of mine that converted an old textile mill into a home. They were able to restore the original wheel although it now powers a 100 kW generator inside selling power to the grid. Always makes me smile seeing it and knowing that it is once again able to serve as the workhorse it was always meant to be. Nice for the owner too the only time their grid connection serves as an import is when the equipment needs to be shut down for maintenance. Probably really a drop in the bucket for the grid at the whole on average the net export is around 350 MWh per year but at least that is another 350 MWh not having to come from a CCNG or Coal plant or whatever. This being over on the mainland where the grid is in dire need of more clean energy sources so every little helps.
Hi 🙋🏼♀️ my husband and I looked at this Mill 7 years ago! We moved to Mainland Orkney in the end. So glad we’ve found your channel! Can’t wait to watch the rest of your video journey 😊 good luck and hope we get to meet you guys soon 😃
That is awesome! Thanks for the comment. Hopefully you think the mill is looking like it's heading in the right direction compared to how it looked then.
Wow, respect for the courage to start such a project! What did you pay to get the property and what is your planned budget?
Hi there! Im a reporter from the Orcadian Newspaper and we would love to do a story about your rennovations for the paper. If you fancied it and had a preffered contact detail for us to get in touch that would be fantastic!
What a great project and a great video of it! I've subscribed and will follow with interest!
Please keep posting, I am excited to see your progress
Next episode is up!
Looking forward update.hope you 2 are ok.
I'm here because of your post on Imgur, but I'm really like watching this kind of project.
Saw your post on Imgur and subscribed to this channel!
Awesome! Thank you!
I love Sourin Mill, I viewed it a few years ago. It is right across the water from my house.
Simply fabulous
Best of luck to you! Looking forward to updates as time goes on!
Thank you!
5pm thursday aug.4 and cant wait for update .like progress you 2 made.thanks
AHHh the fact that you are taking this on is SO COOL! please stay positive, you can do it!!
Thanks so much!
Got my attention. Can't wait to see how this turns out. I can't seem to complete easy renovations let alone this kind of project. Inspiration !
Its just lots of little renovations once after another. If you think of the end result and all the work to get there its far too easy to get overwhelmed, just need to focus on the task at hand.
Where is this Located? Looks amazing
Really awesome , I like it, looking forward for your next video, keep it up!
This video is gift for making people comfortable
Saw your post today on Reddit in r/century homes. Hopped to Imgur gallery, said this is my kind of crazy and came here to subscribe
Glad to have you along for the ride
Great vid. Good luck. I look forward to following the development!
Much appreciated!
Great view and video
Imgur sent me here. Good luck on the restoration.
Welcome aboard!
Found you through Kris Harbour's subscriptions. lol
Came via Imgur! Very cool and definitely tagging along for the ride!
Thanks for coming
Oh this looks cool. Subscribed and waiting for more! 👍👍
Awesome, thank you!
Which island are you on? Looks amazing and daunting project you have on your hands
Have fun with that project and enjoy it! Greetings and support from Germany.
Thanks, will do!
Well this is going to be amazing to watch get restored
Wow, super interesting man! Hope all the restoration goes well.
Ya'll are bonkers, I love it! Best wishes.
Thanks so much!
I loved this house when I was younger. So many memories. Good luck with your venture
Spent many a night partying here
@@CHEFSAM15 I always wanted to live here. Will be good to see the renovations x
@@rachieflaws I have always wanted to renovate an old mill, barn or church. The old mill will be amazing to renovate.
Wow this is so beautiful
I would like to stay in a Watermill house for the holiday
This looks fascinating! I wish you good luck on this project, if you have the time, skills and money to get this done it will be hugely rewarding. Looking forward to the next episode.
Thanks, that's the plan!
Fantastic to see someone make this building habitable again. My great grandfather worked there in 1930s
Very interesting, we'd love to know more. We know of the millers up until John Craigie, who moved to the mainland after his wife passed way in 1932 - your great grandfather must have been the next miller?
you are so Remarkable thank you for this video
Awesome n fabulous! I am an architect by profession, an oldie (close to ancient: in 70s), so v excited with the idea but hardly of any use to yr efforts. I can only pray and enjoy the progress of your work from v v far away in Pakistan. I hope and pray that both of you have the perseverance, time, abilities/skills, n money to go through this arduous task. It wl be worth all your pains. Stay safe, n hopefully the family wl get to enjoy a superb home. Liked and Subscribed! Best regards. Farid
PS. Pls add a Google Map pin to the video's description ASAP, and make the pin a permanent part of future videos of this project. Thanks!
Awesome undertaking. Good luck!
Thanks!
Nice
Good luck! Should be a fascinating journey!
Thanks!
@@thewatermillscotland thanks also so much for posting to imgur. Never would have found you guys if not for that!
Saw your post on r/centuryhomes and my husband and I are obsessed with this concept. I await your next vid the way the rest of the world used to wait on new episodes of GoT. If you start a patreon or drop your cashapp I bet you could get a boost funding this thing..
Glad you're enjoying it! We feel its a little early in the project for patreon or any other form of donation/merch but we will keep it in mind for later on once we're offering more entertainment/production value with the content.
your are so Special , Thanks
You have the best ideas
I'm so hyped, found on imgur!!!
Here from Imgur!
