First Year Renovation Timelapse - 230 yo Farmhouse

In 2022 we bought a 230 year old farmhouse in Germany. This video is a breakneck speed timelapse of our first year renovating this beautiful old property. We are not wasting your time with this one ... Hope you like it!
We are Lex and Marianne. On this channel we are sharing our story about renovating a 230 year old neglected and abandoned half-timbered (fachwerk) farmhouse in Germany. Our goal is to turn it into a beautiful, comfortable, ecological, debt-free, sustainable and self-sufficient homestead. And we have no building experience. Great! What could go wrong?
Get in touch!
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P.O. Box 3
56850 Enkirch
Germany
1st year playlist :
• Year 1 - Old Farmhouse...
2nd year playlist:
• Year 2 - Old Farmhouse...

[@cubington]

Cool, dass in dieses Traumhaus so viel Liebe investiert wird❤

[@vosruud]

Great to see a full year’s hard work summarized in 50 minutes! 230 years of rubbish cleaned out and the bones of the building laid bare, providing a base for the plans for the renovation to move forward into the next stages. We can see sooooo much progress !!!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you! Het was een hoop werk. Maar een ‘labour of love’. And on we go!

[@ruthrobathan77]

I missed you guys...

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you. We’ve missed being here. But this video was a beast to make. Lex did a great job. Thank you for watching M 🤎

[@FrinkyBaby]

Has it been a year already? You’ve done so much. I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Yes! Amazing isn’t it. Time sure flies when you are having fun. Thank you for watching and commenting. M

[@veselinnaumovski2553]

WOW this is epic, you are so fortunate to have such an amazing partner, teem work is the best

[@lex.and.marianne]

It really is! L.

[@user-jk5ih2vr9v]

I;m very proud of you both. Do well, keep going and God bless. When in Texas let's visit and ice tea is on me.

[@user-cv2iz8ie5l]

Happy to see you back!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Happy to be back! M

[@ginacrusco234]

Curiously compelling epic.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you! That is a nice compliment!! M

[@dorotheaisserstedt9238]

Finde ich gut, dass Ihr Euch eine Oase zum Ausruhen gebaut habt - die Küche.

[@kelliemarquet8518]

Love this renovation series... All the beautiful treasures you unearthed in the barns. so much work but what a payoff. Cheers from BC Canada

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thanks so much! We can only agree. Cheers from The Hunsrück Germany. L.

[@my4everhome]

Beautiful ❤😊👍🙏🤗😲

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you!

[@janesmith9024]

Thank you. That was lovely from here in the UK (and thanks for doing it in English). To preserve these old European buildings is a wonderful thing. I recently had a 200 year old line press - huge cupboard I had bought 20 years ago, no one buys them now due to Ikea etc. However an old country house took it last week and I felt so glad it was going to be destroyed and lives on to fight another day. One general message to all house holders though do not keep all that stuff in attics. When my son bought his house I spent ages clearing stuff so the loft was entirely empty - so many people must have left things thinking they would be used later. No they won't be used later - throw it out. Danke schoen.

[@lex.and.marianne]

I love old furniture and I am so happy that I have found some really great pieces. But you are right I could have done without all the old stuff and trash that was left behind. Thank you for watching ❤️M

[@graciemaca6996]

It must feel awesome to have that place demo'd, cleaned out, reno'd, updated and cleaned up yet again!🤗 Definitely a massive amount of work but that brought massive satisfaction! A lot of old 'treasures' and history here. It would have been cool to have a metal detector expert come in before anything was even touched, who knows what treasures were hidden in all the rubble and the ground that was moved?🤔 WELL DONE!!👍 Wishing you well on yet another year of progress in 2024🎉

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much 🙏. L.

[@vraalten]

Only a few minutes in and already subbed! Love your energy! Keep up the good work! Veel plezier samen, dat komt wel goed zo te zien!

