Making the Facias and Soffits | Cottage Renovations

[@mariegallagher4725]

Tom is so adorable and knowledgeable about apples 🍎 Plus I love the green.❤

[@OffGridBruce]

He’s an absolute encyclopaedia of knowledge

[@danielpreilly77]

Lovely apple man. Great colour choice, I’m [Irish] American, living in Ireland and back home my dad always referred to that shade as Kelly green.

[@OffGridBruce]

I love it now it’s on

[@catherinecoyles2951]

Bruce, I think the fascias are lovely! And isn’t Tom a brilliant and wise friend? We all need a Tom in our lives and garden!

[@OffGridBruce]

Tom is such a lovely man. Puts a smile on my face after a day with him

[@anntennyson2493]

I like the green, the red brick and the green looks lovely together.😍

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks I have definitely warmed to it now

[@peterclark2374]

Celebrate each tree, soffit and fascia board!

[@OffGridBruce]

:)

[@TDiem-vh9zv]

Hello from the US again. Honestly I've disliked green most of my life, but since getting back to nature more in my old age, I'm actually liking it more & more. It's the lovely green of fresh new grass. I think it looks really nice. Are you also going to do the soffit green on the ends? We'll done Bruce 👍

[@OffGridBruce]

Yes at some point I will. Probably once I finish the south side of the house.

[@truth3358]

The colour is perfect ❤️

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 🙏

[@paulchadwick4907]

Good strong green for Ireland never a bad choice

[@OffGridBruce]

Agreed :)

[@paulaniclinseach8672]

I love the colour, very popular on houses here in Leitrim! I've yet to sample an apple from one of my trees as I live halfway up a mountain, where the wind blows the blossom off every May! They're planted in the most sheltered part of the garden, but the wind is so strong, so I either need to build a walled garden or wait for a hedge to grow😅 enjoy your lovely apples next Autumn!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks we are lucky to have good shelter from the wind here

[@marccallaghan7997]

I love being dyslexic sometimes. Hours of fun...I just read the text in the thumbnail as "cottage faeces"

[@OffGridBruce]

😂

[@leapingkitties]

I like the colour, it looks nice with the rest of the house. Thanks for sharing.

[@magcurran100]

Great work.....the green looks good with the stone.

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 😊

[@merrylmarsh9037]

Another lovely video. You have such determination. I love what you are doing to that superb cottage. Yes, the green looks delightful!! I am a bit jealous of your apple orchard. Lovely segment. Cheers from Australia.

[@OffGridBruce]

Thank you 🙏

[@melhand3990]

Workmanship to your usual high standard Bruce. Tom is a fountain of knowledge. And he is so willing to share it.

[@OffGridBruce]

He’s amazing

[@AnitaMcKeown]

WOW that colour is amazing. Your home is looking really smart, so excited for you all. Tom Barry is such a lovely, knowledgeable gentleman, what a great neighbour to have.

[@OffGridBruce]

He’s the best! Great man

[@nevisscot7697]

👍👍thumbs up for green of Ireland

[@OffGridBruce]

I love the colour now

[@ivyjulieharvey3043]

Love the green the place is looking amazing. Well done to you and the family. Wishing you all the best for the future

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks so much! :)

[@epidemicsound]

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[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks guys I love the tunes from your site

[@jaymurtagh]

Love the colour , but then again I am biased , as it my favourite colour anyways. 😅. The trees look like they are nice varieties , may they give you plenty of fruit in the years to come. Tom is a fountain of knowledge.

[@OffGridBruce]

He’s an apple genius

[@andrealewis3638]

Loving the green😊

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 😊

[@Annie-qp5iu]

The colour is lovely.

[@OffGridBruce]

Thank you 😊

[@jaysjourney365]

I liked hearing about the apples your lucky having people like that around you passing on his knowledge 👍🫡

[@OffGridBruce]

I’m very grateful to have Tom as a neighbour

[@katefinnegan8129]

The color is great. You need a pop of color to set off all the brown of the stone.

[@OffGridBruce]

I think so too :)

[@michaeldoyle2588]

Love the colour, if you had a front door the same the house would look incredible. Love the vlogs- keep it up, you are a quality tradesman

[@OffGridBruce]

I’m going to build a green house on the south side which will be the same colour :)

[@DianeBaseden]

Love the colour, looks really nice...

