Our First Home Has No Kitchen… But We Love It!

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[@benjy1000000]

Okay I actually love that kitchen. An updated version with birch ply doors and panels would look great

[@ngodongbach473]

me too, i would keep it as is with the vintage apliances

[@RussSchoonmaker]

I like the cabinets, they have that mid-century look that that many people want, but you can’t buy anymore. But those countertops and appliances have got to go!

[@Scophet]

There's nothing like the peace of mind from chaining a glass door shut. Congratulations on the home.

[@lethargicmotorsport2025]

Or a lever type deadbolt on a glass door . I see that all the time.

[@adriansams6066]

Scott and Jess, in 40yrs time you will fondly remember your first house, sitting on the lounge floor eating Marmite and cheese sandwiches with no furniture at all.. Tell your children that and they won't believe you... Good luck and the house has great potential..

[@ChuckFarlieSeesAll]

Congratulations. This is going to be the best future episodes ever. Renovating your own home. Mazel tov.

[@fb3rasp]

Scott, Congratulations! You have to share your first lawn mowing experience! :-)

[@gidesign7597]

Excited to see you line the garage and make up benches and storage 🤩

[@mrbungle7586]

A shitter maybe, but the garage. That's all you need. The tiles on the kitchen bench tops look the same as my old kitchen. Timber walls, what else could you ask for. I know a good chippy if your looking at renovating. Cheers

[@Danny-vx1wc]

Congratulations on the house guys. You will make it your own in time. I’ve been doing mine up for two years here in the uk with a loft extension and rear kitchen dinner and various internal upgrades. Keep your energies high as well as your sprits to get it over the line. Good luck to your both

[@ruebenglab4939]

If I wasn’t already subscribed. This would have made me hit that sub button. Very happy you guys got a garage.. with a house!

[@sappernz]

Great stuff , Scott. So happy for you both

[@adampease]

congrats on the new house! Happy for you both

[@a.g8517]

buy an Ozone Generator to destroy any insects and Cigarette smells in house. Very useful thing to have for old houses. Congrats for new house. Boston USA

[@GabrielIonescuisro]

I'm really excited like I bought my own house and I'm sure every one of your followers feel the same :) the renovation progress will be very watched since it's your own house, i imagine you will do nice work.

[@Bydl0k]

I also bought a house recently. In Scotland. Its like watching myself

[@iainarthur7713]

Scott: "It's an old house - 1960" Me in my first house : "not too old it's about 1880"

[@robibautista3806]

I have a feeling that Scott will be buying the Makita cordless mower.

[@ToraKwai]

get gaston to send you one of those mega saws for the garden clearance!

[@713Don3rdCoast]

So happy for you Scott! Couldn’t have happened to a better family. Wishing you and yours all the best. Happy holidays brother!

[@johnsometimeswrong8742]

Why were you fitting a door Chain i thought N.Z. was safe, i have never seen one where i live (ireland)

[@dannyboy536]

Let's raise some funds for guest appearances from Paerau et al.

[@vincentnofx]

I'm jealous. I need to leave the city.

[@whitacrebespoke]

Conservatory looks like a lean to greenhouse

[@mydv9305txdied]

Oh, and why can't you use the fireplace?

[@ScibyTravels]

... so much brown...

[@paulgreene9997]

This looks like a perfect project house for a professional builder - I'm sure you'll turn it into your own personal little paradise. 😁

[@surajdesilva4554]

Scott, I think I am speaking for all of us here--We are happy for you guys. Congratulations. I am sure in time, this house will be made in to a really nice place. BTW, I like the garage. A two car garage - that is the deal. Can you lift the roof of the garage by adding some spacer on top of the walls. Some more head space would mean more storage and airiness

[@samwebb585]

There are three things I love about your videos, Scott - firstly, you film content I'm really interested in, secondly, I love your Kiwi accents, and thirdly, the NONEXISTENCE of the fourth wall makes for some comedy gold.

[@dylanplivelich6779]

Can't wait to see the progress you and Jess end up making!!

[@JohannJVR]

"No one's getting in there Jess", literally 17 seconds later Jess manages to break into her own home. Very much looking forward to this series Scott!, cheers from Cape Town, S.A.

