Digging Out This Convents Basement

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[@rita1259-y5c]

I love the enthusiasm you exhibit when finding "treasure" to reuse. That shows your commitment to your building skills😊

[@THETASTERSTWINS]

I love that you save and reuse old material.

[@alyna264]

Hello Billy, I am from the Netherlands. Born in Texas and living with my Dutch husband in the Netherlands. We have been watching from the beginning. We didnt plan on getting addicted to your videos but we thoroughly enjoy them. Thank you for sharing your projects with us. We appreciate your work ethic. Neat, tidy and professional. ❤

[@JordanSF4]

I really respect your choice of music for these videos where you change up the tone and vibe. They really level up the enjoyment of a video.

[@nancyhenry3203]

😂😂😂 my current favorite: "Buy a convent, they said. It will be fun, they said." 😂😂😂

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Celebrating every discovery with you! Thank you for the video. Your work is appreciated.

[@juliehinkel608]

It seems the convent is determined to be beautiful again- it is even providing its own historic tiles!

[@kaye-q1k]

You take as much care at demolition as you do with restoration Billy. I love how you use everything that you can or pass it on to friends that can. Dad and Yanis are doing a wonderful job with the rock work.

[@BettyKoehler-zg5sv]

If there are any ghosts, you will find them in your creepy basement! 😱🤣. Tiles…another treasure found! Your mumblings were amusing, Billy! Smart move not staying there in the basement at night….alone!! Glad you passed the inspection…..knew you would!! Your work is perfection! Love from Pennsylvania 💕🌷🐻

[@ThePethericks]

Mumblings of a madman

[@MLiss0001]

@@ThePethericks 😄😄

[@catherinemushaw1956]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣💙 from Pennsylvania ​@@ThePethericks

[@michaelmanning5379]

Albeit it mine is a remote experience but as more work is done in the basement I feel it has become less eerie.

[@mspeachy3226]

Hahahahaha. You are too funny!

[@pamelablume1637]

The opening shot, the moody and mist shrouded convent , is beautiful. Keep on cracking on!

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

Loved it ❤❤❤❤❤

[@pamplant3610]

I love how you reuse found treasures. Keeps that Old World charm to these restored buildings. I absolutely hate when people take an old historic place and lose its charm and history trying to make it look modern and cold with no charm at all. Love you are trying to keep some of the original charm and history in this building.

[@catherinemoon3003]

A builder once told me that nice (clean, bright, heated) utility rooms paid for themselves is the form of happy tradesmen working there.

[@markstrahl8520]

Great discovery of the tiles. The convent has more discoveries to find. I’m so glad that you find new uses for them

[@65twiggy]

Love how you continue to find such treasures as you restore. It's as if the old gal has just been waiting for you to come along,and she's giving you a helping hand.

[@LoriMoore-x6h]

I love how you try and save and re-incorporate it right back into the building. I’m also watching from Pennsylvania USA.😊

[@Beeytress]

I couldn’t help but laugh out loud when you described your feelings about staying in the basement of the convent. The way you’re restoring it with such care and conscience is truly remarkable-it feels as though the spirits of the craftsmen who first worked on it are rejoicing in its revival. You, Yanis, and your team are a welcome sight, breathing new life into this place with such dedication and respect

[@judischarns4509]

It’s amazing how your projects take unusual turns as you get into them. And how often you find treasures in the process. It keeps things interesting. I think those basalt blocks make for a great finish on those stone surrounds.

[@rorystapleton2838]

Looked bleedin cold in that basement, Billy. Lovely to see Mick and Yannis working together. What great bunch of folks are you all...

[@naomimeyers84]

I appreciate your intros and your time spent setting up cameras and lights fitting your working space. I especially love your end of video chats and how you end your videos allowing you to connect with your audience. Even though its extra work and you want to focus on whats at hand, it shows how talented you are in so many areas, whether its from training or out of necessity, you get the job done and with an impecable sense of quality. Your channel is one of my absolute favorites when it comes to demolition, construction, and restoration. On a side note, maybe you can open the convent to overnight ghost stays when its ready? People might enjoy a spooky night spent in the basement just like in Bodmin. I know I would! :D Also, those window wells are looking fantastic and the stones lining the tops of them are beautiful! Thank you Billy for another fabulous video on a rainy day!

[@markstrahl8520]

I’m so glad Billy you are the steward of the convent. Mick and Yanis are doing an excellent job on window wells

[@chrystaltuckness5298]

Ha ha! My dog "sings" to harmonica music. While I was watching, he perked up and started howling as soon as he heard the music! 😂 So if you ever need a backup vocalist… I have so enjoyed watching the progress on the convent but I’ll have to rewatch this episode when he is not in the room so I can hear what you have to say! 😂😂

[@cynthiaratermann3286]

enjoing the harmonica too, fits the activity perfectly.

