Restoring A $7,000 Mansion: Building A New Servant's Staircase

[@lauramalinowski9849]

It's so nice to see Justin getting more comfortable with the camera. You three actually look like you are enjoying the work.

[@marshalltille7770]

He is warming up more. Keep it up sir.

[@Djdj-kd8ue]

As U were going thru the Entro, I know U had mentioned as U started the demolition things that weren't going back. I just realized how much you're actually talking away from the original aesthetics. I understand U R wanting to "update/modernize" the home & I no U R not going to change yr mind & I don't no Y I even waste my time leaving these comments, I guess to help the channel out. I'm telling "Self" now I am not commenting anymore until you're moved n, that is if I'm still alive. Not that I think U R doing a bad job, because I don't think that @ all. When U started saying how it was , my ❤️sunk, ALL the decor in today's time will never honor that home, because it's now becoming a house like everyone elses. God Bless ,Be Safe,& Wishing You All Prosperity *Note*My Mom's Brother did the very same thing to their homestead in GA & even though it was A Beautiful place when they finished it,he regretted the things he took away from the home.Ok I'm done

[@marionberry6909]

@@Djdj-kd8ue It’s too late now.

[@consuelayip3470]

Wow, the repeat intro about restoring and remodeling grandpas $7000 mansion was only 10 secs long today! Way to go Cole!

[@emma_m0]

What on earth gave it away that it cost $7000? 😂

[@davidyansky6605]

Thumbs up for no repeat of the intro.... Keep going strong!

[@maryhelvey8841]

Justin is getting vocal. I like that. Terrific job Justin and Roman. You two are awesome. I enjoy watching the videos

[@Mapleranch]

Juston seems shy to me. I like hearing him talk. He's so cute!

[@vmdyer6743]

Justin is very trustworthy you can depend on him and roman too .never met him but I can tell 😊

[@russellhouston3759]

THANK YOU THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH for not editing into the same 3min intro!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@diogor420]

Agreed!

[@austinreed.]

I love it

[@marshalltille7770]

Oh crap, he didn’t? I usually fast track that and need to ACTUALLY watch it.

[@Scotty_KoDomino]

Now if we could get them to show more work and less repeating themselves.

[@russellhouston3759]

@Todays_Big_Ray_Report that's what I'm talking about!!!!! I'm Literally bored and so thankful for the fast forward feature!!!!!! Lolol

[@WilliamKraemer-vt4vh]

I find myself waiting all day for your next video. So fun watching you

[@baciar404]

You tell him Justin. Justin is engineering, drawing and building all when he works. Much love y’all

[@DriftingDan26]

A no I think Cole uses AI for his engineering

[@ActionTeamJoe]

I cannot wait to see it completed. How beautiful this home will be!

[@jbeutell]

He should have a merch contest to guess the completion date.

[@someperson7]

I like that you're already planning to make life easier for the servants.

[@russellhouston3759]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 like Roman🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@imurhuckleberry7777]

thats how his boys will sneak girls in the house, in 20 yrs🤣🤣

[@someperson7]

@@russellhouston3759 Shoot, Roman is so capable, I expect him to be very successful at whatever he decides he wants to succeed at.

[@jeb3415]

@@imurhuckleberry7777 he may regret not allowing for a squeak in the new staircase 😆

[@ginadelsasso288]

Hahaha. You are so right. ​@@jeb3415

[@someperson7]

Justin: I never blamed Roman Roman: Let's go to the tape

[@neilballou3203]

Love this series Cole, Justin and Roman.

[@renfairegoddess]

Tread=Run Rise & Run is what I learned in school (Drafting class for my Interior Design degree).

[@gladiola8126]

What a blessing to be able to DO THIS! Thanking the Lord you have such a strong network of people supporting you and helping you during this time! (YAY GRANDPARENTS!!!! ) ❤🙏🏻

[@charleeghee7195]

I liked the intro on this one. Liked all your explanations too and I especially like how you guys can pick on one another and still remain friends. Great vid!

[@hollyporter1193]

The teamwork with Juston & Roman is awesome

[@SandraPhillips-cb5og]

I love how you address this topic with such honesty.

[@Paltse]

Your stairs are the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything".

[@MsSkipperkim]

Before you get too far along in the build, you should have a signing party. Have friends and family come over and sign studs. If they can't make it, like us fans, you could just printed out. For those too young, staple a picture of them. Be sure to date stuff too.

[@fletch61]

My family have always signed behind wall units or inside walls etc with dates of build ..cost.. who was there ..pet names .

