This Old Farmhouse | Saving & Restoring Original Wood Floors

[@carolynfulton4060]

I’m happy you found someone willing to do what it takes to repair your house. Yes Rachel, the Christmas tree. Four years ago we had some big renovations in our house-had to move most of our belongings out, and only got to move back in 5 days before Christmas! There’s a lot more to the story but I’ll leave it at that! Long story short-we moved back in enough to be comfortable, put up the Christmas tree, our kids arrived on the 23rd and we had a wonderful Christmas!

[@heatherrue2655]

Your sweet old house was telling you it needed help and you guys fixed her. She must be so happy❤ I can’t wait to see the reveal!

[@Still.In.Saigon]

Back then BALLOON Framing was the way to build a house. I would imagine This Old House would have jumped to film your rehab

[@maxkendall1298]

The house we had in Dunedin, NZ was one of the early houses built in the new colony. It was a balloon frame one. Utterly fabulous

[@forrestgump9576]

So happy you found professionals that are helping to fix and preserve your floors and house! A little bit of history is being saved😊

[@Masterclassonlife]

It's great to see you are getting the sag in the floor fixed correctly. Let us know how the grandkids enjoy the playroom.

[@jeanniewahine5443]

This was so interesting with easy to follow explanations. You both are excellent teachers; it takes a gift to do it, plus a generosity of spirit to bother doing so, thank you!

[@debraflowers5905]

How wonderful to find a crew that was able to find the issues with your floors and to get to take the sag out. Your home is so beautiful and the floors are going to just enhance the beauty! Thanks for sharing.

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

So cool to see the source of the floor problem! We had to jack up the floors in our 115 year old house, and Rachel brought me back to that moment when the plaster in the kitchen cracked and rattled down inside the walls. I panicked!😂

[@amladao]

Those pork chops looks delicious. Can you do a video comparing the breeds of pigs you’ve raised, and which is easier to raise, taste better, leaner and fatter? Also what cuts do you like and use, and the cuts you didn’t like?

[@ht6684]

Oh love these old homes. Our basement "collapsed" in the flood of 08, I'm in WI it was the one where houses were floating down the River. Anyway one wall came in the basement, we had the limestone walls too. So we got lucky and found a company that went wall by wall and jacked it up. They then put in a poured basement. We have cracks all over now as well, they still need to be fixed. Nothing is square in old homes but I wouldn't trade it for the new junk any day. 😊

[@shamancarmichael5305]

So glad they've figured things out and restoration can continue! Beautiful, functional floors for Christmas, your farmhouse will be so happy! 🎄

[@loripretti843]

I am sooo glad you found someone that could help you save your original floors!!! I know at least I think we have never seen your whole house!!! But I Absolutely Love your home!!! I can't wait to see the finished floors!!! I also wanted to tell you I have never seen potato pancakes made that way!!! I am definitely going to from now on I'm making mine that way!!! You guys have taught me so much!!! I really appreciate both of you!!! God Bless!!!

[@rosemaryroot8878]

OMG...that is absolutely hysterical!! I click on the video to see you pulling out "old man hairs" hahahaaaa. I do that to my husband of 38 years all the time. LOVE you guys.

[@vickihogan8207]

I guess I missed your surgery...I knew you were recuperating but didn't know what surgery. That may not have been shared publicly. If not, I apologize. Glad you are well. Those chops looks glorious!

[@leahdusenberry9765]

I must have missed that too I didn't even know you had surgery

[@brittaneepruitt3707]

She mentioned surgery but I don't think it was announced what was done

[@jeredasnyder2479]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Please to starting up “what’s for dinner videos” !!

[@SalLeeHolland]

Season's Greetings. I sent you a jar opener! You should have it at your POBox Friday Dec. 2nd. Enjoy and hope you like it!

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Oh no! I sent one too! Well, maybe they can have a giveaway with one of them. It looks like mine was delivered yesterday.

[@jeanniewahine5443]

Wow, that was generous and kind of you to do that!

[@2ponshomeplace132]

Great teachers. DIY Food, gardening, house repairs, animals, etc etc 😃

[@carlafawcett6494]

Hurray for keeping the original floors. Beautiful

[@heathermiddleton4958]

I vote for resuming what's for dinner. Loved that series.

[@1870s]

It's coming back soon, probably after the holidays when our house is back together.

[@debbiemusgrove676]

We moved into our first home on Christmas Eve. We went to a tree lot and we’re able to buy the best looking tree we have ever purchased for only one dollar. I am so happy that you were able to save your floors. I know it is going to turn out amazing. They will tell the story of a lifetime of happy memories.

