Schoolhouse Homestead Episode 2: Renovating a Crumbling 1914 School to Be Our Family Home!

[@Mindy56743]

Please keep the updates coming. Even if they are small I believe this will be a beautiful home

[@michaelplunkett8059]

Best suggestion- Tubular skylights for that central hall. Inexpensive, energy saving, perfect to pump light into the central space. Solatube was wonderful for me.

[@chareast9997]

removing the garage did wonders for the entire building

[@heidijasper5915]

Hurray for getting rid of the invasive plants!!

[@Tonka81061]

Love the video, being that my wife and I have remodeled 9 homes so far, I can appreciate all that you're going through.

[@ourcafehouse]

Wow! This is awesome! We are renovating a 10,000 square foot, early 1900s general store into our home but the amount of work you guys have to do makes me feel a little less overwhelmed with our own project 😅 - we are documenting the process on our channel if you are interested. Looking forward to watching your progress on this!

[@katherineholubowich]

I am very interested, what is your page?

[@danielkoher1944]

You sound like how whenever I feel overwhelmed. I instantly turn on ‘The Reader’s Digest’ condensed version of Hoarders. 🤭 It works wonders.

[@ourcafehouse]

@@katherineholubowich Our page is called Our Cafe House

[@bethanyg153]

The garage and deck looks like a lovely addition!

[@jeniferpollonais6546]

I’m very excited to follow you guys and watch this schoolhouse turn into a magnificent home! Best wishes to you all!

[@JediFight]

This will be quite remarkable when done, but it certainly is a lifetime commitment.

[@rather46131]

Keep up the great work. I'm so glad you brought this place to renovate. It would have been sad to see it torn down.

[@glendabrekke5475]

The room with the beds were probably the nurses room. reminds me of my old school

[@mrsvickigriffin]

Keep it up your living my dream of buying a old school to live in

[@High12083]

The white with brick lines in the room, that look like where the original chalkboard was, two classroom on the right side

[@inspired2rv661]

I share the enthusiasm for exploring old buildings and your project brings so much brightness to my soul! Just love, love, love that you are doing this! ❤ Your vision, energy and determination is commendable and clearly contagious✨ So grateful for the people who have assisted you! Such an inspirational project! Thank you for sharing it with all of us!!!🙏🏻

[@katherineholubowich]

Wow! What a transformation already, can't wait to see th rest come to life. Stay safe ✌️🙏🤟🏫

[@garyjones2582]

I just recently subbed to your channel.. I love seeing the older structures fixed up again to live in.. lots of people are doing this.. I recently ran across a guy that purchased a Buster Brown shoe factory that was 3 story and about 70,000 sq ft.. He got it for an amazing price of 20,000 dollars.. Well thx for bringing us along and keeping us updated.. Take care and God Bless...

[@karenroy9045]

Keep the updates coming. It’s so exciting. Yes, my husband and I remodeled my childhood home. You’re doing a great job!!

[@LisaRent]

Daunting project but what an adventure 🥰

[@nl212ep]

Super cool 😎 can’t wait to see it finished!

[@1927su]

This is sooo cool! Looking forward to your progress!!

[@EtherealReality]

Been looking forward to this progress update! Full garage tear down is a lot. The deck will be a great addition.

[@ItsMeAgain123]

So cool! I have a new appreciation for Indiana, too😊

[@monicamailman3796]

My parents renovated an old school house. It was good but if it were me I would have utilized that attic, 14' ceilings! I would have installed a grand stair case and the attic would have been bedrooms. Open it all up.

[@SweetColo]

Just subbed! This is so exciting to watch!❤❤❤❤

[@mambisa2690]

New sub! Just discovered y’all, this looks like an awesome idea. Congrats on the new baby.🎉

[@MichaelEricMcCombs]

Are there any new updates? We drove by there today and it looks abandoned. the front door has a board nailed on it. I felt a little saddened by the site of the place until I noticed the port-a-john and a dumpster out back. It gave me some hope.

[@robinbroussard1155]

Wow alot of work to do done but it will be beautiful 😊

[@newin548]

Would love to see the completed conversion..

[@geraldmiller5260]

If I were to do this, I would do almost everything you have done. I fled Elkhart many years ago.

[@danielkoher1944]

Please be careful when removing some of those bricks for your entrance and exit. I had a friend who made a lucrative door business. Out of a similar rural tan brick school building. Without any forewarning the back of his building dropped. It was watertight sometimes you never know what you are getting yourself into.

[@alsimpson1659]

I believe just finding this this morning which is October 28 there’s one baby boy but I think there’s another one and then the rendering shows three so we’ll see about that

[@peter_bazinet]

Wow. How much land came with the schoolhouse? I can only imagine your plans for beautiful gardens.

[@danachoate5361]

This is amazing!!

[@CroiaCallahan]

OH….MY….STARS….THAT DOG!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEE!!

[@AmySwank-l5s]

Can you please show your finished/furnished home?

[@sandysouthward3635]

Wow!! How long does it take to complete a project like this? It's going to be a beautiful and amazing home!!

[@abcdeisthekey]

Any updates on the place?

[@Schoolhousehomestead]

I just had a baby and have a 1.5 year old so not too much time to edit videos at the moment! haha - but I post more on Instagram at @schoolhousehomestead!

[@DenisePiscitello]

Curious why you didn’t tarp the roof to keep the rain out?

[@Schoolhousehomestead]

We did, that video was taken while it was off right before the tarp

[@Kimella777]

❤😊❤😊

[@cassie.minimalist]

Do you know the size of the school? :D It looks soooo big! :)

[@sharronlogan8397]

Where is this located in Indiana? Hobbs, Indiana???

[@San-vg4tu]

Un espace immense pour une chambre et un prit espace pour 3 petites chambres pour les enfants ?

[@margiecraig6077]

Let's see a new video please

[@Schoolhousehomestead]

Working on one now! Just have been working a lot at the school at night too and it cuts into editing time. :)

[@Mlo-tn9yr]

Did you have any relatives that went to this school?

[@Schoolhousehomestead]

We didn't! It closed in 1936 as a school. But we did go to the elementary school that absorbed the students after this school closed!

[@MrJeep75]

Taking out original brick wall opens up big problems also can cause the whole building to collapse

[@MrJeep75]

Put the landary room in the basement

[@marlenalinne]

Nope. With all the space she has, put the laundry on the same level as the living quarters, preferably close to the bedrooms because that's where most of the dirty laundry happens.

[@MrJeep75]

Place don't have a original office

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Marvelous stuff!

[@busterbiloxi3833]

IPO wealth. Congratulations!