Uncovering Ridge Tile Damage: Drone's Eye View of Our Irish Farmhouse

[@sharonheron7559]

What an amazing sunrise! It reminds me of the carol, ‘Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings!’ Glorious!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

It certainly was amazing! The drone footage Ben captured and the ropey, on the mobile phone through the window, at the end was mine 😂 both still very beautiful though!

[@josedelagarzatamez561]

Golly! People do not understand that you are having to learn and research as you actually do the work. One can easily spend a week, or more researching joist installation. This is your journey - we're just here for the ride. Take the time you need to get jobs done. We have your backs! 😁

[@thecornerhouseproject]

You’re absolutely spot on, it takes a long time to get to a point where you feel you’ve learnt enough to have the confidence to start to attempt jobs. Thank you for your support, it really means a lot. ☺️

[@Marie-yx5ie]

Don't be so hard on yourselfs, stand back, stand back take a pat on the back.. I love kyle and Guy but they have had huge experience. They renovated I think either 1or 2 house's in London. They were fabulous when they finished.. As you said you are living in the renovation. Kyle and Guy built the Yurk so they can excape.. So it is very hard for you both, you are both doing a fantastic job, remember that. If you could afford to get the roof done, that such a very dangerous job. I got the walls insulated on the my 3 bedroom semi-detached house and it took the guy's hours to put up and take down the scaffolding 🙈🙈

[@lavignemorte]

How stunning is that opening shot!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you! Yeah it is soo beautiful around here…it’s great to have the drone because you see the land so differently than you can from the ground.

[@neutonrenda2303]

You've done a huge amount in a short time, getting it all waterproof and dry is a great way to be ready for the next phase. Once it dries out properly it will make a huge difference. You must also make sure to make it a beautiful first Xmas in your house, something you'll all remember.👍❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

When we look back, we have done so so much and we are so proud of ourselves. Thank you for saying so though. We think we are there for water proofing now. The front door could do with a little extra to stop the river underneath in heavy rain, but that is about it now. The kitchen is so dry now it is incredible. We now have gas heaters and dehumidifiers running each day in the living room and hall and that is drying out each day, and Lukas' bedroom is drying out nicely thanks to the fire. It is getting slightly warmer in each room the more they dry out. Thank you again for watching and commenting :-) (4)

[@minisareus]

When you get the scaffold tower you might be able to get the ridge beam on the barn

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Yes, that will be a job for that. Really need to repair the gable first as a lot of the lime has been destroyed by the Ivy and it’s left the stones a little loose in places so once the weather is right I can get that repaired and then we’ll get on with the roof too.

[@kathryncooper7452]

Belated Happy birthday Dawn! You have beautiful sunrise/sets there. Hopefully your man can fix that roof soon. I get jittery every time I see the daylight coming in!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Awww thank you Kath, I had a nice day hoovering the rafters and getting rid of cobwebs and then we went for a meal. Ben had a birthday cake setup and the sang happy birthday.... I wanted to die and kill him at the same time. You are still a couple behind so I won't spoil the ridge tile update for you. Have a lovely Christmas.

[@kathryncooper7452]

@@thecornerhouseproject that's thoughtful of him, I would have been mortified. I was the same on turning 30, I hated it. 40 I didn't give a shit as I'd just had a baby 2 months before and was too exhausted to care. I hated turning 50, and I'm going to be 59 in about 3 weeks, and that is really crap!

[@debrachin273]

Greetings from Florida, Your living situation will change, it’s a learning curve but you will look back and see what an amazing job you both did. Just keep working hard you’ll get through it.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Good evening Debra, thank you for watching and commenting. Living conditions have improved since this video you have commented on, improved a lot really. The house still needs a load of working doing but bit by bit we are getting there. The learning curve was huge but now things are much easier having done so much variety in the 12 months of being here. We will certainly carry on until we are done. Thank you again Debra, have a nice evening :-)

[@debrachin273]

@@thecornerhouseproject I see that I’m very happy for both of you, I love your cats. I had 2 that looks like yours and their name was Mac and Cheese lol .

[@jeanhawken4482]

You have done an amazing amount of work and you appear so good tempered. I have to say my own renovations never highlighted a sunny disposition. Well done you.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you very much. We try to take everything in our stride as we do them, sometime we find things that are very frustrating though and we just want to stop, but it will still be there the day after so we carry on with a smile.