[@probablynot1368]

We would do the same thing whenever we renovated each house we lived in. Our last house we renovated/rebuilt, we hid a time capsule under the attic floor. I had gone to the city records department and researched all 5 prior owners of the property, even obtaining documents with all of their signatures. I included small ‘artifacts’ found in the walls, vents, and under the floor boards (children’s small metal toy soldiers, marbles, old tools, hair clips, artist sculpture tools, coins, and even election pins and Emory boards, as one of the prior owners had been the city mayor for 16 years). I added old newspapers found within the walls and added a couple of new newspapers, new coins, and our information. I also included old photographs of the house, from when it was first built, through its various architectural changes, including today’s revised floor plans and elevations.

[@gatolibero8329]

Give Justin some credit. Renovation is more difficult than new construction. I used to work renovations with a guy who did them only because nobody else would take on the challenge. Builders want new, easy construction or they won't take the job.

[@greghamann2099]

Totally agree.

[@alexandermarken7639]

seen many new builds with less care than Justin is taking on every single board. Roman and Justin would be dream builders.

[@leetingler619]

Yes ! Justin is quite skilled and knowledgeable. And remodeling takes 2X the work or more.😮

[@barnacmongars]

I hate doing New construction always feel cappy and just goband go. I like the challenge and creativity you need for renovation

[@JB-ej2qy]

Thank you Justin for finally saying a print would be nice. 😂

[@bernapawlak2294]

Love you Justin!

[@Stakman1]

I wish I had a friends with skills like Justin and Roman have. Nice work everyone.

[@cls6977]

First floor bathroom should be wheelchair accessible too.

[@opendstudio7141]

At least have a door and swing wide enough for a wheelchair.

[@rbirkheimer59]

Awesome! Love watching you guys. and the blame game going on every time is the best. LOL

[@alaeniasharpe8881]

Cole an awesome little Easter egg for future generations is to pick a board and put the family's heights and ages on it with the date. That way a hundred years from now someone can find that Easter egg leading back to the renovation happening now. There's something so sweet about those personal touches that make people reach out from the past -- it's that connection across generations

[@jeremydouglas4663]

Been watching since cole had around 60k subs. This house project is extreme detection. Best series on on KZbin right now keep up the awesome work .

[@greghamann2099]

A flash in the pan. No future. The house nerds won't stay. Why they hate farming.

[@janetscott5252]

Justin and Roman are so knowledgeable. You're so blessed to have them! Lots of progress! 🙏💜🙏

[@konigink]

Oak is a harder more forgiving wood than pine. It would make sense to use oak to construct a high traffic area like servant stairs because of how often they were used.

[@scottharper9645]

This is a wonderful description of an upper middle class home in the 1880’s - 1930’s. My family lived in one in Iowa as well. I was the last generation born in the home built in the early 1890’s.

[@poodlegirl55]

I like how the intro changes every time. I'm Roman, Coles neighbor...Justin's friend....crazy guys.

[@ElviraGarcia-c1g]

I am so amazed at the knowledge, skill and creativity that the three of you possess, I’ve enjoyed every one of your remodeling videos and look forward to the next ones.

[@DrMJJr]

1:10 I remember when that FRONT LAWN was a MESS, but look at it now!!! GORGEOUS COLE!! Congratulations 🎉🎉

[@annheide8856]

I can just hear these guys moving furniture up the stairs. “Pivot, pivot, pivot, pivot!

[@tinaparrish6930]

Love watching your restoration.❤

[@brendarice5287]

Great job and loved the video 😘👍🏻💕💕🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dennishill3463]

Thanks and GOD BLESS 😀

[@gwenmurillo1093]

Love watching you three get along as you are doing all this work!

[@dawncarnell7029]

I know I can’t be the only one waiting for the next video!! Love seeing the enter action between you guys! I know the edits are real….maybe we can see a bloopers video in the future 🥳 can’t wait for the next one! Now on the Daddy Cornstar! 😁

[@jmtz4054]

Cole you make me smile! You bring such joy into your hard work! Always smiling and having a fun time doing all the hard work! I love your channel!❤❤

[@laurascholz7334]

Well done, everyone Good job. I hated to see the old stairs go.

[@hughkizer1510]

I love watching your remodel of the original farmhouse.

[@DawgGoneOutside]

It’s coming together!❤

[@mrtnsnp]

Stairs should have one squeaky step, just to keep everyone on their toes at night.

[@chantaln6843]

😂😂😂

[@bethcervenka1813]

Totally agree about having professional planes. They figure out plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. My husband and I designed our dream house and gave our plans to him with photos of how we wanted the outside to look and he created the plans. We were then the general contractors and hired subs and did work our selves.

