Massive Front Yard CLEAN UP of abandoned 1908 farm / Satisfying TIMELAPSE PART 2

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

Whomever cobbled that driveway was a master. The bricks are still almost perfectly level even after over 100 years.

[@sammyjo8109]

Who would have known those beautiful cobblestones were under all that dirt and overgrowth. It is just stunning!!! The original owners must have been wealthy. You have bought a gem!

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Thank you, Sammy 😊 the fence was added later, originally the house had the fence out of green bushes. So removing this one (rather shabby) and planting bushes we are going back to the very origins :-) But we are still thinking of keeping the posts and plant in between.

[@sammyjo8109]

@@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm well that makes sence. LOL I like the idea of keeping the posts to sort of brak up the bushes. I renovated a cottage back in my youth even putting on a new roof. It is work for the young not a old woman like me now.

[@DonGorm]

As a professional paver this really warms my heart. I much too often get jobs like these where people just give up and orders it all to get digged away and replaced with concrete tiles :'( as much as I love the look of a new driveway made by our company - as much would I love to see the old guys' job get some well deserved love :) what and amazing job this is! GOOD WORK!! Hats off from me and the guys that are watching the video after work in the office ;)

[@PEPPER2323]

Hard work, but worth it. Very nice job. Bruce ..........Dallas, Texas USA

[@carlavel]

That mailbox!!! OMG, I’m in love. The whole property is stunning.

[@Cristi20071]

Ur in love...with a mailbox?

[@frankcurley]

It is joyous that this old home has found a young family to bring it back to life and to provide warmth to another generation.

[@chandarussell]

I was so surprised at the amount of cobblestone driveway there was. It had so much plant matter covering it. Good job.

[@chandarussell]

@@LordSignur there always has to be one negative Nellie in the crowd. Congratulations.

[@chandarussell]

@@LordSignur 🙄

[@drewelric118]

@@LordSignur Clearly a real shortage of fertile soil around their house too... Go live in a tree ya bum.

[@DanishButterCookie]

Deserts contain millions of species thriving of its minimal resources. Every part of this planet is full of life.

[@mariadamen7886]

Not cobblestones, kasseien,(kinderkopjes) Belgian hardstone cut out of rocks.

[@dawnbradrick6289]

Enjoy all the videos! Dawns here ☀️

[@lesafighter]

work was approved by the supervisor Mr. Cat :)

[@dhiko8076]

Wow - now you know every stone by name and number - must be a project of love - please keep on

[@antsquirly7654]

So keep the fence posts and plant your shrubs between them, keep as much of the original past as you can. Love all the cobblestone you uncovered. Just think, this property survived two world wars. - I miss Belgium.

[@lauraparsons4584]

Oh, I agree. It would be a shame to take out those fence posts.

[@ShadiyahOfMaryland]

Yes please leave the fence posts! They are a stunning historical part of the charm of the home! Low bushes in between would be lovely!

[@deforestbearse3136]

I agree! Don't remove the fence posts!

[@rembrandtshadows]

@@lauraparsons4584 where will you tie the horses up?

[@Kodanikage]

Alternating fruit and flower shrubs would not only be stunning, it can make an effective live boarder for the property. Holly, Hawthorn, blackberry, and roses are all delicious, pretty easy to grow, and have thorns that are wickedly sharp.

[@ianpies2498]

That was a lot of hard work but what a transformation. I never would have guessed at those stones being under there. The sunlight really brings out the colour - it’s beautiful!

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Thank you, Ian! Idd, the evening lights are changing the perception of the front yard so much, I love it a lot.

[@Susi-Saks]

WOW.. what a find.. a whole big area with cobblestones... looks fabulous after your hard work... Best wishes from Australia.. Cheers.

[@dianaeggen2434]

I did a happy dance when the last tree stump was pulled, so rewarding for you. I live in Nebraska USA the heart of farming,, working your property is amazing. Congratulations you are taking one step at a time to eternal peace. Pride is earned, not given.

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Many thanks, Diana, for a happy dance :-) I am so glad you enjoyed the video! Very nice words about pride, and so true.

[@martinpatty007]

What a find under all the debris! Love the cobblestone patio!

[@lisawaters2585]

Absolutely amazing that all that cobblestone was under there!!!!

[@CottenEyeJoe]

I bet the cat thought it was a lot more interesting before! May your family feel safe and secure in this beautiful house. Greetings from Berlin

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Thank you very much! He still has plenty of space for joyful amusements 😂

[@lctree9252]

It took you as long as it did because you also had other responsibilities. You are deliberate, you take care of not getting injured, this is the correct way to do things. I commend you. Thank you for sharing.

[@alexg5513]

Wow, how lucky you are to have found all those cobbles, back breaking work clearing all that. Love the old postbox.. So cute.