[@jameskyle380]

You're doing well. Multifuel stove in living room and new flue liner and sorted. Go 904 grade stainless as lasts longer if burning solid fuel. If not DIY installing the liner then pays to have installer fit the better quality 904 grade. Ridge tiles, could do with some reclaimed slates to repair cracked slates/ missing. Cut with stone disk in angle grinder or buy a genuine slate cutter. Need a hip iron for the bottom and use neat PVA adhesive on the slates and if summer moisten the backs of the ridge tiles and mix 3 of sharp sand 1 cement and plasticiser add mix to bed them onto mortar. Use rubber mallet to bed them in and spirit level to keep them even/ running true or string line. Not a bad job to do.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thanks so much for all the info James. We will be going with the 904 due to us wanting to use both wood and coal. Look out for another video already uploaded for an update on the ridge tiles. Thank you for watching, commenting and being so helpful with your info.

[@maeveskelly4686]

I watch Make Do Grow as well - they are a great couple, Kylie and Guy. Do your place at your own pace. If it were me, I would get the roof sorted as a priority as the rest of the house benefits immediately from that. Electricity and running water sets you up for everything else but as long as you are dried in without leaks, you can survive the winter. Good luck with your renovations. You can be proud of your progress so far so do take a break over Christmas.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you so much 😊 The roof is sorted for the time being and now keeping out the rain which is lovely, just need some insulation in the roof space of the other side of the house and we are good to go for the winter. We might just take that break over Christmas. Yeah we do like watching Guy and Kylie, they’re very good at explaining what they do and they make it very easy to understand.

[@kategreen-adarkcarnival6747]

Love the cinematic drone start to today's film (and the music)! I can see the two of you tackling that roof, but always careful too. Awesome how much you've achieved so far. You needed those few days off from all the heavy work. Kxx

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thanks…there’s so much beauty to see around here, it’s quite easy for Ben to not have to fly too far from the house lol oh yes! It was quite nice to have a few days off the heavy stuff, made a change xx

[@Cuernavacachica02]

Another cool video, Dawn and Ben! I’m glad you’ve gotten to a point of balance where you can do some small jobs between the big jobs. Sometimes it makes us crazy when we want to go full speed ahead, but our bodies and our mental health really do need downtime even if we have to continue to work!!! Love it!!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you! ☺️ Oh yes it’s lovely to have the pressure of the getting the floors done off our shoulders…life has gotten a little bit lighter! It’s been lovely to tackle the smaller jobs that we’ve put off while we were doing the floors.

[@lynnfoley4444]

💚💚💚 Your opening shot Absolutely Beautiful 😍

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you! Drones are great for seeing what you can’t from the ground! ❤️

[@dishmurphy6539]

Not at all. Anyone who thinks you should’ve done more in 5 months doesn’t have experience doing extensive remodeling/rebuilding old structures. The one thing you’re guaranteed is that you will find many surprises and your schedule will have to deal with multiple curve balls. You both have done so much. I’m absolutely impressed. I would have addressed the roof on day one for fear that my work securing everything below might be compromised. Buy you both have made great decisions. Your instincts & research has done you well. Hold your heads high. Good to have the scaffolding for future work like the gutters. It’s not just the drone that goes blowing up on the ridge. Something’s are best delegated to experts. Not only can you hurt yourself, you can easily breathe more slate I’m interested to see if you’ll be buying your son a bed 😃. Take care. You’re awesome ✌️💚♥️🎄

[@thecornerhouseproject]

You’re right and our first curveball was having to replace the kitchen ceiling/bedroom floor as well as the living room side. We knew we would have to replace the living room side but didn’t know just how bad the kitchen was. Oh that and the vast amount of woodworm that was in the house, that was a huge problem and possibly still will be. We just have to hope that we’ve dried the house enough to have stopped it…but we shall see next year I suppose. 🫣😬 We’ve had the roof patched now in 3 places and so far so good. I’m sure in time it’s probably going to need either replacing or at the very least all the slates off to see what timber needs replacing and then slates back on that are good and new ones where needed. The scaffolding we’re really pleased with as it makes the guttering so much easier to deal with as the fascia needs replacing too. Definitely with the roof, I don’t think either of us are brave enough at the moment to be climbing that roof! 😂 Yep, managed to get him a bed from Facebook marketplace! Who knew pine double beds got sold so quickly! Every one I messaged had already gone, but I did eventually get one! 😮‍💨 ❤️

[@SerendipitySharon]

It's all coming together now, soon you will be embroidering pillowcases, sipping tea and delving into cottage industries. Ok, so little projects like finishing the roof and windows might take the winter... ;)

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Oh you spoilt the next video! Sooo many pillowcases done! 🤣 oops reality has come knocking….just a few little projects to finish first! 😉

[@clivecarser7356]

Get Sean to do the ridge tile repair and the bit of missing guttering, and while he's there get him to put chimney pot covers on to stop raining getting down. And if the smoke is coming in where the roof space is would lime plastering the chimney breast be a solution? You are both doing a fantastic job ,I am quite jealous. getting smaller jobs finished gives great satisfaction and keeps you motivated.!!!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Spoiler alert….Sean came to our rescue again at the 11th hour and saved us from having to scale the roof! We have some scaffold now so we’ll be able to get the guttering done much more easily which is really nice! You’re absolutely right with the smaller jobs, it’s been nice to get some of those done and it does give you a little boost doesn’t it?