[@Savannahleecrafts]

The timing you posted this video is perfect; we bought an 1860s house in PEI just over a year ago and the ground floor has some definite sagging, all towards the sides of rooms where the old radiators were. One room has a large gap between the floor and the baseboard. The basement is a dirt floor. We've had a few contractors in to look at it and give us estimates and ideas, but we haven't gotten to having it taken care of yet, with other more pressing work having had to be done. Hopefully next year! I'm pretty clueless about this kind of stuff so it was nice to see everything shown and explained.

[@DaynasJourney2023]

I didn't realize you had to have surgery. So happy to hear you are healing well! Hope it wasn't anything too serious. Our family sure does enjoy watching you guys!

[@mp-hc7uh]

So glad you found some good help. It is wonderful that you can save the original character of your house.

[@christinesroutines]

So interesting. My husband is a home builder and said that the house being built they way it was is called "Balloon framing" (from first to second floor). So the second story is held up on the edges by a ledger board instead of resting on a top plate like tradional building. Sounds like the advantages is less settling and disadvantages are that fire will spread more quickly unless you have a fire-stop built into the boards. We are excited to see the next video! Blessings on a quick turnaround for the completion!

[@lisalink6976]

I miss ‘what’s for dinner’. I always watched it when I was preparing ours. It would give me great idea and often made me think outside the ho’hum.

[@1870s]

It will be back probably first of the year once the holidays are over and our house is put back together

[@betsymeyers1976]

So happy you were able to sure up your flooring! I don't envy the mess it will leave behind! We don't have a very old home but we also really want to get rid of the wall to wall carpet. It's on the list as we slowly replace everything a 32 year old home needs. Can't wait for the reveal!

[@jenn6838]

Todd & Rachel, I'm so happy that you have repaired the floors to be SAFE! Oh my, that is a lot of deflection if your tv was shaking when walking through the room... The kind of framing you were describing is called balloon framing, instead of platform framing (as is more common now). I love your garden and kitchen videos, keep it up. It'll be exciting to see what you do next year with your year of rest for the garden.

[@Dee-rx1dn]

Very exciting update! And yes, please bring back what's for dinner!

[@1870s]

It's coming, once we get our house put back together.

[@donnawashburn1638]

Gotta love living in these old houses!! Our house was built in 1863 my in-laws bought it in 1963 my husband as 3yrs old. It’s built post and beam ! My in-laws sold it in 1978 and we bought it back in 1990 we’ve been here 32yrs and I wouldn’t live anywhere else! We live in the endless mountains of Pennsylvania!

[@carolynschmitt1413]

So happy that you are saving the floors. Interesting that is what you found. Our basement is almost like yours.

[@ShesInLosAngeles]

My husband refinished our 100 year old floors 30 years ago and they are still gorgeous

[@1958constance]

Your supper looks delicious. And Rachel I love the bowl that your cranberry relish is in. You guys are the best.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

This is so exciting! I’m glad you found some people that know what they are doing and are going to the source to fix it right. Although, I know that’s the way you guys do things and you wouldn’t have hired someone that wasn’t going to do it right. Those floors are going to be amazing!

[@SB_McCollum]

Sounds like you got a really good team for the repairs. Awesome.

[@zormier2002]

I had to get out 120yr old farm house jacked up too.

[@mylittleruralhomestead]

I'm excited to see the finished flooring and happy you were able to find someone willing to help.

[@cherylmoran5134]

Old houses are certainly an adventure, I can attest to that!

[@SweetBriarFarmMichigan]

Pork chops look delicious!

[@marilyncapehart663]

Hi Todd & Rachel I am happy that someone can take the time to do it Correctly and tell you about it., Enjoy you feel good new home because that’s what it will feel like 11-29-2022👍🏽

[@marym.2287]

It's called balloon framing when the wall studs span all floors. It's not great for fire supression - if a fire starts downstairs, it'll travel upstairs quickly thru the wall cavities. The framing more typically used now is called platform framing.

[@horticultureandhomes]

Good job with the floor and not covering it up with laminate flooring.

[@permieforlife]

Wow, such beautiful floors. How exciting!

[@Finnswife3]

A painful situation and expense but so worth the investment.

[@1870s]

We're thinking fixing the floors, and refinishing them may end up being cheaper than the laminate we originally planned to have put down.

[@bluegirl777]

Very fascinating to learn how the older homes were constructed in the basement and glad you are getting it fixed properly! Thanks for the update. :)

[@MiMom77]

My husband said he would recommend sistering the whole length for those beams. He’s in construction and happened to be watching with me. It’s looking so good!

