I'M LIVING IN AN OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? HAUNTED?.. HOUSE TOUR!

Hi there! I'm taking you with me around my (old) house. I'm currently living in an old Elementary School in The Netherlands. Interested in seeing how a person can live in an old school? Keep on watching! Did you like the video and do you want to see more videos like this? Make sure to drop a like and subscribe!
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[@patriciabritton5917]

I think it is neat that in the Netherlands they have a program for people to do this. There are many buildings here in the Us. that i think they could turn into apartments so the buidling are not sitting falling apart or say people squatting in them and messing them up. I think it is neat.

[@princess_niya2407]

The reason why you can’t just do this in the US is because the building still has to meet the code based on the state in order for it to be livable for someone, hence why the building just sit there, and it’s way more expensive trying to convert an existing building (office building, hospitals, schools, etc.) in to an apartment building

[@patriciabritton5917]

@@princess_niya2407 I understand what your trying to say but many buildings in the u.s will sit and Rot because of certain codes. Yet they will build all these new buildings and pay to demolish buildings they could redo . Not quite sure how that is cheaper. I think all the red tape in America is what causes such a shortage of housing.

[@princess_niya2407]

@@patriciabritton5917 I think it’s cheaper to just build a whole new building instead of converting or remodeling a building because it’s less things you have to work around/ remove to meet the proper codes to have a livable space, kinda just how I someone was to buy an abandon house the cheaper route would be to just demolish the house and start from scratch

[@AshleyEbone]

I’ve seen a few people turn old schools into houses or apartments in a few places in the U.S. Expensive depending on the state of the building but doable with grants and money of course.

[@mad4hats797]

@@patriciabritton5917also another reason they sit and rot is because the banks don’t want to pay on them anymore. They let them fall apart and someone buys the land eventually and gets a loan from the same bank and builds something profitable on the land.

[@angeloag9074]

It's actually really cool to see people live in an old elementary school but I can see why you eventually want to live in a proper house

[@denieess_x]

Thank you!!

[@AngelaCWilliams]

Super cool! Enjoyed seeing what it looked like.

[@0skarJay690]

❤​@@denieess_x

[@BongDonky]

Hello, I lived in anti squatting apartment in Amsterdam in beginning of 00's. I cant spell the Dutch word for it. anti krack or something like that. lol! I only know few Dutch words.Cheers from California.@@denieess_x

[@nathenzuber4021]

I see how she would want to live in a proper house. But with property being so expensive. This would be awesome as a solution to the housing crisis here in the US

[@bonniedicostanzo7117]

No one should be homeless. Love this idea! Wish the US would implement something like this, god knows there is plenty of abandoned places for this.

[@unnamed715]

I bet you vote democrat and support open boarders, then wonder why there's so many homeless people. It's not due to greed, it's due to high taxes and too many mouths to feed.

[@LyraPyxisVT]

it is due to greed, everyone should be allowed to have a roof over their head with food@@unnamed715

[@cmilla1003]

no one should profit off the fruits of anyone elses labor. that means you shouldnt take other peoples money. if you dont want to support yourself why should others?

[@domfazool8326]

@@unnamed715 shred it bro! Never heard of an open boarder. Snowboard? Skateboard? Shred it!

[@SadCarob]

If US did this it would be two families a classroom, rent would be 2 grand, and that makeshift shower would be considered a luxury compared to whatever would be put in the US one. . . . .

[@kimberlysymonds7517]

You have a really nice set up. I love the idea of using unused buildings for temporary housing

[@meaganhartman4304]

Such a cool idea!

[@newagehero9605]

And then you can save money in the process to get to where you eventually want to go or do

[@victorialopez9717]

I knew a woman in the UK who lived in an old school building for similar reasons. I think she was there for about 2 years before they tore it down. My grandmother's old high school was closed down in the 1970s (it was built in the early 1900s) and they never tore it down, but someone finally bought it and restored it into apartments about 10 years ago. It's absolutely beautiful now.

