WHY IS IT NEVER EASY? IS IT POSSIBLE TO BUILD A LARGE CATTLE SHED ON OUR FARM?

[@richardharrison4121]

That is my dad Alastair in that video: an awful lot of combined years of wisdom on that site with him and Mr Wareing - proud of you Dad, always smiling and always imparting expertise and knowledge.

[@stephaniehorne6692]

Tell Dad I would subscribe to his channel!

[@owendyson3851]

I could listen to Andrew's voice all day.

[@nathanu425]

Yes Owen I was just thinking the same. Ware I gs were quite knowledgeable and relaxed in front of the camera. Great update thanks Tom.

[@Mikey__Mike]

Same

[@einafets1962]

he should read bedtime stories, I would relax and dream nicely

[@jeremys5400]

Should narrate children’s stories

[@kylemunro4987]

Did you watch it with headphones in like asmr

[@nOtJack1886]

Having worked in Construction, I can tell you having one man in a digger with 4 people stood around watching him is the WRITTEN procedure for such work ;)

[@willowsverge3046]

My dad said you needed the operator, one watching the back, one watching the front, one watching the time for breaks and one making sure the shovel stands upright. 😁👍

[@ChristophersMum]

'Elf n safety...

Preferably it should be a six to one ratio, bloody cutbacks.

[@beibhionngeoghegan1863]

In the first bit the cow is sticking its head out and she is like wow what are they doing 🤔

[@upthereds4939]

The gossiper Listening to the plans for the new shed so she can pass it on to the others 😂

[@elizabethwamsley7953]

She's photobombing the video!

[@jeannierickard8504]

That cracked me up. Silly cows

[@uncle_moose]

She's like hey ladies, know what, we're getting a new acommodation

[@nechamah613]

Also was gonna comment about the cute photobomber!

[@markh5433]

That’s what you get for calling in the experts👍👍👍 Knowledge, experience, and good old common sense, straight talking and straight to the point, saves any heartache in the future with sinking buildings

[@graememckay9972]

Normally hear cursing and swearing from excavator operators. Brilliant to hear those gentleman being so polite to each other.

[@meghainn2010]

That'll come later during the build!

[@C.Woodford]

@Padraig Kerr my dad works with them all the time, he's a ganger

[@wonderwend1]

We didn't hear him when he broke the pipe 😂😂

[@C.Woodford]

@Padraig Kerr lol so does mine, it's unusual to see poeple digging and not swearing

[@georgedoorley5628]

@@wonderwend1 thats when the fun starts ...........

[@alesmatoh4625]

This digging team is the most British like I have ever witnessed in my life

[@lestki]

Cow's head poking out. "Oiy, it's Sunday morning here. Keep the bloody noise down will ya.".

[@GauravKumar-mc2es]

cow sounds a bit Australian mate?? HAHA

[@lestki]

@@GauravKumar-mc2es How'd ya guess. lol

[@chrisharrison9882]

I can proudly tell you that Alastair is a very intelligent man and a wonderful husband, father and grandpa....because he’s my Dad!

[@okcoolbye7441]

let’s not lie bestie 💞💞

[@Eisen_Jaeger]

Really impressed with the fellows you brought in. No loud hustle and bustle attempt to sale you something. Just a nice and simple summary and assurance of what can be done.

[@chicoktc]

Best thing about these older engineers, builders, etc, is the quality of the drafts you get. Hand made, almost pieces of art for you to hang. I know because I can only design in cad and it never looks remotely as good as a sketch this guy makes with a pencil and a ruler

[@Theyardonthehill]

They’ve already done the graft and made their money so no need to hustle.

[@mariaparker7545]

You've got Dad who loves to smell grass and a long comes Andrew and he loves to smell soil you've got a great combination there so many years of experience wonderful to watch!

[@onicaengelbrecht289]

Tom please tell Andrew that he would be perfect at reading ASMR audio books or just talking man his voice is so mellow and polite Awsome. So glad things are happening for the barn cant wait to see it !

[@LSWSSoftware]

Andrew is such pleasant man! Very soothing voice.. a man you can trust!

