We Started Cutting Down The Tree That Grew Through Our 120 Year Old Railway Station Renovation
2024 ж. 26 Сәу.
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A tree grew right through our Railway Station Renovation and we need to take it down to see how much damage it has done. We had great fun doing this, including getting up on the roof.
Poor Gil, he looked like he had enough of that when he went for his beer. He’s doing such a great job. It’s such an accomplishment, all the work he is doing. Well done to him!!!
Thank you, I really earned that beer 🍻
You don't have to remove all that stuff all at one time. Cut most of it off, as much as you can now. Clean it up so it looks good and then leave it. Once the growth is disconnected from the roots, those little fingers under the slate will begin to dry out and shrink. That makes them easier to get out later on. Like at the end of summer. Or when ever you get the slate touched up, if it needs it.
@theoldstationrenovation have you managed to explore the tunnel yet ?
I'm impressed with Gil as he always looks dressed to go out instead of doing some dirty work.
Its so I can go straight to the pub! 🍻 😆
@@theoldstationrenovation clearing Ivy always wear full face and hands / arms protection - get some white coveralls for work, take off at then and you are ready to go
@@theoldstationrenovation You earned the trip to the pub after this day's work!
The trouble with any type of foliage growing up a building is that it destroys the building. Wisteria, ivy, trees etc burrow into bricks, crumble the pointing, and collapse the roofing. We won't even mention what roots do to the foundations. A lot of those old Stately Homes have to be stripped every now and again or the ivy destroys the buildings. Imagine what one hundred years of ivy does to a 16th century structure! Restoration is not for the faint of heart! You guys have all my admiration for taking this on. It's quite the project. Gil is a champ! Chin up folks! You're doing a marvelous job! Best part? No rain! Blessed Be!
Gil! Gil! Gil! Gil! Work of Strength & Honor...or Arborist!
Nice to the cat in a superior-visory role 😂
Haha, yeah Lily seemed very curious! 🐱
Is it me, or does Gil get all the good jobs? Good to see Winston and Buddy being a little more involved in their supervisory duties. 🤣Thanks for sharing.
Oh yes, I really do get all the plum jobs! Buddy and Winston have been working very hard this weekend 😂
For future reference, if you start at the top you can peel the whole ivy growth off the wall by letting gravity do the work.
The 'tree' looks like arborial ivy. Basically when ivy gets to the top of a tree canopy it develops heart shaped leaves and starts producing berry like fruits. So it's the ivy getting into its mature state. I had to shift over a ton of it from the end of my garden after it had invaded from a neighbour.
Much improved!! As always, thanks for taking us along on your journey.
Thanks for watching, we really appreciate it! 😊
And the dogs still want to play while the boss is working. But what a big foliage at the roof. Good luck with cleaning up the inside.
Thank you! 😊 Those dogs have been having a great time since we moved, they love all the space!
Amazed how Gil can work so hard for long length of time. Very determined strong man.
This video reminds me of everything I hate about ladder work. I'm really glad it isn't me on that ladder. Looking great, it's lovely to see all the original masonry and roofing becoming visible again.
Gil should be happy. In most places in the States, anyone tackling a clean up like that, would have to keep one eye open, for snakes.
Thankfully all I had to deal with were a few spiders and a load of woodlice!
You are not done with the ivy. You have to keep ahead of it for some time. I recommend grubbing the roots out and some kind of brush poison as it reemerges.
There is an old question....how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Another bite down! Great work.
OMG! Elephant meat must taste awful. But you’re right, one bite at a time.
Another little gem perfectly timed to brighten my day. Well done. And those dogs are hilarious. (Especially when they are speeded up).
No chain saw available?
What?? How stupid
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You’re doing an absolutely amazing job. Love your vlogs, only criticism, there too short. Love the content, keep em coming 😂
Thank you! Hopefully when we have more going on we can make longer videos. The real work starts next week so 🤞🤞
Now I see it close up it’s definitely IVY !
That is amazing. What a difference just removing half of it made!
The roof tiles on the out building look in great condition plus the two rows of scalloped tiles are a lovely feature. Well done 💕🇦🇺
Yes they really are beautiful, we’re very lucky that they are in such good condition! And we will be linking the outbuildings to the house.
Gil’s a brave man sitting up there with those vertical adornments that could cause him some pain.
King George V's consort, Queen Mary, absolutely despised ivy on walls, and she was notorious for having it torn away; so, you're in royal company when you remove it. Love watching your progress.
