What Is This? DErenovation begins with EPIC meme S1 Ep5

[@lissataylor12345]

You made me smile! Glad I found you and the house is lovely.

[@jenniferjones3408]

Love your house. I also watch both of the channels you mention. Look forward to all your future episodes. 💓💞

[@tjbren576]

Excellent story, thank you!

[@karinschneemann4731]

Came across your channel I enjoy watching various restoration and remodeling videos Mostly restoration videos Thank you for sharing y’all’s restoration journey West Central Texas 💜

[@JamesABeckHouse]

@karinschneemann4731 there's another George Barber same design in Calvert, Texas

[@khanysafan1705]

Thank you, thank you for restoring, not renovating. I understand the difference and have commented on other channels about the difference. It drives me crazy when someone says they’re “restoring”, then tear down a wall. I understand that modern conveniences need to be considered, but it’s still heartbreaking to see big changes made.

[@margiederby2517]

I love your channel, I live just a few miles away in Brighton, Iowa. I’m so glad you are restoring and not destroying like a lot of people do. Keep posting the amazing videos!!!

[@thecrone7964]

ironic, sarcasm, parody, - just a few words that too many people just do not understand much anymore. I personally enjoy your subtle jabs at life and the joys of renovations. You have yourself a very beautiful home and I'm certain you will bring it back to it 's original magnificence as best you can.

[@JannaMontanna]

I stumbled across your channel a few days ago, and I love it! Love your sense of humor, and LOVE your old house! I’m an old house lover and am so glad you’re restoring, not renovating! I follow a number of renovation channels, including Caleb’s, who I just love! I so admire your courage to move across the country to an area you don’t know to take on this beautiful lady! I’ve looked at hundreds of Victorian beauties on the internet but just can’t imagine moving to someplace that has winters where the temperature goes to zero! Glad to hear that she’s not the drafty thing in the winter that some people describe. Please keep up the great work on your house and your channel! I look forward to more great videos!

[@AvaMS101]

As a fellow Iowan I can tell you---ZERO is warm in the winter in Iowa!!

[@JannaMontanna]

LMAO! One more reason why I should never consider moving there! I think humans are not designed to exist in that climate! LOL!

[@g.g.6785]

So glad to see you restoring and not renovating! This is a beautiful home!

[@court5231]

You guys are awesome! So glad I found your channel! C(K)aleb and Kim are awesome too! Been following them for years. I love these beautiful old homes! I get this strange yearning for that era when I see them. I have a 1919 Craftsman home, but it's very plain next to yours. Your place is beyond words! ❤

[@susanschultz1762]

Great video! So funny! I live in a 1924 bungalow, and we still have phone boxes and wires in our house. Since my husband and I are boomers, we knew what they were, but someday, someone is going to move in and wonder what they are.

[@janeimel7488]

The woodwork in that house is amazing. So glad it wasn't painted.

[@blackorchid0000]

Love your channel, If I may make A suggestion would be lovely to see more about each room and details, as it is such a great home. Love that it is on your hands getting the love it deserves.

[@JamesABeckHouse]

@blackorchid0000 thank you we are working on a full walk thru tour video now stay tooned....

[@silverhairinabigfootsilver6766]

Funny! Those were the early Internet too. I remember using the phone line modems.

[@heathergreen6394]

I love your channel

[@JamesABeckHouse]

@@heathergreen6394 thank you

[@dmd5645]

I LOVE the fact that you keep the pocket doors CLOSED!!. That's how they did it originally!!. NIIIIICE!!!. AND, looks like the giant mirror was there to hide a missing mantel!. Looks like there's a fireplace there!. Commenting as I listen, I subscribe to Caleb!!. So cool. Anxiously awaiting what you guys do!!....

[@debraklejeski7360]

I hope your "blowing up the internet" also blows up how many subscribers you have, helping monetize your remodel! Love your channel!

[@theresaluvspims6163]

I am so very thrilled that I found your channel! So glad that there are still people who want to restore and preserve these grand beauties! Not everyone has the resources, know-how, or dedication for the "elbow grease" that goes into restoring. I have been so discouraged by so many shows and channels that have people who claim to bring back the beauty but they are just "flippers". They go cheap and tear down rather than taking the time to restore. God bless you both for being true historians.

[@icemancometh8679]

Thank you for having such respect for the house that you want to restore it to how it was built. I too feel the same way. I'm also familiar with both channels you mentioned. What was the oh here I go again.What was the little square box inside the hidden library just inside the door. Yes, I saw it and yes, I can't stand it and yes I want to know what it is ha ha. Some people in town moved into an old house and I knew the lady that lived there before. The house had a radiator system that when you filled it up to the second floor you knew the radiators had filled to the top of the 2nd floor because a pipe stuck out the side of the house where the water overflow went. When the water shot out the side of the house , the radiators were full. I always said it looked like the house was peeing. Anyway , they moved into the house and wanted to disconnect the radiator system because they said the boiler downstairs looked like it had mercury on the joints. I had no idea what they were talking about but knew that's not what it was , it was probably solder.

[@JamesABeckHouse]

@@icemancometh8679 crawl space under the lower half of the staircase. Did find German newspapers pages crumpled up inside from 1895 that Just disintegrated when trying to open. Das not good :(

[@grammie2bay]

You are hilarious! I'm so glad I found your channel about a week ago. I've watched every video, subscribed, and gave all videos a thumbs up. I love hearing "whaaat 'cha doin'" and "that'd be another project". Keep the videos coming and never lose your sense of humor.