[@stephenhindle7130]

😂

[@tech99070]

I was just thinking about how hard you could screw people to the wall if you got a couple of old calm guys to come out and do some digging and tell them how it's all going to cost at least double!

[@larsdeb1]

It's always amazing to see knowledgeable people talk about their field of work/expertise. Great group of guys

[@chaddhatlevig1496]

The wisdom found in an older generation is profound. Soak it in while they are around.

[@yvbeers3709]

0:45 the cow wants a behind the scenes of the video😂

[@Someone-nu9bd]

True 😂

[@kellwood1404]

Didn’t see it, until you pointed it out. Ty.

[@masonboy2434]

Yo

[@meghanplamondon8639]

He photo bombed Tom!

[@slowly_radish8374]

One test hole exposes a very small part of the ground that'll need digging for foundation but good news is always welcome! Very interesting and thanks for sharing with us!

[@SM-um2es]

Older people have experienced precious minds.. good luck 🙏🏻♥️

[@holbroni]

Made me smile my Mum came from Wrea Green just opposite the dub and my uncle Langton did his apprenticeship at Wareings many years ago in the 50s. Hope all goes well.

[@astra1653]

Ah, your first construction project... You'll never have as many headaches as you will when you're having a big project built. Good luck! (Hey, at least you're starting with some good news)

[@wildsunnyflower]

0:41 LOL the cow in the background is me when someone starts talking about food when I walked out the room for 2 minutes

[@MonkeyGus]

Love watching old boys doing their thing.

[@jackhume4532]

Interesting Tom, now you have the chance to understand the ground that you and your Father are working on and that it will most definitely be able to support you new cattle shed when it’s built, See you Friday Tom and you all have a great Easter 🐣.

[@sevenwatson5854]

What excellent men they were, such assets to their company!!!

[@caseylegrove8995]

Been having a pretty rough week and saw this upload. Totally brightened up my day. Love seeing the progression of the farm and I’m so excited for you. Can’t wait for the Friday video 😁❤️

[@thegodfather6138]

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

[@MrJonah53]

I erected steel frames for 40yrs, and we never had any ground conditions that we couldn't work with. Might have cost quite a bit more for the client, but we got over it.

[@fiendeng]

Ever use screw piles for the foundation?

[@Saffie19]

I share in your relief that the situation is not a "worst case" scenario!

[@jasonriseborough1391]

Andrew is a wealth of knowledge and certainly knows his soils👍what an amazing and intelligent chap...a true professional👍👍

[@michaelcarton278]

Andrew is such a pleasant guy could gladly work with him all day. I think when you look at the average age of the team it says it all. Good luck Tom with the build. Such a good move Investigating the ground.

[@richarddey6793]

I had a wearing building last year designed by Jason, fantastic quality building, experts in their field

[@danielbutler5257]

Good news! Can't wait to see the shed go up. Knowing how shed go up here in Iowa, it will be neat to see how the building techniques vary across the pond.

[@donalhickey8506]

Tom those guys are excellent communicators and very knowledgeable you won't go far wrong with them

[@jimmiebinion4867]

Keep up the good work Tom beautiful calves

[@HughieMunro]

Andrew’s voice gives me flash backs of Wallace and Gromit

[@robhardingham6770]

Nice to hear these chaps at work and for them going on camera to give their thoughts. Just remember that proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance. ie do the job properly.

[@harezy]

Lovely to see some old school brains on the job, Soon as he smelt that soil he new his stuff!!.

[@MJ-pc3ry]

What a bunch a wonderful people. Those are the ones you love to do business with ❤🇨🇦👏

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Those old digger guys have so much knowledge!! You can’t buy that you need to earn it. Looks like you got the right team involved 😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@hendel0]

Andrew - what a wonderful man to listen to. Also enjoyed the clay explanation 👍🤓

[@brendanoneill1466]

Grounds sound enough...father's pipe...not so much. This is so cool. Watching the progress, learning the steps and all of the details involved and the geology. Our farm (when I lived on a miniscule one) was only about 4 feet above solid schist. Nothing like trying to dig a post hole in that. :-)

[@nathanisip]

Time Team looks a lot different now 😂 Seriously, it’s great to see the all things you need to consider when improving the farm.