[@frankihlenfeld8396]

Was für ein Traumobjekt! Respekt vor der vielen Arbeit und den Fleiss, den ihr hier reinsteckt. So viel zu entdecken, so viele alte, tolle Sachen. Ich bin total begeistert, das wäre auch was für mich. Macht weiter so und viel Freude mit eurem Traumhaus. 👍👍❤❤🤗🤗

[@lex.and.marianne]

Vielen Dank! Wir leben ein Traum und sind dafür auch sehr dankbar. Hoffentlich folgst du unsere Reise, viel Spaß beim zuschauen! L.

[@xxeebbk]

unbelievable the progress you've made so far

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much! L.

[@rosyebbasta3441]

❤❤❤ Ooohhh, che bei micini!!! ❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️

[@lex.and.marianne]

Yes our two grumpy old men 🐈🐈 are very sweet.

[@tomwilson5822]

Cannot wait for then next video. Classic adventure

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you! L.

[@teresadungan6485]

That farm must have been a bustling place when it was active. It so sad to see these wonderful old places become so run down. You two are fabulous people for taking on such a challenge. I hope it turns out the way you want while doing credit to the buildings themselves. Keep there spirit if not there function. Brightest Blessings to you both

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much. Yes there once was a lot of life in this house and it’s buildings. We have great plans and dreams for this place, so it can once more be a lively and happy place to live and thrive for us and for those who come after us. Lots of work ahead of us first. Thank you for watching !

[@Esther.B7520]

What big spaces! Numerous buildings. What looked like an old barn could be converted into another house! I love the way you decorated the upstairs! Just subscribed! I am going to enjoy this!😎. How much land did you get with it, if any? Until next time! ❤️🙏🏼😎👋🏻Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much and welcome aboard 🙏. We didn't buy any extra land with it. The area is about 2000 square meters which is spot on perfect for us. Not too small, not too big. L.

[@John-nb2qm]

Hi Guys, congratulations- such hard work and captivating to watch, well done on all your efforts

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much! L.

[@lindasikora]

Lots of heavy duty work, but it will be worth it. Your location looks beautiful. Best wishes!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you! It will most definitely be worth it. And in the mean time we are enjoying the journey. Cheers! L.

[@arleenfotiu6095]

You have done so much in a year. Excelllent recap vdeo

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you very much! We were surprised ourselves when we saw it all lined up in one video. M

[@cleverpeople8654]

Обожаю такие видео. Вы ребята невероятно крутые, удачи вам. Спасибо!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much 🙏. L.

[@eminnasibli4775]

Huge work done, great job guys, all the best, it's been great watching your progress.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you!

[@PhilipHennemann]

Ha Lex, wat een project en super leuk om te zien hoe goed het met je gaat! groet Philip

[@lex.and.marianne]

Hey Philip! Dank je wel, leuk dat je gekeken hebt. Ja da's wel even wat anders als IT 😁. Having a blast 👌. Cheers! L.

[@nicolest-amour7958]

Bravo à vous deux ! J''aime ce que vous faites avec cette ferme ! Qc , Canada

[@lex.and.marianne]

Merci!

[@kdclothes]

I enjoyed this so much. Thank you for sharing it with us. I hope you will make more videos as your progress continues. I absolutely love this

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you very much. We aim to make many many videos more.

[@roxyjackson893]

proficiat bij jullie grote boerderij ik ben vanaf vandaag nieuwe volger wauw ik volg heel veel renovaties op you tube maar jullie zijn uitzonderlijk netjes en georganiseerd in afbraak niet alles vernielen zoals de meeste nee echt heel netjes opgeruimd en weer herbruikbaar als het moet ik ben benieuwd naar meer van jullie avonturen grts vanuit Belgié en geweldige katjes ik ben ook een kattenvrouwtje in heb er 7

[@lex.and.marianne]

Dank voor de complimenten en het volgen. Veel plezier met kijken! ❤️M

[@Kost78]

Congruatulations from Romania with respect for your work!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@TheAfezio]

that's a lot of work! Great to see it all and congratulations from TX US

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you very much! L.