[@TriciaPooh01]

There's definitely some negatives to this like not having a decent shower and the cooking area isn't the best, but overall this is so unique and, in my opnion, such a great experience for short-term living for a young person or couples. I wish the US had programs like this. It would probably help low-income folks get housing opportunities as well as helping them save up money for another place.

[@denieess_x]

It really helps people in my country. So many young people benefit from it and also people who need temporary replacements

[@Pinkkermit17]

Happens all the time, they always take old elementary schools in the city I live and turn them into apartments. My friend lived in one and I was so jealous of their coat closet. It was the old huge long coat room that the classroom had with all the hooks . Even had a chalkboard that the landlord never took down.

[@4ever9zxyme]

I wish the state I lived in did that. I live in a small town in South Georgia . The amount of empty abandoned schools we have is sad. Not just schools too but so many empty buildings . They build buildings , open a business and close it within months or less than three years . The buildings sit there and they continue the process again

[@PhilLesh69]

Those were properly converted into residential units with bathrooms and kitchens and so forth. They do conversions all the time in most cities. They take old office buildings and schools and hotels and turn them into luxury condos. An old 1940s granite and marble office building near the white house that I used to work in is now an Embassy Suites.

[@jeannerountree952]

What a great idea. We have lots of buildings like that here in the US and what happens to them usually is they just get trashed.

[@PatricesProjects]

I think that is an excellent way of protecting buildings. It also helps the structure to not get moisture built up because there is heat to keep the buildings dry.

[@Kalani_Saiko]

I always used to wonder what it would be like to live in the classrooms of schools. Seems pretty cool but I understand why you might want to have your own place.

[@denieess_x]

It was very cool at the start and the amount of space was like a dream but after a while you will notice some not so pleasant things around the place.

[@sandybeebee6511]

The u.s. should do this. Its a win-win.... win. Save buildings, prevent squatters, help out low income people or help the homeless (that want help) get back on their feet

[@oncer95]

Yeah, there's not enough low income housing

[@CosmicTruthTeller]

That wouldn't work out well.

[@ceeset5472]

​@@CosmicTruthTellerActually it would work. It can keep the homeless off the street and help low income families have more affordable housing to choose from instead of just a few low income apartments that needs rebuilding

[@CosmicTruthTeller]

@@ceeset5472 Many of the homeless are mentally ill, so their problems with survival won't be erased. For those who aren't mentally ill or addicts, programs already exist to temporarily house them (shelters). And "low income families" are usually welfare and Section 8 dependents, whose mentality is that of entitlement (you may even be one of them). I've seen the types of people those buildings house and I wouldn't want them all over every neighborhood, as I prefer a clean, peaceful and safe neighborhood. No one should be reproducing if they can't support their offspring - it's called RESPONSIBILITY.

[@ceeset5472]

@stephaniereneerose First of all , you are very wrong and judgmental. You have a closed minded mentality. You tend to put every person of low income or section 8 in the same box. You may not care about people finding very affordable rent, because you can clearly afford a 1000-2000 dollar or more on a house or apartment. From what I can tell you seem like the type to vote for Trump because you might be a republican or for Biden because he doesn't care about low income or poor people. To be honest they both just care about the rich people. You don't know me or where I live, but I do believe, that everybody, regardless of color or background, deserve to be able to find a nice place or a rebuilding of poorly conditioned low income/section 8 places to afford and be comfortable just like you. Not everyone who lives on based on your income or section 8 are all the same. We are just as educated and respectful, and want to take care of our home or apartment just as much as you. And lastly the homeless regardless of their mental capability deserve a place that they can call home. You may not care that thousands of homeless people are out of homes but there wouldn't be so many if the rent was affordable or they build more affordable places for everyone

[@masonhesse5813]

Impressed by the anti squaring laws and not having dormant buildings. Hope to see a new house tour when you get settled :)

[@denieess_x]

I will!❤️

[@dichromatism1681]

i wish we had companies and programs like this for our empty buildings/homes. we have millions of them in the U.S. sitting empty just falling apart that could house people. your video and former home were amazing! thank you for the tour.

