What a Hole in The Wall! S4 EP5
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Kaleb, for someone whose doesn’t like mason work so much you do an awesome job. Props!
I had the exact same thought!
The quail spigot is absolutely charming.
I see I’m not the only one to comment on how good your masonry work looks in spite of your saying you don’t necessarily enjoy it. Well, the love you have for your home shows through in the dedication to correcting the mistakes of former owners. That wall is looking amazing! You can really see the difference in the areas you’ve cleaned up with that needle scaler. Thanks as always for taking g us in this wonderful journey with you. Take care.
I wouldn't mind seeing some more stonework because I love the walls being done, it looks so amazingly clean and sturdy and makes the basement a bit homelier and more convenient.
Kaleb, your thoroughness in rehabbing this lovely house makes me so proud. You’d think I was related to you but I believe it boils down to not knowing many young men who have this much drive and compassion to fulfill a project of this magnitude; and I selfishly want to share this moment in time. Keep going, you are truly an inspiration to many watching…from PA.
My kitty was a Sandy too!!! He was a big happy orange tabby boy, just passed last fall, but he was here for 19 years bringing ALL THE LOVE.
Your basement walls look so amazing. Cannot get over the transformation. Beautiful. Your period consistent, downstairs shower is superb. Thank you for taking us along on your journey.
The basement stone walls are looking great Kaleb!
The stone foundation looks so much more attractive then a block foundation wall. Harder to do though eh?
If there was a chimney , which you filled in, maybe the black is embedded soot from a wood stove or something
The walls ...your masonry looks fabulous! Couldn't tell you just learned on your own...very professional!
Just a suggestion, it would be nice, at the start of a season, to show the entire floor as it was, and how it has progressed, to give to viewer a feeling of how much has been accomplished as this has been so great!
As you were filling in that hole, I kept thinking you should have left a time capsule in there for when somebody has to repair and can find something about you sharing your restoration with CZcams.
So happy to see the kitty more! You're doing an amazing job on the foundation!!!!
Kaleb, you’ve become a Jack of all trades. You pretty much self taught yourself in how to do what you’ve been doing. Of course I realize you’ve read up on much of it n even watched some Utube too. It really amazes me at how well you’ve done.
I give you so much credit n lots of pats on the back. Everything you’ve done looks fantastic. Be proud of yourself as you deserve it n much more. You’ve become
a builder, you’ve done masonry, plumbing, painting to rebuilding old machinery. Yep, you’re a Jack of all trades n I love all of what you’ve done.
Hope weather will start getting better n better to get busy on the outside.
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That void was maybe a clean out for the fireplace. Would’ve had a metal access door. Our basements are a lot alike and most of ours are still intact and looks a lot like this. But lookin good.
I love seeing these basement walls coming together. Seeing how much care is being done for the basement makes me excited for the rest of the house.
Sandy's beyond adorable!! The wall, piping and spigot turned out beautifully.
I will say, that wall looks stunning!
Here’s a “SQUEE!!l for the quail hose tap! Also even though no one will ever see the stuff behind the wall, you’ll be able so sleep easy knowing it was done right and it hopefully won’t give you issues in the future. 😊
You have made wonderful progress on that wall! I would imagine that area might have been for the coal storage which would “leave its mark” on the foundation. Every step you take is one more closer to you having achieved your aim of restoring this historic home. I’m cleaning out the Family Home of 52 years and you inspire me to accomplish something every day, to look at what I HAVE done. Enjoy the Spring weather as you work outside. 🌷
Just want to say that your work looks incredible. The way you're restoring the house will make it almost earthquake proof. Secondly, I the coal embedded stores should be keeped dark to show that a coal bin used to be there when the house was newly built.
Caleb the wall behind you in the opening segment is absolutely gorgeous- such a great job you did.
I'm watching this in Indiana and it's raining outside.It's late now. My Kitties say Hi there Sandy.