[@clivecarser7356]

@@thecornerhouseproject 👍👍👍👍

[@Ragnar8504]

I think for a proper fix you'd need to get the plaster on the inside of the flue, the most basic form of a liner. I've seen professionals do it on smaller flues (about 150x150 mm) by lowering a rope through the flue, tying an old foam mattress to the rope and pulling that up while pouring plaster slurry down the flue from the roof. Probably won't work too well with a large flue for an open fireplace though.

[@WildBoreWoodWind]

When you've finished renovating,, you can flog them onto someone else, who like you, we be glad to have them.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Spot on! I think that’s what we will do. We are very glad of having them and looking forward to putting them to use for the guttering soonish.

[@kaye-q1k]

Glad you are going to get the leaking fixed. Glad you’re going to slow down a bit.you can use plexiglass and foam tubing to make storm windows to fit over your windows and keep the heat in wind out.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

What a great idea with the foam tubing! Wouldn’t have thought of that in place of the magnets. Someone else has suggested foam board insulation cut to size as well. This is the amazing thing about KZbin…there are so many people with ideas that would never have thought of! Soo thank you for that! 😘

[@neutonrenda2303]

I'm a year ahead of you Dawn, 52 in February.👍

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Shhhhh, don't mention 52, she is just getting used to turning 51 lol. I will be the big 50, but it is just another day. Thanks again for commenting (2) :-)

[@andie1769]

Beautiful drone footage. Glad you got that roof sorted, it’s the big things that affect the whole house that contributes to the chaos. It’s getting close to the stage where you can work on one room at a time, & close off others for storage. That way can complete a room (or almost complete it) then move to the next. Takes a bit of strategising, but it’s a thought. And a whiteboard might help too! I watch Make do Grow as well, if there’s ever a world wide lime shortage, we know why! Cheers to you - doing a great job! 😊

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you! I love that idea of a whiteboard, not sure Ben would go for that lol but I love a bit of written down organisation I think it’s the key to keeping your brain uncluttered! Also you’re thinking along the same lines as us with having the one room for storage whilst a room at a time gets sorted. I think the living room will become the storage and working room over winter as the kitchen is the one we gravitate towards being in the most, so once we get some normality in our ‘bedroom’ upstairs I think the kitchen will be tackled first… ooh after we’ve got the shower indoors in the bathroom! 🤣 Haha you’re absolutely right with make do grow with the lime shortage! Do love watching how methodical and organised they are though! That’s what I aspire to! Thank you and cheers to you for commenting too! 😘

[@johnoneill5812]

I think you have made tremendous progress especially considering the condition of the house and outbuildings when you arrived. I share your discomfort with working on the roof of a two story house, particularly considering the ceiling height and pitch of the roof so I'm glad to hear that you have someone coming to make the repairs. Having a caravan on-site to live in and an off-site storage unit for your belongings would have been ideal. (Hindsight always has perfect vision.) When the roof is completey water tight and your electricity is connected you will really be able to move forward. Always remember that you have a couple of thousand on-line friends cheering you on.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww we loved the “couple of thousand on-line friends cheering you on” it made us very happy to think of it like that! So thank you for saying that! 😘 Yeah a caravan and storage we did think about but wanted to use whatever money we have on the house, but definitely in hindsight it would have made ours lives a bit easier just not having to shift things around and tidy up everyday. Living in it does also make you hesitant to kick up loads of dust too so jobs get put off! Haha. I’m sure next year we will be much better organised and have more of a system going though. Oh yes we’re very glad to get a message from Sean saying he would come and do the roof! It wasn’t something we were looking forward to…it’s quite a long way up! I would have liked a go at doing the tiles if the house was 10ft lower! Haha

[@jmck6320]

Flash back to the "interesting " evening with our oldest fireplace :) such an amount of work in such a short time.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you! Interesting evening? Sounds very intriguing 🧐

[@jmck6320]

@thecornerhouseproject aye. Smoke coming down from the loft and hot spots on the walls. Adrenalin packed evening!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Oh no! Sounds scary! The delights of open fires eh?!