[@chrisestill8825]

Jess watches Lock Picking Lawyer

[@eraser465]

What's Cape Town like these days, haven't been to SA for over 20 years. Lived in Bellville.

[@JohannJVR]

@@eraser465 ahh fantastic!, i'm not to far away from Bellville. Cape Town is still a beautiful place to be, it still has it's problems like high crime/murder rate and the entire S.A is still experiencing load shedding(rolling blackouts) due to corruption and mismanagement of Eskom, other that that, S.A has a 34.9% unemployment rate, very little tax payers and corruption throughout all the sectors, people are surviving but one thing about the good old Cape, it is still D.A run, our people have a positive outlook and we are resilient, Table Mountain keeps guard over all of us as the South easter wind tries to blow us all away. Keep well Mark.

[@Cameronsutubes]

At least she didnt kick the door in and take your tools down to cash convertors , for some sweet cash for meth

[@galvanizedgnome]

Did he just scan a code to go in a hardware store. 1000% eff that place. Obviously not about public health. NWO

[@tidebounce9149]

Congratulations - That last bit was Hilarious :) Can't wait to see how you and Jess transform your new home.

[@niallcahill76]

Dope. As someone who lived in New Zealand for 3 years and just moved back to Ireland, your videos make me so happy seeing your beautiful country. God I miss the lifestyle :')

[@chefsteven34]

Congratulations Jess & Scott Welcome Home!The look on Scott’s face as he was talking about the garage, Priceless! This is going to be a great journey to watch as this house becomes a workshop & a home.

[@mick_0359]

Absolutely the right place to choose to live Scott...it’s a beautiful part of the South Island that is still relatively still affordable with massive potential...I particularly love Mapua near the wharf which isn’t to far from where you guys are....well done on making the leap into home ownership and a person with your building and carpentry skills I’m sure it will be the first of many that you guys will own if you so choose to go down that route....also the land size is perfect that’s where the value is....

[@Aepek]

Im glad I’m not only one who washes the ceilings, walls, etc…with a mop, like, why not as just a big rag on a stick, lol. Also makes it easier. Smoke smell almost gone, and priming and painting helped SO MUCH! along with ripping carpet out and doing all new Floors Got my house in January, and move in day was yesterday, and finished most of remodel on 10 Dec 2021. Still have a bathroom and ceiling to do (cracked ceiling, so…….:and the bathroom shower has cracking grout, even around drain. Gotta love remodeling; Fun fun fun.

[@jamaxit]

Even more terrifying is if some future viewer says “I can’t believe they got rid of any of that incredible classic 70s style”. That’s when you know society has fallen to an all time low 😝

[@lunhil12]

All it's missing is purple shag carpeting. Congratulations, gotta love that workshop space.

[@dingbatt]

You do realise that a builder’s own home never gets ‘finished’ until you are ready to sell it, right?

[@philipkerr5406]

Really happy for you guys! I bought my first house last year as a renovation project. It was very like you're house. Our saying was it's a s**thole but it's our s**thole. Congratulations on getting there Scott and Jess. Phil from Northern Ireland.

[@wimroelse]

Jess is hilarious. I had a good laugh 😂. Can she make more appearances?

[@zakkbranks6489]

What a great start to a new adventure! Well done Scott and Jess - hoping to buy my first property soon too *fingers crossed* Just a video idea, I know it would be off the topic but what about telling us (viewers) of how you and Jess met, and how you guys have progressed through - I know you have touched on it briefly but in detail would be pretty awesome Anyways, good luck with the renovations, many tears and laughs ahead! Happy 2022 and Merry Christmas

[@myfathersson7]

Hope you read this comment, Scott. My wife and I have been in our house since 1976 and have renovated twice. Both times using the open concept. Don't do that!!! We have no private (soundproof) space to be alone when the other is making necessary noise (yelling at a friend over the phone). You and Jess need to claim your own space within the house that can be closed off for that privacy. 51 years of marriage. You'd think we would have figured that out. Anyway, looking forward to following your remodel adventure.

[@AlexRides808]

That's what the garage is for. Man Cave.

[@simplydad2015]

Good advice.

[@KermyGermy]

I third that.

[@ohasis8331]

Yep, doesn't matter how much you like/respect/love someone, there are times when you just wanna throttle them.