At about 2 minutes: Is hole in your basement wall under a first floor fireplace? If so, do you eventually plan to burn wood in that fireplace? Because, what you may have there is an ash pit, for receiving wood ash from the firebox, to be cleaned out later after it’s cooled off. If it’s an ash pit it would have originally had an iron door to contain the ashes.
That a one beautiful looking wall, it's going to be so nice when finished!
The water spigot is adorable. Love it.
Great work kaleb, the wall looks amazing! Looking forward to next week. Say hello to Kim
You are doing an amazing job on this stone wall and all of the stonework. Well done!!
lol. “I love staring at those stones!”
A good foundation is everything! good job!
That is looking so much better! And I like your feline supervisor. ☺️
Keep that sweet shop mate safe at all costs.
Just found your video series. Love it. Live in a 330yo home myself. Love the limestone wall. The darkened stone tells a story. You are blessed to be able to do your own work. Sandy is a doll. ❤
These stone walls do really look nice. 😊
Sandy obviously needs a raise
I like both the cat and the house keep up the good work cool channel !
Kaleb you did a wonderful job on the masonry even though you don't like it much your pride in workmanship shines thru!! ❤
Glad you're sweating the copper pipes and not using those Crimp on Fittings! So few people including Plumbers/HCAC business employees have a clue how to sweat a pipe today.
My first thought was is was an basement oven for bread baking. The coal chute behind next to it most likely explains the black stone. You've done an incredible job. You're so patient!!!
Gotta love helper cats ❤
One day, I hope to see your house on tour of important historic homes in St Louis. Wow, a brass quail faucet for the outdoor hose. Everything you do is to perfection. Thanks for the consideration of keeping yourself safe on the lift. Your basement stone is increasingly becoming quite attractive so your work is well appreciated.
Morning Kaleb and Kim 😊
Love, love, love Sandy! Great job on the stone work!
They are beautiful ! Wall is beautiful ! Foundation is key !!!!!!!
the black looks endearing, just go with it.
Stonework is very important, especially when it's part of the foundation. Great job!
Tank's for the update Caleb!
It seems like everything you
toutch turns to gold. BEAUTIFUL !!!
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Absolutely LOVE the quail spigot. ❤❤❤. Now I want one lol
Too bad we can't do home improvement projects on fast forward. It all looks great.
Ohhhhh..........Kitty is so cute........and that little meow is precious! Wow, what a neat tool that needle thingee........so glad you are careful, and yes, leave the stone colored, for me it's just "character lines" in a face :).
I spoke too soon. All the walls look great! Have a great week! ❤
Nice job! That should last a few hundred years.
Those stones do look good. You've done a great job.
I'm amazed that you have so much knowledge of where the strengths of the building materials lie, much like these Cathedrals that had certain pressures if you didn't account for them the whole building collapsed.
Thanks!
Love the work you have done and thanks for introducing Sandy!
Hey, look! A new star to the channel! 🐱 Someone has definitely inserted themselves into what is most important on this episode 😂. Like the little bird on the faucet, perfect for the house. Shouldn't have to look far for stones/rocks. After all, this is Missouri, and we grow them in our backyard! 😂
It never accured to me you would need to scavenge stone. You do a brilliant job.
the plus side to having a small fire place is the chimney could be used for ventilation of basement or maybe for a small kitchenette who knows.
You've done a fabulous job rebuilding that wall! You're a perfectionist and it shows. Thanks for the video!
Maybe they mixed bitumen with the slip of lime /water to cover the stones. Good luck with the weather. Yes, the basement is starting to starting to look really good in comparison with previously.
Caleb, we use a needler to clean rust on watermains to prepare it for a repair clamp. Works great but as you said, loud and messy. You definitely need a mask
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Thanks for the awesome video.
Amazing work, as always Kaleb!
The chimney was probably for the house incinerator, used to burn trash. Any house of that size would've had one, and that's where it would've been.