[@ThePethericks]

some dogs love the harmonica, i find it fascinating we have a little pug that does that same

[@nataliekamchevski8588]

@@ThePethericksmy pug loves signing too

[@rebeccafrancis8227]

Oh my gosh, I call that above and beyond!!! Billy, you are some kind of a dedicated worker!!

[@mavep2855]

Really great discovery Billy and I would not have the patience to clean all those tommets. Mick and Yanis did an amazing job on the window wells. 🇨🇦❤️

[@lindabryant4292]

That was quite a find! It will be fun to see what you do with them. 🧡

[@cherylwatts6459]

Oddly satisfying watch Billy clean tiles. Glad you have a plan to use them in that same room.😊

[@barbie5697]

Mick and Yanis have done an exemplary job on the window wells! The tommettes are lovely ❤ Don’t stay down there too late Billy! 👻👻👻

[@bethjordan8758]

It’s a small thing, but I really like the way you start with drone shot and music. Gives me time to set the closed captioning on my phone without missing anything. Thanks. Those are cool tiles !

[@zeenatbaer138]

I'm glad you're keeping the tiles 🎉

[@1woestekikker]

@@zeenatbaer138 MAYBE YOU CAN SELL THEM WITH A STAMP OF THE PETHERICKS 😃

[@kathleenorr9237]

Tiles are a great find, the convent keeps on giving

[@hollym-hopefilledhistory]

There is beauty and history to be found in every facet of the convent! It is so wonderful to see a new chapter of life being brought to such a wonderful building. Such a place is truly a symbol of life and hope and we cannot wait to see what life it will contiue to bring to this world. Amazing job as always Billy! Take care! May the Lord bless you and keep you; may He show you His favor and have mercy upon you; and may He watch over you and give you His peace. Numbers 6:24-6

[@Sisteryoda1440]

Was really waiting at the end for 👻 😮😂 It’s amazing what you find as you dig around. What a history that building has.

[@ThePethericks]

I should have dragged it out longer 😂

[@Sisteryoda1440]

@ No thanks - my imagination did just fine in the time allotted 😱😳😅

[@petemoss1951]

Tear down a wall and find a floor What a perfect video. Thank you.

[@kathrynimhoff344]

Mick and Yannis' stone window wells are beautiful.

[@carolnicholas7790]

Love, love, love your consideration in keeping old reusable items. Respect ♥️

[@YeahNa64]

A quick job of knocking down a couple of small walls turns into a long job but wow what an awesome discovery of the tomets 🤙🇦🇺

[@enduringhope6859]

" Buy a convent, they said " ❤️

[@Sisteryoda1440]

😂😂😂😂😂😮

[@gioiapharo7433]

Buy a Mucky Mansion some said Said …… probably Billy …… but then Stan & Sadie becomes the perfect fit

[@lizthompson4159]

A great find sure the ghosts appreciate all your hard work.

[@debradevine3949]

It is amazing what a variety of building materials you can came across thought this convent. !❤❤❤

[@BerylMatcham]

No matter how small ,every day there is progress 🎉

[@marymartin8855]

You're like a little boy with a little toy I watch you all the time I'm 74 years old I really enjoyed just watching you and your little buddy so now I'm watching you in the basement

[@JackFright]

Nice that you can re-use the tiles.

[@JnWmMatt]

A treasure trove of tiles.❤

[@janicemoler403]

Old tiles,,, great find. The old wooden door 🚪 to basement would look great on big black metal wheels, to slide back and forth ❤

[@paper2pencil]

"When it’s dark in a basement, who can hear you scream when you’re alone?" hmmmm.... I don’t blame you at all; I wouldn’t want to be there alone at night, either. I’ve had my fair share of experiences with ghosts and hauntings when I owned an 1887 Victorian house, so I would think that if you haven’t encountered any ghosts or spirits by now, they likely won’t bother you if they were there. I love your videos and never miss them. Thank you for sharing content that is both educational and entertaining!

[@jeanettesantarelli1795]

It is must more important to save what you can from the renovation of the convent. Those are the pieces and bits that will bring you more joy when it is completed and you can see them in situ.

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

I still say that basement is a perfect setting for Edgar Allen Poe's "A Cask of Amontillado". Have anyone you want to brick up in a wall? Perfectly creepy!

[@marciadoehrmann8227]

Billy you need to put more lights in that basement! Right now it's like being in a dark cavern.