[@OffGridBruce]

Thank you I love it now

[@imeldadiaz4164]

Colour looks great!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thank you 😊

[@melanieronbrooks80]

Tom's description of those apples had my mouth watering. Nothing like a tasty apple straight from the tree. The green soffits and Facias was definitely the right choice, it is lovely.

[@OffGridBruce]

Thank you. I love the colour now

[@jayneward6649]

Wow, well done Bruce, it looks amazing 💚💚💚 good luck with your apple trees 🍎🍏🍎🍏

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 🙏

[@patrickbeamish8480]

Green is the right color/colour since you are in Ireland.

[@OffGridBruce]

💯 🇮🇪

[@carolfaberpeake857]

The eaves look great!!! Hearing about the apples was really interesting thanks to you and your neighbor 🎉🎉🎉

[@OffGridBruce]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@garyhollywell2112]

Great job Bruce and not a cheap one I can imagine given the price of timber and paint currently. I tell you what the Roof is also looking great. Have a good few weeks.

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks Gary. Yes materials are so expensive these days. I’m down the builders merchant spending everything I have that week 😂

[@CynthiaEvans-i2f]

Facia looks great, good job!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 😊

[@joobrien]

Excellent apple knowledge!

[@OffGridBruce]

He’s the man!

[@grahamyoudell4105]

Nothing wrong with BRG for the timber work… looks fab….

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 😊

[@mariekellHigg]

The color looks great. Gives the house a quaint feel complimenting the stone work. Great work!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks Marie

[@moorsidegardener]

Love the colour, looks fantastic.

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks Jenny

[@brenwhyte]

Great video Bruce, where do you get your energy from? ⚡ Great job, was a bit eh with the colour but once they were up they look 👌 More Tom too, his knowledge nuggets are always 💯 Thanks Bruce!

[@OffGridBruce]

Tom is the best. Always a good vlog when he makes an appearance

[@anniedavis4569]

I think the green is a lovely color and you’re such a good job on your house Bruce. Great to hear Tom Telling us about the different types of apples

[@OffGridBruce]

He’s the main man for apples 🍎 looking forward to tasting them in the future

[@davidfennell5124]

Lovely job Bruce. That sheffield green color works well with the stone and browns and gives a pop of color to the house in my opinion. You will also have a fine orchard. Tom Barry really knows his apples 😊

[@OffGridBruce]

He’s the man :) I’m well happy with the colour now

[@attract1234]

It looks good. now i just see you have come to like it.

[@OffGridBruce]

I love it now

[@FunwithBooboo]

You are doing a great job 👍 😂

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 🙏

[@allonesame6467]

Awesome!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks!

[@ShirleyFoshee]

Praying for your family!!! Please keep the cut out facias! Have your kids help you pick up the old roof tiles off the ground around the house!

[@davidhaus5220]

Nice to see Tom back again!

[@OffGridBruce]

Love spending time with Tom

[@Dicky-the-Driver]

Bruce, Green is for go...go for it Boss, it's flippin' great!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks I love the colour now:)

[@TerryTerryTerry]

Looking good!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks Terry

[@deborahwhite2339]

The fascias look great! The green is nice. 🙂👍👍🇨🇦

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks Deborah :)

[@deehalpern8988]

The color is very nice. It makes a big difference on your house. Little by little it all comes together.

[@OffGridBruce]

It sure is :) starting to really take shape

[@angleaschroeder6531]

I love the beautiful bright green - and so exciting to see the additional apple trees! Looking forward to seeing the girls cabinets.

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 🙏 they are coming along nicely

[@veronicacampion6595]

I love the colour Bruce Emerald Green/Racing Green good choice 👍👍👍

[@OffGridBruce]

I love it too now. In the dark after I hd finished I was unsure

[@corinnecoombs2956]

Oh I love the green. Bright and cheery ❤

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 🙏

[@jolenetunison5660]

Love the green and love all you have done job ❤

[@OffGridBruce]

Thank you 🙏

[@Bradylady81]

Yay a new video. I stumbled across your account just before Christmas and binged watched all the videos from when you guys moved to Clare (I’m in East Clare myself, also a blow in and I’m reliably informed I will be for life😂). You and your lovely family are an inspiration in so many ways and I have loved watching your progress! Looking forward to getting stuck into this latest video tonight once my little one has gone off to bed!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 😊 yes blow ins for life :) my ancestral ruins aren’t far from where we are but I didn’t find that out until I lived here. Was mad finding that out

