REVEALING THE HIDDEN FIREPLACES

[@Sussy-Walter]

Please tell me you are alive and well, been waiting for a new video for months 🙏

[@charleswhite1481]

Loved watching your videos - so informative regarding issues of damp (and other nasties you find in old properties). Would LOVE an update video!! Come on dude don’t leave us all hanging!

[@JadeJohns92]

Gorgeous fireplaces! 😍 Can't wait to see what you do with them!

[@therestorationstation5475]

Thanks Jade - Good aren’t they?! Such a shame they were carelessly covered over and still a way to go before they are back to their best but should be worth it.

[@conormcdade6021]

I would love a update on this property

[@nigel9897]

Would love to see an update. Love your channel and the banter

[@fennecfox8623]

Brilliant video - concise, informative, good camera work and the most wonderful, made-for-narrating voice! Thank you :)

[@therestorationstation5475]

Hi FF - That’s very kind of You to say!

[@fennecfox8623]

@@therestorationstation5475 you’re most welcome :) I hope the cottage is coming along nicely!

[@conormcdade6021]

Any update on the fireplace and how you finished it

[@daniellacozens2117]

Love this video! Just about to knock through mine. Excited to see what’s under the flooring, you have to do another video.

[@therestorationstation5475]

Thanks Daniella - Good luck with the knock through 👍🏻 I’ll do another vid for the flooring soon (been distracted recently pulling out all the old plasterboard)

[@samscarboro6805]

Wonderful! So happy for you!

[@therestorationstation5475]

Thank you very much! Definitely a good starting point to restore some great features and such a shame they were hidden away. Any reasons for doing so seem to have been over shadowed by the subsequent worse issues caused with damp being trapped in the flues so in hindsight it wasn’t worth doing anyway! The 70’s has a lot to answer for!

[@katariinavainio4828]

Thank you so much for this channel! I'll look forward to follow your challenges and progress.

[@torempilor]

Just a note to say really enjoyed your channel so far. Can't wait to see an update and keep up the good work!

[@petesouthwales867]

Great video and nice to see that you are discovering the past that has been hidden for so long. We have just had an exciting day removing the gas fire from our 1870's Welsh mining cottage to fit a wood burning stove. To our surprise there was a large arched fireplace behind the panelling that had been bricked up and our wood burner will look even better inside it. These old houses can be full of surprises and character. It is great to restore and turn back time in these old homes.

[@therestorationstation5475]

Thanks Pete! It’s always nice to discover the old features but they usually cone with a list of new issues to resolve! The more recent ‘updates’ on this house, done in the 70’s, have not stood the test of time at all and unfortunately some of the features and character have been butchered or lost entirely. I will properly restore what I can. Good luck with yours!

[@Kirsty-mm1hw]

Heya Pete, we've just bought an 1860's cottage in South Wales too - we're both excited and nervous to find out what's behind all the plaster! Do you have any photos of your fireplace?

[@themountain9900]

I'm raging , I got hooked onto this journey and now no updates lol Come on mate don't leave us hanging , I'm in a similar situation with my house

[@Ryan_Daley]

Any further updates on the renovation? What happened?!

[@jah-leah]

Glad I found this. Doing work on my partner’s flat in a Georgian lodge. It’s listed and grade 2. Looking to expose the chimney brick

[@newfoundland3238]

Crown wallpaper in business since 1839 careful of arsenic they used that in manufacturing wallpaper and other toxic chemicals Cheers,Canadian in Connecticut

[@therestorationstation5475]

Thanks for that info - Do You happen to know anywhere online I can see an archive of the patterns and the year it was made?

[@Tuberhead1000]

Very interested in the uncovering progress as I am starting on a similar adventure in an1820 house in the US.

[@therestorationstation5475]

Thanks and good luck with Your project too!

[@laineesays2027]

I’m buying a Victorian doer upper, no fireplaces at all so I have about 4 to expose, excited to do it!

[@avfczoff]

Another interesting video thanks for sharing. I’ve done a similar project at my house. Stripped all plasterboard out, lath & plaster ceilings had cracks all over. Basically the house is stripped back fully to brick. I’d be interested to know how you’re looking to insulate the property and whether you think vapour barriers should be installed. I’ve seen so many conflicting opinions on various KZbin channels regarding the matter. Fry’s my brain! All the best with your house

[@therestorationstation5475]

Thanks very much. Same issue here - The lath and plaster ceilings are definitely showing the ravages of time and cracked and sagging in places. The fact they have been chopped into, patched with gypsum and not maintained properly means realistically they are knackered and probably have to come down to start again. Therefore, I am contemplating whether to redo as it is, or perhaps vault the ceilings to create a sense of more space. As for the walls, mine is similarly (almost) fully stripped back to bare brick now. I will most likely be using an insulated lime plaster on the inside of the external walls, and a simple lime plaster on the internal walls. There might be an argument for using gypsum plaster on any partition walls but I am wary of how the two plasters interact at joints so might just take a view of doing it all in lime). Since a dry house is a warm(er) house, I’ll be doing everything possible to ensure the walls are returned to a breathable state. Given that it’s a full restoration / renovation, I’ll be installing underfloor heating in a new insulated limecrete floor, fitting new replica double glazed units etc etc so once everything is sorted I don’t feel that additional internal or external wall insulation will be required. I’ll not be using any vapour barriers - in fact I’m convinced that the combination of foil backed plasterboard internally (in conjunction with the cement render / pointing externally) caused damp to become trapped in the walls. The only membrane I plan to keep is the tyvek (or equivalent) roofing membrane. In terms of other insulation, I will realistically be using some foiled foam insulation between the rafters and leaving proper ventilation spaces behind and to the eaves

[@avfczoff]

@@therestorationstation5475 Great to hear and many thanks for your detailed reply. I wish you all the best with the project and will be following your videos along the way 👍🏻

[@CanYouHandleLife]

I like you very much sir, you restore a house instead of renovating which is destroying the spirit of the house in most cases.