[@neutonrenda2303]

The scaffold will be a good idea considering that your house is a two story, but it will also be a game changer for when you start working on the outbuildings. Working with stone on a trestle or ladder won't be easy and I think you'll realize just how much you needed it when that happens.👍

[@thecornerhouseproject]

We are really pleased with the scaffold and have seen how to put it up and use it, so to speak. It can be three short towers, or 2/1 or just one 3 high, so we should have it covered no matter the job. The trestles are really good and fast to use but not for the higher stuff. Being the non aluminium type though, we will both look like body builders soon hahaha. A perfect 5 out of 5 for your comments. Thank you as always. :-)

[@neutonrenda2303]

I absolutely love what you guys are doing, and I love listening to both of your chatter, so please don't ever hesitate to post it. ❤

[@peterdowden7694]

You might reconsider putting up temporary plywood ceilings... it will be not much easier than putting up permanent ones... I reckon insulate then line tne ceilings, they won't perform correctly until the roof is fully replaced with a moisture barrier and all that but you could probably wing it a bit. You would need good advice on what sort of insulation could withstand a bit of damp for a year or two before the roof gets done, maybe wool but I have no expertise on that matter. Keep up the great work, you are inspiring us all.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Wow, it’s like you have seen into the future Peter, keep an eye out in the next day or so 😉 ☺️

[@simonworthington3330]

Wow your cracking up on the roof. Yes i would not fancy been up on the roof. Safety first if up there and not sliding off it. There was an item for painting over cracks like a clear silicone that repelled water and put on via brush on a clean surface. I do love the topless model with Ben leaning on. Onward and upwards.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

No, we didn’t either and luckily Sean (builder) did get in touch so we didn’t have to go up! Yay!🥳

[@davidstoddard9160]

You need access to what is called a bucket truck, that has a lift that you can raise yourself up to replace the tiles that can be replaced without walking on the tiles, The other way, that would do well too is hook a wooden ladder, over the ridge, that way your body weight is not on each tile

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hi David, we had a roofer come and do it for us in the end which pleased us we weren't keen on being up there lol. He used the wooden ladder over the ridge, which I thought was a great idea! Thank you for comment and tips 😀 😊 Maybe one day we'll get brave enough to be up there and use your suggestions.

[@jaymurtagh]

Good decision to buy scaffold, as you said you will need it for many more projects. I loved the smirk when " delivered" was mentioned . Yeah some companies do take the perverbial when it comes to delivery times. 🙄. Those hip beams will unfortunately need replacing too by the looks of it . Once you get, the roof and guttering sorted those walls will begin to dry out properly. You will get there with time and finances off course. Hope your plaster is lime based , be a lot easier for you. They hopefully just put the wrong paint on over it. Your both doing an amazing job there . Hope, you get the place winterized . I really don't know how you are doing it. I admire your work and determination to get things done.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Yeah I think it was definitely worth it buying it. It means it’s here to hand when we do need it and we go at our pace too rather than trying to rush a job for the hire period ending. Hmm, yes with the delivery, but the main thing is….it did arrive 😂 Yeah the hip beams aren’t in the best of health, so that’s another job for some nicer weather. Guttering we will try and get sorted sooner rather than later too as it’s not only is it not helping the walls but we’re not collecting as much rain water as we probably could. Fingers crossed with the lime, the base layers are lime, it’s just that top coat in the living room side of the house, although I did watch a video the other day of a smallish slab of dried quick lime putty and it does actually look and sound very similar to what is on the walls here, so fingers crossed it is like you say and just the wrong paint was put over it. It fizzes when it goes in vinegar, so fingers crossed!🤞 Thank you for your always lovely comments and all of the advice, it’s very much appreciated. We definitely have determination in bucket loads, so hoping that keeps us powering through. 😘

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Interesting

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you 😊

[@anniedavis4569]

Beautiful sunsets don’t worry it will all be beautiful someday soon. Ye have done so much already. Just love to see the fire going

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Some really beautiful sunrises and sets here we love it. Thank you, I’m sure it will look beautiful again too. We are very thankful for the fire as well, it’s saved the room from being very cold lol it helps that it does look lovely too! ☺️

[@bwitched3810]

I absolutely love Your enthusiasm. !! Great job with the drone Dawn ..Eash week is more & more fascinating. Dawn love the chatting its like You have become an old & dear friend. .Love and Hugs from California .

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you Sandy, that’s really kind of you to say, I’m really glad that’s how it comes across, I find it easier like that rather than scripting anything. It’s just more natural then. I cannot, however, take any credit for the drone footage, that’s Ben. Although I would like to learn how to fly it just to see how much beauty is around me that I can’t get to. Love to you from us too!😘

[@tracybush8115]

This was a good catch-up, thank you. Don't feel bad about 51 Dawn - try 62 ugh, that's me. You're only as old as you feel - so the saying goes haha.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

That’s very true….well I feel about 80 at the moment! 🤣 seriously though….where does all the time go eh? It always feels like yesterday that you were a child doesn’t it?