[@roadie3124]

Only 39 years of marriage here. You are so right. Private space is important. My wife and I had our own offices in our previous house, but we share one now. It's a big room, so there's plenty of space. We have our own desks and computers. It's at the top of our house, overlooking Port Stephens (NSW, Oz) and the Pacific Ocean. But ...

[@garethhope1]

I bloody love this channel and can’t wait to see the progress. Good luck in your new Home 👍🏻

[@dalstroka]

Love the glow in your "house-owner"-eyes! :D Truly happy. So...merry xmas!

[@JoshyEnglish]

Congratulations to you both on the house 🍾 🎉 I can't help but agree with what Jess said regarding the house being "a shitter, but your shitter". I was born in London and have lived here all my life so will have to make a similar switch to afford a place of my own🤷🏼‍♂️ I can't wait to see what you both do to the place, but I know I'll be here watching every step along the way.😁👍🏼

[@ceterfo]

So the real reason you guys move finally comes to light. you guys have a very special relationship. "We should move next to the peanut butter factory!" "Ooooouuuoo yeah"

[@duaneverreault1765]

This has got to be the most wholesome thing I’ve seen in ages. I’m so excited to see where this goes. Make sure you keep Jess in the videos, her dry sarcastic feedback is the best!!

[@tailslondon1210]

As always a great video. If you struggle to get rid of the smoke or any other persistent smell I highly recommend what the used car dealers do and buy a small ozone generator. Set it running and leave it alone for an hour and you’ll be amazed at how effective it is. I’ve got rid of dog and cigar smoke smell in 20 minutes, that 3 deep washes had failed to shift.

[@mikeciccale9978]

I love the new house! It seems like a great size, and a good sized garage. Can't wait to see what you guys do with the place.

[@Kennybobennyable]

Congrats guys! So excited to see all the future projects and how the house changes over time. Cheers, from Canada!

[@hutchmusician]

‘It’s an old house… built in 1962…’ As I sit in my 1840s Yorkshire stone through terrace. Perspectives eh?

[@learningcoach1]

Awesome House !!!!!! because it means a new beginning , its also great seeing the two of you enjoying - SMOKO TIME! Love that! i cant wait to see what you do with the new place Its gonna be awesome!!!!!!!

[@MichaelBransonCoach]

Congratulations! An ozone generator will get rid of the smoke smells. They're pretty cheap for one with a big enough output for for a house. It'd need to be left on for a few hours with everything closed, then turn it off and air out the house before entering as it's dangerous to breathe in. Used one on my second hand car that absolutely reeked. Took about 3 x 2 hour runs and a follow up vacuum and you can't notice the smell.

[@Rover6491]

scott & jess you guys are awsome, really looking forward to the series and seeing what you guys do with the business in the future. thanks for the videos guys from Essex, England!

[@anthonybrown3028]

Looking forward to more videos featuring jess. Everyone needs a jess in their life.

[@Spangocico]

Joined Patreon to show some love for the house purchase. thanks for the 3 years worth of great content.

[@keithronson2624]

Scoot & Jess. Congratulations! A real project but so much potential. And a, what will be amazing garden. It will all take time but it will be worth it. And, yes Scott, as you say it is a good to 'live in' an old house to find all those hidden aspects. Also, here in the UK it is a considered worthwhile trying to live a year to monitor how the natural light changes in the property. Very different in summer and winter. Stay safe. And you will make it YOUR HOME! Together.

[@DaveDoesCarpentry]

I'm super excited to watch your Journey as you completely renovate this house! I'm going to be rewatching this video in the future to remember how it use to look like!

[@michelquach7525]

Congratulations to both of you, looking forward to see this journey!

[@johannes.f.r.]

Maybe Makita can send you some gardening tools to show us. All the best with the property. Loads of work, but a space to call your own is a good motivator.

[@joshbarram5763]

Seriously living vicariously through you! Congrats on the garage ...and house! I'm awfully jealous from my little townhouse. My garage (crawlspace) is only 4ft tall so yours looks like plenty of headroom. I guess I can't complain too much, it fits a table saw (just need to kneel)! Cheers from Colorado, more content please. :)

[@vulander23]

If only you knew a guy who can renovate, build and fix houses

[@TheVelluch]

buying a fixer upper was the right move. you have the skills to make it exactly the way you want and it will give you content that we can all enjoy watching.