[@vivienanderson603]

You don’t hang about Billy - only talking about digging up the floor yesterday and doing today. Crack on!

[@ansis86]

I’m curious about the chemistry of lime mortar and the way it degrades into basically just sand. If you wet it would it go hard again or has the lime component somehow disappeared over time? The tomettes are a fantastic discovery!

[@ThePethericks]

Dampness, it does something to its structure. I’m surprised the clay tiles haven’t degraded because when we dug out the kitchen floor we only saved about 20% of them the rest where crumbling and it wasn’t as damp

[@bradleyslightom6313]

One of my neighbors had bought his house because of the slate flooring, and they found a stack of precut replacemens in the old unused root cellar! Saved him the cost of replacing the already broken tiles, and the previous owner knew nothing about them! Those tile were broken for about 7 yrs, and he didnt know they had stockpiled the slate for future accidents!

[@MLiss0001]

MARCH!!! 😲 Oh me! Patience is a virtue! 🙏 What a lovely serendipitous surprise to get free tomettes to lay atop the insulated concrete floor in the hot water tank room in the basement!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Do you think that they'll clean up as beautifully as the ones Ryan took out of his renovation, and the ones Michael put down in his cottage? If so, I am swiftly becoming as big a fan of tomettes as y'all! Crack on!

[@ThePethericks]

Absolutely they should clean up beautifully!

[@MLiss0001]

@@ThePethericks Amazing! FANTASTIC!!! 😃👍👍👍

[@Carolbearce]

I don’t blame you for not wanting to be in that dark basement at night. Finding all those tometts is awesome. So many uses for them

[@phyllisracette1516]

Nice find!! I look forward to watching you use them for the floor!

[@genkidesu7niko715]

Great work as always. You have an uncanny knack for connecting to your audience. You must have grown up watching my favorite Englishman, David Attenborough. It’s a real talent.

[@stuborn-complaining-german]

I like how it was enough to hold the hammer in one hand to frighten that little wall into crumbling down...🤣

[@ThePethericks]

that’s because it was a Yanis hammer 😂

[@stuborn-complaining-german]

@@ThePethericks Oh yes, you don't want to mess with that one...😅

[@MLiss0001]

😅😅😅

[@MLiss0001]

@@ThePethericks 😅😅😅

[@MarlaHerrmann]

Brilliant camera work going to the basement . And I love that you try to recycle as much as you can, Billy

[@JLR1957]

Beautiful, misty opening scene ❤😊🇦🇺

[@leahallen2984]

Congratulations on passing the inspection to allow progress on AC, etc.

[@62Jodi]

Wonderful video Billy! Totally enjoyed it and definitely worth waiting for! ❤ I loved the beginning part! It sent chills down my spine! 😂😂😂

[@JaxonsDd007]

Can't wait to return and see all you busy bees have been up too.

[@MLiss0001]

The basalt caps really finish those surrounds beautifully!

[@scampbell3363]

Hey from Memphis. Well that brought back childhood memories. My brother and I were Dad’s laborers once we cleaned an exterior wall of bricks to be reused in an addition to our house. The mortar didn’t come off easily either.

[@edithallen238]

That looked like the fastest and easiest demolition (from the point of view of knocking down the “stone” walls) ever. You should maybe put in more light down there…. ‘Tis a dark and gloomy place - as all basements of really old buildings should be. I’ve loved the opening shots lately of the convent in the fog. Nice and moody.

[@ThePethericks]

slow cleaning off those tommettes but the rest will be easy

[@sweetsweetcandy3889]

Duncan needs to install some lights in the basement. It would be more comfortable for everyone when they go down there.

[@wandacasper5612]

Awesome fine, tiles. Proud for u. 😊

[@stevenbarnett2497]

Well done yannis and your dad billy they have done a brilliant job of the stonework outside. You’ve all done a brilliant job on the convent with everything you have done so far.

[@valeriemcclain9001]

The Convent just keeps on giving😂

[@smoothsilk47]

Love your daily videos Billy, & your brother, dad, Yanis etc. you’re so sensitive to doing the best job. All best, John in Monmouth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@lindagage7315]

Exciting to get that job done! Well done everyone

[@Cquoya]

Thank you Billie, Dad and Yannis!❤

[@DocTgo5]

💚get that heating done!

[@vansmom123]

Great find! A couple of over sized blue IKEA bags would be useful for moving those tiles around. Just saying. 😂

[@ThePethericks]

this is why smarter people should be in charge

[@margielynch7196]

@@ThePethericks😂😂😂😂❤

[@Smalfry47]

Lol

[@JashB99]

Look forward to seeing how you feature those beautiful tommetts - what a find❤ Great work by the out door masons - looks amazing. Thank you for sharing😊

[@juliequinlan6564]

Thanks guys 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💙💙💙

[@jongoodson5676]

Billy! Dad and Yanis are making great window boxes! That will keep lots of things out! As for the tiles, it doesn’t surprise me they made walls that way in a convent. As they years passed and money grew tighter the nuns were being resourceful! Great find either way because now you can be resourceful and carry on the tradition!