Greta fact, thank you 👑
Even at Ivy League Schools, like Harvard for instance, they indeed had many of their buildings and lecture halls shrouded in ivy. The first recognized professional American-born architect Charles Bulfinchs'(Class of 1781) University Hall (1815) (the main faculty administration building) in the Yard before which sits the famous Rev. John Harvard memorial bronze statue (he hailed from Southwark, and his Mother ran the old long-gone Queen's Head pub in the early 1600s) used to look lovely with all the ivy. (It was constructed in pale Chelmsford granite). As with the Georgian and colonial buildings that house the Freshmen Yard dorms and Final Clubs. But in the 1970s, with all the costly deterioration of the masonry and mortar, the ivy much all had to come down. It was a tough decision. Most of the contemporary students would be surprised if they looked at old campus photographs of how different the campus looked with all the old ivy. I think Princeton still has some ivy-clad buildings. Yale might have a few. Out in Southern California we have nice swathes of bougainvillea vines lounging atop white stucco walls of Spanish/Mission revival homes. They have to be pruned back at times but add protection to homes as it is hard for burglars to avoid being scratched by their sharp branches if they trespass against us.
Boy done good 👍 be careful out there...and really enjoying your updates. Thanks for sharing 🙂
And thank you very much for watching, we’re really grateful! 😊
There is actually a KZhead channel that teaches about “railway gardens”……it’s a thing. ❤❤❤
Great tip, thank you! 😊
😊😊 Hard job removing the ivy. I can imagine the old spirits that work there will be happy to see the transformation of their train station. ❤😊😊😊 Great video as always, Lauren.. G'day from Australia 🇦🇺....😊😊
Well done guys. Remember, you are AwEsOmE !! 😊
Thank you!! 😊
Good job Gil. You will be so pleased with the results once all the overgrowth is gone. It makes one wonder what other hidden treasures lie within the thick tangle on the back side of the building. It's looking better everyday!!!
Thank you, that really wore me out but well worth it! 😃
Oh boy, does that look familiar! That's very old ivy, which will turn into trees after enough time. My home in Southern California was built in 1931, but the first house on the street, that used to stand next door, was from 1915. There is a chain link fence (off from the property line by 2 feet at one end) that has been smothered with ivy. By this I mean the chain link is embedded inside the stems of the ivy, which are like tree trunks after who knows how many decades. It gets flowers (the bees love it), and then black berries. In the back it reaches to the roof of our garage, and took over our concrete block workshop. I hate heights, so like Gil, my husband had to do the roof work. I wondered about your water line. Ugh. Sometimes it feels like one step forward, two steps back. Hang in there!!
It's a lovely building and worth the hard work.
Bless Gil! He looked exhausted! Good work!!
Thank you, I really was exhausted by the end!! 😃
Gil needs friends. I know when theres something that needs to be done, we send word to family and friends, and tell them food will be there, and everyone comes to help. Maybe you can try that too. Love from AZ-US 😊😊😊
Haha, that’s such a good idea, I should fire up the barbecue and put the word out!!!
@@theoldstationrenovation Amen :)
If possibly cut off at the root line and let it die off for awhile, easier to pull off. It's going to beautiful when done ❤
Gil needs to get himself a battery-powered reciprocation saw or "saws-all" it'll make quick work of these types of removal project. Plus every man needs plenty of power tools. :)
A few people have mention reciprocating saws. It’s on my Amazon list!
It’s all a lot to do when you’re working full time as well fair play to gil
Thank you, I’m beginning to wonder where I find the time to do a 40 hour week!
Very glad to see you holding the ladder for your husband. People really under estimate the danger they pose.
Such a transformation on the outlook but check for hidden damage... crack on be safe
Nice view from on top of the outbuildings. Looks a lot better.
always looking forward for another episode.. thanks for sharing..
Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate it! 😊
Have you thought about getting a stand for the camera and helping Gil with some of the deconstruction?
It's nice to have another chunk of work done, every little bit helps. I like the out buildings. Hope you convert one into a working bathroom; will be good to have when you're doing outside stuff, cook outs, entertaining, etc. A working shower would also be nice after doing gardening or outside projects.
Absolutely, lots of little steps! The out buildings are going to have a bathroom in, we do need it since the bathroom is being taken out of the main building.
Hi to you lovely people great work removing the ivy well done one thing leads to the other
You know there are rechargeable battery pruners and hedgetrimmers that would have made that job a lot easier!! However so very well done Gil.
Woot! More debris down, as supervised by cat , an excellent reason to go to the pub! The several Brits renovating chateaux in France I watch on YT have found a mix of salt, vinegar and dishwashing liquid mixed in water is an effective natural weed killer for ivy, etc.
1:50 I recon that was a good wheel barrow when parked up last! 😂
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A skeleton wheelbarrow!
The outhouse could provide nice rooms for the girls😄🤭😇
Ladder work is so scary!