[@ChristophersMum]

Aye...where did Phil go...?🤣🤣🤣

[@johnhowson]

I was a dairy farmer till 2003 and now i help putting cow sheds up but manly ground works and it's good to see trial holes dug

[@pkl3230]

I really enjoyed this video!! Love the knowledge that he has really enjoyed listening to him talk thank you for the great video

[@wallaceloan4169]

Glad you got better news about putting your new shed up. Look forward to see how it works out for you.

[@paddy294]

Cracking video Tom as always

[@joshuablyth1138]

one thing you'll need to consider which quite a few engineering and construction firms dont take into consideration is the surface runoff (the water coming off the shed and how it will impact the river and the rest of your land) because obviously you dont want a flooded yard

[@fiendeng]

we love weeping tiles here in Canada. inside the foundation and outside around the perimeter. just a gigantic cost to do this after a house is built, and barely any money in materials

[@Bootneck-RMC]

As you said yourself, 'it's not as bad as you thought it was', therefore, you might be able to do things a wee bit better than you first thought you could. 👍

[@karldickinson2799]

Good old school would listen to him all day

[@alicegamble6145]

Great video. Nice too see things going ahead on the farm.

[@keithreilly386]

Glad you are getting better news on your barn

[@pamelanoirot1427]

Glad it's good news a little bigger barn is not a bad thing.

[@hsagri69]

Two very polite experienced gentlemen. Could listen for hours to them both discussing what there looking at and how to deal with it. Great video tom

[@raybrophy1297]

Hey Tom your builders are spot on ...ya picked a good team ...ya cant pay for experience ...well done...

[@amymayer1119]

I like seeing your slow improvements on the farm. Thanks for sharing.

[@randolphbutler1832]

Good news! You put together a very knowledgeable crew. The more you know the better. Good luck. 🐄🐂😷👍

[@Inspiringeverydaymum]

Wow Tom this is so important to get it right... good they have decided to do this now and find out as my grandparents home cracked because this was not done properly and support was not there even after tons of gravel was put in place... the warehouse which was built next door to us had massive rods (size of lamp posts) put into the ground to go through the muggy bit... as a lesson from this is do it right first time... Good luck...

[@jennym.2268]

What great news! Glad the soil will support you dreams!

[@fionabrown4280]

Bring back Andrew. No drama. A breath of fresh air.

[@shkibeta]

Very interesting group of experts you brought it. Very experienced guys

[@utilitarian]

Great video as always. I'm sure they've already told you but multiple test holes are the way forward because sub ground changes so you might have different foundations later on.

[@tucobenedicto109]

The years of experience between your father and the guys from wearing. Wow. They put a 9'x9' (us foot) strom drain by me. when they did the core samples they found seashells 30ft. down. They also put it 125. concrete piling (with rebarb) before they put the cemement pad to hold the prefab section. Yes it was sunk in a road in a swamp at the bottom of the hill. The highway blocks the drainage.

[@rian7295]

Love how the cows head appears at 0:40

[@aaronsanborn4291]

Well you can always dig it out put fabric down in the bottom of the hole the put in gravel in 6 inch lifts (9 inches before you compact it) then pour a concrete pad on top...thats how we rebuild driveways in Maine. It's also how we put in septic systems and pipe...

[@pippakay7234]

Glad it was much better than expected you must be so relieved. 👍👌

[@yant8777]

What a lovely calm manner that Andrew has !

[@stephanienewton4982]

what a lovely voice Andrew has. Proper "radio announcer" voice, calming, intelligent and understandable. He should do voiceovers!

[@janetwadlington7319]

Hang in there Tom. You will get it done. Love the video!

[@williambeard5526]

You should watch the video of the dairy farm built from scratch in Holland. Its on a flood plain. They used wooden piles with an underground tank.

