Old Irish Derelict Cottage Restoration || From SAD & DARK To HAPPY & BRIGHT!

[@James_Smith715]

Myself and my 2 boys were disappointed you weren’t at the ploughing this year Adrian, i think every influencer in Ireland was there lapping up the attention! But i have to give you the full respect as while others were posting photos with companies and selling there merch you posted a video of how happy you were that your calves were better and were out at your work as normal. You didn’t let stardom change you, an honest hard grafter mate. Always encouraging others to give stuff a go. I’ll shake your hand one day sir

[@nicholasbrennan6056]

Absolutely what a man down to earth and a very very HARD working man credit to him and is parents the best farming programme on KZbin

[@martincraig-je4vo]

​@@nicholasbrennan6056here here 👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@IFarmWeFarm]

I’d of liked to of got to the ploughing but the good weather really did allow me to get caught up and finish a lot of work. I think it’s important to try and stay grounded when on social media as it can consume you very easily. Tell your boys I said hi and hopefully we’ll catch you all another time. 👍

[@stephennutkin2477]

The house is happy, your happy and we are happy 😊

[@bernardcasey1500]

Wel adrain Well, done on the house you have a fine job done on the house

[@lindacaleb]

"Faint heart never won fair maiden" and a Fair maiden you have now won ! , such a lovely wee home :-)

[@brickie59]

As a retired Bricklayer,I wish you and your family all the luck in life as you deserve it.

[@catherinebeaudry5661]

I so enjoy your cottage videos. I have been watching them from 🇨🇦

[@lukeframpton3671]

It was well worth saving it's got character 👌

[@dronedairys7461]

I said it before and I’ll say it again , Adrian I don’t know how you get through so much stuff along with rearing the family and looking out for your elderly parents. It’s unreal what you get through lad. Respect to you.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Cheers Alan

[@knelson5442]

When watching you go about your work on your family cottage, I almost think I can read your mind as you smile and picture one of your daughters being carried over the threshold with her betrothed. I then see you round a corner with gutters while imagining smiling at granddaughters and perhaps a grandson looking up to the field wanting to ride with you on the tractor while making bales. I hear your wife saying she knows the exact color for the new windows you plan to install while they’re gone to town. That’s what this project is about. It’s about doing a great job because it’s for family. It’s about knowing you will always have a roof to cover someone in need of such. It’s about love, legacy and lore. Bravo from Oklahoma, USA.

[@danielamos89]

Came for the farming stayed for the cottage 😊

[@oldgordo61]

Nice little quaint cottage definitely worth saving. Wonder when it was built. Obviously needs to be modernized a bit. The paint job alone really makes a huge difference. Well done. Greetings from Canada.

[@neutonrenda2303]

I love the cottage, anyone who suggests tearing it down doesn't need to live in it. The place is full of character and history, you've done the right thing preserving it till the time comes when someone wants to do more. 👍❤️

[@shamrock4500]

The wee cottage is coming back to life. It does look happy.

[@trevorsidley7697]

The work you've done, and the look of the Cottage, is a real credit to you Adrian. It's clearly a testament to your skill and vision - and a great break from the Day Job. Thanks for the Video.

[@richardleigh1762]

The Cottage look's happy , you look happy , your wife & girl's are happy , job well done Adrian .

[@mandyrobinson8353]

Who ever built the Cottage will be so proud & greatful that your taking the time to restore it instead of flattening it

[@oliverkennedy1217]

Great job Adrian getting the cottage from where it was to now. Old houses have a character about them that new modern houses just dont have and never will. Itll be some house when done, but all in good time. 👍

[@neutonrenda2303]

Wow, you were like a whirlwind and look at it now. It's always incredible to see what you can do with a bit of work and paint that spills in all the right places. Amazing.👍

[@irishdancer2753]

Adrian, you seem to be a rare kind, with your determination and will power!!

[@stephenschofield2836]

Adrian, another way of thinking, the cottage was there before your dad was born, possibly even before your great grandparents. With it being local to you, it is, in it's own way, a part of your familiy's history. It's easy to just replace, an excavator would have it away in half a day, but that cottage has heart, no new modern dwelling will ever replace the history. Great work, as always 😁😁😁

[@maxinetaylor7794]

My thoughts exactly

[@offgrid7837]

I definitely wouldn't tear it down. Yes it needs work but it can be made good with some time and effort.

