Digging Up The Tree Stumps In Our Railway Station Renovation 

One idea I suggest to customer a lot is renting a chipper themselves and creating piles of chip, which can be decomposed and used as a mulch, or simply blasted into hedgelines etc and allowed to decompose. One of the cheapest ways to get rid of green waste!

I’ve dug up a lot of stumps, I’ve found a reciprocating saw works great for cutting the roots through the dirt, it won’t dull like a chainsaw will. Just dig, cut, pry, push, repeat…. 😎

Its so fascinating to see how the old station slowly comes to life again!

Every step forward is a step in the right direction no matter what it's size. 👍

A tree surgeon is a nice friend to have when you're being over- run by trees, hedges, brambles, stumps, and anything growing where you don't want it. Good job on the greenery (or not so green).

Last week you asked us about Palm trees. In California the Victorian Era definitely used Palm trees in the landscape as seen in many pictures of Los Angeles and Riverside, CA. They were also used at the trains stations in both cities and I found this to be true in Spain. The era also used palms as potted plants inside their homes. I think you stated they are not original to your station. I found a short article on History of Palm planting in Britain. They tried with the New Zealand Cabbage Palm (a shrub). It seems that your station has produced a few palms where others failed. You have something special and desired by the Victorian's. In a way a hint of international travel to have one at the train station, I think. I leave it up to you to decide if they are special enough to keep. Some are messy and others require maintenance. Only you will know if it is worth future efforts to maintain.

Plenty of roots left that you don't see. As they rot away the ground will sink, so be prepared to add fill to level the paving blocks back up.

I'm loving these videos. It's great to see people who have the passion to restore an old Victorian station

The train station is a wonderful property to see restored and restoration is a ongoing learning process. Good work, looking forward to seeing future progress.

love your voice and the delightful way you talk, makes it a pleasure to watch

I'm not sure I would call the work of hauling branches and digging stumps "fun and exciting" to do--but at the end of the day, it does always feel like an accomplishment 😉 Love watching the station come back from the brink of too far gone.

Great job, another way to save time is to use a pressure washer around the stump (if you don't mind getting muddy) because it will blast away the dirt quickly and expose the roots for you to cut.

I love your videos. Wish they could be a bit longer.

Finding it all fascinating, would love to see you do a bit of metal detecting there, who knows what might have been dropped over the years!

Good job done with those tree stumps. I would then take up more slabs and dig out the rest of the buried roots. If you don’t, they will eventually rot and the ground will sink making the slabs uneven. I did the same in my garden years ago. With a walnut tree. I took the stump out and left the buried roots . I ended up with a large sunken patch in my grass about 5 ft diameter and 1 ft deep. Keep up the good work 👍

I just saw someone else comment about palm trees. Palm trees at front doors and entrance ways were hugely popular a hundred or so years ago! In Australia, America and in fact globally! The podcast episode “Palm Reading” by 99% Invisible is all about the palm craze, including how people even stole palm trees to sell on palm tree black markets!! You can still tell very old houses in australia if they have two big tall palm trees out the front still, on either side of the front door. Some abandoned houses have palms trees so tall it’s amazing. Houses with both, original, tall palm trees still remaining are quite sought after here and quite expensive now!

I don't know if you have them over there, but in Australia there are mulching trucks that go around, mainly contractors for the council. They could mulch all your trees at your location and give you a good supply of mulch for your garden or mulch paths.

When you take on such a hands-on effort, you should never feel that you need to explain carrying "just a few twigs"--that whole property is going to be amazing, and it's obvious that you are all inspired--it's really fun to watch

While I prefer actual gardening, I do like that feeling of cutting trees and clearing out. You can quickly see the results and the sore/tired feeling afterward is satisfying and a good excuse for hot baths, cups of tea, and putting your feet up. Much better in winter than the blazing sun we have in the summer. I was happy for you that the stumps came out so easily (relatively). In my area of Southern California we have a lot of clay soil and rocks, and one almost needs a jackhammer to do that job. Often we just cut the stump even with the soil, drill large holes from the top, and use "stump killer". Now you are on track to restore your pavement! Another person mentioned the bamboo. I know you want to clear out, but if you have more, consider saving it to make garden structures in future. Glad you could find a way for the tree debris to be recycled. The driveway and the front of the station are really looking great!

I absolutely love to see old train stations restored. As a child i only lived 5 blocks from the Northern Pacific RR and the horns and engines switching were music to my ears. Loving your restoration and updates. ❤❤❤

I can’t wait for more videos, cause I love videos about renovating old places and stuff

Good work, just a hint for next time. Please always use both hands on your chainsaw, they can do a lot of damage really quickly if they get away on you.

Yey 🎉 another video, I’ve been waiting for this

Phew, the stumps are gone, BUT you must make sure that no roots have gone into the brickwork around the base.

You are such hard workers. I am so enjoying what you are doing and thank you for making this available to us thousands of miles away. Godspeed and fitful rest.

Oo I would have kept those cut down bamboo stakes for your future veggie and flower gardens! Perfect for that in so many ways!!