[@Mikey__Mike]

It’ll work we all have faith it will. I personally wont take no for an answer for the shed to go up. Best of luck

[@georgiaannbicknell6129]

Maybe you can still catch the roof run-off without the tank being underground. Oh Tom! We have clay hardpan that keeps things from draining about three feet down too. By the time you get to five feet, you hit the ground water level and sand. The sides of the hole that's being dug gets wet and starts slumping in. But, it's buildable. Kennedy Space Center was built on property that is about as far inland as you all are.

[@lindenbergers]

You've got some interesting soil. So do i, near Denver... Dry sand in the front, solid light brown clay and bentonite in the back, one yard burns to a crisp, the other turns into swamp, all buildings shift on the clay. So fun! If only i could mix the two soils.

[@geneard639]

Back home in South Alabama over to Louisiana, the ground in most areas is hot garbage. So, quite a few buildings have pilings under the foundation points to keep them supported.

[@TheStevegrainger]

What a fantastic video. Very knowledgeable people 👍

[@mattthederp4938]

Banging video your smashing it

[@jfaulk9205]

I love the cow looking out the opening to check out the construction.

[@johnnyenzo9926]

keep up the great videos tom your doing a amazing job i watch them as much as i can

[@matt3642]

The most polite contractors in the world lol Andrews that uncle who knows absolutely everything what a guy!

[@christopherbrogan1309]

You could listen to Andrew for every don't we just love someone that knows what he on about 👍

[@paulparnell3839]

Great news Tom you deserve that break .interesting video keep them coming and Happy Farming

[@nv7136]

Here we al have slurrytanks in concrete under the stables. You can also look for an impression on idagro

[@samplumbe3288]

Love the old boys.

[@markb1487]

Here in Derbyshire, we have around 5/6 inches of soil, then solid limestone,,, Great for water drainage etc, but not having to dig it out,, we took out hundreds +hundreds of tons of limestone to put up our sheds..

[@Mr.Sam1066]

I don’t know about in England but in the USA Interest rates are low for borrowing. I’d say now would be the best time to build a new building before inflation hits and causes things to get even more expensive. Building materials just keep getting higher and don’t show signs of getting cheaper any time soon. Good luck with the new building, it will be a great investment and I can’t wait to watch your progress over the next year. Cheers.

[@jimmybroom]

Great video Tom. Very informative team from Wareings too.

[@andytheflyer]

Downholland Silt I think. Typically 15 to 20 m thick in your area IIRC - Lytham and Blackpool. I was an engineering geologist (now retired) and dug hundreds of trial pits for foundation projects in your area. Perfectly workable with the right size of foundation and a flexible structure like a shed.

[@Blackpool-PastandPresent]

It's interesting to see that your farm was once a lake. I live down the road in Blackpool and enjoy making history KZbin films about the Blackpool and Fylde Coast.

[@matthewharnett402]

Great video tom 😂👍.

[@SD43]

Andrew seems a very knowledgeable and likeable gentleman.

[@meghainn2010]

Good job it's not rock hard. In Ireland when it comes to huge projects it normally involves a rock breaker for days on end but at least it saves on bringing hardcore in for the foundations and some extra left over for repairing farm tracks

[@Tom-gr6nx]

excellent video tom interesting about the lake good luck with your farm plans take care.

[@jtcorey9498]

Looks like you got a top crew working for ya Tom!!

[@oscarwheatley684]

Tom's farm is the best for KZbin There always an if or a but And he always had to do something differently

[@Cent4man]

Hey Tom! Graeme Parker is over on his channel calling you out! I gotta tell ya, you got some serious competition happening now.

[@PaddyGun]

my farm is in an old quarry, its brilliant everything solid, and my laneways only need a scrape and they are better than most roads

[@joshs9221]

Amazing video,keep up amazing work Tom

[@cliffthegardener]

Classic signs on sheds in Lancashire. Warrings of Wear Green.

[@markh5433]

Wrea Green!!!!

[@cliffthegardener]

@@markh5433 darn auto correct 👍

[@natph3689]

These guys know what there doing

[@marygagliardi5315]

Hoof GP sent us over! Good to see you!

[@charlotteblack7593]

Alluvium clay is great for pottery if you guys end up having to remove any during your build as its generally at to least 80% clay to 20% sand or loam.