[@benjaminsagau]

If you want to remove the smell of smoke,you need to paint the first coat with special paint.Otherwise the smell and the yellow color will pass trough the normal paint,even with multiple coats,and you will just waste energy,painting over and over.Dont ask me how I found this out.😃 Is south called “Up” Like:I moved up in Nelson from down in Auckland? That is so counterintuitive with European mindset.Haha

[@Shay.e38]

nelson is south of Auckland. they moved down to Auckland.

[@nix123ism]

Really great to see your "new" house at long last, and that garage I bet sold the house for Scott....am in the middle of renovating a unit and living in it at the same time, the garage you have will come in very handy for storing materials etc as you work, only wish I had somewhere like that as it's a real pain having to move belongings as I work. Your setup there will make life so much easier than my situation.... the house looks like it has great potential and is probably the perfect type of house for you 2. Really interested to see what you do to it. I was guessing either Nelson or CHCH for your move, Nelson would have been my pick and I wish you guys all the best with your project

[@charlesbirchett7059]

I found your channel years ago, and for some reason I wasn’t subscribed or got unsubscribed-anyway, I got lost and I searched and searched because I couldn’t remember your name. But atlas! I have found you, again, old friend. 🙂🙂

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Haha welcome back

[@sowbirasmujo]

Can’t wait to see a ton of exciting episodes about your house renovation! ❤️ Great to see more of Jess in your videos too.

[@sportflyer]

Ha ha! Jess is a total star. You need to re-name the channel :O)

[@johnn1449]

It's a shame the garage doesn't come with a pre-existing Gaston. Luckily, you can likely bring your own.

[@jorgenfischer]

or Pavel, but i guess they come arround too

[@kentchamberlain4952]

Get an asbestos survey done mate. At least take a whole heap of samples and send them off. Doing up similar age houses in Wellington and asbestos keeps turning up in the most un thought of places. Last thing that you want to do is peel something back and find out afterwards.

[@migo-migo9503]

Awesome new space, so much potential. That garage is sweet, can't wait to see what you do with that space. I personally like the overgrown look of the yard, I'd keep it if it was my yard haha. Good luck with all the work, I'm excited for y'all!

[@SuperWayneyb]

Having to start all over again with no customer base etc and having to start building relationships with suppliers must be a little daunting congratulations on having the get up and go to get up and go for it folks 🤘😎🤘🇬🇧

[@patrickerskine9350]

Congratulations Jess and Scott. We are looking forward to watching the journey.

[@AlexandruGheorghiu]

Well, Makita will have to send you a lawn mower now.

[@Ricky-drip-go-woo]

Can't wait to see all the renos!! We just celebrated our 1 year of home ownership and went through that process from a 1974 house and redid everything so I'm very excited to see your journey

[@TheHandystanley]

You two are SOOO cute!!! Hopefully Richard, over at Finish Carpentry TV, can give you some ideas about that garage of yours...OH...I see that he posted below. Love your video's my friend.

[@bermsledt]

Gratzz on the new house. That amazing feeling you're gonna get that every "nail" you put into it is YOURS. Thats real nice. Again congratz and that backyard, 2 days tops.... 😁

[@brianh8801]

Garage/Shop/Man Cave potential is what I'd be looking forward to the most...just sayin'! Oh...and the backyard too!

[@garethblake3941]

Congratulations, to me looks like you are onto a winner with this property. Can't wait to see the renovations as they take place. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[@gonzo_vino]

Ha.. Moffat is actually really high quality and really expensive - used in most high end commercial kitchens in Australia and France. Maybe not yours though

[@snapsconstruction6039]

Excited for you guys! The house looks like it would have solid bones! That’s all you need!

[@tippo5341]

Might be a bit of a shitter...but it's our shitter 😂😂😂😂😂😂 love Jess' honesty!!!! Look at it it a blank canvas of bad taste and outdated decorating...it hasn't left the 80's 🤪🤪 Looking forward to seeing the next 300 exciting episodes and the transformation of your shitter into a no doubt less of a shitter, but yours and Jess' less of a shitter ☺☺☺☺

[@soaunknown]

Scott: The house: I mean yeah it needs renovating (._.) The garden: Yeah it’s alright, needs some cleaning (._.) THE GARAGE: HELL YEAH BABY DOUBLE GARAGE (0_O) I’m really happy for you both! And I know what it means for a man to have his garage! All the best!