[@danielcook3771]

God bless you and Wanda !

[@tdewtx]

I feel your pain on the out-of-whack and cracking. We have been waiting till we are 59.5 to get into our 401's to repair our foundation. We figure the foudation and plumbing repairs and wall repairs and patches we are looking at 50+k to get in shape.

[@ms.royahrens8777]

So very interesting-anxiously awaiting the finish!!

[@crystalshell3253]

I'm so glad that you are able to save those beautiful hardwood floors! I've been wandering about them. Actually thought I may have missed a video, but didn't know how as I look daily to see if you've posted one. I'm not one to comment very often, but truly love all that you share and your content.

[@nancyrasmussen2016]

Sounds like this company your using is a good one. They know there stuff it sounds like. Can't wait to see the finished project. Nancy from nebraska

[@judydrouhard2651]

WOW guys just WOW! 🥰

[@Imjetta7]

This was so interesting, thank you for sharing. I just love old houses.

[@permieforlife]

Cultured butter is da bomb

[@cherihabegger9856]

We have a house that was built in 1930 and in 2004 we had a 100 year flood. Our basement filled to the ceiling and of course the old river rock started to bow. We raised the house 39 inches and put a new basement under it. We still can see a few places where the plaster cracked or moved even though we repaired it all. Only we notice it, anyone else would never know. Good luck with all of this! It will look amazing when it is done.

[@emerytakacs7040]

Hopefully the floor guys have dust bags on all their sanders, big and small. Even still, make sure you cover everything, the walls and furniture and such with sheet plastic. Otherwise that fine dust will go everywhere. If done right, be very little dust. Looking good and once all the floors are sanded and sealed, it will really look nice...

[@1870s]

yes, they have a massive dust collection system. they collect it on purpose to make a slurry they run over the floors to fill any any holes / gaps.

[@sylviabradley7355]

Vermont Cultured Butter is the best as is Dan’s chive oil. I’m still making and eating the oil💥

[@sherrylynn4671]

Oh I am so happy for you that the floor can be saved! It's going to be so beautiful. Your home is beautiful and she deserves the respect and love you are showing her! It was fun to see you cooking in the kitchen again too.

[@hollynelson543]

Hi Todd and Rachel ❤

[@NanaSuze77]

It’s coming along nicely! Can’t wait to see the finished floors - I ❤ old hard wood floors!

[@denisebrady6858]

Loved it as we live in an older house too. We are the 2nd Owners & previous owner designed & had it built, Fabulous House & we have a huge deck looking at Moreton Island which is so gorgeous & Moreton Bay is protected by National Heritage so it is pristine water. Cheers Denise- Australia

[@brianczuhai8909]

Maybe you can do "This Old Homestead" episodes.

[@horselover1124]

Would love to have more eating dinner on the farmstead with you two. Also, most women pull long hairs from their hubby’s eye brows!

[@mariagarcia-po6kl]

Hi Rachel & Todd. The video is very interesting. I do enjoy home improvements. I watch them all the time. And I can not wait to see the full reveal. God Bless you both. And the old place. Take care. Mari'a. 👍👍👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😀😀😀😀😀😘😘😘😘

[@jerriscollins-ruth9019]

You'll love the natural wood floors. We did this too with our 1850 farmhouse. They tied the 230 in my dryer plug. Have fun.

[@onelittlemiracle241]

We use cheap straw cowboy hats (kid’s size for small dogs) rather than a cone of shame. Just cut a hole in the top and put it over their head. (My kids love it and it’s adorable!)

[@lynsmith2698]

So glad you guys found someone to save it. We have lots of that kind of character in our old place. Hahaha 🇨🇦🌷

[@citygirlhomestead]

my old house that was built in the 1800's the whole house had one piece of wood all the way up the sides too

[@AngiesPantry58]

So happy to hear you are doing better. Keeping ya in our prayers. 🤗💞

[@pamelastokes2964]

The crew you hired are doing fantastic job. Y'all really lucked up. I so proud for y'all. Dinner looked so good. Yum. I'm having chicken and rice, red pickled cabbage, and biscuits as I watch this. So good!

[@melissavisconti89]

I know this comment has nothing to do with the video however I'd like to Thank You Rachel for sharing your Granny Wyatt's pumpkin pie recipe! Holy Cow was that good I did it from scratch just as you do with using the pumpkins my son grew this year. And used the pie crust recipe as well. To say the least I will never ever buy pie crust or pumpkin pie again. My family thanks you as well 🥰

[@1870s]

So glad your family loved it ♥

[@jackienoel2864]

This is so interesting, it’s amazing the things that happen through the years, hidden. Like inside the walls, where windows are, people used them in old days to throw things away. I’m so glad you’re keeping your floors, they are beautiful! I love my hard woods

[@charlenecole1840]

So So exciting that you two are taking it back to the glory it was when new! Thanks for sharing the journey with us❤️

[@pjk1714]

So glad that the right group is restoring your investment. I'd monitor electric where stress fractures are happening before taking out and patching. It's the outlets close by that's the focus. Worm rot was our problem more than termites. We french drained and treated to avoid history from repeating in those areas.