[@stephenpurcell2156]

The Harmonica music had me anticipating you bursting into a chorus of, “Oh bury me not on the lone prairie!”

[@JLR1957]

Great find, Billy ❤😊🇦🇺

[@mbuonato]

It’s great when you can recycle or preserve. Glad to see the 70s stuff being removed

[@SusieMonk-jh8tj]

Great find Billy ! They will be beautiful down in the cellar🙏🏻🙏🏻😉🩷

[@Robin-xr2tz]

I could watch Billy clean tiles all day long. But I kept thinking about him being down there alone SCARY

[@donalddodson7365]

Any speculation on the purpose(s) of these low walls? Enormous amount of effort with the little tometts? instead of bricks.

[@heidit8009]

I’m wondering if they were put in as a type of retaining wall.

[@claudialibis5962]

I’m wondering if they’re the original foundation of the building, and other owners wanted to preserve them.

[@angelinagalvez9031]

Thanks for the variety of content ❤ 👏👏 it keeps the channel interesting 😁

[@nicolinavincelli9369]

Really foggy there. Sometimes when you start a job and think you can do it quickly, it never happens. Thanks for sharing, till tomorrow.

[@debbieborden7245]

I would love to be able to go back in time when the convent was in full swing and the farm and gardens were in their prime and see how they used all the spaces. So interesting to know what those walls were used to divide

[@TheFiown]

The smaller tomettes are 18 th century.

[@ThePethericks]

Thanks 🙏 i was thinking exactly that over and over for 6 hours cleaning them 😅

[@Naqoi]

I wish Simon was there with his metal detector. There are probably lots of things to find down there.

[@heidit8009]

I think he’s already been in the basement with the metal detector…?

[@meganhall1306]

Ooooo spooky cellar Billy👻👻👻 you’re very brave xxx💕💕💕

[@RainboCatz]

Chipped or broken tiles can be used in areas where you may need smaller or cut ones, like around the edges, so don't throw them away.

[@Happydays-u1v]

In 15 years time u will look back at this, and if u are still sane !will be happy !!

[@brooke7464]

Saw this and immediately had to watch. Knew there had to be a basement somewhere

[@MLiss0001]

And a place Billy refuses to stay in alone after dark (no, neither would I)! Have you found the overnight recording videos of the strange sounds going on? Except for one, maybe two, it always sounds to me like workmen on the job. Fun videos!

[@brooke7464]

@MLiss0001 basements can be creepy but I think the Hospital hallways and the nun cells make me think of those evil nun movies..... so creepy

[@MLiss0001]

@@brooke7464 which I have deliberately NEVER watched! Ghost Adventures with Zak Bagans is more my cuppa tea.

[@Antiqueanalytics]

Great progress mates!

[@pegglover3244]

It is an amazing project! Tommets and all…

[@nelleg152]

Great find ❤

[@JudyCarter-kl7be]

I just love the way you use all you can from the original Convent. Those tiles are a great find and so beautiful. Will we see any more recordings set up in the night? I loved that even when nothing was on them. And any idea when Simon will be returning?

[@merrileeheard3889]

Great find Billy!👍

[@onemanwanders]

there is nothing in the basement during the nighttime that isn't there during the daytime

[@ThePethericks]

Other than some madman cleaning tomettes, i couldn’t get out of there quick enough this afternoon i was getting a vibe!

[@MLiss0001]

@@ThePethericks I hear that, Billy!!! The very first of your convent videos that I saw was where you were up on a ladder in the chapel, and I noticed, while you were speaking to the camera, the blue door (behind the alter), open wide all on its own, and no one came through! No one my eyes could see! LOL! YIKES!!

[@heidit8009]

How do we really know that?

[@juliekeys1880]

What a lucky find.lovely. 👍😘👋👋

[@diannegunn1243]

Doubtless those which seem scary after dark are in close proximity during the day watching you!!

[@loraoflahrity130]

Treasures abound 🥰 The basement definitely has a Boris Karloff vibe....😶‍🌫️

[@sixtenjohansson4246]

You didn't even have to dig to find treasure.. 😅 Those partitions came down so easily, it's almost like someone stacked them neatly for future use.. If there are broken ones maybe they can be used for a garden path. Love the spooky vibe. 😊