[@hydro2wheel]

Watching Cole and crew moving the staircase 5 3/4 inched just for more headroom was awesome for me! I am 6' 7". My friend had a double wide trailer back in the day that had all of the interior doors a standard 7' tall. Both of the exterior doors however were only 6' tall. I cannot count how many times I hit my head while he lived there.

[@ybme2741]

My grandparents house had servants staircase. It was so steep. But we ran around playing tag and stuff , it was the best

[@francinecannon1903]

Thanks!

[@denisemanley5318]

Just love watching Justin cut the frames for the stairs. It is so interesting to me.

[@markitathomas4146]

The adjustments they will have to make going up each flight of stairs is going to be fun to watch.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Awesome video. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gregzais9248]

You guys crack me up and are fun to watch. Calling Justin out by reviewing old video - hilarious. Keep up the good work gentlemen!

[@darlenem4940]

I loved seeing all the numbers as they were thinking. Now we can see how hard their thinking. Love this series 😊

[@ericdecker2132]

Handi cap access with 120 staircases. Makes senses.

[@PSB-900]

Amazing Kentucky Blue Grass Cole! Nice work guys!

[@carolsmith785]

I just love you guys. I'm just an old lady loving your videos.

[@lidymaehoward6726]

You could save the short odd pieces of wood and cut them in different sizes and make blocks for your son to play with. My dad did this for my youngest daughter and she built all kinds of things.

[@connieverbeck1110]

Great progress!! 👏👏👏👏👏 Glad the notebook was found!!

[@maureenbrophy7852]

Lovely series. Great friendly banter 💐

[@monachinn1576]

Great job on the Stairs. The house is coming along great.

[@focirs7484]

Be good to see what’s happening on the farm and crops since the planting.

[@chadfranzen2088]

Keep up the great work Justin. 👍

[@lorettajones6120]

Cole your parents raised a great worker...Well you know how to hire the best. I just love Justin and Roman

[@dagwood1327]

I love the comment section on this series.

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thank you! Really look forward to to your videos! God bless you all!

[@Renee4ever68]

I love to watch this channel! Thank you for sharing!

[@joshs5435]

Great work guys! By code the window at your new stair landing has to be tempered for safety since it is less than 24” above the finished floor. It’s important in case someone lost their balance and fell into the window! Love the videos!

[@jimmccormick6091]

I dont know if there is a whole lot of "code" and "building inspectors" and "plans"going on out there.....

[@joshs5435]

@@jimmccormick6091 it about safety for Cole and his young family. While you are likely right that it’s unincorporated and not specifically bound by building codes - it’s still the right and safe way to do things! :)

[@NavyVet_ET1]

I think the window is going to become a door that is handicapped accessible. That is what he said in his video.

[@chadwessels1441]

Right and safe? 2x4 floor on 1' centers doesn't seem like it is engineered for a true floor anywhere in the US.

[@ILGuy2012]

@@NavyVet_ET1 That's not the window joshs5435 is referring to. It's the window by the landing between 1st and 2nd floor (shown at 10:00).

[@robdurland1703]

It looks amazing so far keep up the great work you three work so well together thanks for sharing your work and content

[@onamissionize]

Can't wait for the next one. Great job guys!

[@WthrLdy]

Our family home was built at the same time as yours and the back stairs were simply the back stairs. The main/cook had a small room off the stairs, on the main floor, at the back of the house.

[@mmegraham]

Exactly. It seems this house had a main staircase and a back staircase. It's big enough to need two sets of stairs for the main floors. Servants' stairs really were something different.

[@WthrLdy]

@@mmegraham and larger houses typically had a second set of family stairs for safety purposes - fire threat was real, and terrifying

[@greghamann2099]

@@mmegraham No nothing was built without purpose. Cole is correct I also lived in such a house older and more ornate also on a farm. I have also done research on this subject.

[@theelusive11]

Our home was built in the country on a farm by RICH farmers that owned the lumber yard nearly 200 years ago. The house was moved into town in the 1940’s with horse and wagons it is the size of Cole’s house. It has servants stairs and a servants room upstairs. The stairs lead to the kitchen. The room became my brothers bedroom and when old enough to try sneaking out my mother would do things to find out. First it was put a chair against the door so when he opened the door the folded chair would fall over and she would hear it hit. Next week after he went to bed she put a string on the door and a bell in her room. Next week it was empty cans on the stairs. It was always something. The next brother she had new tricks. She lived for the next trick and the next brother to try to make it out without her finding out. Her aunts were even in on the game of catching the boys. I liked my sleep too much to bother to try to sneak out. The mouse traps on the stairs was a great one.

