You are amazing hard workers Kate

The usual amount of thoughtful research producing an excellent outcome. Good on you. Love it.

Ben you say some funny stuff, good work with barrow was entertaining

from what I saw on your previous trees, your apple trees looked like they needed a good trimming....pruning your trees are important to fruit bearing, at least that's what my grandpa would say....

new viewer here and I am watching all your videos....the thing about goats, they will help keep the grass and underbrush down, so not as much mowing, at least where you put them.

I do like that you do nice long videos, enjoy them very much

You live in lovely wee town, I am so jealous of your rural property, I live in New Zealand and I noticed you drive same side of road as us, really enjoying your videos, I started watching from the beginning

Great work guys..looks so much better already,and the extra light makes all the difference!

Just watched this one later than normal.. again great work with the home and subscribers.. that’s amazing.. 🎉👌🏼

❤😊you both should be really proud of what you've done so far. It's your dream come true and never ending but its all yours and so rewarding 🎉. Mostly it's your home sweet home 😮🏡❤❤❤ I love catching up with you both 😽 makes my day special xx Sandy

You might consider also leaving a bathroom on the ground floor. Consider aging in place, accidents or surgery requiring no stair climbing- like for instance knee or hip replacement, fractured leg. And If you ever have to sell, it might help the resale value, etc. love your videos and projects.

Where do you haul all the junk to? Do you have large dumpsters

Wow. You came, you see, you conquered. 👏👏👏

The types of sinks made for boats are quite tiny. You might want to look into those for a little corner sink for a small toilet room.

It was amazing to see all the work you two put into this lovely home and the land. This would be my dream to be able to restore the history of this property. You did wonderful work and I thank you for being able to watch 😊❤❤

Love your show😊

I am a new subscriber after finding your one year video. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Highlight the beautiful staircase and tuck away the toilet underneath the stairs! Great plan!

Hi! New subscriber here. After watching your time lapse video, I watched a few of your older ones. Wow, I wouldn't have been able to sleep in a tent for months & shower outside especially during winter 😊 I'm an expat myself living with my family in Ireland (Dublin) so I admire your courage for braving the elements like that👍 Anyway, I think you're a lovely couple and that led me to subscribe to your channel. Wishing you great success with your channel and your renovation 🏡

Just started watching your videos. Must say that after seeing the house tour I was quite surprised how nice you both have made the place without overdoing it. Having done a major renovation years ago, I know how difficult it can be. It’s amazing what you can do without spending loads of money. Good luck to you both and I’ll be watching you from Melbourne Australia Evert

Thanks!

You have a great spot!

I really enjoyed watching your progress. I’m so excited for you on your journey.

I just watched and you said we have “almost 8000 subscribers” but it’s actually almost 10,000 right now! I’m so happy for you. 🎉

Loving your videos of all of the different fronts you have to tackle - never a dull moment!

Sorry for my ignorance but I'm a relatively new subscriber and I was wondering who Lukas is.

I wonder if you considered paneling the bottom hall and upper hall in a wainscot type of panel, another wood working challenge to build skills, plus I think it would go well with the age of the house and think about it you wouldn't have to replaster the entire wall just seal it and a chance to add some insulation behind it. The light in the hallway will be lovely! A nice narrow table to put keys on and with a mirror above and a coat rack to hang your coats on entry. What will you use the space behind the bathroom under the stairs? A narrow broom closet to store the vacuum and such, toilet paper and cleaning supplies, your extra water? Consider a glass type door for the bathroom with opaque glass, allowing light in the bathroom as well, or a port hole window. You might also have a storage room along with behind the toilet for access to plumbing good plan, Will you also get that second bedroom back upstairs near the fire? Great plan! Great job clearing along the house, it is interesting to think that much dirt accumulated since it was built. It always had a space reserved by the stones next to the house. Made for an interesting revealing. I would leave the door off of the 2nd floor hallway so its a straight shot from your bedroom to bath and the 2 windows in the upper hall would illuminate.

Dawn and Ben I missed your videos Brilliant you are back with us.Everyone needs a break away from hard graft.Your both back into the work. I like your plans for your home. It will make your hallway nice and bright. I must say I was worried for you when Ben was taking away the timber from underneath the stairs. No doubt Ben had checked it out first. Well done. Take care and God Bless you both xx

Wow. It’s Sunday night EST & you’re almost at !0k subs!! Well deserved. Congratulations on tearing down the wall. Those rainy days have silver linings. Question… how structurally sound is the staircase & the area above where you ended the video? I remember woodworm on the lower steps but what about the rest & the joists above the bathroom? Obviously the stairs are safe enough now but will you have any major structural work in that are? Love you both & congrats again✌️💚

The fact that you can go back & re-hack the passageway you have missed! suggests the way you have gone is the best to substanciate what your house needs! & what you guys need!.....So many times, People rush things & repeat or amplify the mistakes.... I am so glad you have resisted that temptation (Whether planned or not!)(not that it matters) but you will get a better result because you have had that pause...... Marcus in Pakenham SE or Melbourne....