[@Bradylady81]

I love that! Like it was meant to be!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Love the fascia’s, nice good traditional colour. We’ve found bits of old cast iron guttering around our place painted in a very similar colour. It’s a grand looking colour. Still jealous of your workshop. Looking good and so organised! Ooh nearly forgot…is that tool you used one that angles the drill bit into the wood? Love those, first saw one used on instagram, I think it was, and was wow’d by it! 😮

[@OffGridBruce]

Yes it’s a pocket hole jig. Very useful time saver

[@jacksg1809]

I was thinking yesterday havent seen Bruce post a video for a while ... glad to see this one . Irish 💚 why not ....are u allowed to paint ur house whatever colour u like ...i remember we werent in Surrey .

[@OffGridBruce]

Oh yes you can paint. There’s actually some great story’s about painting house doors back in the day bright colours as an act of rebellion

[@jacksg1809]

@@OffGridBruce Good to hear ... power to the people 😂😂

[@Marie-yx5ie]

Great job Bruce, I love the colour tooo👍😉🇨🇮☘️Eire

[@OffGridBruce]

I love the colour now 🍀

[@morrigans_cottage]

It’s great to see all the progress on the house and land :) I’m learning lots for when I attempt it on my own place, so thank you for sharing your story!

[@OffGridBruce]

No worries I wish you the best of luck

[@ShirleyFoshee]

LOOOOOOVE the color❣❣❣

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 🙏

[@malcolmduggan5130]

Well done guys 👍

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks Malcolm

[@albertridge4376]

The color kooks amazing Albert from New York

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks Albert

[@1956vern]

Looks good Bruce! Good job!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks 👍

[@MarkDavis1704]

Great job!

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks Mark

[@alliewolf71]

❤😊❤😊❤😊

[@ElisandeWalters]

I was wondering why the house does not appear to have rain gutters ... are those not common in Ireland?

[@OffGridBruce]

I will fit some soon but need to sort out my rain capture first as I have nowhere to divert it too yet

[@richardomalley1746]

Loogreat Bruce well done. By the way how’s the spinning wheel going?

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks. We were actually having a play with it yesterday but I need to tweak a couple of things with it

[@truth3358]

Great work Bruce Why didn’t you paint them before you put them fascia up Are you going to concrete all around the cottage? 👍

[@OffGridBruce]

Thanks. I did paint them or do you mean on the gables? Not sure what I’m going to do around the house. Probably something like a concrete or paved edge with a drain

[@marieennis6114]

I love the color Bruce and they're very beautiful are you going to do that intricate pattern one green as well are you going to redo those that would truly be lovely if you do but it does look like a lot of work your friend Marie from Tennessee

[@OffGridBruce]

I don’t think so. I liked them but I don’t think they would last as long. I am going to make some bits to go on the overlaps but nothing as fancy as the old ones

[@ZuzanaWalsh]

I didn’t expect any other colour than green since you are in Ireland 😂 love it. Love all what you do. Question: Do you regret you took a decision to change your lifestyle now after a longer time? We did the same now 4 years ago but the last year was such a struggle that I started having doubts. Thanks for the reply

[@OffGridBruce]

I have had moments when I have questioned if I’m doing the right thing for me in the past. I am happy where I am doing what I’m doing right now and I am known for wanting to make a big change every now and then but me and Annie decided from the beginning that we would sit through the uncomfortable bits to see what’s on the other side of that. I also want the girls to have a secure home and not move around so much like it was for me and Annie. I feel lucky to have moved here as my neighbours and local community are fantastic but I think if I had moved to a more isolated part of the country I would struggle for sure. What do you feel is causing you to struggle?

[@seanykeating]

Hi bruce could you list the different varieties of apples mentioned in the video? Thanks!

[@OffGridBruce]

Sure we planted lord lamburn, Blenheim Orange, Charles ross, ashmeads kernel and malus d sunset

[@skrtskit1521]

💕💕🎶🎶

[@polki1482]

Where do you buy the apple trees

[@OffGridBruce]

These ones came from future forests

[@polki1482]

@@OffGridBruce their about the best I got some off them in January.