[@jusmeig]

This is a feel good video. The house does look happy and your enthusiasm for your work and life is infectious!! Great job 👍👏

[@chrisoconnor5880]

She’s looking bloody good cobber

[@IO-zz2xy]

Adrian, we in South Africa often do the same with old old houses. It is a fantastic undertaking and gives a person so much pleasure to see the wonderful transformation of any structure being renovated. I have done the same to two very dilapidated houses. This is a wonderful endeavor sir and your videos give thousands of people much viewing pleasure. Best regards from South Africa

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

Yes, that house looks happy now. Great job Adrian.😊

[@chrisoconnor5880]

It’s history Adrian, and history is important to be kept, if we don’t know where we’re from, we don’t know where we’re going

[@h12st_d63]

I have no interest in farming, but I've been waiting for this update on the house for ages! Absolutely love your can do approach👌🏻

[@mika72.-Bois]

I think its great you saved this cottage. I admire your building skills. You can do all the required repairs. From a ruin to a useful & liveable building in a short time away. Hallo, from Australia 🇦🇺 🦘 From Julie 🐨

[@seamusca99]

Great job Adrian. Qhatever about skills, not being afraid of hard work is also a help😂

[@seriously195]

FFS..I about fell out of my chair laughing at the paint 'getting the all of window sills...even around the corner'. It looks like a completely different cottage with the exterior walls repaired, new gutters, and painted. Awesome! What an absolutely gorgeous area in the aerial views. You are absolutely right that ANYONE can do these projects, you just have to get over your fears of doing a bad job. If you do a bad job, you learn something from it, correct it, then do a better job on the next project and so on. Just like everything, practice and you get better. You will find that the cost of a job is about 1/3 materials and 2/3 labor. So, if you look at it this way: spend 1/3 of the job cost on the materials, 1/3 of the job cost on tools, you are paying yourself the remaining 1/3 as profit (sweat equity). Your next job will cost even less and go quicker because you now have experience AND tools. They both grow with every project you do. At 61, I do nearly all of my own vehicle and home maintenance, have done many renovation projects on several of my own houses as well as rental properties, and helped family and friends because I have : 1) little fear of trying something new, 2) a vast array of skills from doing projects, and 3) a sizeable collection of tools. I figured out long ago, why would I want to pay someone else good money to do crappy work for me when I can do that myself for free! Seriously, start small, give new things a try, watch videos (like this one and nearly anything else you want to try is on KZbin), and work to succeed.

[@NilZed1]

I recall my dad saying one of the first things to do with an old place is fix the roof. No sense doing anything until you can be sure the rain won’t come along and undo it. True you might have to fix enough of the building to support the new roof, but other than that, roof first.

[@maxinetaylor7794]

If the top and bottom is in good shape the in-between is fixable

[@Cambridgeshire-m1x]

As a mechanical engineer thats the first time I've actually seen a gutter bolt used for its original purpose on a gutter 😂. Great workmanship you always do a professional job whatever you are doing and put the extra effort in its great to see

[@normanmercer6704]

Adrian, you are an inspiration to us all. & funny with it. Great vlogs as always.

[@billyinwaves]

It's amazing how that grey paint splashed so nicely.

[@judithmalan1502]

So VERY COOL to see this FABULOUS UPDATE! I had been wondering how you had been getting on with this amazing restoration!

[@rosaleezeier2559]

What a change! You are right, it looks happy!

[@kimgrey9454]

Wow, what a beautiful difference!!

[@Eamo-21]

Looks great Adrian. Nice coat for the wee cottage for the winter months - Eamon

[@herbwitch5681]

I was nervous when I hit play, but I love what you’re doing to preserve this adorable and still serviceable little cottage. You’re right, it looks bright and happy, even if my Czech side is itching to break up the white with blue floral motifs. 😂 Looking forward to seeing what you do with it next.

[@philrawnsley8341]

What a transformation. Looks fantastic with that coat of paint. Great job.

[@Bracey-212]

Always looking forward to the wee cottage , but every week am here for your content. Your friend from up the road ❤

[@cindya.esquivel6876]

WOW 😲! I have been watching since you started pulling the vines and brambles off from the cottage. And WOW, it looks happy 😊😊😊

[@pamsmith7369]

Yea! Cottage! I’ve been waiting for this! Thanks!