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

The incentive is to make sure that everything is locked up, even though the space is not used in years, because American homeless people are trashy and have drug problems. Maybe in some more civilized country with somebody to oversee things and to make sure that tenants are responsible and not trashy.

[@MsMadmax1]

I can't think of anything more fun than living in an old school. I've been house hunting for a little while now looking for a retirement home for my spouse and I to live out the rest of our lives. I've found a couple of old, turn of the century one or two room schoolhouses that have been converted to homes. I just love them and the history that comes along with them.

[@meme13100]

Living in an old school sounds lit. You'd have so many rooms you wouldn't know what to do with it.

[@densmore2011]

Yeah ikr! She only had 2 rooms but it is cool! I guess u rent a certain amount of space

[@meme13100]

@@densmore2011 sounds plausible. You could rent out the rooms.

[@rosyktty]

If I owned my own school as my house, I’d fill it with absolutely everything I’ve ever wanted. Trampolines, swings, hammocks, hot tubs, everything.

[@meme13100]

@@rosyktty That sounds like a fun time.

[@Paul_Wetor]

I once visited Ogdensburg NY and stayed in an old school converted to a B&B. The old classroom was the most spacious room I've ever had, and I liked the weirdness of it.

[@denieess_x]

I’m so interested to see what that would look like!

[@stephaniereynolds361]

Omg I love this idea!!! Am from Georgia, USA and have been obsessed w my old elementary school since I attended it. I later taught there and now it’s pretty much abandoned. I want to live there sooooo bad and always have!

[@GrumpyXer]

I'm from Kansas City Mo and they have turned a number of old schools into senior apartments. I think it's such a great use of the properties, but many schools are in bad areas and aren't likely to get renovated. No buildings are allowed to be lived in prior to renovation as far as I know. Sounds like a great idea though.

[@desiraekolk140]

imagine turning old places like this into like garden center/soup kitchens lol.. I'd love to be apart of doing something like that!

[@Boomer112]

This is actually a really cool idea, and i want to believe that we've got a similar program here in Sweden... but sadly i don't think we do. I would appreciate being in this program so much, since it's my dream to live in weird & wacky places that shouldn't really be lived in, but is still obviously possible to live in!

[@onthedaily7099]

This is so awesome! Love what you've done with your rooms

[@Hristiyan1991]

Deni, I can say the idea of living in a school is awesome! I like the decoration in your room and the size of it. In a normal house you can't get room that big. And that hallway...You can start a football match over there! And the room for fun, the tennis table...I see you were dropping a party over there 😁Now I'm thinking I didn't see the biggest basketball/volleyball gym...Oh, that will be priceless. You are living in a dream, so jealous.🤩

[@jomama5186]

This is awesome !!! I love reusing a building for smthg new and super clever !

[@whitneylivingston5706]

I had a great uncle who lived in an old high school. It was awesome. I think the temporary living to prevent squatters is a fantastic program.

[@littlemaniacinmyhead]

Thats so cool! I am an interior architectur student in Germany and love the idea to use the already build places and fill them with life again until they are used for something else again! 😊

[@morganbanwell4525]

This is absolutely adorable. I would have loved this in my early and mid twenties. Good for her and her fellow roommates ❤❤❤

[@mybackyardfarm..4383]

I love these videos when people move in to different places!

[@mabella3437]

What a GREAT Idea !! I LOVE it !! Something special living at school !! Time has stand still for Young Blood !! So Cool !! I always wanted to live at my much older Main Street School !!!! You are a wise young lady saving your money for a house !!!! God bless all the viewers !! Enjoy being at the school !!