Also, victorianantiquities below said it but I'm echoing it: you've got to be able to drain that line completely and right now you'll have trapped air, particularly since you've run copper outside. (Galvanized will tolerate freezing far, far better than copper will, which is why outdoor runs were usually galvie. Copper shatters. It's better in every other way than galvie, but not in that way.) So add a T-stop and a second cutoff to fully drain that line going out.
We love a cat daddy 😻
Glad to see you back I’ve missed your videos
They look great!!!!!! Your hard work is showing!!!!!
Caleb I just love your little friend. Your walls in the basement all look great. Where has Kim been, you've not mentioned her seen her car accident. Hope she is well. Thank you for sharing 😊
Your kitty cat is so pretty! Great work as always on the house. Love watching you and seeing your beautiful wife from time to time.
You have done such a great job that no one
would guess all the work you did. I fits in so
well. Looks like it's original. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💕💕
Visited St Louis for the eclipse and had a chance to respectfully drive by your beautiful home. St. Louis reminds me a lot of my home town of Baltimore and is full of architectural treasures! So cool to get a look in person. So wild to see the massive NGA construction so close to you. Even got to see the tragic ruins of the church near you and I was weirdly upset even considering I never knew about the church and had no connection to it. Just heartbreaking. Keep working. Love the channel!
Tray using muratic acid on the bricks.
The walls are looking great! Can't wait to see your new outside window dormer put up 😃
Tks!
Walls coming along well, and good to see a cameo appearance from your new cat. Hello, Sandy!
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SANDY CAMEOS!!!!❤
I have no idea why but this wall patch was so satisfying to watch. stone on the interior and brick on the part you dont see makes so much more sense.
This is Sandy’s channel now!
Wall looks great, nice kitty.
The foundation wall looks great! Let me know if you're ever in need of easy to access stone. I have multiple big piles with thousands of pieces from demolished buildings around here. It's all dug up from the foundation remnants left in the ground. Happy to let you pick through them.
Your kitty helper is here.
*Wow Kaleb, great job done... good luck sorting out them gutters 🙂.*
The stone wall behind you at the intro is gorgeous!
Your attitude makes me happy…. Thanks for bringing us along 🙏🏼✌🏼
Good luck with the lift this week, send the wind up to Chicago we're used to it.
Beautiful work, Kaleb. You are a true craftsman. I really look forward to your videos.
Needle scaler... glad you bought it. Haven't watched in a while... you seem to be making good progress.
Your stone work looks great! Nice that you don’t over mortar between them. Many people put so much mortar between them the definition of individual stones is obscured! It is the definition and size variation that makes them so attractive! Tedious job but, really well done! 👍
It looks great Caleb... Have a great week. Hugs❤
Sandy luuuuuuvvves you, Kaleb! Did adopt her or did she adopt you? Add masonry to your already mind-blowing skillset. And yeah, I hear ya about hiring "professionals" to do a job. I dearly hope I don't have a problem with getting the outside sills of three of our original wood windows worked on. One of them upstairs has a hole big enough to put a man's fist in and a bird's nest was being built! The joys of old houses!
lol right she’s obsessed with him. She was my moms cat and became very attached to her dog. He passed away in December and we thought she’d be happier with our pack and maybe bond with one of the dogs (definitely not Kira cat she’s a grumble Gus) my mom asked one day if she picked a dog yet and I said I think Kaleb is her dog 😂
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K..... great work ! capable to comprehend and execute ! Kudos ....... beautiful !
Great job Kaleb! That mason work is really good, even if you may not like doing it. The basement is really starting to come together.
Great job! Look at how well you did this project. Your skills have improved greatly. You are doing a great job all around, this channel is so inspiring for just good old fashioned persistence and tenacity. Thank you for sharing with us. Keep up the amazing work. 🎉
fantastic work Dude!!
Sandblast clean the lower stones in the wall that ae blackened.
nicely done!
Cannot wait to see the ceiling up!
The Stones look great!
Wonderful wall can not see where is was. Love that quail fits with the house just lovely .