Extraordinary
Now you need a caravan ! Good luck working on your museum
Nonononono.... we lived in a caravan for a year when life when to hell, with a pregant wife and dog, and then daughter in the NICU and came home to the caravan. Not doing that again, just not worth it mentally.
@@thewatermillscotland now that's another interesting story, wishing you and your family the bestest of weathers !
Some disassembly required, boy ain't that the truth. It will be the adventure, greatest reward, and biggest nightmare you ever take on in your life. Keep your eye on the big picture and use as much of your own materials and DON'T BUY CHEAP TOOLS AS YOU'LL BE DEPENDING ON THEM FOR YEARS. AND NEVER BE ON THE WATER WITHOUT A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE ! I look forward to tracking your progress.
Is that Jimmie åkessson?
YO awesome!! I check your profile every week... Keep it up :D
Let's go!
Great cute looking
I wonder if they tried starting the water wheel back up
Not really possible at the moment. The machinery hasn't moved in approximately 70 years, there is no water flowing down the lade, and the wheel no longer has buckets to help it turn. It isn't a high priority task right now but it is on our to do list.
Hi Mark - just been passed this video by our mills section - I spoke to you before Christmas and unfortunately I couldn't get back to you due to a computer glitch losing my record and your contact details. Love the video and the photos really brings the place to life what a great project. Now that we have your contact details we will be back in touch.
You were the first person I spoke to at SPAB, and instrumental in figuring out if we should buy this or not. I remember the website had issues. We definitely need help to figure out how to remove the internals of the kiln without damaging the building, as the concrete is cracked and bowing, looking pretty unsafe. Another mill on the islands had it's walls bow outwards from the pressure of the kiln sag, luckily ours doesn't appear to have that issue yet.
Greetings from imgur 👋
Welcome!
King Of Hearts
Is that famous political genius from Sweden Jimmie Åkesson
Great! Have considered Master Class
Hope you got a good deal!
very Delightful
Bravo
Hello fellow Imgurian :) pretty excited about your journey and progress here. Awesome commenting on the video! Good Luck !
How do you do your work at the building while living 600miles? away? Wish you alle the best!
We have our current rental until the first week of March, but with the new lockdown we might need to extend it by a month. We're trying to find accommodation up on the islands, but there are very few rentals available. If we can't find a rental, there are self-contained holiday lets up there - expensive, not much space, but gives us somewhere warm and out of the wind to sleep and cook. We're hoping to push through to getting the property sealed up and watertight fairly quickly, and the the priority would be getting the bottom floors inhabitable (insulation, heat, water, kitchen, bathroom) so we can get in and work from home!
@@thewatermillscotland Thank your for your honest answer! I hope you will find a reasonable place where you can stay before the necessary work is done. I am really interested in how all the logistics will be done and how your progress will be.
As for the lockdown, this is really unfortunate that it delays your plans... but I hope everything will go your way.
Be safe and good luck!
I will follow your journey with excitement
I Love this video
"far from civilization" hmm, yes
I hope you didn't pay more that a dollar for this as you're basically taking on a foundation up full restoration. From experience having built something 45 minutes from a major town a simple rule. If you think you may need something buy it. If you know you're going to need one, buy three. If you're certain you'll need several, buy a dozen. Keep ever reciept and as fifferent phases are completed take back the excess. Oh the other hand this will save you a lot of money and frustration
That's pretty much the approach we've been taking to buying things, shipping up to the island can be killer with some things. Luckily we do have a couple of good industrial suppliers for tools and such on the main island, and a local that does regular trips for everyone's parcels :)
We bought pretty much the cheapest structure in Scotland at the time (including land with rubble of walls). Given that it has a new bore hole already, substantial number of slates and a decent amount of good timber not to mention very good walls, it was much cheaper than doing a self build and having to buy land + those materials. It's like a DIY building kit... some disassembly required :)
Who else came from Tom Scott's video?
Good luck my friend. Do you have any restoration experience?
Some, I'm pretty handy and an engineer. Lots of learning to do as we go!
Me and my cousin done some work on that mill last year
Are you sure it's the same mill? Its been untouched for 5 years
Aww so Cute
Elegance
Sorry I didnt say that I am a technical advisor at the SPAB
I figured that was the case :)
This sounds awesome... but Have you ever seen Grand Design?
Absolutely, and most other restoration/renovation shows!
@@thewatermillscotland I wish you the best of luck and success! I will definitely be watching each video you post.
Is the abandoned car you mentioned that green Renault?
That's right, the cost to get it off the island is not insubstantial!
@@thewatermillscotland I wonder if you could sell it or or offer it for free to be hauled away?
Stupendous
You’re on the target Goodmorning :0
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all right. me too. you realize that if you're serious about doing the work yourself you've just dedicated the rest of your life to this thing?
Hopefully not that long, or you're expecting me to fall off the roof!
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What a find. What's your plan for restoring it?
Work our butts off! Firstly, we need to fix the roof, floors and windows, as well as deal with the kiln. There's a lot of work to do just to secure the structure from weather and make it safe to move around.
Danm I like it alot BEAUTIFUL JUST BEAUTIFUL IN JESUS NAME AMEN
Ecstasy
Keep such video videoing
I'd love to subscribe, but your videos are just way too long to watch. Make them more digestible and create a second channel for the full streams and I'm in.
Best video, we appreciate this video!
Simply fabulous