[@kennethfletcher1157]

What an amazing idea to use a building like that before it demolished what a brilliant idea

[@corrineterry6676]

WoW! You did a great job with the schoolhouse living setup. Great idea!

[@denieess_x]

Thank you!!

[@Kate-rm9hr]

Super cool living accommodations! HTanks for sharing!

[@OnlyTheChronic]

I love this! I'm in the US and My house is an old church and there are tons of benefits to it including very cheap bills. An old school would be just amazing though, I'm loving all that space you have. There have been countless funerals in here and there is a massive graveyard behind the building so it's not even a doubt that this place is haunted but that's okay with me, I'm a Medium and used to Spirit so it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

[@denieess_x]

Oh that would freak me out tho!

[@SweetLilHunnyBee]

That sounds super cool! Do you have any videos about your spooky roommates? 😂

[@nelliesfarm8473]

How awesome.. Do you have any videos on it ? Would love to see the building and cemetery.

[@loricrowder2170]

Why are the bills cheap? Duh, I'm curious is all...

[@meridethhendry5733]

How cool is this?!? Absolutely brilliant!

[@Shifty2805]

Awesome vlog Denise!! I look forward to seeing a house tour of your new place! And btw, hopefully you'll post more irl vlogs in the future, keep up the good work

[@denieess_x]

Thank you!❤️

[@someguy9778]

They should really do this in the USA...I'd do it. 😀

[@JenHa80]

there is actually a married couple in the usa who bought a school building and made it into a home they are on youtube www.youtube.com/@StacieGrissom/videos

[@newagehero9605]

I think so too plus I could do it for a year and save so much money and move back into a conventional home

[@MadisonPrimo]

i love this... wish the usa did this for buildings here... my town is over run with empty buildings... if i lived here i would start a huge garden in one of the rooms and make a little compund basicually so everyone would work together to live and save money.. love this

[@jyack275]

That is an amazing idea and conversion.

[@esmeevanwichen6956]

i have never seen you before on my for you page, but i was interessted. so i watched the video, and when you stept outside i knew! this was my school! on that toilet, with the shower, i sat on! thats so crazy!!

[@denieess_x]

Oh my god that is amazing! I actually found a picture of groep 8 from 2019/2020! It was so fun to see the actual classes

[@AbbASongs1]

My landlord doesn't hear this or see this haha, very nice. It's a gorgeous place, well done for making it your own.

[@nikkireigns]

A haunted elementary school sounds terrifying! 😂 Love the idea though

[@edwardcnnell2853]

In one of my old work areas an elementary school had been converted to residential use, senior living I think. Each classroom had by area convention (code?) two doors to the hallway. One at the teachers desk end of the room and one at the other end. Each classroom was divided into an efficiency (or studio if you prefer that designation) apartment. The old classrooms had at least one door exiting to the outside of the building. Each apartment had one outside exit door also and a very small concrete slab a a patio. They may have added an outside door to the units that did not have a preexisting outside door. They can do this in my country (USA) right now by having the live in person as an employed caretaker. In writing as part of their duties that they live on the property. Requiring they live on the property exempts them from income tax for the amount of money they would have paid for rent. If your employer provides housing, but not a job requirement that you live there, then the 'free" rent is considered income and taxable.

[@1080terrieh]

When I’m in a classroom I always thought it would make a nice studio home because it had Ac and built in sinks and storage spaces nowadays with a projector, so this is nice to see

[@alfonsorodriguez4307]

Beautiful….. I feel in love with the blue pants!!!😍

[@Specz187]

Weird, quirky, i like it. Kinda like owning a mansion and using half the rooms lol either way good use of space from what was shown. Id def rent classrooms out to some friends. The usage of the gym room is how id also use that, beer pong. Itd be cool if the school had an indoor pool. Nice video, very cool there is a program to prevent squatters from taking it over.

