Did We Overdo It? Couple Renovates Abandoned Homestead | Surprise Visitor | EP85
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Anyone else hit burnout at the end of a project.... always happens us at about 90-95%..... painful!
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A few years ago my daughter took me to Ireland from which came my grandparents. We discovered fish chowder and ate it with soda bread across Ireland and loved it. I long to return. Everywhere we went felt like home in my soul. My husband and I have renovated much of our house and experienced many of the same frustration as you. Thank you for allowing us to live vicariously. ❤
How lovely to hear your history, thank you for commenting 🙂
Thank you so much for the shoutout guys, Noel really enjoyed his visit and I’m gutted I couldn’t be there. We’ll make up for it in future. You were an inspiration and a Godsend at just the right time. Noel is back in UK briefly to get the car MOT’d and then heading back out early next week. We’re a bit behind on uploading due to sporadic footage but the next one will feature you with much gratitude. You work so hard and are doing a great job. Keep it up and look after yourselves at the same time… almost there with the grant, you must feel relieved. Sending love and hugs ❤😊🙌
No problem Jill, you have so much going on, take your time. We'll catch up again soon 🙂
Hi guys. So nice to see Noel at yours. We can relate to the burn out situation...well Sam can! 😂 Its intense living & breathing a renovation project. Getting so close now. 🎉
Absolutely!! We are feeling now more than ever before. Just gotta push on 💪
“Cash me outside! How bout dat!” Dr. Phil show and an unhinged teen 😂 It’s looking awesome guys!! 😊💚
Well done you 🤩
I just sat and watched epi 1 , 2 and 3 omg clare n rob what a reminder seein them episodes again ,omg u have done an amazing job xx
Haha I cringe when I look back at our editing skills, but I guess that's where it all started 🙂
Your wife is a trupper and
a hard worker,plastering,painting plus gardening and a mother what a woman.
We do love a challenge, it's all great to learn as we get older we can maintain everything
@@WestCorkWander dont forget wifey to the great man himself
I believe that in Victorian times so that new potatoes could be served for Christmas Dinner said potatoes were put in an old biscuit tin and buried.
( This tidbit of information came via an Agatha Christie story)
In my youth the potatoes were made into a pit in the field and covered with precision with hay to last well past the winter
You two are fabulous and you really should take care of yourselves , now to watch the video
One day we will... / can!
I applaud your frugal action of using scrap drywall. But doesn't that double the amount of typing and mudding Claire has to do.
Yes, this could be true🙄
Narrow closet... how about the back being deep shelves for stacking foldable clothes, ie sweaters, tops and pants. Then something swing out in the front
Yes we will have to investigate all options 🙂
With that wardrobe...it's not super narrow but it's probably too narrow to properly lean into every time you want something so I would probably do something you can pull out, a bit like you'd do in a kitchen, with a pole you can hang clothes from and somewhere to put folded clothes, like splitting the pull-out-thingie into a shelf part and a pole part, if that makes sense? That way you'd maximize the space.
Thanks for the tips! We will have to do some researching 🙂
I love watching you both as you bring sunshine to my day so thank you. I like the pull out racks as you have shoe storage on the bottom hanging and shelving space then on top for bags etc. Claire the chowder looked lush. ❤❤
Aw thanks ☺️ great idea, will look into!
You two are gas. Great videos.
Thanks 👍
I followed Noel’s channel! 😊💚
I hope the visit gave yis a boost. The floor is another mega job off the list, with the boarding so close to being done too. Thank you for a great video!
Thanks, it was a tough old week. This week's not much better... Gotta just keep the head down 👍
Hi guys, You both work so hard and your renovations are coming up beautifully. Please be kind to yourselves and take breaks when you need to. Anyone who has renovated know so well how exhausted you can become. I remember when I was doing mine and working full time.🤪😁 I love your different sayings😂 especially "faffing about". Clare your recipe looked so yummo.😋😋
Yes it's easy to faff and not get things done on this project. Prioritisation is no. 1😁
What you both need is a couple of days break away to recharge before facing the next phase.
Gosh that would be nice 🙂
yer making huge progress delighted for ye
Thank you so much 🙂
Love the messing , humour etc😂😂,😂 , oh and the singing too 😅,, your fast becoming my go to on CZcams , follow alot of the renovation channel s,, we are in middle of a studio build and hope to start some cottage improvements after that , love seeing your progress, you make me feel very lazy lol 😆 you both have amazing drive to get things done. Your a brilliant team 😊❤,
Thank you so much 😁
My mum was born in Currans , just outside Faranfor in Kerry , my dad was Balbrigan just outside Dublin , I love to hear your accents it reminds me of home
Good man! 100% Irish ;)
Wow, over 5K subscribers! Well done you!
