🔴 Log House Repair in Norway Part 1/15

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  • čas přidán 23. 07. 2019
  • A listed building gets some TLC.
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    This is the first part in a series following the repair of a farm out-house, built in the late 19th Century partly of reused timber from a baroque building showing traits from the 17th century.
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Komentáře • 81

  • @LucasRichardStephens
    @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety +5

    PART TWO: czcams.com/video/mgAxweZx1l4/video.html

  • @mrsjenniferstephens
    @mrsjenniferstephens Před 5 lety +11

    Clever stuff Lucas , the scenery is wonderful, don't know how you stand the weather!

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety +6

      Thanks Mum!

    • @deweys
      @deweys Před 4 lety +1

      @@LucasRichardStephens Mum is the best!

    • @ronniefaraldo9197
      @ronniefaraldo9197 Před 8 měsíci +1

      After 20 plus years in the south of France with no rain for months and temperatures between 30 and 40 everyday , the weather loo,ks wonderful to me !

  • @ronniefaraldo9197
    @ronniefaraldo9197 Před 8 měsíci

    God , such fantastic work . I'm 77 and restoring my second dismember house in Sweden after 20 years in the south of France restoring a big stone house . I truly LOVE watching you work . Watch your fingers . Lol

  • @odin8214
    @odin8214 Před 5 lety +3

    cant wait for this series

  • @bjoernjohns6407
    @bjoernjohns6407 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for your video.
    I am about to change some logs at my 90 years old house. Glad to see how you did it .

  • @ronvarney5457
    @ronvarney5457 Před 7 měsíci

    I found this video enlightening with how you guys do your notches on the corners and that you speak English that makes it really easy to follow you and the specifics of your trade also I noticed the roads to be a little narrow I wouldn't drive to fast with on coming vehicles in a snow storm that's for sure but thanks again for sharing your video.

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thanks for watching and you kind words! All the best!

    • @ronvarney5457
      @ronvarney5457 Před 7 měsíci

      @@LucasRichardStephens I most welcome I look forward to your cabin videos I'm in the skilled trades myself and eventually I'm going to build a cabin and I find it interesting on the differences of building them from country to country so I'm always open to learning different techniques and thanks again best wishes 😎🇺🇸

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 7 měsíci +2

      I am baised in my opinion of course; Norwegian saddle notch (more spesifically Raulands Laft) with full linescribe, is the most durable and weather-tight system. We have many buildings that are 300years+ and some that are over 700 years old. Takes about two years to master (if you already know how to build a house). It is really good to learn the system before you start on your project, because the lowest timbers are the most prone to damage, so since they are done first, your have to get it right. You just can't learn as you go, and hope to build a house that will be durable. Any technical solution that is less than 60 years in use should be considered experimental. Most modern systems have turned out to not work as well as expected. Here in Norway, there has been a total revival of the really ancient techniques, including use moss in the air pocket. And a deep understanding of timber and how to choose the right trees for the job. Good luck with your journey!

  • @TC-um2ti
    @TC-um2ti Před 4 lety

    i decided to watch the series again, i miss Norway and enjoy your work!

  • @kylkim93
    @kylkim93 Před 3 lety +1

    Very informative stuff!
    Greeting from Finland!

  • @josej12
    @josej12 Před 5 lety

    Gran video, muchas gracias de nuevo

  • @annonymous1273
    @annonymous1273 Před 11 měsíci

    OMG fascinating
    Thank you for sharing
    I love your work, you opened my eyes on many levels
    Kind regards

  • @timberdoodles4647
    @timberdoodles4647 Před 5 lety

    Brave work! yes, its always fatter on the bottom..... hewing.

  • @waynebrown1609
    @waynebrown1609 Před 5 lety

    beautiful work . beautiful countryside, looks alot like the sothenter of new york state.

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks Wayne, is that your area?

    • @waynebrown1609
      @waynebrown1609 Před 5 lety

      @@LucasRichardStephens I'm in the north Western part of New York not to far from Niagara falls.

  • @jimargeropoulos8309
    @jimargeropoulos8309 Před 5 lety

    Looks very similar to my home in the upper peninsula of Michigan

  • @coffeepot3123
    @coffeepot3123 Před 3 lety

    Utrolig fint trehus.