[@micheledenise2305]

If I was there since it's a farmhouse I would change and put tin on it and I think u can buy tin that looks like tiles.. It would be a easier diy for u 😊

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Yes I think you can with tile looking tin and it does look quite effective doesn’t it? I would like slates though when the time comes that we can’t keep patching the roof up 😂

[@lavignemorte]

Personally for me I feel tin only works on the small single story longhouse cottages. Something that formally may of had thatch. With a turn of the of the century farmhouse (which incidentally looks exactly like the house I grew up in in Co Wexford) slate is more in‐keeping.

[@dorygeancunningham8027]

Really loved this video! I’m hoping Santa will bring me a drone for Christmas. Did the walls dry white after scraping? I grew up in a house with real plaster walls and I remember how cool they felt on a summers day…don’t know why watching you two talking about the walls brought that memory back, but it did. Didn’t know you fixed a caravan up, so you two have been doing this for a while. And what a beautiful sunset to close the video out with.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Ooh I hope you have hinted (heavily) to Santa for a drone! They did go white but we think it was more the dust than anything as that wipes off and then the greyish colour is present again. So we’re really not sure what is on the wall on whether maybe it is old mildew staining 🧐 They are quite cool in places… I must admit until moving here with all the cold and damp problems…I’d never really felt the walls of houses I’ve lived in but it’s become a must do now lol Yes we bought a real old caravan in 2021 I think it was and set work to that. Bit like this house that was scary to begin with because of not having anything like that but you soon grow in confidence and then it isn’t as scary anymore. ❤️

[@chisamosa]

A headless lady who’s got no clothes on 😂 I think you’re doing a fabulous job and doing it right for you. You’re keeping your sense of humour and if you went faster or longer days or harder, you’d end up hating it.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hahaha I saw the first part of your comment and thought “hmm, headless lady?” And….then I remembered! 🤣 Absolutley right, we would really if we started to hate it and I think going along as we have has kept it still exciting to get it done and keep powering through. ❤️

[@chisamosa]

@@thecornerhouseproject ooops, sorry, I forget that even though I’m just watching now, you’ve recorded these months and months ago. I just get such a kick out of your comments.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Comment away, you will always get a reply :-)

[@ruairithomson6915]

It's great to zsee someone else taking the sama approach as we did with the house. We spent a winter looking up a the slates from the kitchen, a summer watching the swallows fly around upstairs - as wel left an upstairs window opn, and had the old toilet at the front door. the last one freaked out a courier one day. Keep going - you will get there, and congratulations

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Haha with talking about the toilet…we nearly had something similar! I said to Ben I’d love to take down the bathroom partion in the hall, just to see how much light would be in the hall without it….then we realised the toilet faces the front door! We left that alone! I do think it’s important to keep it slowish because just in the course of 6 months we have changed our minds so much, so we’d rather go slower than have to redo stuff that we change our minds on later down the line. Really don’t want to do this twice 🤣

[@NancySpears-r1y]

That was beautiful!!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you ☺️

[@kimberleychavez216]

I think all the plaster on the walls should come down, so you can properly insulate the walls and then put up sheet rock.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

We’re going to see how we get on with this first winter and see if the house maintains a heat with the plaster alone and with the insulation we have already put in the ceiling and around the windows, if it doesn’t perform as well we hoped…we might consider other options.

[@LewisC1944]

I loved your opening drone shots and music. Look out Stepan Speilberg! The roof looks bad but with your fortitude I'm sure you will sort it very soon. You amaze me how you just keep going with smiles on your faces. When's Dawns birthday??????? XX

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Haha well strangely Carol, when Ben started filming the Christmas one I said…”oop look out here comes Steven Spielberg! Going for the arty shots!” Joking aside though he is very good with the drone, all the editing and getting the music to fit whatever job is being shown. My birthday is the 14th of this month. 🥳 🎉 ❤️

[@mocarra100]

I love the windows with the window pane look. Are you going to have to rent a cherry picker or are you going to have the roof done by professionals? If you guys can find a way up there you can do it yourself, I have all the faith in the world in you guys 😊 I want to get up there and clean all that moss off their lol can't wait for this adventure! Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸 💖

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hi Jackie, thank you for continually watching and commenting, we look forward to reading your comments. We like the windows too and Dawn plans on repairing them where possible. We would love sash windows in the house again but that might be quite a while, if ever. The roof will need at least the battens and tiles removed and we would love to do it ourselves. We have some scaffold now but may need full scaffolding to do the entire roof, but we will see. A little spoiler, the broken ridge tiles are gone and new ones, moss free are in their place :-) Thank you again, look after yourself :-)

[@mocarra100]

@@thecornerhouseproject oh you little cheaters not telling us 😂 but I am assuming you are videos ahead?