Thanks! 😃
I think you 2 are brilliant, you are so down to earth and just get on with it ❤
As we keep saying, there's no one else coming to do it, so just gotta suck it up sometimes🤣
The hard work you’ve put into your new home is really paying off and once completed will look amazing! Burn out is quite normal….and then you’ll push past it. Once you get your grant money you can take it a bit slower and easier. Once you get a bunch of us followers you should spoil yourselves and invest in a good massage chair. My husband loves a massage so instead of paying a human $150 per 90 minute session I spent a few thousand and bought a fancy massage chair. We’ve used it so much that that chair has paid for itself many times over. You both deserve some relaxation.
Now I could do with one of those alright 😁
Ye have worked so hard I’m not surprised the burnout is setting in a little! I was watching some of your older videos the other day and the progress you’ve made - especially in the last two or three months - has been incredible! Its so lovely to see this house now turning into a lovely home ❤
Thanks, tough going, and I suppose the last remaining miles are the hardest 👍
The fish chowder looks fantastic!!?😊
Simple but so good!🙂
As far as the wardrobe, my suggestion would take a bit more framing. Close the opening into the bedroom. Open the wall (as much as possible) in the bathroom and make it a full length, "walk in" closet. Above the toilet itself build a small cupboard for towels and personal items. Then the rest could be closet.
Yes we did think of this, but then is it strange to walk from your toilet into your closet? You could be right and in time we may return to this again🙂
Great work well done 👍
Thank you 👍
clare I remember after school long ago as kids we had to go out in the fields to pick up the potatoes we called them "POPPIES" and the funny shaped ones we called "HEAD MALLIES"as they appeared to have heads attached.
Head Mallies 🤣🤣 love it! 🥰
Another fabulous video. I fell in love with seafood chowder in 1999 in Doolan. I’ll always have this if it’s ever on a menu but I’ve never been brave enough to make it myself. Well done with grinding and plastering. I’m pleased you had a day off as you both work so very hard. Pauline
Thanks Pauline, gotta have something tasty to see us through 🙂
I was sitting here cracking up, listening to Rob thinking he was finished with the plaster bored lol Claire sanding the floor ugh, all I have to say is God love you Claire. You'll get it done sooner or later. You're probably hoping sooner than later 😂 much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖
Gosh if I have to hear about another plasterboard drama, I may have to start moaning about my floor, which thankfully is complete now 💪🤣
@@WestCorkWander that was supposed to say Claire, and I just now read what I wrote lol 😹
Re Ciara's wardrobe - definitely pull out drawers or racks as it's quite a deep space. Not sure where you should put a hanging rail though 🤔. You deserved the break from work, it's impossible to keep going at the pace you've set w'out burn-out setting in. Don't envy Claire the task of plastering upstairs with all of those awkward angles & off-cuts....
Thanks for the chowder recipe!
Yes that wardrobe need some thought. There are pullout rails on Amazon and IKEA so we may go with something like that to start with. Plastering is a doddle compared to grinding 🙂
Isn’t there a dust bag to put on that machine! Can’t believe the amount of dust as you work. Glad it’s not me that has to clear it up. Your a star 🌟
You and me both! I will have a year of hoovering. I guess if we had rented a proper machine it would come with a bag, but this is the diy job 🙄
well to me the editin was good then ,but ur great now , you 2 have achieved sooo much n i watch ,hidden house from the beginnin love watchin u xx
Ahh thank you so much 😀
I really love your videos Clare and Rob, ye are doing an amazing job, definitely hard work!! Ye certainly need a little down time too. Well done Clare with the chowder, you are both very talented. Keep up the great work. Mary from Schull.😎👷♂️👷♀️🏠🪚⛏️🪛🪜🪒🍻💪❤
Awww thanks Mary hard going but getting there 😁
Shelves for the wardrobe and maybe a rail on an arm that you can move to the side, making the pizza from your recipe tonight, no bees in our garden Clare for weeks now no idea where they’ve gone our hedges are usually jumping with them 🧐
Great idea, ahh no, maybe the swarmed... It's been a funny few months weather-wise!
you 2 are great ,wrkin so hard , xx
Awww thanks, getting there!
Maybe put in a rack on sliders to pull out!!
Thank you that is a good idea, there does seem to be lots of options out there🙂
Im so sorry been watching you for atleast a month now and just realised i wasnt even subscribed 🤦♀️🤦♀️ thankyou for your videos ❤ least i know im definitely never doing this 😂😂 id be in burnout after day one you guys do absolutely amazing ❤
Awww thanks much appreciated and thanks a million for the sub 😍
Hi Guys, love your attitude to all of this malake, can you ease my worries and tell me why Claire is grinding the floors dry, surely water (or Guiness)would help dampen the dust and extend the grinding disk life? Get it would be a wet mess but a dehumidifier would sort that very quickly.