[@thealtafferzoo]

I absolutely love your humor! Ya'll remind me of a couple who belong in the '50's. You're both quite the characters! Keep up the wonderful RESTORATIONS! Lol

[@MarkRBlackwell]

Newer subscriber here. Absolutely love what you guys are doing. I reaaally wanted a Victorian, but ended up with a 1920s craftsman bungalow instead. Go figure 😂. Doing some light restoration but nothing to your scale. Keep up the great work! Hopefully more young folks get interested in restoration vs renovation because of channels like this.

[@greengold7648]

Enjoying all of your videos. Sounds like you're going up the down staircase with the city. Keep up the great projects! Thanks for sharing!

[@FrinkyBaby]

Great story! I look forward to hearing many more. For the record, we are “reno-storing” (“resto-vating “?) an early 1970s ranch. I made sure to keep one phone jack for historical accuracy. 😁

[@stew8584]

I would be inclined to leave that phone connection in place as it is part of the history of the house and it itself is now something of the past and it's in an out of the way place but in a way makes it quirky, by all means take it off retreat the wood but put it back on. You could also go as far as a small 1970's pedestal table with a dial up phone from that era, just a thought, Cheers.

[@johnkennamann1462]

This is my favorite new channel!

[@karasummers7286]

What a wonderful project. A true labor of love.

[@marydesrosiers9271]

Love the Queen reference.

[@brucesamuelson7541]

I went to kindergarten in Fairfield it's a cool town. My surname is well known there!

[@abcdefghi9]

Like Christina MacConnell House

[@luckyluxuryinteriors]

This was fun I love your sense of humor. Thank you for the lovely content. That is a really cool house and worth the effort of restoration!

[@NeverIn57]

Love Empire Strikes Back!

[@Lovesapuzzle]

Thank you for saving this beautiful old home. I'm curious. Will you be moving in and making Iowa your new home? (As an Iowan, I welcome you to do that.) Also, are you living in the house during this restoration or did you bring an RV or rent a place in Fairfield?

[@JamesABeckHouse]

@Lovesapuzzle moved into the house day 1 and making iowa our new home

[@Lovesapuzzle]

@@JamesABeckHouse It seems you are made of the right stuff. Iowa isn't glamorous but for someone that keeps their sense of humor while just getting on with life, it's a good place to be. Once you have more time, I hope you will enjoy the many small town festivals. Pella's Tulip Festival in May and Amana's Octoberfest are a couple of our favorites.

[@JamesABeckHouse]

@Lovesapuzzle those are both on our to do list

[@thealtafferzoo]

Wow you named the 2 KZbin I've been watching for awhile! Love you all!

[@grammie2bay]

Also, I live in a house that the main part was built around 1903 but all the good stuff was gone by the time I got here.

[@vickileonard72]

Oh i forgot to tell you im from G.P. & have been in IA since 1982 welcome to the 3rd coast 🤗

[@MordentMordant]

galileo

[@KeiPalace]

and Zeus said NO MORE LAND LINES!

[@Lovesapuzzle]

Bring on the wifi. Removing obsolete innovations is oh so satisfying.

[@kellyschroer2114]

We still use our land line! I hardly ever use my cell.

[@natasha1369]

Great way to take the negative comments and twist it to a positive. I do have one question....... So you roll the wire up and put it across the road on the ground beside the pole, like the man on the phone told you to do, but did he say he'd send someone to pick it up? I wonder how long it would sit there.😮😊

[@JamesABeckHouse]

nope still just sits over there almost a year later.kinda of makes you wonder how much "dead" wire just hangs out there

[@Lovesapuzzle]

That doesn't look like a lightening strike damaged your tree. More likely, it was just high winds. Those maples break fairly easily. They also recover fairly fast. Cut off the damage and give it time.

[@JamesABeckHouse]

@Lovesapuzzle that's what we did. You can see in one shot where I point to the burn. The larger one at the town square i think was winds but I'm no expert

[@Lovesapuzzle]

@@JamesABeckHouse Sorry. I missed that. I stand corrected.

[@KeiPalace]

All about restoration! Good luck guys! I also thought the post was funny, I am in a 1920s home and trying to restore with some minor renovation for accessibility.

[@vickileonard72]

True Story lol 👍👍✌️

[@janetwann5578]

Hilarious😂

[@joycedudzinski9415]

The tree hit by lightning is that a silver maple?

[@JamesABeckHouse]

@@joycedudzinski9415 we are not sure . Planted about 5 years before we moved in by the previous owner there are 3 of them on the west side. Oddly the year before that lightning struck one of the other ones as well.

[@joycedudzinski9415]

@@JamesABeckHouse Delay reply. Phone issues. My neighbor has a silver maple about 80 plus feet high. It was struck by a bolt and it's dying. Huge limbs dropping off destroying fences. Doesn't care. I'll look at your video again, it appears underneath of leaves were silver in color. They are fast growers. At my place, previous owner planted four of them. Fortunately a bad ice storm came by and I had them all removed. Keep up the great job you are doing with your home. It has so much character. A true beauty.