[@KylieJonkman]

I love it too, makes a change!

[@bigpaul4450]

I have just bought my first house (Victorian two up two down) all fireplaces bricked and cemented up (no ventilation). I have opened up the ground floor and there is a single remnant of range there (the rest has been removed). The opening looks as big as yours but i am not sure if there is structural brick above of that was just for the range... not sure if you have any advice?

[@therestorationstation5475]

Hi Paul - hard to provide any advice without seeing it or what you intend to do with it! Im sure you’ve figured it out by now but perhaps there is a lintel above the opening?

[@bigpaul4450]

@@therestorationstation5475 Hi - yeah there is a lintel but this is at the very back of the fireplace. The left hand side sort of curves in towards the room but its not like that on the right. Was worried i remove it and the stack falls!

[@fireblade95]

I used to do building work primarily maintenance and renovation of rich friends rental properties , primarily student accommodation . I could tell you some stories and bodges !

[@therestorationstation5475]

I bet.. This house was rented for a while and unfortunately maintained as such 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Narrowboat.and.offgrid.living]

What happened no more updates ?

[@charliesangle5032]

would have been hob fireplaces upstairs judging by the brickwork, ive got a matching pair in my garage I bought years ago for a property but never actually fitted, how wide are the openings in the bedrooms? they may be perfect for you

[@user-cn1em2qx6f]

what would you use to plaster internal walls. nhl lime and sand? with some hair in it?

[@versi1098]

Hi Peter, I've just started binge watching your videos, hoping you do an update soon on the cottage as I really enjoy your content. No pressure though!

[@therestorationstation5475]

Not quite the same as bingeing a highly rated tv series but I appreciate it nonetheless! I was just chatting to a friend yesterday saying I really must do an update. I’ve got stuff recorded but I’ve just been so busy working on the house that editing any and uploading footage has taken a back seat recently. Soon!

[@sirpatrickspens]

@@therestorationstation5475 Just found your channel and I'm very keen to see updates on all of the previous videos, and plenty more!

[@alexommanney4096]

Those fireplaces will be fantastic when recommissioned

[@therestorationstation5475]

I agree - They should really make a statement

[@areyouavinalaff]

@@therestorationstation5475 are their any regulations to consider regarding the flue? need any kind of lining or can you literally just light a fire under the chimney and go?

[@TheWeavingBagel]

Do you plan to restore the fireplaces so they can function again or cosmetically?

[@Morpheus0000]

No updates? Did you never post a follow up then?

[@antoniamckenzie3867]

We’re restoring a Victorian fireplace, sadly loosing original tiles due to poor cement poured all over the top - it requires levelling out, so any intel on concrete and how to excavate would be helpful to then place a level hearth on top. Have revealed original floorboards everywhere in the house which we’re sanding back and very excited about!

[@kal3920]

Are you not worried about Asbestos in any of the layers you open up?

[@newleft2254]

I have one of these in my Georgian flat. Do you think it's worth recreating a fire place? With energy bills soaring, etc. The only trouble is, it is my bedroom and the only wall that you can lean a bed on. The other side has a large window and it is probably too cold to take a bed. So confused. Is it expensive to do?

[@arpilclark1]

I'd love an update on the floors

[@carolineholmes2927]

Gosh this is fabulous 🤩

[@GMTpointingspecialistsltd]

It's amazing how many problems cement causes

[@therestorationstation5475]

It’s caused nearly all of them in this house!

[@wiredcer]

the wallpaper design looks roughly 1940s to me. Crown nowadays has a similarish floral pattern they call Marlow. Perhaps that is the origin of the 'Crown Ma...' fragment.

[@fireblade95]

I do hope you're saving the parquet flooring !

[@therestorationstation5475]

Tbh it’s pretty knackered and it’s sitting on a concrete slab, which has to be removed to expose the original clay floor tiles. I shan’t re-use it since it isn’t an original feature. I tried the reclamation yards but they don’t want it. I literally can’t give it away in marketplace adverts so it has to be skipped. Tragedy really, as I believe it’s teak.

[@code-52]

I live in a victorian home with cast iron fire places. There's one area whereI feel sure another exists.

[@eoiny]

I’d love to see the place now!

[@annina35]

How are you tackling yhe external trying g to remove roughcasting external brick below to lime repoint and whitewash.. everyone telling me not to.. how is it I don't want to listen to them..

[@TerryTerryTerry]

nice fire crane

[@therestorationstation5475]

Yeah shame they bent it

[@Alex-tj1zo]

😃👍

[@Rhino30000]

Where are you based dude?.

[@therestorationstation5475]

West Cheshire area

[@Semi0ffGrid7]

I guess your KZbin aspirations ended here!

[@vodaredhill1704]

Wood burning stove.

[@samwis41979]

Anyone for a damp sandwich 🥪 😋

[@therestorationstation5475]

Mmm tasty 😂