Historic 1837 Farmhouse Restoration

[@EmilFranken]

You did a great Job. Don't listen to those who complain. It turned out Really good. And with many preserved original details. and with a beautiful new extention

[@TechMan1900]

The newspaper wall you added back in is an incredible touch!

[@danda757]

Beautiful house. Thank you for sharing.

[@slyboots6917]

I have an 1830 Pennsylvania farm. I put an addition on also. Lovely job!!

[@deborahbeaulieu6740]

That was so much work. But it looks beautiful!

[@ralphstephan353]

Gorgeous!

[@jeanniealford4234]

Oh, my. How wonderful. Beautiful.

[@michaelgarcia2024]

Most families wouldn't save an old home like this but you guys did such a beautiful restoration and adition, that maybe others will now. Great narrating job too.

[@Country_Girl63]

D H res·to·ra·tion ˌrestəˈrāSH(ə)n/ noun 1. the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition. He modernized the home; what he did was a renovation, not a restoration! Every bit of history was destroyed!

[@dragoncrackers7660]

I disagree with a lot of these comments. What is the use in having a big old farmhouse on your property if nobody wants to live in it? Most of the time a new house gets built and the old one sits there and rots away for a few more years before they eventually decide to knock it down. Old houses are not fit for modern use. The layout is all wrong, tiny kitchens, bathrooms and laundry are stuck on wherever they could fit. So...when someone actually saves the original structure and incorporates it into their new home, I think that is very respectful to history. It usually does have to be changed to fit but at least some of it is saved and it gets put to use. I think the restoration part and the addition are beautiful.

[@nancywilliams7997]

Totally agree at least a lot of it was saved and is absolutely gorgeous.

[@alinerm246]

What a show! Stunning.

[@bonniekornfeld6662]

Hope you saved the hand print. Very cool!

[@flipppy83]

My parents are currently refurbishing their 1985 farmhouse in VA. Judging by the pictures the part they demolished looked to be a later addition that would not work with the plans they had. Luckily for my parents it's just them and my younger sister, and the house they have is plenty large enough, they are preserving as much of the originality as possible while installing modern conveniences, mainly energy efficient windows & appliances.

[@dianejarvis270]

Gorgeous! Beautifully restored and finished. Pity, though, that the fires aren't working. Can't you make them work again? A real fire in the living room would be so lovely. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@ginamaria2579]

BEAUTIFUL !

[@zeenaabdura2971]

Good job, but the best part would have been the restoration or rebuild of the fireplaces. A must. Center of every room.

[@nancywilliams7997]

AMEN!

[@msannabell1561]

I agree with some others here. Maybe it should have been called a remodel but if it is the way YOU and your family want it then that is what is important. I think it is

[@msannabell1561]

Beautiful

[@figgy7099]

why do all that work, and not get the fireplaces working.... what the hell

[@maggiesatterfield2402]

My thoughts exactly. Especially in the dining room and master bedroom.

[@carlsapartments8931]

for safety, possibly budget, to be safe they would have probably needed to be disassembled and rebuilt with some upgrades. I might have opted for gas inserts but original 170+ yr old chimneys likely had no separate flue/damper structure and maybe no room for an insert.

[@nancywilliams7997]

Do agree on this one.

[@tracy-dg3qq]

Another beauty saved but I'd definitely of kept fire places working

[@robertwoodpa6463]

Looks nice but should not have changed the window layout in the front.

[@oldhandyluke]

Robert Wood PA right original is always best

[@hallerrellah8123]

Very nice

[@SuzanneBaruch]

I agree with many of the comments, that this wasn't a true "restoration." So the wording should have been "update" or "rehab." But I also think that this is a HOME, not a museum, and the family living there wanted to be comfortable and live in this century. Having said that, I do think the front of the house would benefit from having period-correct shutters added. Not having shutters makes the windows look like tiny, squinty eyes.

[@browningbelgium2326]

Believe me, the house is a show piece now. The home was empty for lots of years. It was sad to go by it so many times without any life inside it knowing that families of many generations gone by grew up in it. I think, but don't quote me, the property was owned by the same family name until it was sold.

[@pauldisse1676]

When you put an addition on a very old house it’s kinda a hit or miss situation..most turn out as a miss. This on the other hand looks like a hit. Good job

[@giancolabird]

Too bad it was remodeled. Lost it's heritage

[@johnalfredcartago7396]

its really a great home ,,,

[@ariadams3290]

I was intrigued when I read the title; "restoration" but then I heard you say "demolish" and I knew right then you weren't going to preserve the house or the integrity of the original build. You should learn the history of a vintage home and go in with the mindset of preserving as much of the authenticity as possible, not putting a modern-day spin on it and completely destroying the architectural details and traditional style. Preserving history does not mean editing to make it more aesthetically pleasing or "bring it up to code" because there were no specific codes or criteria when it was built

[@sukochilee4770]

Looks like the owners could have just found a new house to get what they wanted rather then buy an historic home and destroy it

[@Country_Girl63]

That was not a true restoration. This was more a remodel.

[@michaelgarcia2024]

No one ever does, unless you want to get rid of the electricity, plumbing and bring back the well.

[@Country_Girl63]

D H you have no clue what the definition of restoration is!! You keep the historical architectural detail; the esthetics.

[@oldhandyluke]

D H no you can restore a house with most modern luxuries

[@thomassowell8593]

You had to do serious reconstruction, bracing, demolishing, rebuilding, reframing etc. Good job. You saved a New England antique. Don't listen to the nay sayers.

[@homerth1555]

So why did you destroy the back half of the house?

[@indrazable]

it looks spooky to me..& that well is still there,,reminds me of a horror movie 'the Ring' when they found a well underneet of the house.... oooooooh :)

[@margiemistretta8885]

Beautiful should've fixed the fireplaces

[@gSlover4reel]

After watching the 1760 CT house restoration, this one seemed less impressive.

[@Orlando_63s]

😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@JNeil1975]

I watched a video where a man in New York immaculately restored a farmhouse from the late 1600's. He didn't demolish anything in the house. Why was the back section of the house torn down and the fireplaces not restored? I would never destroy history.

[@browningbelgium2326]

The back was in bad shape from what I remember. The house sat empty for many years.

[@evelynbyrd4961]

Where is Dawsonville? Kentucky?

[@browningbelgium2326]

Georgia!

[@musclecars8127]

The rear of the house was the original house probably built in late 1700s so you tore the older house down

[@rebeccadavis7219]

remodel?

[@thevetflippers5002]

We've got something interesting as well! Go check out our Day 1 vid

[@susandavis6477]

Sheetrock is not part of an historical restoration !

[@sambeckham114]

Why would you tear that part off WHY??????

[@nancywilliams7997]

Apparently it was in bad disrepair.

[@browningbelgium2326]

The house sat empty for many years and the back was in bad shape.

[@aljazhusak1360]

Did he say president Reagan was inside the front porch? 04:41

[@melissacollier4553]

What state??

[@sukochilee4770]

There's a Dawsonville in the North Georgia Mountains.

[@browningbelgium2326]

@@sukochilee4770 That's where it sits.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Given the original house was a ballon frame did you take the liberty while you had the walls open to put fire stops in?

[@ethan.000]

This is horrible. It’s shame that you demolished the back half.

[@browningbelgium2326]

It was in bad shape. The house sat empty for many years.

[@morningglory3323]

Whats the point just start from scratch your not saving anything its different if you where fixing what is there your not restoring anything! All that money spent for nothing. just buy A new house.

[@willow9530]

ruined it....