  • @larsvanbeurden5332
    @larsvanbeurden5332 Před 2 lety

    nice job

  • @meskeriotojas
    @meskeriotojas Před 10 měsíci

    I got rotten log part just over foundation. Im planing to change it with bricks and cement. Then put a plank over it.

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Why are you telling me this? I changed the wheels of my car for motor bike wheels because I got a puncture, would you think that to be sensible?

    • @meskeriotojas
      @meskeriotojas Před 9 měsíci

      @@LucasRichardStephens Just sharing my plans and wanted to hear if its good idea. Sorry for telling this I can delete the comment if you want.

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 9 měsíci

      The films on my channel are quite slow going and I don't give a great deal of advice on them, they are for entertainment. If you have any doubts about restoring you house, get professional advice. You can repair your building however you want. If you live locally to me you can get in touch, if you want my processional opinion. CZcams comments sections are not the place for such serious matters. I hope your project goes well. @@meskeriotojas

    • @janem167
      @janem167 Před 2 měsíci

      Hi, just take care that you separate wood from concrete or it will rot out again (eg with EPDM rubber). Wood can never touch concrete because it asks like a sponge and then releases it in to the wood and eventually rots. Good luck.

  • @elisabethduplessis4447

    Bonjour Lucas quelle belle contry

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching Elisabeth! very few women watch my films so it is always nice to have a comment such as yours, all the best, Lucas

  • @glenmatthewwilson
    @glenmatthewwilson Před 4 lety

    Hi, just wondering how you will fix the holes you drilled for the sprekkfisk to jack up the wall. Just put in pegs in the holes? maybe use moss to get a tight fit? Or just a carefully made peg? Thanks for the instructive videos!

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 4 lety

      Hi Glen, yes the holes just have a peg knocked into them. Made with an axe, slightly conical they tighten in even if slightly irregular. A bit of moss between the pegs to slow air circulation would not harm either, but this building will not be a winter- warmed building, so insulation is a low priority. Thanks for watching!

  • @awldune
    @awldune Před 5 lety +1

    13:10 I have not seen this method of clamping the mating surfaces together, then cutting a chainsaw kerf to joint them. Very ingenious and I'm sure it is saving you hours of work over the traditional methods.
    What month of the year did you take this video of driving to work?

  • @Drench3
    @Drench3 Před 5 lety +2

    Got myself a cuppa to watch this installment, as per usual not disappointed! thanks for sharing! just curious what music you would usually go for

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety +2

      I have tried making original music for several of my films. Music divides the audience, so I have posted several films both with and without music. Also I am quite an amateur musician and though youtubers are very forgiving of poor filming they are far less so for poor musicianship. George Lucas often said that the music was the larger share of the film, it seems true.

    • @Drench3
      @Drench3 Před 5 lety

      @@LucasRichardStephens I have watched pretty much most of your videos and I assume some of the music I've heard has been yours and to be honest didn't think ill of it at all! Do you listen to rock when you work? That's a big chunk of what's on my phone mainly from the late 60s and 70s as i find their musicianship is far superior than the music that's being made today. Have you ever tried to produce some music on a DAW (digital audio workshop) like ableton or cubase?

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety +1

      @@Drench3 I do listen to some rock music, Hendix, led zep, Black Sabeth mostly pre 75 bands in that genre. Other music while I work.....radio plays, intuative folk , world music, experimental, classical, very varied, but not much regular pop music. I find the normal radio almost like torture.
      I use editing software like cubase, but a lot of the films have music improvised straight into the movie making software, as live.

    • @Drench3
      @Drench3 Před 5 lety

      @@LucasRichardStephens Here here! seems we run down the same tram lines in the music department, and like you i find pop music abhorrent and annoying these delinquents manage to sell millions without a shred of music knowledge... (this era anyway) If i may suggest some bands you might be of interest (you probably are familiar with but) Gentle Giant, Soft machine, Caravan, Wishbone ash, King Crimson, Jethro Tull to name a couple.
      Oh wow fantastic! do you play other instruments than guitar?