[@mvblitzyo]

wow what a beautiful story your sharing thanks joe from California USA

[@braninburdette]

The cat is helping a lot!

[@laurareeves9754]

And the kid is glued to his screen.

[@mikeroberts8609]

Is the son autistic? Looked like he had to have his shoes tied at the beginning of the video. If not you need to have his ass working and learning what you are doing and trying to accomplish. Screw that video game.

[@antidotzzz]

A catepilar would 😁✊

[@skippymagrue]

There's a cat?

[@freeresearcher]

Impressive work! We bought an old (not as yours - just 1968, it's quite old for our village) house that was abandoned for almost 11 years. We bring electricity and gas back, bring back heating, made water supply and sewer - but our yard still looks much worse that yours before cleanup. And we also work mostly on our own, . So thanks for inspiration, it's really pleasant to see how someone else solved similar problems.

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Hi Alexey, thank you! Indeed - very motivating to know and see others going through the same challenges ... and successfully accomplishing the projects at the end. Glad that you liked the videos :-) btw, our backyard is much messier than the front yard 😁

[@cherylcowden9676]

You have a beautiful home and grounds. The cobblestone shows the house off. Looking forward to watching the property blossom.

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

Hello from New Jersey USA. It is 2:30AM here and I am up watching your video. Great job. Enjoy your new farm.

[@BA-ef4pr]

Gorgeous find under the mud. Property looks like it can breathe! Stunning cobble stones

[@sarah7022]

Thank you for letting us be a part of this milestone in your lives.

[@bsimpson6204]

Wow! Just amazing to see all that cobblestone appearing after decades of being hidden under dirt, well done!

[@cs.t.2620]

Very nice house. Great environment. Skillful and persistent work. Congratulations to your beautiful and helpful family. Keep it up. I wish you perseverance for further work.

[@martinwyke]

All the stuff you scraped up will make some great compost.

[@kathyusa-iowa5137]

Or filler for low spots in the lawn/yard!

[@susannegalligan8600]

What a transformation! Beautiful video, thank you.

[@Justablokeonaboat]

Wow...never imagined it would look so beautiful. That’s a lot of effort and justly rewarded.

[@christophp.1172]

I can already see the beauty off the nice old Farm. You have to keep the old Mailbox. I think it is a mailbox near the fence.

[@scottspropertyservices6877]

And now everyone will think you have loads of money, but in reality you’v worked hard to get what you have & made it into more than what it was. Funny how many people can’t understand that concept. Great work family👍🏼❤️

[@bucy.]

Good team work family Love from Indonesia

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Thank you! Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪

[@gypsy1588]

You both did an amazing job cleaning up, it looks wonderful. Look forward to watching your new home transform to a beautiful dream home for you and your family.

[@gordonsmit3396]

Wow.. 👌🏻👌🏻.. One hardworking lady 👷‍♀️.. 😁

[@lauralake3209]

Love how the child must go to each adult- first for the shoe tying, the jacket adjust, and on to each! Such a nice video!

[@VisionaryGardener]

And then spend the rest of the time playing on a phone??

[@davemcintoshyt277]

Satisfying & rewarding. Thank you for sharing. Love the place, Beautiful.

[@akapatience5571]

Warm and sunny? Good thing you didn't wait for my definition of warm and sunny! Great job, beautiful farm!

[@geraldfitzgibbon7428]

Its an amasing job. House and front yard look very nice with the diferent light at diferent times of day and sun

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Totally agree, Gerald. Just love it 😍

[@ericmcmaster1451]

Wow all of your hard work really paid off. Who would have ever guessed that all of the cobble stone was under all of the growth. Incredible!!!

[@anthonyburke5656]

Cherish it, the times with your family will be precious memories, the feeling of accomplishment will give you a glow whenever you see your front yard, congratulations.

[@piddy3825]

simply amazing watching all that beautiful old stonework being unearthed after decades of neglect. such an astounding transformation, thanks for sharing this!

[@melodygreen5029]

I am now addicted to this channel. I can’t wait to see the house completed. It’s beautiful.

[@suziqbrown7073]

Who doesn't love a good cleanup! So satisfying to watch

[@sandramadaris7814]

Beautiful farmhouse! So much hard work to clear the front yard and courtyard. Now you have nice covered spaces for cars, bikes, etc. I can picture nice potted plants with large greenery along the front, window boxes with flowers, a newly refinished door with a pretty flag banner flying next to it. Lovely, just lovely. Do you have videos of the interior? It is probably wonderful!!! Thank you for sharing--now go and have a nice glass of wine and enjoy the achievements of today!😊💖

[@alfredilberi226]

Ленивыми Вас не назовёшь, теперь это большая редкость. Мои поздравления! Желаю долгой счастливой жизни в этом чудесном доме!