[@rosyebbasta3441]

Che bella casa, è venuta un amore. 😃❤️

[@lex.and.marianne]

It will be beautiful once more. We are loving giving her a long overdue makeover. Thank you for watching and commenting 🤎 M

[@thatsouthafrican]

Wow, you guys have done a lot. Thx for sharing your journey!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much. L.

[@madag7785]

Incredible ♥️♥️♥️

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much! L.

[@Hotforteacher327]

This is an overwhelming amount of stuff!! Great job so far!!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thanks!

[@danielaseifert3268]

So nice to see you both again! Thanks for this great video, it's unbelievable the progress you've made so far and how much work you've put into your house. I'm really looking forward to your next projects. Take care of yourselves! 😊

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much Daniela, we will. Take care! L.

[@shirleygraham6229]

Well done. Seems like 3 years work. All those areas and layers in the areas to clean. My goodness. Love the rooms you have updated, especially your kitchen. Can't understand the previous owners who had all that space, yet crowded the kitchen with laundry items. Can only put it down to not wanting to walk too far. Yet the house has so much space. Lots ahead, obviously. Congratulations on 'tying the knot'. Best wishes from Australia.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you, it is hard for us to believe too, that we’ve only been here a year. This used to be a two family home. We are currently living upstairs in the ‘apartment’, there used to be (and will be) a large kitchen downstairs. Yes lots to come! We fear it will get worse still before we can start making it so much better. But we have a picture in our mind of how awesome it is going to be.

[@Leed216]

I am all caught up on all the episodes. You have done a ton of work in a year. I look forward to seeing more episodes. Veel success

[@mathijsweenk7681]

Hallo Lex en Marianne..jullie zijn goed bezig en lijken goed georganiseerd in werkzaamheden! Ik kijk graag uit naar het verloop van dit mooie project. Succes toegewenst

[@lex.and.marianne]

Dank je wel! Leuk dat je ons gevonden hebt.

[@olivierquaderi8766]

une belle histoire, merci du partage .Félicitations

[@lex.and.marianne]

Merci beaucoup!

[@rd8322]

Chapeau for the both of you!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much 🙏. L.

[@arnomrnym6329]

Viele neue Entdeckungen gemacht während des letzten Jahres. 🙂

[@lex.and.marianne]

Ja! Und das ist erst das 1sten Jahr M

[@porkchop0711]

Lots of work, but you look like you are having fun doing it.

[@lex.and.marianne]

We sure are! And that is a good thing because we haven’t even made a dent in all the work that needs to be done. Thank you for watching! M

[@rudolfhild]

Das ist Wahnsinn für eure Ausdauer mit den Aufräumarbeiten Weiter so und nicht den Mut verlieren.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Haha, da hast du schon Recht. Und wir sind nicht einmal fertig mit leer räumen.

[@rudolfhild]

Wo ist denn eure Großbaustelle? Bin Frührenter und habe Zeit

[@harrisonandrew]

Absolutely fantastic. Well done :)

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you! Cheers! L.

[@markusb99]

Moin tolles Video eine große Herausforderung.... Viel Erfolg dabei

[@lex.and.marianne]

Dankeschön 🙏L.

[@dottiebaker6623]

Ah, I didn't see the earlier videos. Good luck to you.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you 🙏 L.

[@theravenscachecottage]

The salvage! 😍

[@lex.and.marianne]

Right! L.

[@lordafortyfour2917]

Great editing…. You have done SO much. Have you counted how many “skips” you have used? Hi from Hervey Bay Queensland Australia 🇦🇺

[@lex.and.marianne]

I think we have filled five large skips so far and put out a lot of trash for pickup too. Waste management is a big challenge here. Hi 👋🏻 to you in beautiful Australia. M

[@stan525]

very nice use of fast forward , enough speaking, good content, good feel for you direction

[@lex.and.marianne]

Glad you liked it! L.