[@AnnSarasvati]

I just found your channel. I love how it makes you happy to make the house happy. It’s a beautiful spot. Hello from California. I look at your playlist. ☘️

[@johnmulvey5121]

Beautiful. I love the white, just as traditional Irish cottages should be. They used to paint the corrugated steel red, green or black. It looks great when painted. Well done!

[@jfaulk9205]

The view from the droan is spectacular. The hills almost look like pyramids, please show us more of your beautiful Irish farm.

[@teresabrewer2661]

Adrian being half Irish I so remember cottages like yours when we came back to Ireland every couple of years. Unfortunately a lot of them went to rack & ruin and I'm so glad you're fixing it up for future generations. You've done a grand job 🎉🎉🎉

[@alexandrah5571]

You're right it is a happy home, you're happy with what you're doing to it and it comes through in your videos. Very glad you didn't tear it down and can't wait for the next instalment!

[@maurawhelan3530]

Cottage looks great!

[@patricklynch2731]

Fair play Aidrian. Between... planning, procuring material, tools and narrative. Up and down off ladders, recording film and cutting silage. Great show. Thanks... If only we had you building the children's hospital.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Thanks for watching Patrick

[@boertjejanvh3696]

You live on a beautiful place, Adrian. Good Luck

[@shanemckiernan6328]

​@@IFarmWeFarma great transformation to the cottage, great work Adrain, if you were able to paint the tin on the roof it would just finish off the cottage's transformation, look forward to seeing what you do inside, keep up the good work,

[@ianplatt3054]

My admiration for you shows no bounds, such a practical guy who just sees a job that needs doing and gets on with it, not only that but every task that I have seen you do turns out excellently, well done, keep up the good work.

[@banjoboy8802]

Adrian The cottage now has some character. It definitely doesn't look sad any more. HAPPY it is 😃😃😃

[@nicholasbrennan6056]

Absolutely brilliant Adrian what a man 110 % by far the best farming on KZbin

[@marktrower2267]

I cannot believe how far you have come from watching the first episode Adrian looking great keep up the good work

[@TifJones-p8s]

Your wife is right - the cottage does look happy now

[@jimpolk]

Nice job Adrian!

[@wyrdlg]

Your words at the end are a good wrap for this. Happy house!

[@SJC77.]

Brilliant video, I’ve loved watching the depression disappear from the cottage from when you first uncovered it and as your good lady wife said; it now looks happy. Can’t wait for the next stage 😊 I look forward to every Sunday. Sarah 🇬🇧

[@richardparkinson8651]

A red corrugated roof will make a stunning finish to the cottage to keep it authentic 😊

[@TheTorkerman]

I’ve enjoyed all the cottage episodes Adrian, it inspires me to ‘have a go’ myself 👍🏼

[@janetdupree6353]

It is amazing how a nip and a tuck, plus a little makeup, brings out the natural beauty that lies underneath. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ BRAVO😊 (🇺🇸)

[@sanctuaryfarm4067]

Sunday morning wouldn’t be complete without watching your video! Keep up the great work Adrian 👍

[@gloriagavaneli9862]

Adrian I am so happy you appeared in my stream today I had lost you for quite a while

[@pattyberan4523]

Loved Adrian's words of wisdom regarding your work on the cottage. It's a job, but a relief from day-to-day farm duties, brings you and your family joy and even if you aren't skilled in all the trades you can teach yourself how to make repairs. (Usually with youtube! 😊)

[@BarbTeetzel]

Thus far he looks like a pro at all he does. I have no doubt he has more than enough skills to turn the cottage into a beauty.

[@janmitchell641]

It truly does look happy! Very nice work Adrian!

[@EILEENMACLEODmacleodspotshots]

Aye , looking grand indeed . She's come a long way . 👌🏻👍👏👏🙏

[@carollloydjones1313]

Who's been a busy boy then?! And yes, your wife is right, the little house does look happy! ☺

[@maricormier121]

Stunning transformation. Well worth keeping the history of the home!

