From Ruin to Dream Home: Full Tour of Our DIY Renovated West Cork Farmhouse

[@WestCorkWander]

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[@v.k.1100]

I remember the first video of yours I watched. Rob was outside trying to figure out what all the pipes and wires were , where they started and where they were going. It was like the house that jack built. From then I was hooked. Then each week you found more strange and baffling things with the house. What a journey you have taken us on, and there is still more to come but such an amazing result. I hope you put the breaks on a bit and enjoy your home. You really deserve to sit back and look out of those windows in your warm comfy home without all that dust everywhere.

[@WestCorkWander]

Ahh thanks for following along, it has been a rollercoaster 🤣

[@aprilriordan8202]

Beautiful! The snug and parlour guest room are still my favourites , all yer hard work paid off in spades 😊

[@22dougieboi]

Here’s wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, CHILL ❤

[@WestCorkWander]

Aww thanks, same to you 😊

[@jaymanishere]

I have a number of projects coming up in the spring. I just purchased the house that has been in the family since 1940. My grandfather built it originally, then my parents inherited it in 1972. So there is much that needs to be done.

[@karenklucas923]

Good luck with your reno.😊

[@Debbie-kt6ck]

Good luck with it all, I’ve just finished a renovation, do you have the original plans from your grandad ?that would be great framed on the wall - my dad built the house I grew up in.

[@WestCorkWander]

That sounds very exciting 😀 The very best of luck with it and let us know how you are getting on 👍

[@yvonnemulvihill4456]

What a massive project you took on and you both have done it justice. I absolutely love the old bedsteads it reminds me of the ones my Nan had in Cork. 🎉🎉❤❤

[@WestCorkWander]

Thankyou yes the old beds are a great addition 🙂

[@davidfennell5124]

Fantastic job folks, hope you all have many happy years ahead in your lovely home

[@WestCorkWander]

Thanks so much! 🙂

[@cliffpalmer8274]

Very well done, hope you have a fantastic festive season xXx

[@ml3510]

Unbelievable 😢. You must be feeling so proud. I know I would be, if it was me. Can’t wait to see what you do with the barns and the yard.

[@WestCorkWander]

You and me both! 😁

[@sharonpettman1274]

You have done amazingly so far, what a lovely home you have created... great video of the before and after ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@WestCorkWander]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@Willywagga]

Such an amazing achievment !

[@WestCorkWander]

Thanks Willy 😍

[@kathleenr9109]

👏👏👏 what a journey; you are a dynamic duo❤

[@WestCorkWander]

😊 thank you 😍

[@asilva4138]

❤🎉 great tour, great video, can't wait for the future works.❤🎉🎉

[@WestCorkWander]

Us too! Thankyou 😍

[@breegemoran5986]

Fabulous!! Blessing to you all for christmas 🎄 🎅 And lots of good health & happiness for 2025

[@WestCorkWander]

Thanks Bree and the same to you and yours 💕🎄

[@morrigans_cottage]

I am so so impressed with everything you’ve accomplished with the house. It is BEAUTIFUL! I think my favourite room is the guest bedroom because of the old stone walls and just the vibe of the room is really old cottage I love the nod to the past. After that the kitchen from the rubble it was to the STUNNING kitchen you have now, it turned out so well! The master bedroom suite is beautiful as well, the sun coming in 😍 everything is gorgeous, you’ve all done such a wonderful job ❤

[@WestCorkWander]

Thanks Aisling, still a bit to do, or as they say, "are you ever finished?"🙈 But no we are so happy with what we have achieved so far as it makes it a liveable space which I guess is really the number 1 priority!

[@pattybishop8016]

Love everything you’ve done! Hoping you both can rest a bit and enjoy the Christmas holidays before you resume your hard work!

[@WestCorkWander]

Thank you! You too! 😁

[@mpat100]

Lovely stuff; have a merry and peaceful Christmas.

[@WestCorkWander]

Thankyou, and we hope you have a very happy Christmas ⛄

[@mpat100]

@@WestCorkWander thank you!

[@jaymanishere]

The more I see it, the more I can picture the tile you used in the shower being continued all the way around the bathroom. I think that would look wonderful.

[@WestCorkWander]

Thankyou, yes we did consider this, but I think it may have been a little too much 🙂

[@clairebrooks6253]

I love everything you have done, and love the old and new that you have blended into your home, I just wonder how much this small holding will be worth for you once you out buildings and land is organised. You have done brilliantly just need a couple of donkeys now for Rooney to play with . Also copied the molasses in for the gingerbread recipe n it was lush . Thankyou

[@WestCorkWander]

Thanks Claire, oh molasses is the next best thing 😊

[@johnshaw4140]

Beautiful

[@WestCorkWander]

Thanks John ☺️

[@ajarms86]

I think a good breakdown of the vacant property grant process, costs and getting paid out etc. Would be brilliant 👏

[@phelimoneill2813]

I wonder how many times Clare has heard that clock to off? She looked like she was ready to hop it off you Rob lol!

[@WestCorkWander]

That clocks goes all through the night, and at the moment it needs a battery change and so is completely out of tune 🙈

[@fionaswaters]

Amazing stuff. Hope you get to put your feet up at Christmas!

[@WestCorkWander]

I hope so too!☺️

[@Debbie-kt6ck]

Just amazing what you’ve achieved I remember all the hard groundwork, mud etc but you kept focus, I’ve loved being along for the ride, thank you, btw I thought you took last week off I didn’t get a notification you’d posted 🧐

[@WestCorkWander]

Sorry just to confuse everyone🙄, we post West Cork Wander vids on Wednesdays and Irish Country Life vids, our new channel on Saturdays 😊

[@kellyh8347]

Great job on this episode!! Hmmm, what would I have done differently…

[@WestCorkWander]

Haha, let me know, we have actually nothing we would have done differently at the minute but as we live in it I guess we will see 😊

[@kellyh8347]

@ are you still loving the cabinet door color? I was thinking maybe paint instead of stain…that’s all! You have really done an incredible job and I can’t wait to see the cost breakdown video next week!

[@liachristy7779]

Awesome videos. Ive watched all of them. Do you plan to re-do the outside as well?

[@WestCorkWander]

That's the plan! Outside in the new year 👍

[@phelimoneill2813]

It looks so cosy. Do you find the entire house keeps the heat since you finished?

[@WestCorkWander]

The old house is very warm with the stove blasting out the heat every evening, and the new extension is easy to heat but we are playing it safe for the moment as we need to prioritize the solar next year, as we are concerned about the electric bill 😬

[@afrarunduml1170]

For sure you did an amazing job! I love your unique style, but the open bathroom in the master bedroom is very strange. And I don't get the OSBball over. Do you like that? It looks unfinished. But overall, a great achievement!

[@WestCorkWander]

Sometimes it's nice to try different ideas, and so far we are very happy with the bathroom. We allocated all of the costs of materials using the grant allocation. As it happened we ended up with more OSB than we needed for construction and so we're happy to try using this internally 😊

[@normanseagull4027]

The wooden clad single storey and the house don't blend. Have you thought of painting the outside one single colour to unite both buildings?

[@WestCorkWander]

We have a huge amount of work to do outside, working on the external pebbledash render and groundwork, so hopefully it will look less sad next year 😊