[@alextrainspotterhd6444]

That’s very neat how you did that keep up the hard work

[@beachobsession29]

Living in an old school sounds interesting. Your two rooms look great. It would cut down on squatters to rent it out. The jucuzzi looks great too.

[@julialimbrick333]

Thank you for sharing. It’s interesting to see how different people live in different parts of the world. I like the idea of putting vacant buildings that are still usable to provide housing for low income individuals. What a wonderful idea.

[@sharlenejones8406]

"Its really dark in here, you can't see much.." *The closet literally being the gateway to the shadow realm*

[@denieess_x]

Hahahahahahah, the ender dragon was waiting for me on the other side

[@karenroy9045]

This is putting an old building to good use.

[@MissionSilo]

I've seen this done to high schools. The transformation is amazing

[@denieess_x]

Thank you!

[@newagehero9605]

This was definitely interesting and I wonder if we have something similar in America. I love how you make it work and cozy. The only thing that kind of puts me off is the bathroom and shower. But I love the idea of paying less since rent has gotten ridiculous. The only thing I may worry about is the place being hunted , bugs such as roaches and etc. have you experienced either ?

[@denieess_x]

I have experienced mice the most. Not really bugs. And at the start we had 4 attempted break ins.

[@newagehero9605]

@@denieess_x thank you so much for this video. Definitely a good thing tondo short term I could see myself doing it for 6 months to a year just to save up a lot money lol.

[@0skarJay690]

I wish I could live in a school building too 😊❤ taking care of the property as well

[@TheSublimePotter]

I got to stay (thru friends of friends) in an anti-squat in an industrial section of the Het Ij while staying in Amsterdam. IT WAS SO COOL.

[@lasciviouspaine]

this is such a great idea

[@MyCraftyplace80]

That is so cool. Nice video

[@09nob]

That's such a good idea, I wish they had that in England.

[@timothylowe2073]

What a cool idea Other countries should do this

[@martinekidd8609]

Great idea! Wish UK would do something like this xx

[@GamerNerdess]

Man, I wish the states had something like this. It would really help me immensely right now trying to get out of a toxic situation with very little income. That's very neat.

[@denieess_x]

I once went to see another anti squatting place and ran into someone who went through a divorce and had to get a temporary place like this. It’s really helpful in situations like yours. I hope you find a solution quickly, sending you prayers❤️

[@alviencelamb5334]

This is a awesome idea ❤

[@mcgoo721]

Thats a pretty cool idea!

[@db9904]

I have that same gaming chair and I swear it's the most uncomfortable seat I've ever sat in. Awesome tour!

[@denieess_x]

Omg I thought I was the only one. I got rid of it when I got i to my new home. The seat went flat within a year and the arm rests got super loose. I did get some money back from the company because of the warranty.

[@jillgott6567]

This is awesome ! I think it should be renovated into apartments.

[@denieess_x]

It’s currently in that state! The school is gone right now.

[@lcleighanneyoungatheart]

This is really neat!!

[@Joshis]

Wow this is really cool!

[@jooch_exe]

I do technical services and engineering for one of such companies. We actually have a whole university at our disposal, the place is called "De Biotoop". In our case we needed to invest a lot to keep the place running because it is stuffed to the brim with industrial equipment (=$). But it's fun to share such a big place with many interesting people!

[@ScratchyBaws]

I remember two squatters in the news here in the UK back in the 90's i think squatted in a house in London for 12yrs. When the 12yrs were up they sold the house for just over £250K which was quite a bit of money back then. I think this 'ACT' is still legal/practiced here in the UK so this procedure seems pretty good shown here in the video. Stops people trying to claim something for nothing.

[@vinhvo2173]

Omg. So much cleaning if u lived there in that mansion. The place is huge 😮

[@SarahKate365]

This is really neat!