[@parnellbeth]

Oh you are coming along nicely on the weaning house for the girls. lol It would look nice with a modern addition joined to it by a glassed in corridor type thing. Greetings from Kentucky, USA.

[@pamsmith7369]

The cottage looks fantastic! Your external improvements are great in just a few days! The new paint job looks fantastic!

[@Dwthomas1946]

Thanks for the video. Always enjoy seeing different dairy farms

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

Really enjoyed watching you do this . Thankyou for showing. I like how the splashed paint look is . Very nice . Take care .yes your wife caught it . It looks happy for sure .shines .

[@akmccue]

A beautiful cottage! Even more so in the brilliant sunlight! Kevin

[@jsblake199]

Wow! Amazing!

[@shellyhayes1286]

Great work! It sure does look happy and charming 🌞

[@goptools]

The cottage is looking really nice with the facia, gutters, and fresh coat of paint. I would agree with your wife, that it looks happy. If I have a hesitation to starting a job, I go back to something a co-worker told me a long time ago, "First, you have to want to do it". That helps me get going sometimes.

[@dyannejohnson6184]

Good to see you again

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

Wow what a big difference you have made to the little cottage. When I see how great it looks and hear you say it will need a 90% rebuild I can hardly believe it when I see the work you have done on the frontage. A full rebuild wouldn’t have the same character.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Hoping to keep the front wall or at least most of it

[@nancyhauge9500]

You have made a HUGE improvement! Looks livable now!

[@wendyevans411]

Well done.looks great uk❤

[@morrigans_cottage]

I first found your videos when you started clearing back to the cottage, it’s great to see you restoring it and I’m learning lots from you in my own cottage and future animal owner journey! Thanks a mil for sharing

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Thank you

[@maceyevo]

Great words at the end and great work

[@Furzepark-c8j]

Cracking job. The cottage has come a long way since the very first video.

[@susanrice3166]

You're doing a wonderful job so you are! 🌻👏👏👏

[@MattBannan]

WELL DONE SIR 👏, VERY WELL DONE 👏!!!

[@Shiplap4]

A coat of paint makes all the difference, good job Adrian .

[@mikeoats12345]

I have been a plasterer for 34 years and I now know how you feel when you watch builders doing farming videos ! good job though fit to last another 100 years maybe

[@Aney.Stokes]

Great job on the cottage adrian

[@patriciawilliamsn9605]

Wow! Looking forward to watching you restore this little cottage.

[@sheilabing9588]

Well done Adrian. The place is really starting to come back to life again.

[@cherylanneholland7423]

Wow what a difference to when you started :) Looking great.

[@neutonrenda2303]

I was very excited when I seen the picture for this video, I've been waiting for the cottage to be worked on again. It's such a charming little place.👍😄

[@africanborn2443]

WHAT a change Adrian! You've done such a wonderful job of protecting that little cottage from the ravages of time and weather. There have been so many decades of ordinary people who have been protected by that wee home and it's absolutely the right thing that you are preserving it for the future. No matter who lives in it in the future the happy presence of the past inhabitants will protect them along with the walls you've preserved.

[@catherinegregory5836]

I love watching the rebirth of the cottage.

[@GaryLaurin]

Adrian never sway from your personal adventure in life. Gods speed 👍🏻🇨🇦☘️

[@krisshutler]

I feel Adrian this cottage is coming along very good. The effort and skills you have put into the renovation is 💯%. Total turn around with a fresh coat of paint and new gutters. Well done 😊

[@robertbyrne5374]

Hell of a job, well done. You're wife is correct, the house looks happy.

[@maxinetaylor7794]

When I first seen this little cottage I felt sad and wondered if it would survive, but seeing her now so bright , beautiful and yes happy. I tell ya it almost made me cry. You have made a beautiful princess shine again. Thank you sir❤

[@rasher1000]

your a man of many talents Adrian, what a transformation, looking forward to the next episode. 👍👏🇮🇪

[@denniswray470]

Adrian you have done a fantastic job of tidying that cottage it is a credit to your gift of multi-tasking good for you.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

I’m so happy to see so much progress on the little house!! Your wife is right! It looks happy now, I can hear its big sigh of relief all the way across the pond. Can’t wait to see what you do with it next.❤️🐝🤗

[@kathyw7143]

I love looking at the fresh paint. That little cottage is shaping up nicely.