[@user-oq6vm1fz3k]

Hi Mark I have a1991 ford Laser and I love her.Has 151,000 on the clock the engine and automatic transmission are all still great I have had her for 10 years and n3ver want to part from her.Your car still looks great too.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thanks for sharing. Probably the wrong channel though 😅. L.

[@spyder_ryder_germany]

Was für ein wunderbarer Weg bisher... bin durch Zufall auf euren Kanal gestoßen und musste gleich ein Abo da lassen, denn ich bin gespannt wie es weiter geht auf Eurem Weg!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Dankeschön, und Welcome Aboard!L.

[@joaofernandes2495]

Estou chocado com as transformações que fizeram. Parabéns!!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you so much 🙏 L.

[@kimberlyllamas5804]

Hello from Lumberton Texas! Im new to your channel. Loving your process. Im so excited to see if you find anything hidden inside walls or floors!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Welcome to the channel. We are still hoping to find some gold in the walls too 😄 M

[@ga4733]

Great series :-) Do you were aware that these linoleum like plates in the kitchen and floor are probably floor flex ones which contained asbestos?

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you! We submitted samples of all suspicious materials we took out to a lab for testing. They were all clean, except for one small pile of debris in the garden shed. Which we removed carefully. Thanks for caring, and providing feedback 👍. L.

[@ga4733]

​@@lex.and.marianneWonderful to hear that 😊 Was thinking that these floor plates (probably pvc) always contain asbestos but this are really great news :-) I am also renovating an old farmer house in RLP but way smaller and unfortunately with very basic fachwerk. There are also this plates but buried under screed

[@Sawmill.skills.indonesia]

Good

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you 🙏

[@dee106ful]

You've worked hard but when you revamped the bedroom you laid the planks wrongly. It's essentially a floating floor so some breathable membrane would have been nice then lay planks on but not in same size lengths. You have to stagger the joints meaning you should have cut the boards .......

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you! We know. It is only a temporary floor, we want to reuse those floor boards again one day so we laid them as easy and fast as we could with minimal cutting.

[@Rbmc2611]

Amazing hard work. Sad you didn’t protect your lungs but hopefully you’re lucky in the years ahead.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you! L.

[@franciscoyague4886]

😍😍

[@CrazyOneCanuck]

Going to see your second year gets me back to the first one... something's amiss.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Everything is fine 😄. Glad you're still here. L.

[@laurawillwerth3078]

Was watching this video and thought the whole time „that looks just like our area (Hunsrück)“. Then you showed the old maps and I was shocked! 😅 it‘s really our area, that‘s so cool. Do you know from when this map was? Because the names of the villages are so different now.

[@lex.and.marianne]

That is awesome! I'd have to look up how old these maps are. Yes, the Hunsrück is pretty great. In what part do you live? L.

[@mag1071]

You can clean up mold with Clorox.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thanks for thinking with us. L.

[@user-ko4wn4tr8w]

Crazy effort to save a bunch of rotten wood, you don't have to tear it down and build according to today's needs what you need.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Tear Down And Build New is not an option for us. Thank you for watching and commenting. L.

[@dorisgonzalez5719]

Me encanta ver sus videos ,pero si los suben a you tobe deberian poner subtitulos en español tambien asi sabriamos lo que dicen ya que hablan tanto

[@lex.and.marianne]

I am so sorry but we don’t speak Spanish. Maybe soon KZbin will put subtitles under our videos. Let’s hope so! Thank you for watching 🤎 M

[@Esther.B7520]

For some reason I couldn’t close caption it so that I could read the dialog. Video was sped up so had some problems hearing/understanding occasionally because of the accents. I don’t know if it is you guys that can choose whether we see the CC=closed caption or not. I have no idea but it would be nice to have it. Then people speaking other languages can do the same thing. If those languages are available. Until next time!😎

[@Esther.B7520]

I am able to do the CC with other KZbinrs in Portugal, Bulgaria and Italy.

