#1 DEMOLITION | Building a Staircase 

"Good trip?" Cripes that made me laugh. Barton Fink, right? Man. Great video!

Welcome back with your fantastic videos 😃

Yeaaaa!!! You are back!

about time you got back to the tools Carl 😂😂

@@Chefchaot Looks like a transformer to take the European 230V down to a 110V tool.

Trochę tutaj brak zasad bezpieczenstwa przy rozbiorce tych schodów Nalezy stosowac podesty nawet przy pracy na wysokości 1,5 metra Twój kręgosłup jest bezcenny Jesli to nie odbudowa zabytku to jednak lepiej zastosowac konstrukcje żelbetowa na której oprze się cala konstrukcje drewnianych stopni

That’s awesome. Keep on keeping on!

Agreed

@@Forakus Old walls requires old techniques and specialised craftmanship. Concrete is no good in such old builds.

It appears to be on a split-level between 1st and 2nd floors. 😎

@@wileycoyotesr8623 😂

They are not craftsmen their builders and mediocre at best.

@@Borism907 as is your english

@@jonblais82 English

Or possibly a little lithium grease!

It's called a thimble.

My question is how the hell did it end up there?

This is decidedly NOT a tool safety video.

Yeps. That was a recipe for kickback and wearing the blade in his chest.

yeaaa! good to hear from you william - hope you're well

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In Denmark they are called a finger”bøl” Bøl has no translation.. looks like a small shotglass size xd

Dutch is “vingerhoed” - finger hat. It was also often made of silver. Probably a lot more of those than brass, let alone gold.

I think that is only when they cover an entire wall with concrete render. I was thinking the same thing then thought about it. Just making a small concrete pad and filling a hole here an there will still allow the original lime to breathe. :)

@@stephensimpson5283 doing large areas of wall with plaster is terrible. The bbc did a series Project Restoration 15 years ago. And if I can rember that far back they didn’t us cement mortars at all.

@@marcusd2380 I think that most of techniques shown in this film are kind of restoration nightmare. I don't know how things work in France but are there any conservation offices taking care of this type of buildings there?

@@TheKkazikk I can’t comment if old buiodings in France are listed as in the Uk and hence restoration is regulated like the Uk. But for sure these old buildings need time money and expertise. Carl has the expertise for sure and I can see it takes time. In the Uk there has been a few high profile restorations and well worth watching

Exactly what I was going to ask. If you needed it to be sturdier than mortar, you should have used arabic brick panels, instead of increasing humidity, acidity and CO2 inside those walls. This concrete feber is not 'more durable' as he said, instead it deteriorates the original building faster.

And wood parasite as anobium like humidity particurlarly eat wood on the wall.

Yes always use lime mortar. The issue with it in this case is that it would have been a bit to thick to be strong. They really should have built up a platform with lime mortar and brick or stone. Concrete can be stronger right after it becomes hard, but modern Concrete will eventually break down and fall apart. It won't happen within our lifetime, but it won't last much longer than 60 to 80 years. Never the less, the concrete will last for a long time, and for the time being it is safe and strong. As far as the moisture issue, I can say after having worked in water damage restoration that the older the house the better it can handle water and moisture due to the ability of exposed wood and other materials to breathe. New houses tend to actually do worse with water damage because they are sealed so much better. It is more difficult for water to find its way into a new modern home, but once it is in it can't get out due to the very thing that actually protects it from water in the fist place. So this house will do fine regarding moisture as long as both sides of any surface in question aren't completely sealed. All this being said, they are doing an absolutely beautiful job with this home and most all of these repairs are being done skillful and the right way. I'd say they are definitely doing proper justice by this wonderful peace of history.

Just said the same then noticed your comment.

Yup using concrete is a mistake, lime is the way to go. Those walls need to breath, concrete doesnt allow that, if there is humidity in the soil the walls will "rot". It's too bad, you make lots of efforts to keep the house as it was, and you go and use modern cement, why not use what the ancients used? It worked for 300 years. Anyway I dont want to seem to harsh, good luck guys, nice video.

Ouch, I was thinking the same.

Was about to say this. It's a Sewing Finger Cap, and the design is still the same these days. @carlrogers

@@TimBrownie Good to know the name in English, I could only describe its use.

I think it’s called a thimble, and I think Carl knew that but was referring to it being left for good luck? Maybe wrong though!

@@hughstephens7246 it is indeed called a thimble, not a 'sewing finger cap' which is simply a prosaic description of it's function.

Thanks Michael! glad it's getting some good use

Or as alternative Ive used in the past is an orbital hand sander used on the shuttering sides. Creates just enough vibration to settle the concrete and bring the fat to the top.

@@mattcartwright8272 Yes; I guess that would work too.

ah gotcha! I thought it was a mouse helmet

@@carlroge that’s funny! Love your work and attention to detail by the way, beautiful!

will check it out thanks!

Thanks also!

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8:15 he said why

@@stevemarvin1723 quick easy and wont be seen is not an explanation to the question why?

​@@minastirith997 Hello On emploie jamais de ciment avec de la pierre parce que le ciment détruit la pierre les murs en pierre sont montés à la terre ou à la chaux pour des raison de solidité pas d'esthétique Hello Excuse my google translate english Cement is never used with stone because cement destroys stone stone walls are mounted with earth or lime for reasons of solidity not aesthetics

@@bigpapajm Exactly! Concrete should NEVER be used like this. Lime based is more flexible with the movement of the house and it breathes so it doesn't capture moisture. Concrete is very hard and 100% needs reinforcement to not crack and crumble. There is a reason lime based stone buildings stands for centuries or millennia...

Inexperience. For professional tradespeople who specialise in historical buildings, this is hard to watch. Those oak beams will have rot issues within a century. You might say that's a long time, but considering the previous ones lasted for 3 centuries, it's really not. I just pulled out a floor with wood set in concrete and despite it being dry and in a heated living room, the wood was rotten and wasn't even that old.

That means turning the saw 180°? Or keep same orientation?

@@aayotechnology that is a preference choice. I mean brace the front of the plate as you hold the saw, and plunge the back. That makes the plunge safer regardless of which direction you are guiding the saw. It is made to push, and made to plunge at the rear.

Not only historically correct but the right engineering choice because that's what was used in the 1700s. Concrete and Elizabethan mortar don't mix well. There's sites all over the UK where stone outer walls were clad in concrete with really bad results.