[@glasafor]

Hi, have you considered using insulated plasterboard for all your outside walls, even with only 25mm of insulation you will feel an enormous increase in comfort. I started doing this about 20 years ago, one room at a time as we decorated. Friends and family were impressed and some followed our example.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

We’ve decided we are going insulation free on the internal and external walls apart from lime plaster and render and we will see how we get on. Temperature wise in the house it isn’t too bad so far but we have yet to hit winter properly yet so we may change our mind on that! 🤣

[@TomMurphy-n6n]

i did a smaller renovation before and like your doing i bought acros threstles and bits and bobs then when i new i had done with them i sold them on done deal and practically got what i paid back and was then able to use the money for furniture every cloud has a silver lining as they say

[@thecornerhouseproject]

That will most likely be our plan, I’ve seen them on donedeal too and how they hold their price, I love a silver lining! Hopefully they will still hold their in the amount of time it will take us to finish this! 🤣

[@neutonrenda2303]

That's why they call it the naughty forties.😂

[@thecornerhouseproject]

hahahahahaha. Those days are gone, we don't have time for being naughty now lol. We look forward to your comments, so thank you very much for never disappointing. (3)

[@theirishhomestead]

Beautiful opening guys. ❤️ Drones are so handy for more than lovely footage. Good idea regarding ex hire equipment as we need scaffolding, akro props, cement mixer etc etc - in fact we just need everything! 😉

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you! It truly is a stunning place we have found ourselves isn’t it?! Oh yes most definitely, makes life a whole lot easier than climbing the ladder to take a look! North-west Tool hire is where we got ours, worth a trip down there. Cheaper than new and also resale value is not far off what you pay too. To have them yourself is so much more cost effective or has been for us and how long it takes us to do a job! 😂 we were lucky with the cement mixer as our neighbour has let us use long term so that’s really handy. I think we’ve had to spend more on tools and equipment than any materials we’ve used, because we needed it all too 😂 we’ve got no money left to do the house but at least we have all the tools! 🤣

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Morning...needed to run it by Ben first and then forgot to speak to him about it! Lol...but if you wanted to borrow our acrows or anything that we're currently not using, you are most welcome to borrow them when you need them? We have 7 acrows that we're not using at the moment. One's still propping the shed roof corner! Lol xx

[@theirishhomestead]

@thecornerhouseproject aww thanks guys that's so kind. We will message you when we need that type of stuff, and if you have them free at that point, great. If not, no worries, we will rent some. 😉

[@thecornerhouseproject]

You’re very welcome…realised after I said that we’re using 2 of the acrows at the moment, so 6 not being used lol. Lovely, yeah whenever you need them let me know 😊

[@joesture9991]

It's Mr Doom and Gloom again. Totally agree on the benefits of having scaffolding and will be very useful to a certain height. Now the important element is the legal aspects of building a scaffolding structure for roof access on a two storey building, and this requires an certified scaffold engineer to sign off, hence why the costs of hire has gone horrific. This is of course in an attempt to stop the amount of scaffolding incidents. In addition, you have the aspect of the front of the house facing a road, all be it is of very low traffic volume, but again the legal eagles have issues with that. Finally you have the issue of the ground conditions of flooding in parts of the external ground and the need to have the placement of solid footings for the scaffolding. So in short you are correct in letting the roofer do the job as it is insurance policy and legal compliance of having in place a safe working space. Is it feasible financially at this time of year to spend circa €300 on 8m 316 grade flue liner with a top hat and get the roofer to throw it down whilst he is up there. You could then fit the internal plate to seal the chimney to the flue. When the roof is being replaced fully in 2024 2025 you could then pour the vermiculite to surround the flue liner that will insulate and secure the flue. On the issue of ridge tiles, as you recognise these will need to be replaced but also appreciate at €7 euro for a 400mm ridge tile the cost is significant, and then there is either the time factor either cement affix or the likes of Marley fixing kits but again you are looking at €80 for each ridge plus tiles. All in all a major investment especially when the roof is due for a major strip and rebuild. Thus you are down to two options, (1) the roofer cements the cracked tiles by carefully removing the broken ridge tile and then reinstall into the cement bed, not a quick job certainly a good two day task. (2) the other temporary solution is to have the roofer to lightly grind the in place ridge tiles to remove any loose dirt and then encapsulate the ridge tiles with a self adhesive fast flash tape, this would overlap the ridge tiles and roof tiles to give a water tight fitting until you get a perm repair in 2024 2025. (3) the final common solution is internally to utilise a self expanding foam kit that would be sprayed around his ridge tile area, this material would then expand and fill the gaps and also provide a form of securing the ridge tiles to the roof tiles on an interim basis. Just my usual thinking aloud to generate options.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Haha we like a bit of Mr Doom and Gloom now and again….keeps us on our toes! Well luckily the builder/roofer came to our aid and he did it in the end, which was a phew moment as I think neither of us were ready to get up on that roof just yet. He replaced all the ridge tiles on that side with some new ones and patched up the missing slates with temporary composite tiles he did a really good job with it all especially as I don’t think he was keen on doing it to begin with but it has stopped all the leaks and that’s good enough for us for the time being. Not sure we can afford to replace a roof just yet, so fingers crossed it holds for a long while yet lol We like you’re thinking aloud as it gives food for thought and of course options too! Sean is coming back in the new year to chuck a flue liner down for a wood burner as to have an open fire you need to have a chimney flue of 9 inches to put a liner in and we only have a 6inch flue unfortunately. So we will look into a wood burner most likely or an insert so that we can maybe keep the original fireplace surround in place.