[@lex.and.marianne]

We are working on it. Thanks for the feedback 👍. L.

[@gerhard6105]

Good bezig. Eén ding: zou je de ondertitels kunnen aanzetten? De knop Subtitles kan nu niet worden gebruikt. Mijn Engels, Duits, wat Frans en Nederlands zijn goed maar mjn gehoor en misschien van anderen ook, is niet zo goed.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Dankjewel! We hebben ons nog niet zo verdiept in subtitles. Je bent niet de enige die er om vraagt, en we vinden het een hele goede tip. Wat we eerst even moeten doen is uitzoeken waar we dan onze eigen (sporadische) captions op het scherm willen plaatsen. L.

[@ahzzz-realm]

Great video, what was the machine? Were they making their own flour?

[@lex.and.marianne]

Not sure which Maxine you are referring too. The round barrels turned out to be an old washing machine. The green machine in the barn was something to mill grains and animal food. Thank you for watching M

[@alberteinstein9045]

Where do you stop removing and start building it all back?

[@lex.and.marianne]

The ground floor is nearly ready for repairs and rebuilding (although we're not 100% yet if the current ceiling will stay or go). Also we will soon be in the attic installing insulation and building a room around the stairwell. Beside that, there is still a lot of clearing and cleaning to do, especially in the barns. L.

[@dottiebaker6623]

I'm cringing watching you demo each room onto a lovely parquet floor....and then you took out the floor! I'm not quite sure why you totally gutted the house. Will you keep anything of the house's past?

[@lex.and.marianne]

We have to gut the house. Many of the structural wood beams are severely damaged and need to be replaced/ strengthened. There are also beams in / under the floor. We’ve explained this in earlier videos. We aim to restore the house to its former glory, showing off as much of its historical beauty as we can. But first we have to make sure she can survive another 200 years. And that she is fit for comfortable living again. Thank you for watching! M

[@cathyshinkoskey125]

🙃😟😖

[@lex.and.marianne]

🫣

[@battalion_sheykh_mansur]

Was für ein song auf 12:00 min? Danke

[@lex.and.marianne]

Hours - Patrick Sebag. Bitte! L.

[@PeacefulCountryLife]

this needs to be even more sped up..

[@lex.and.marianne]

You gotta be kidding! If not... You shouldn't watch our regular content . It's even slower. 😅. Thank you for watching and commenting. L.

[@cathyshinkoskey125]

Other than asbestos u were working without masks -🙃😟😖

[@lex.and.marianne]

I guess we could wear them more often... Thank you for the feedback 👍

[@spicynomad]

bruce willis? i think you mean sylvester stallone.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Nah! My guy has Bruce Willis vibes all the way! M

[@spicynomad]

@@lex.and.marianne lol...ramboo (sylvester stallone) is the one with the guns. bruce willis (die hard) technically is not a gun guy. he is more cerebral. just saying.

[@lexvogelaar834]

I think Marianne was referring to our uncanny likeness 😅. But you're right 👍. L.

[@spicynomad]

@@lexvogelaar834 ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, lol, well he had a jack hammer and fashioned it like a basooka.

[@user-it6dh6cw8m]

you have thrown away a lot of energy, firewood, you would have enough for at least 10 years to heat the house!

[@lex.and.marianne]

Actually, we didn't. The clean, unrecyclable wood we found is now stored in the small barn to be used as firewood. We only got rid of unburnable wood (with paint, stain, laminate, glue etc). Thanks for watching and commenting! L.

[@brendajollymore4229]

Wow jusT found your channel. You guys are interesting for sure.

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you! We think we are very ordinary and are amazed so many people like to watch us work on our old farm. M

[@Giulia-yq4nj]

Call a priest and have the house blessed

[@lex.and.marianne]

Thank you 🙏

[@Esther.B7520]

Or a Minister etc…. I did this when I bought my house!