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety +1

      @@Drench3 In the film about making a Norwegian (kubbestol) log chair I made the music, and play all the instruments. With the exception of some excerpts of a concert by WIll Smith (The Hand) here at the farm in 2010. czcams.com/video/UlEzFSfn1Cw/video.html

  • @LolitasGarden
    @LolitasGarden Před 5 lety +2

    Lovely work if you can get it. I'm wondering how you find yourself in an occupation like that.

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety +4

      I did a 1000 hour course building new timber houses, then learnt restoration on the job. It took about four or five years to get the skills but I am still learning the subject after 25 years.

    • @josej12
      @josej12 Před 5 lety

      @@LucasRichardStephens I'm sorry to ask, I hope it's not improper, but where did you make that courses? Or more precisely how would you recommend someone to start studying and working on traditional timber framing? Thx very much

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety +2

      ​@@josej12 Making "Laftehus" (cogged, Houses) is common all around the subarctic circle, timber framing a bit further South. You could try working together with a builder who makes what interests you, as well as join a course, you thanked me in Spanish, are you from Spain? I am sure there is a community of builders interested in traditional techniques in almost every country. I advocate adopting local traditions, not every system is suitable in every bioregion. For example I would not build a log house in the UK, it would likely rot.

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety

      @@josej12 the course was in Olso

  • @auroraarmsgear7163
    @auroraarmsgear7163 Před 3 lety

    I have a cabin in Alaska, the walls are bulging out and leaning inward. Can I ask your advice? Send you a couple pictures?

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 3 lety +1

      Find someone local to help you. I don't have any available capacity to advise on you building, sorry, but there is footage in this series that demonstrates walls being straightened, if I remember correctly, and these films are posted more or less free of charge. Don't forget to engage with a thumbs up or down, there are a great many other films on my channel, I am sure some of them address these issues, I am not sure which one , off hand.

  • @esesosa911
    @esesosa911 Před 3 lety

    I've been following your series sir. Its wonderful. Was just wondering if you could take job outside norway as a paid vacation job to Finland. I am planning of buying a house that would need the lower logs replaced. Would you be interested. Accormodation is no problem. Please give me your opinion. Thanks

  • @oysteinhaugen7055
    @oysteinhaugen7055 Před 5 lety

    Very interesting! You earned a new subscriber! Where in Norway are you located?

  • @tinmanx2222
    @tinmanx2222 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video. The sound is a little low.

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety +2

      CZcams has capped the soundtrack by 9 decibels, resulting in some sections being a little quiet. I don't know how to stop them doing that. They want the ads to sound louder I suppose.....

    • @GabeNarwhal
      @GabeNarwhal Před 5 lety

      ​@@LucasRichardStephens I think it is because some of the clips in the video is very loud. So you should try to adjust the volum on all the clips to match in volume.

    • @GabeNarwhal
      @GabeNarwhal Před 5 lety

      ​@@LucasRichardStephens Probably the last 15 seconds of the video. Holy shii.. my ears... :P

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 5 lety

      @@GabeNarwhal You are probally right.

  • @horace146
    @horace146 Před 2 lety

    Please let me be your apprentice!

  • @stoneyswolf
    @stoneyswolf Před 6 měsíci

    I like log houses but if it's not on a solid foundation it's just a pile of sticks.

  • @oldroanio5631
    @oldroanio5631 Před 2 lety

    My name is Stephen Lucas Richards. I live in a brick home.

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 2 lety

      Small world!

    • @oldroanio5631
      @oldroanio5631 Před 2 lety

      Ha! It is! But actually I've just bought a rotten old log cabin in Tasmania. I've learnt a lot from you already!!

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 2 lety

      @@oldroanio5631 excellent! That is the very point of the channel, spread a bit of love and understanding for the old wooden houses.

  • @madretierraamor9112
    @madretierraamor9112 Před 3 lety

    we are Madre Tierra Amor.... we just got a 100 years old house....can you help us...we need you!!!!

    • @LucasRichardStephens
      @LucasRichardStephens  Před 3 lety

      If your house is in my area, I could. Their are plenty of specialists in this kind of work in Scandinavia, and other parts of Europe, just expect them to have a waiting list one one-two years and start saving at once for the bills.

  • @AlexSavoine
    @AlexSavoine Před 3 lety

    cute >_