[@janespurgeon3658]

Beautiful to see ALL that brick! 👏

[@ronaldrappaport2286]

A diamond in the rough, transforming into a gem, well done, but OH my back and legs!!!

[@beeARTcanada]

The house is screaming - THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE!

[@krisr8011]

I think you were smart to do it at a speed that kept you from hurting yourself. It will look great in the end.

[@silosid]

Excellent job, that cobblestone is beautiful

[@hmirandi6251]

Beautiful home in a wonderful setting. Outstanding and a job well done!

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Thank you, Hector!

[@mulitvideostar403]

simply beautiful time piece with those cobble stone and brick work.

[@kendric2000-q3d]

Wow, could not imagine the cobblestones were under there. Amazing work. I bet a pressure washer would really transform them, and the house as well. :D

[@alfredoaparicio2499]

Spectacular work and spectacular farmhouse...

[@boppo8782]

The biggest richness is family and warm home.Nice job!Congrats👏

[@garykoehler1588]

Slow and steady wins the race.. U got there in the end well done to you all. 👍

[@nbdcbn]

This, is a family. Everyone should know what hard work feels like.

[@chrisbarnett6911]

Except the kid that played games on his phone the whole video.

[@j_thom]

I dunno... seems like the kid got a free ride like no other! As well as the cat!

[@emmeblu5512]

Great job and not easy work either. It will look awesome in the spring. Wow! Love the whole place and the view is spectacular! Enjoy!

[@ashleyjsmith1769]

That is amazing and speaks of the quality of the stones that were laid so long ago. A good foundation to build on !!

[@anthonymorgan7972]

Excellent job you and your family have done also can i say you are pretty lady 👍👍

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Thank you, Anthony 😊 it was so satisfying to see all these cobbles uncovered at the end...

[@davedavis662]

A monumental amount of work with a spectacular outcome.... I can imagine the final product will be just as lovely as the home itself. Well done!

[@roydawson4882]

What a mammoth task, 2 months?thats good going all by hand well done.stay safe.

[@vivianeriesterer4279]

i admire you dedication and the respel way you treat nature and all plants, wonderful to see the transformation

[@TheMixmastamike1000]

WOW that looks so good

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

You two are amazing 👏 At 70 I can handle a couple hours of gardening each day. That was my reason for starting a channel. Work smarter not harder! But you are probably 30 and full of energy. Now is your time to build your dream house. I'm enjoying just watching 👩‍🌾👍🌿

[@Jennifer62389]

An amazing job, the cobble driveway/courtyard is beautiful.

[@louisecooper4803]

Breathing renewed life back into a beautiful building and garden. I look forward to watching with interest.

[@patwanner1781]

What a beautiful property.👍🏻

[@reforgedcriterion1471]

this hurts my back just watching, it would take me so long to get it done that where I started would be covered over again.

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

LOL 😂

[@Priscila98245]

😂😂😂

[@oilfields1088]

Great Job. Love the cobblestone. Good Luck with the renovation.

[@jackflack9881]

Love the cobbles. What caught my eye was the kid who looked to be playing on a Switch while parents were working hard. 🤔

[@lucia-mariap.9274]

So?

[@lordwolve]

Kid should be helping..

[@lucia-mariap.9274]

The kid helped many times, so it's okay that they gave him free time. Also, not every situation is suited for a little kid that doesn't even know how dangerous for example a little nail is.

[@lordwolve]

Kid is NOT that little, and kids younger then that have worked on farms since God knows when, that's like saying you don't give a kid chores.. hell no...kids need structure.. not saying work him super hard but should have been helping more

[@lucia-mariap.9274]

@@lordwolve the kid did help and it's still a kid that has moments of silliness. The parents did a great job, better than parents who force their kids to work. Just because something has always been a specific way doesn't mean it'll work out for everyone. Kudos to the parents who look after their kid's needs.

[@schmittjean455]

Bravo à vous pour ce travail réalisé. Merci de ce partage. Tous mes encouragements pour votre vie future. Beaucoup de mérite a ce que vous avez fait. 🙏❤️

[@vr7983]

What beautiful job you did! You’ve uncovered a diamond in the rough.

[@L4912]

What a transformation. You all did a fantastic job. My wife and I really miss Europe. We retired and settled down in New Caney, TX doing doberman pinscher rescue. We loved living in Germany. I really miss it. It looks so good doing the restoration. I just can't believe the difference. Like you said, a lot of work, but very satisfying.

[@cheriesharp234]

What a wonderful find under the soil. A lot of hard work but very satisfying xxx

[@diamond6256]

MUCH better, lot of hard work pays off. Looks great.