[@steveneal2706]

Great job guys. Thank you

[@patricia.g1651]

Many old houses had 2 sets of stairs. The second set was not necessarily for servants. Usually it offered easy access for the family to the kitchen, the back door, and basement. Less dirt and mess would be tracked through the front entrance and the fancy parlor.

[@GingerClark-z5x]

There won't be a fact parlor R here. It is all plain Jane

[@benhur520]

@@GingerClark-z5x But there will be a living room with a television 4 feet from the couch, there will however be a huge kitchen where they'll cook white rice, black beans, corn and a can of tuna all mixed into one bowl.

[@greghamann2099]

I can confirm our house built 1869 had a servants stairway and was used as such with a small servants quarters.

[@KathleenAhart]

Love this remodel. Secretly here for all the antics.

[@patriciasiefert7140]

You guys must have so much fun working together. You all do excellent work!

[@tinadavies7537]

Nice watching from the uk Tina

[@karengrammond8338]

Thanks for another great video. Times fly's by so quickly as you fellas do your thing.

[@classyconsultant]

Great Job 👏🏻 guys!

[@haroldboyer1174]

Awesome video Cole!

[@vmdyer6743]

It will really be a home when they get the 2 little boys in there and dc n mc come to visit ❤

[@comeoncarebear]

Thank you all for sharing another great fun video watching from WA State.

[@TnTnO4]

Haven’t finished watching just yet. Just have to say please do something with the beautiful wood with the stairs!!!

[@jki4x4]

It has been interesting watching you 3 guys working on your house. Thanks for Posting...

[@donnavickery9623]

The stairs look great. I don’t know how you all are able to figure that out !!! It is over my head !!! Have a great day !!!

[@barbrice721]

Justin. Cracks me Up. What a great group of Guys.❤

[@terrystephens1102]

Great job, Team - you’ve done a great job on the stairs - you made it look easy. 😁👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@pamtanner516]

Your grandparent’s home so reminds me of my grandparents home in Michigan. Probably built about the same era. On my grandparent’s home the door towards the left side was the front door and actually came into their dining room. The door to the right, came into a very large mud room with cabinets on the bottom, for storage. There was also like a plate rail/shelf with hooks to hang coats. There were 3 doors besides the outside door. One went to the basement, one went to back stairs to the upper portion of the house, and last doorway directly into kitchen.

[@monstirz]

I really enjoy watching Corn the Colestar channel. However watching you plant corn is like watching the paint dry. LOL!

[@TheStevenc819]

I absolutely love you guys. Your work on this house is above and beyond anything I've ever seen. Plus, you guys are funny!

[@CarolEdwards-uw9jj]

Can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve!

[@dogcreek8547]

Maybe Roman could build his chicken coop on your property. That way Roman doesn't have to mess with the city and Cole could tend to the chickens part time while Roman is counting eggs for everyone.

[@leetingler619]

Nice work, Roman, oh, and the other guys😅. BUT SERIOUSLY Folks! Cole and the team are building this house with ❤ love. Not to just get the job done. A job well done guys.😊

[@Dwayne-mb2uj]

We had a small space under a stair case that we kept as a reinforced tornado shelter safe room when we lived in a similar farmhouse outside of Witchita.

[@greghamann2099]

It was always a coat closet under our servants stairway. But that is interesting.

[@ILGuy2012]

He has a full basement for storm shelter.

[@juanitawilsongay7832]

Wow made my head hurt Einstein 😂 That was a good one Cole 10 to 10. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@charleswelch249]

You are going to have a great place to raise your family. Hope you guys are doing well in your temporary dwelling. You are making the house great enough to hold another century before another major remodel.

[@slapstickdome9797]

I liked Cole going up to the top floor from all the new stair build 🤗. Lookin so good, guys. 👏👏👏

[@JaniceSeagraves]

Good job, Cole, Roman and Juston. Excellent job with the reno. I can't wait to see what you do with the place. Made sure you get the asbestos tile in the entry way removed, too. You don't want the babies crawling on those things.

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Thanks guys 👍🇺🇸

[@wkjeom]

Great stair building. Another great video. I don't think this will get old. Every video is exciting.

[@johnkranz4004]

Nice work Guys Coming along nicely

[@jamesbreault5762]

Looking good guys we refer to risers as kick board

[@JWSJR]

Great job young Sir 😊