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

I love those floors I’m so glade that its going to be refinished.

[@valinajames209]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful old home with us. It is such a great glimpse into the past.

[@bobwilliams5506]

I get a few wild ones in my left brow too. Good luck with the floors.

[@jeanniewahine5443]

I found that interaction to be so funny! I think people who regularly tweezers their brows forget how painful it is to pull out brow hair when you first start. He is such a good sport.

[@1870s]

Its worse when someone else does it to you

[@onThisJourney]

I know it has to feel good to be getting this taken care of now. Best wishes!

[@belieftransformation]

Wonderful vlog; thanks for sharing! That’s exciting that there’s progress for the floor restoration! We have to redo our hardwood floors that have been in for around 17 years. I’m looking forward to see how professionals sand the floors. Many blessings to your family 🤗💕🇨🇦

[@PureLace]

What an interesting video. 👌

[@jerriscollins-ruth9019]

Glad for you Rachel.

[@AnitraKass]

Very interesting.

[@Root_and_Fleurish_Farm]

Oh good I’m glad you got that done! That’s what we did too and it made a big difference!

[@carolynmoody9460]

So happy thing's are working out 👏👏 Blessings ❤️

[@kathischoonover5436]

My dog Skittles had to have bladder stone removal surgery. And now I have to feed her Hills Science Diet Urinary Care food.

[@melissagreen94]

My boyfriend is always telling me to quit pulling his Scottish heritage hairs 😂

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Ps. Supper looked great.

[@ChickaWoofRanch]

Your flooring looks very similar to ours. We started refinishing ours 1 room at a time a few years ago and we’ve got several more to go. We only had one buckling issue though and I was able to correct it myself. We are almost to the point of having all hardwood throughout the house. We can’t wait to get rid of the last bit of carpet. God bless!

[@hillarywright7965]

Your basement looks like mine. I have those metal support poles under my beams. Can't wait to see the finished floor. When your done you should think about spray foaming the rim joist. I just had it done. And it got rid of the drafts and made my house warmer. ( I was gonna do the whole ceiling but one professional told me if I had storage like canning jars in there not to do whole ceiling just joist. Said it would make the basement too cold and jars could freeze.

[@michelleatwell8580]

Todd, do you have a culinary background? You seem very comfortable in the kitchen.

[@1870s]

Yes, worked in restaurants for 7-8 years back when I was a young pup

[@26skogen]

Thanks for the update. Great progress!

[@mommamoore]

Yummy dinner!!! I can never get my potato cakes to come out like grandmas… maybe it’s the cast that got them so crispy for you. I’ll have to try that next time. Thanks for the update!!

[@brianczuhai8909]

The problem with balloon construction was fire. There is no horizontal piece (fire stop) in the frame to stop a first floor fire from reaching the 2nd floor. Maybe they can use a steel I-Beam after your floor is straightened. That will reduce the number of posts. Is the floor now cracking because of the posts? You might need footings under the permanent posts. You are blessed with the patina of real aged oak floors. Shiny or satin finish?? Did you fix the squeaks first?

[@1870s]

Satin finish. There will only be 2 posts when they're done.

[@dustinaustin7431]

That water damage Rachel mentioned, that almost looks like water damage from an old radiator or similar?

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

Wow thats good from the top it looked like it was going to be bad.

[@joeking8181]

Keep an eye on your roof it can leak from lifting the floor.

[@centraltexashomestead-mike4956]

Hi yawl, I found a few stores that sell the Vermont butter and we will give it a try. The Irish butter is real high in price. Great filming, the sizzling made me hungry. Good to see the floors making progress, looking forward to seeing them finish the floors. God Bless, Mike

[@glorialong7860]

Hi Tod you said that butter was getting high ,but you said you use Kary Gold,when you see on sale can it

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

I have a house build in 1959. The hardwood floors are linseed oiled. I'm thinking a professional will be doing mine come spring.

[@tracybruring7560]

this made me giggle. Does he know how many hairs we pluck out?

[@susieqmartin2746]

Would you want to soak the termite damage with glue to help stabilize the wood along with sistering the new wood to the damage wood???