[@TheOneWhoMightBe]

Never get between a man and his shed. :D

[@SmallWonda]

Ha-ha, Jess! You're not in the Big City anymore! You're just like us - the place had to be washed top to bottom, carpet's cleaned or removed and everything painted before our sensitive dog would feel at home - he couldn't stand the cigarette & dog-stinks any more than we could! Congratulations on buying your First Home - a big step. I think a lot of viewers will be very interested to see a house from this period in almost-original condition - there are few homes in Britain (I'll guess) that look like this nowadays, but there are still plenty in NZ & across the ditch that look just like this - incredible really! I think you're right to grow into it - I'd say the same for the garden, too, even more so: - don't go mad ripping stuff out, because you don't know what it is or whether you'll like it. Unlike fixtures & fittings indoors, your garden takes years to establish, so what you could rip out or certainly cut down in 5-mins could have taken 30/40-years to get like that & when it's gone - it's GONE! Certainly do a little pruning & tidying, weeding's always good, but till you've been in a while (year!) you won't really know how it works & what eyesores it's hiding. The garage is such an asset - you won't know yourself! Just in time for Christmas! Have FUN! 🦘🐾👍

[@RegularVeteran]

I cannot wait to see what this house turns into over the next year!

[@rodericksingh6657]

Well done guys that’s awesome. Garage will be super handy!!! Looking forward to seeing more Reno’s on the place. Is Jess the new Richard or Piro?

[@couldabin]

Scott and Jess, congrats on your first "owned" house. I think you should try and recycle some of the stuff you plan to demolish or remove from your house. For example, the "conservatory" could, imho, easily serve as a bus shelter!

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

But it's your shitter. Looks like decent bones where you can really make something. Lovely separate garage perfect for a workshop. Pity it reeks of cigarette smoke. Will be very satisfying to work on your own house, although never fun to live in it while doing renovations. Spend the money to do it right - pick neutral colors, top-quality appliances so the wife will be happy. Nobody wants to cook on a Gourmet 2000. You chose a nice property.

[@regmac64]

My fellow cheddar and marmite eaters, I wish you all the best of luck in your new home. It's slightly sad that you couldn't do this in Auckland due to crazy property property prices. That seems to be a global disease at present. I look forward to seeing what I am sure will be a bright future for an you.

[@finntexbuild4809]

When you have a chance to be away from that house, rent Ana ozonator for few day and blast the house with that it will help a lot with cigarette smell. Then air it out for couple of hours, that much ozone is not healthy for humans or animals. I’ve done it many times. Looking forward to see how your house is coming along. Cheers from Dallas. 🇫🇮

[@RoqueL1]

Look mah I'm first to comment

[@larryproffitt4729]

Low and a little run done but I don't care it has a double garage. A quote 98 percent of men would say. Also, glad to be here at the start of your new journey and look forward to seeing all the changes you two will make. Congrats of the home.

[@rdmevX]

I love the New Zealand accent with the way you say moffat. Here we say mah-fet. But the way you say it sounds like more-fat. I like your way better! 🤪

[@HeyItsCodyAgain]

Man, the door handles are so high from the ground or ours are so low (I'm American). Good luck on the renovations, they never seem to stop for me D:

[@jamesbailand4311]

Build a North facing brick wall in the garden, and fit that conservatory to it and you've got yourself a great greenhouse.

[@jtw7777]

Do not remove the fireplace, upgrade it to a compliant one, Nelson winters a cold, and heat pumps are nothing like the feel of a fire. For some areas in Nelson, once you remove it cant be replaced in the future if you change your mind.

[@TheOffcut]

Double garage!!

[@DrakeBuilders]

Legend editing Brother, Do I need a passport to move from Auckland to Nelson Yet?

[@tomfirens1400]

Nothing beats your own shitter

[@huskiilove]

I'm smiling watching this. So happy for you guys and so excited to see you make it your home.

[@aaronalquiza9680]

This new house will be a content gold mine. And i will watch every goddamned episode you put up renovating it.