[@TheNacip]

That is actually dope!!!!! I always wanted to actually live in a high school or a school bus jajaja. Im happy to see you grow and make content :)

[@denieess_x]

Thank you love❤️❤️ it was really epic

[@muck4227]

I've seen a school bus with a four-poster & pot bellied stove in it.

[@Macdelaven]

Nice tour and that sounds like a good program. I wonder why it takes so long to tear down unused buildings. In the USA, we have a lot of empty buildings in all sizes of cities.

[@TexasGirl1633]

So cool!!

[@tomcoward16]

Thats so cool to have lived in that school :o

[@nataliemoraes2033]

What an interesting concept

[@blueix9]

This video did not disappoint

[@coffeepot3123]

There's something about old schools that are interesting. One summer i was a janitor at this run down school from the 70's, they built it using salt water so it all went to hell structurally over the years. buckets scattered around to collect water from the ceilings etc. But as a janitor that summer when everything was empty was such a mood, i would gladly have worked as a janitor there for the rest of my life tbh. But yeah they finally knocked down the school and built a new one.

[@breannashadowens7369]

this is kool af

[@DimaRakesah]

Honestly if it was cheap and the bathroom was a little better I would totally do this. I could actually see how, with a bit of renovation, a school like this could be a decent little apartment building.

[@kjchicago1]

Interesting House You Have There(Former Elementary School)

[@astrokitten182]

I second what someone else commented absolutely no one should be homeless I pass abandoned buildings and homes in mint condition on the regular in the US that they could be allowing people to live in like this until they’re able to get on their own feet

[@dostuffman2726]

I hope they do this when my local school district closes they've been barely getting by for years and the more time go's by the less people live in my in my hometown

[@73beetle19]

My middle school had the 6-7-8 grades there . They moved the students to another school across town . They turned the middle school in to apartments. The apartments really came out nice.

[@anthropomorphicpeanut6160]

Cool!

[@joseyeastwood]

That is actually a great concept i wish my country would implement in America we have a big homeless problem in an every city all over we have abandoned buildings that eventually you get squatting and all kind of illicit activity going on inside them great video.

[@Uglyppp]

That cool I always thought about doing that

[@dianedavidson5283]

See Crashing (British TV series) I enjoyed it. I imagine the real-life experiences aren't the same.... :)

[@jojocandy2025]

This is smart, i wish more places did this. We house a housing crisis and so many empty properties.

[@KeepnITRealWithKat]

I love this! I definitely think that many homeless people in America could benefit from this! Great idea . I think we should implement something like this over here . Thanks so much for sharing. This is so cool.

[@TheLoccCodyGee]

Take me with Dave 😭😂😅

[@mannys3933]

great views....oh and the home too

[@ednajohnson8771]

Its a good idea of renovating a old school building as a housing

[@nans969]

This living situation is a great idea. Good for the property owners to keep their buildings from being squatted and or used for illegal activities. Both can cause more problems for them. It gives someone an affordable, temporary housing. I'm assuming it's also safer than alternative temporary housing.

[@karenthomas422]

WOW pretty cool

[@Jakub_fr]

Oh my gosh it's always been my dream since I was 7 Think of all the space in rooms

[@rickilynn793]

Very intriguing

[@natashagregoire9917]

Wish there was a program like that here, so many people on the street because they cant afford the high rents. Lots of old/empty building we could turn into “affordable” living but most get bought up and turned into more expensive/unaffordable apt/condos

[@ebonymjenkins442]

this would be a great program for the UK as we have so many empty places that just sit empty and the price of housing is so expensive would help a lot of people

[@denieess_x]

Especially London, the pricing for a student room is beyond anything

[@SnraBwe-ts2ns]

That's coooool

[@kB5TVP]

ITS ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE TO LIVE IN AN OLD SCHOOL! HOW COOL!!! ❤❤

[@chrismaggio7879]

Oh wow those classrooms would be GREAT art studios!!

[@denieess_x]

A friend of mine used to paint in the PE room!