What a change that curtain has made in the hallway........I know it is tempoary, but that is OK!.... Generally you have done a great job & the mild criticism I had with you initially, was, or seems to be a fault in the camera's you were using.. I have soken to another new Site here in Melbourne about the same thing....... I am not sure, but can find out ther camera used ........In the early days you took us on a local trip around your area! I think to Screwfix & other general suppliers you needed to use at the time & around your general area...... I commented on the mirror image function & the fact your car seemed to change from RHD to LHD during thast filming & I found that confusing..... I think you handled that very well & I think this fellow 'Richmond Woodworks' in Melb. Australia is following that too... I do like what you are doing & support you in those endevours... Your site is coming on in leaps & bounds!....& what you have achieved so far is amazing........ Marcus in Pakenham SE of Melbourne.......

112 comments as I write this one. I don’t blame u for working in side with all the crap weather. One that no is to think well about toilet location as the waste could be a nightmare to relocate. If u can make it to Lisburn norther Ireland that charity shop for builders Habitate for humanity. Is well worth a visit. They will have doors, bathroom suits etc tiles. Ring them to see what they have. U need a front door. If they don’t have one then any plastic window folk will be only to happy to give u an older door some has taken out. The price of materials is mad so I try to save where I can. A good few year ago I did a drain around an old house. We keep the drain 3ft from the wall and put a concret path around the house to trace the water away from the wall. The work Dawn is doing with that paint scrapping that is hard dirty work but that banal paint just kills lime. I’m just need from building more of that wall. I need to buy another 200 blocks and put in 5 more meters of foundation. Taking ages. Maris now want a wee shed built to store stuff soon I have a concrete pad to put in for that maybe tomorrow night. It’s all go.

Great to see all that light from the hall window and the under stairs toilet & basin will be a great addition

The wall rebuild is SO SATISFYING to watch. You two are amazing!

Almost forgot: bookcases under the stairs but one is a door to the toilet?

Coming along nicely but i did wonder why have the toilet under the stairs ? Toilet in beside shower , will have to look at it again to see what i missed again. That dam cat needs to chase itself to have some fun. Very nice to see your subscribers list growing as one never knows whats going to be shown. Keep up the great work.

Congrats on the new subscribers! And thanks for letting us have a long look outside from the window on the stairs!

Already 9,69K!! Well done you, it's all your achievement, as well the works as the videos. Hard work pays! 💚👍

Wow! What a labour of love. Can't wait to see your finished home. You've worked so hard!

Wow amazing what you have both done and acheived on your land hats off to you both well done❤

A few questions: I wonder do you have the same rights as the Irish citizens over work etc? How will it affect your state pension living outside of the UK? Didn't you have to have a job in order to live in Ireland?

You two are amazing 👏 ❤ beautiful place

You have done so much. ❤🎉❤

New sub 🎉 You guys are gorgeous ❤ Can’t wait to see all you have done 🤩

I really enjoyed this...what a lot of lovely light. I can just imagine it finished with the walls a light colour, small table with a vase of flowers near the window, and the staircase stripped back to a pale colour. It will be a beautiful thumbnail....

im not in gd frame of mind ,really at mo , my sister passed away ,n gt her funeral on tues ,bless her ,ty , i love what you 2 are doin ,well great roll on next week ,look after ur selves xxxx

The hall is going to look so light and welcoming - great idea to tuck a downstairs loo beneath the stairs.

Opening up that wall has made such a difference! It will be nice to have a little powder room tucked under the stairs. With the natural light that space gets now it would be great for a reading nook, a crafting space or even a little indoor garden. The possibilities are boundless! Love seeing the foundation stones exposed as well. Always enjoyed the look of a solid surface ‘framing’ the foundation of a home. Keep up the great work!

The framed face over the couch looks as if it's moving at 13:00. Weird. Great idea to slip the toilet under the stairs. Just make sure you have ventilation in there!

As funny as this may sound to some, I’d love to be there with you because it would be so much fun doing all that demo and rebuilding. I’ve renovated two and built one and miss the work. Our current home, I had to sit back and watch others do the work. And of course none of it met with my approval 😊. When you do the under stairs lavatory will you have to move that window?