I did try it wet, but it's very messy and when working with it dry, which I had never planned to do, the dust moves away more easily so that you can see what you are doing. Nothing nice about it, but thankfully I am complete now💪
Enjoyed your chowder cook up Clare grand recipe close to how we make it. My grandson likes his spicy so we drop in chorizo with the cream. Bet you are both looking forward to slowing the pace on the build. Unplanned day off helps with motivation. Aine
Oh god we look forward to when we can slow down! Rob does love chorizo! Will try that thanks!
Great video! Especially the "Scheißenhausen" - that would be a nice name for a little village:))
A "Scheißhaus" is the little wooden cabin outside to do no.1 and 2.
Or did you even name your house a "scheiß Haus"? A shitty house? Don't! I love your house!
Greetings from Germany :)
Haha, I think the intent came out more so than the translation. Haha we are actually still thinking about the name, but we'll take your recommendation on the name 🤣🤣🤣
I've been reading The Expanse (I just started the 5th book last night) and it is SO GOOD. If you like sci-fi anyway.
And I'm looking at the one bedroom and remembering you sitting in a chair, wondering if the water tank was going to fall through the roof. It looks great now!
Love sci fi... Will defo check it out! Im so glad it didn't fall, but Ill always wonder what it would have been like it it fell!!
oh, and idea for the closet - build out a set f drawers/shelves in the back half, then do a pull-out door for hanging clothes in the front half. (That's what I would do, anyway.)
Ohhhh I do like the mix of pull out and shelves.... Hmmmm thanks!
You’re getting there! Is there any inspections that go with getting the grant? Cheers!
Yes we will have somebody from the council to inspect 🙂
Perfect episode
Oh my goodness I bet you can’t wait to get that grant paperwork in to just be able take a step back for a second? You deserve that break soooo much! You can tell when Rob hits the burn out wall….the singing and dancing start! Wholeheartedly nodding my head to the burn out too…must be the time of year! Zero motivation at the moment, keep going to bed at night hoping it will reappear the following day……🫣🙏
No offence to Noel because it was lovely to see him too but I was very excited to see Roy, especially after watching The Hidden Houses latest video where Roy helped himself to the dowsing man’s leg! 😂
The chowder looked lovely. Lukas walked past as I was watching and went “aww cooking with Clare” which I thought sounded really nice. ❤
Gosh you know him so well with the singing and dancing🤣 Ya the zero motivation is a strange one, I always thought through the summer we'd pull through with the warmer weather and the longer day, but gosh it has hit us hard over the last couple of weeks 🙈
Noel and Roy were in great form, Rooney loved having a friend for the day🙂 Oh Lukas I'll make you a chowder when I visit 😉
@@WestCorkWander Haha it’s a good coping mechanism, music is a good form of therapy after all. 😉 Yes, I thought the same with the warmer days but like you…hmmm…it seems to have evaded me! Can’t seem to get going with the motivation or enthusiasm. I think in the beginning you run on adrenalin and excitement so you just keep pushing through but once your body and mind are just exhausted…it would be normal to take a step back and stop but you two can’t (grant) so it weighs so heavy on your minds causing more stress and exhaustion. It’s a viscous cycle really isn’t it? Fingers crossed once the paperwork is sent off it will take that weight off your mind ❤️ Aww yes Rooney looked over the moon to have a friend, it’s very heart warming when animals like each other isn’t it?
Lukas is a right fussy eater so if you could incorporate fish fingers and canned tuna that’d be lovely! 😉🤣 Very much looking forward to when we can all meet up.
Try Dave Grohl's autobiography Storyteller, it's very good. Or For a longer listen how about Patrick Stewart's Making it so. I enjoyed both immensely 😊
Great suggestions, thank you 🙂
Hi guys you’re getting closer well done. Quick question I still haven’t heard anything back yet weather I can move over there,so I was wondering would I be able to get a cottage of some sort over there and use it like a summer place to go back and forth to? I also have a good recipe for you guys do you know how to make fish and brews if so how do you make it over in Ireland? It’s very popular over here. Thanks
Gosh I'll have to look into that recipe, thanks for the suggestion. If I were you, might be a good idea to come and visit for a while to check out what it is really like to live here 😊
@@WestCorkWander sounds like a idea I’ve been there before in the Dublin area but should try again but seems a lot like here weather wise but thanks
Where are your kids?You never see them boys girls their ages,just curious and nosey,ha
Ci is 21 and Ash is 15. Ash doesn't want to be in any vids and ci does want to start coming into it more but she is working nights (and sleeping days) so don't see them much. Soon once building slows we can do more family activity 🤞
Clare, you are amazing but sweet jesus that dust is not good, the mask is only so good. Wet grinding gets rid of all that shit. Good heavens your poor lungs.
The more confined spaces were worst, but thankfully the kitchen area with the space and doors open made it much easier. I found the mask amazing, no dust particles at all. I did have to change masks half way through though as it did get clogged. And actually as it goes the dry grinding meant I could see what I was doing more clearly. Thankfully all done now, just a year of dust to hoover 🙄