Gil made me nervous up there! Well done
I’ll be honest, I was pretty nervous up there myself! 😬
👏🏽👏🏽 don’t forget to clean out those gutters 🌧️🌧️💧
Have you thought about including the outbuildings into the living space by using some sort of an atrium arrangement?
The tiles Gil un covered at the roof peak ..are very pretty and decorative ❤
whoever extended the out buildings and continued the roof with welsh and belgium slate was brill. like where do you even get those tiles from??!!
A good time of the year to remove ivy because there will often be old wasps nests - usually unoccupied except perhaps for a queen.
Good on you Gil, great job, you deserve that beer. Amazing craftsmanship even though a sub building, beautifully built. Back when labour was cheap.
Great job.
Well Done!
How fantastic does that toilet roof look! The detailing is lovely. Those buildings could make a great annex with a modern glass link to the kitchen.
I know it was hard graft, but cost you nothing, but was a good result. Just clearing sometimes makes massive improvements.
Nothing better than an inquisitive doggies snout!!
The dogs are really enjoy being here (and being in the way!) 😃
@@theoldstationrenovation They're secretly judging your performance during an end of day debrief
Sitting on the roof of the outhouse is like sitting on the back of a dinosaur/dragon😂l Gil slade it.
🤣 Gil Targaryen! 🐉
@@theoldstationrenovation 😂🤣😂🤣 you rock 🤣😂🤣😂✨💖✨
Hi to both of you gil you one lúcky man I bet you both saw something special in you love that old building if it like my wife and me it to pass on to the next generation gil next time you have a beer raise for the people how built that buitiful build so keep to you plan you'll both get there soon
Absolutely, I couldn’t agree more. I hope we can be good custodians of this building and keep it shipshape for many decades to come 🍻
You have really made a difference but, you still have a long way to go. This will be a long train ride and can’t wait for the journey with you.
I hate ivy. Yours is a must watch channel. Thank you from NZ.
Thank you from south Wales 🏴 👋 😊
Looks like good old tree ivy, grows as thick as a smaller and frequently seen on tree trunks.
It's frequently used by florists for Christmas wreaths.
Oh deary, you know there are modern power tools that would help you plow right through that job😮
Hi Laura. That was practically a proper tree growing from your roof lol. Looks like it is still cold there, Gil wearing a big coat. Be safe and God bless.
Thank you, yes still cold had one day of sun last weekend then rain again, come on summer ☀️
You can say that your an ivy leaguer now!
Haha brilliant! 🤣
For some reason, I thought you were alone out in the middle of nowhere, but from the footage when your husband was on the roof wrestling the plant, there’s tons of stuff around you. You could use that piece of heavy equipment to plow your drive!
I wish! That belongs to be business next door in the old train yard!
Did you guys know where the outside tap was to shut off the water in the shed? Was that a stray cat on the window sill? Dogs looked adorable playing with balls - I always mention them because I love seeing them (we can't have pets right now so I must live through viewing others haha.) Gil did a fabulous job on the tree on that end of the sheds - now the other end, haha. Excited to see inside of station once you take even more out.
Gil will enjoy that tree. Maybe not the junk cleanup but oh well
That's the downside of a renovation/DiY job... the clean-up after the fun of the demo 😂
The whole place is slowly but surely emerging back into the light of day due to your efforts. Continued success to you! Outstanding effort!
What a lovely way of seeing it, thank you! 😊
Hi guys love watching your videos another hard day at work well done❤
Nice haircut Gill
Haha, thank you. Shortest it’s been since lockdown!
As a once tried and true landscaper I found a 5 tine pitch fork is invaluable for clearing up almost any debris. Just in case you haven't tried one before...
there is woody weed killer it will work really good on that the best way is drill a hole at the trunk of the vine and pore it in
Looks really nice congrats on the progress
Thank you! 😊
Beer time, now that's a man after my own kidney.
Well deserved! 🍻
You are both doing great work, my only issue with the outbuildings would be rats and mice, but such is life, at least you don't have snakes like there are here in Australia, looking forward to the next update, don't forget the thre 'R's', Rest, Rest and some more Rest, don6over do it, best regards from a Kiwi living in Melbourne Australia, Les
It goes to show: Mother nature has returned. The old station must of been standing empty for a long time. No maintenance carried out. I sure feel the pain of your husband taking down the tree and the bush. "It's all Babysteps." Project. Regards from South Africa 🇿🇦.
Great video! Wow!! that makes a Huge difference removing the tree and vines. i Love the slate roof! i Love watching your videos!
Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate it! 😊
The disintegrating wheelbarrow was priceless so glad you had that on film… Bye the way I was thinking (dangerous I know) going back to you showing old photos from yesteryear and wanting to know what the capital of your columns looked like… have you tried looking for old paintings as I can imagine that artist liked to paint meaningful buildings 🤷🏽♀️
deadly stuff . Good job done
It's a pity that you always share such short vlogs with us
Superb, although undoubtedly uncomfortable seating, ridge tiles. Be careful how you sit astride them.
Yes, it certainly was a little uncomfortable!
Good work! It’s all baby steps. Removing ivy is a difficult job!
It's one of those jobs that when done suddenly make a big difference in appearance.
I have watched you two sort some tough stuff in the station but my word that tree work looked the worst so far. What a job but it’s done now. I think Gil must of been a jockey in a former life as he was seated on the roof top perfectly.
Are the girls involved and helping? They can pull weeds and help empty out those buildings (appropriate sized items of course). I'm so happy that tree is down, i wanted to pull that ivy so much!
Wow you guys are amazing, bringing back to life the old station is amazing, the work your doing is great, love you guys and love the Channel.. 🚂 ❤
It like Gil is cutting giant Broccoli off the roof ! Lol
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It would make a great band b eventually
No,no ,no ….you should always have beer before roof 🥴🍻
I could have done with some Dutch courage!! 🍺
Shame that the wheelbarrow has left the chat...8^) but the ridge tiles and slate on the outbuilding roof are great to see. Ivy's awful stuff to remove. Job's going great! Cheers.
Ivy looks really nice on old buildings, but it causes so much damage & trouble in the long run. Those out buildings certainly look have possibilities for the future 🤔
There are plans for the outbuilding, they are so well built we just have to make them a big part of the project!
That looked like a prize holly tree. If you cut it all the way down and the root survives it can be trained to be a smaller bush. That is an interesting view over the shed roof to your neighbor’s property. Perhaps a hedge of modest plants could block the industrial view. Wishing you and your family a blessed week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings. Peace
Invest in a cordless reciprocating saw. Quicker and far less effort needed. 😊
That’s gone on my Amazon list!
I am an 80 yo widow, and I LOVE my cordless recip saw!
Working up a ladder and on a roof, Gil gets all the "fun" jobs. LOL Gil you deserved 2 beers. 👍👍👍👍👍
I had more than two beers! 😃 😵💫
Nice 👍
Gil was looking a bit 'all in'. I know that feeling all too well. Time for a cuppa! The ridge cap; is that iron or clay?
It really was time for a beer!! The ridge caps are clay, and very nice they are too!
Roots everywhere! You have a big job on guys,watching with interest,keep up the great work 👍
Thank you very much for watching, we’re extremely grateful! 😊
You need a good pair of Pruning Loppers, I think they would have made Gil's task much easier, not to mention increasing his reach, thanks for the video!
Love the vids but for some reason this one was a hard watch.. 😂😂.. keep up the great work
🤣 it was even harder being up there!!
My grandma's house is cover with ivy. I awalys told her to get rid of it, but she always says 'they cover ugly walls'. Ee... yea, and also go through that walls! Bruh I wish I would be able to renovate her whole house, but it in that bad condition that better will be just destoy it and build new. For some contect. Is an old 'past war house', that have a 'stables' join in to it. Imagine a long rectangle, half of it is a house, the secund is for animals like pigs or chickens and some storage for wood. The walls are thick, but do not hold any warm, just like the double windows. One bathroom is a little higher then the rest of the floors. My grandma over the years is slowly... I wouldn't say renovating this house, but makeing it preatier. New furniture, new wallpaper, you get the picture. That don't change the fack that this house is out of modern standars. Old electrics, half-ass make sewers (Imagine you take a baht or doing laundry and later you might to go outsive to use a long stick to unlock the pipe), localization suck (it's a village, pretty views, but there is no store). When I was younger I visit her every weekend to help around the house. But alone she can't do much b'cus her age and health. I told her many, many times that she should finnaly move in to one of her daughters. To have someone to take her of her, but she always refuse saying she would like someone to move in to her. I tols her that nobody gonna live HERE with her, that this house suck. But she use 'tree fall where it grow' kind of 'argument'. I would love her to move in with me, but I rent a apartment in a city that is over 2,5h away from there. And if she don't want to move out to some 20-30 minuts away then I doubt she even take my offert serious. Ahh... does anyone have an idea on what can I do?
Wow
Ivy is a nightmare plant! It looks pretty to start off but if you don’t keep control over it, it goes mad! We had the same trouble as you on an old house we bought! Took my hubby about 3 days to get rid of it!
It’s awful stuff and seems to everywhere. It’ll be a long time before we’re completely rid of it!