[@jimwalker5412]

That is absolutely wonderfull, such hard working people.

[@Lezeroth]

The work was amazing, but I must admit the MVP of the video was this adorable cat. :)

[@ekaterinagrigorova6640]

Great job and beautiful yard. One little secret - while using this saw just press down on a log, until the stopper rests on it. So this prevents you from holding the saw in the canopy and makes the process much easier.

[@MrRobis1967]

Absolutely perfect job. Very nice farmhouse. I love it.

[@annwilliams9214]

Hello from Philadelphia, PA in USA. I'm so excited that I have found your channel. The surrounding countryside is beautiful and love seeing how you restore your beautiful old house, grounds and courtyard. Would this be considered a typical farm house? The courtyard looks like a lovely spot to enjoy a dinner in the early evening. Thank you for sharing the journey.

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Hi Ann and welcome :-) yes, I would say a typical Belgian farm with a barn attached to it. And it’s our “love at first sight” - both because of the farm itself and its position. Happy you enjoyed the video, have a nice day ahead!

[@Moon-fv5sz]

It’s nice to see people reclaim yesterday’s beautiful past.😃I think you should keep it as original as possible. Keep the fence the way it was - this historic.

[@flexiblebirdchannel]

Marvelous paving, good that you restored it. Nice home.

[@jasondk5127]

I really enjoyed the old cobble stone revealed. I also enjoyed seeing the sun move through the shadows in the time-lapse portion of the video. Thank you!

[@pikethree]

Imagine what a pressure washer would do to the wood and brickwork of the house. Especially the wood. Enjoyed that.

[@aeilahpi1207]

unfortunately, with it being that old, its more like to damage the bricks and strip out the remaining pointing than make it look better >

[@pikethree]

@@aeilahpi1207 The wood would look awesome especially with a bit of boiled linseed oil and the pointing gets redone with a large cake icing bag/nozzle and lime mortar. It'll look so nice. Lime mortar dries white. Edit, the brickwork would be much better if it was dustless sandblasting (water and sand mix)

[@Z0RDR4CK]

@@pikethree thats not concrete between the joints. its kinda mud - sandblasting will rinse and destroy it forever.

[@toddylu6869]

Those cobblestone are fantastic and I am so glad you left them there. They really are wonderful!

[@andrewjones-productions]

All the dirt on top of the cobblestones was in fact very rich compost! I don't know where you dumped it all, but I would have added as much as possible to the garden as I could. Very good and lots of hard work! Looks great.

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

This dirt resides in our garden now 😁 so we saved it. We covered it with plastic and next year will use it in a garden, as you suggested. Thanks, Andrew!

[@andrewjones-productions]

@@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm Excellent! Thank you kindly for replying.

[@sicily6740]

@@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm Be careful in covering the compost. Covering soil with plastic will heat everything and kill weeds but it will also kill the beneficial bacteria in the compost. I think you'd be much better off putting it on the future garden beds and let the thousands of little critters make the soil richer. A spoonful of soil will contain millions of tiny living things.

[@tatila2561]

Qué increíble trabajo, quedó hermoso, ahora está muy bello, ya quiero ver con las flores y detalles 😁😁👏👏👏👏👏

[@anndoig2459]

Transformed with some weeks of hard work - well done...quite remarkable

[@MsSherrydarling]

It looks amazing already! Imagine a patio table and chairs and a glass of wine to enjoy the view and the tranquility. The idea of a green fence is ideal and may have been the original one. The concrete one looks like something from the 1930's. Great job!

[@vivlocke2694]

Fabulous job, as usual. It's really starting to look like a home.

[@derekreed8251]

Excellent work. Hope that you are happy there for many years to come.

[@beverleyarscott8589]

I have an old house and a huge garden, when I moved here I was 52 and loved working in the garden.now at 75 I am finding the garden too much for me.

[@rus2683]

It s beautiful that at 75 you use KZbin and love your garden

[@gahmuretvanbegonia994]

on first sight, the brick the style etc this just screamed Flanders to me. it's always good to see the beautiful countryside houses we have here being restored

[@joeandersen9038]

Beautiful cobblestone yard, a classic also here in Denmark, on old farms. Good luck to your family, in the future.

[@nickjanssens]

To see the cobblestones appear must have been a real bonus and there doesn’t appear to have been much lifting by the weeds, a really good watch.

[@manecobeirao]

Parabéns ao casal pelo excelente trabalho executado! Um parabéns especial a essa senhorita que foi de uma dedicação exemplar, uma trabalhadora nota 10 ! ( from Brazil )

[@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm]

Muito obrigado! É tão gentil da sua parte!

[@isabelelopes6718]

@@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm Que legal, responder em português!!!

[@mandataruu8685]

build with stone will last centuries, that pavage is impresive