[@michele-n3y]

surely you must have a whole new roo,maybe not the timbers but the lining felt,battenning and tiles

[@michele-n3y]

roof

[@thecornerhouseproject]

The roof, surprisingly, is in very good condition apart from some slipped slates. One day maybe it will need overhauling but for now it is good. If the day comes that we need to remove slates we will indeed put a membrane on before the slates go back on.

[@WestCorkWander]

Another great vid! Great drone and sunset shots. Vid quality really increasing 👌👌 we got old steel scaffolsing but was not thw best tbh. Fairly unsafe. ye gys are welcome to it if you like? If its any good? In the end i tied a rope on my land eover and flung it over the roof to do the roof. Will be in a week or two. Ben i think you talk and explain things fine. The caravan analagy weve kibda thought about a lot. Its nice to leave the site and ckme back to our caravan but now during winter we have all but lost what little hit water we were getting out of our elwctric shower and uts freezing in our outdoor kitchen. I do like guy and kyle also tho, and as a trainer i guess guy does that for a living. And Dawn i empathise completely about doegetting its a home wvery now and then. We moved to our nww home for the life theyll bring us not wholly a building project. I realise that more than ever. Been horridly sick foe the last week, a building site is not a comfortable place to heal.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you! I think we dropped off a bit with the filming because you just get so focused on what you are doing and don’t pay attention too much to the filming but fingers crossed now that the two big jobs are out of the way we will pay more attention to it. 😂 because it is fun to do it too even though at times it’s a bit grrr! Would love to have your views, they’re amazing! That’s reminded me I forgot something on your latest video that I wanted to say. Will hop over shortly! Thank you for offering the scaffold that’s really kind of you, the steel scaffold is what we ended up getting in the end. So thank you for the really kind offer but we’re alright for it now ❤️ Yes, you’re right with the caravan there’s always the grass is greener thoughts isn’t there? And then you realise there’s other factors that might not make the greener side so appealing. Another aspect of being indoors…I wonder if it has made us slow down a bit too because we do have the comfort of being in a house, more urgency when we were in the tent. It’s made us lazy! haha Yes, Guy does have a very good way of explaining everything, I also love how much time and research they do before they get started on something too! Oh no! I hope you feel better really soon, a building site is definitely not the place to make you feel better. That must be awful, nowhere to get cosey and rest and recuperate! Fingers crossed you are better real soon. 😘 Spot on with moving for the life it will bring, same here. The house needing work is just sort of a prequel! 😂 for the main event!

[@WestCorkWander]

@@thecornerhouseproject omg my spelling, I was tired, it was dark, my eyes strained,.,,, honest your lordship! Too sick to be drunk, but it sure looks that way ;) Would love to see ye guys too, let me know if you need an extra few bays tho and I'll drop them up.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Haha….well I didn’t like to say about the spelling! Just put it down to you being poorly! Haha That’s really kind of you and it would be lovely to meet up with you two too! Aww thank you…will let you know if we need anymore at any point.

[@neutonrenda2303]

Sounds like South Africa, where the saying is now now, and just now, and the difference between could be anything from minutes to days.👍😂

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Minutes to days to who knows when lol. Thank you, as always for watching and commenting. Your record is currently 5 comments.... can you beat it? hahaha

[@jmhofert]

I know it two months ago now. Is it possible to rent a cherry picker for the day to do the roof?

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hello Jane, thank you for commenting. We bought some modular scaffold which we can also use moving forwards for other work on the outside of the house and out buildings.

[@horza4530]

Please think long and hard before getting up on the roof yourselves. The husband of a family friend slid off a roof and died many years ago. He was just putting an aerial up and lost his footing. I would leave it to someone who's used to working on apex roofs. There is a case to be made if you can organise it so you only work on the slope that leads down to where the scaffolding is, but if you're trying to lay ridge tiles where two slopes meet... that will be very difficult.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Oh no that’s awful! That is a big fear of mine the height of this house for any work needing doing. Luckily the roofer/builder Sean came through in the end and we didn’t need to get up there and to say we were relieved is an understatement!

[@deranocasper]

Hello what's the drone your using cheers

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hi It is the DJI Mini 2 drone. Great bit of kit.

[@deranocasper]

@@thecornerhouseproject i have to get myself one

[@deranocasper]

Saved you alot of work your country side is beautiful health to enjoy

[@SerendipitySharon]

hmmm...you might want to do a lead test on that paint that you are scraping off.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Keep meaning to get one actually… I will look today because there’s a lot of paint to come off at some point!

[@Helen-uw3pu]

You know I put in a like at the very beginning because I really enjoy your videos. I'm glad you are deciding to let the roofer to come in and do your roof. It is really a better idea to let professionals handle these more dangerous type of jobs. You have enough to do with everything else and it is better to keep safe so you can continue on. BTW Make Do and Grow is also another of my favourite channels. I have been watching them from the very beginning.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you! We really appreciate hearing that! So, thanks ☺️ Yes, we’re glad that’s how the roof repairs turned out as it wasn’t something we were looking forward to having to do! Make do grow is a very good channel to watch. They are so thorough aren’t they with everything they do! Seem like really lovely people too! I think we’ve been watching from not far off of them beginning too. ☺️

[@adammurray741]

that drone yolk is brilliant for looking at jobs. you need all new ridge tiles there. theres nothing to salvage there in reality. and this is the most dangerous job you will face its a cherry picker job two men. prep is everything here getting all the materials you need and tools. no scrimping on either because when that cherry picker arrives at around 150/200 euro a day hire you want things to go smooth. l would HIGHLY suggest getting a roofer too help with this. also if you do a smoke bomb video of where and how much smoke is coming out its easier for people too advise.extremely light leaks can be sorted by rendering that area. as smoke leaking is a sign off weak interior chimney and lining is not as straight forward as you might think.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Yeah it’s the best thing to use for things like this, so much easier to see it all in one go…up close and from a distance too! We were really lucky in the end and Sean the builder bloke who uncapped the chimneys came to do the ridge tiles, which we were really glad about because I’m not sure we would have been able to do it ourselves after seeing the work involved for him to do it for us! We got some scaffold in the end from Northwest tool hire for him to do it and it will also come in really handy for other stuff we have to do around the house and on the outbuildings too. Smoke bomb test will definitely be a good idea and even more so doing it on camera to get some help with it. I did wonder if it meant bigger things rather than needing a little repointing. 😔

[@adammurray741]

@@thecornerhouseproject you have years off work ahead off you buying tools and equipment is the only way to go.renting is useless . if l was too show ben the amount off tools bought over the years it would frighten you.

[@pitsnipe5559]

Hang in there, Dawn. Just remember, you eat that elephant one bite at a time. I just recently turned 71. No big deal, however, I recall being totally freaked out when I turned 30.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Yes, not sure what it was about turning 30! Leaving your 20’s and perceived being young behind I suppose! This year now the big 50 has passed I don’t mind again! Haha weird eh?

[@russgaulke1364]

It's great you are able to DIY, but one slip off the roof and your dreams could be changed forever. I know that is gloom and doom, but it is also a real possibility.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

It would be that exactly and is very real so isn't taken as doom and gloom Russ. In a later video you will find out what happened. I don't want to spoil it if you are going back on previous videos. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)

[@diratlion1664]

you shoulda done this at night time with lights on inside. before you put the nasonite on the inside roof.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Ah that would have been a good idea. We only have plywood as a ceiling for now and sheep wool insulation. The ply isn't there to stay but is only a temporary measure until we are ready to put up the final finish. Thank you for watching and commenting :-)

[@coby6417]

🌟👏🤞👍🍀💐

[@thecornerhouseproject]

🤛🍀🤩😘

[@williamkendall7412]

I have been 49 for about 12 years, cause i refuse to hit 50. Lol

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hahahaha. I would say it is just a number, but after doing this for 12 months, our bodies are telling us it is also a sign we have started getting old. :-)

[@derrickmurphy9859]

I think a professional should come and look at roof.Looks to me like most of the roof off and an odd timber replaced and felt or membrane put down and slate and ridge tiles put back on.Summer time job so maybe big heavy tarp for now.I know ye both will get there.Just be very very careful at our age we dont bounce anymore we splat like a tomato 😮😮

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Haha…I’m not liking the idea of splatting like a tomato 🍅 and luckily the roofer/builder got in touch and he did come out and replace the ridge tiles and some of the broken slates and for now it is waterproof which is lovely. You’re right though it will need some timbers replacing as the rain had been getting in for a long while and because of the ceiling panels…it has just sat there soaking into the wood. 🫣

[@derrickmurphy9859]

@thecornerhouseproject ah at least your sorted for now.👍

[@cherylclapper5230]

Make.do.grow is the BEST!!! You will learn so much from them.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Love them two! I love all the research and how meticulous they are with everything that they do and they are very good at sharing what they know with others too. ❤️