My father lived on a farm as a kid . They would clean fence rows with stumps like that with a grub hoe. Ax on one end and a sharp wide blade on the other. They got 50 cents a day. I got one also and I use ot for the same type of work. But not on fence rows😅

I smiled to myself at the beginning when you said, “fun & exciting”. I’m glad you’re enjoying your station project. You have to love the project or it can drive you mad.

I enjoyed helping out with that work on this project, the building is " Iconic". I can remember as a child walking up this old railway track, as far as the tunnel that goes under Culverhouse Cross. "History" !!!😀

Brushing and cleanup is hard work ,but if you do it right you can have fun doing it. Personally I would have rented or had someone come in with a large wood chipper to reduce the brush down to chips and used that material for landscaping or mulch around the property. Good work though cleaning things up.

You should organise a gardening party for subscribers to help tackle the triffids

Consider wearing the correct PPE (personal protective equipment) ie helmet,visor,correct boots,gloves,trousers and jacket when using chainsaws and power tools.

It's coming on slowly 🐌 🎉

Consider maintenance of the walking hardscape (Bricks, concrete tiles, stone) brick particularly should be sealed prior to laying and as part of a regular maintenance schedule.

Many moons ago we had a stubborn tree stump, I used my Henry hoover, without a bag and excavated around it 😂, constantly emptying it, so when my husband got home he could cut the roots and lift it out! I did the same for a concrete ball around a fence post too! I was extremely chuffed with myself 😋

Glad you didn’t have to hire someone with a stump grinder! Good work!😊

Lady you are a wonderful supervisor. Keep them guys going.

If I need to remove a tree stump, I first leave around 5 or 6 feet of tree trunk on the stump to use as leverage to get the stump out after cutting the upper roots on the stump. If it's a big tree I attach a come-a long to leverage out the stump assuming you have something low to the ground like another tree to attach the strap.

What a fantastic project,good luck and have fun.

After the COVID pandemic I had a Tree Surgeon in and he used a tree grinder to grind the stumps out. It started that there were five fir trees and had and now it has let the sun light right through the garden. Now hopefully plant new low bushes which requires little maintenance. It's great to see that you have made big progress with your ground refurbishment to bring the old railway station and building

Hire a chipper for the day ! Great results again from the Station project.

Not just power, that thing is sharp.

Looking sooo good already !

Good to recycle the trees.

You are very sweet people and I wish you every success with your project. This station will make an amazing home. I know everyone is going to be giving you advice but one of the problems with posting work like this on RU-vid is there is always going to be a time lag with the work shown. So most of the advice you get is after the fact. I strongly suggest that when you are doing work that is not familiar to you do a search on RU-vid and you will invariably find lots of channels showing how to do what you are planning to start yourself. I am surprised that the gentleman who was helping you with the trailer to haul away everything didn’t just bring a mulching machine to the site and mulch everything right there. You have plenty of property to use the mulch yourselves. It looks like you have a lot more to do in terms of clearing overgrown areas so maybe you should consider bringing a mulching machine onsite. I am sure there are rental companies in your area with these machines. Clearing overgrown areas like you are doing by hand is very time consuming and back breaking. Save your energy for all the other work you have ahead.

I'm glad you removed that tree infront of the station. It was hiding the beauty of the building. Da iawn y ddau. 😃

Using a top handle chainsaw for groundwork is so dangerous , I don’t think I would be calling this chap a professional and he’s definitely not an arborist just by watching him work , just subscribed and love your videos

They are doing a fantastic job to get the stumps out!

That was a huge accomplishment, so much work but closer to your vision for a lovely garden.

Top video, it's been enjoyable following your journey into I'm sure what will be a beautiful home with a spectacular garden, please keep the videos coming

Timber frame 1 of the concrete pavements measurements u have and make more. Easy to make.

Since when has pulling out tree stumps fun & happy.😳 It's back breaking work!! ...been there, done all that!

It's good to see you moving the tree stumps on your own.. That would be a $400 job to hire someone to do that job where I live. It's amazing how much money you can save if you're not afraid of a little work.

What amazing work guys ! Well done ❤

A very good idea to start the outside first as it won't be so overwhelming to look at when you go to work on the property and as you said trucks and lorries can get to the building with ease. You are doing so well ❤

Good idea to say who “they” is/are …….with these kind of videos, people get invested in the characters.❤❤ great job.

Great video! Nice that you recycled all those trees. Looks great

So excited to see where this journey ends! Huge congrats to you all for seeing the beauty of this hidden gem and finding a truly interesting place to live!

Well done guys for getting those trees out , I was fascinated to see on your previous video that the canopy at the back was a lot smaller when it was a station

Strong work!!

I've seen your electric chainsaw hit the dirt. It only takes a second to dull the blade. Sharpening is not that difficult. Once I got the hang of it I pretty much do it every job and sometimes in between when it's a big job. Easy and makes such a difference. The hardware store probably has a kit with some files and something to indicate the proper angle. Plenty of RU-vid videos to follow along.

Much better camera work, well done.

You've done a lot of work again, keep up the good work with your vlogs gr from the Netherlands

Sorry for my comments in the last videos. I see that you have a competent person at your side.

Great work removing the stumps and clearing.

Fair play to you, not easy digging stumps out, it's called grubbing them out, top tip, if you can leave as much of the trunk or main section you can use that as a lever, helps rocking it back and forward whilst you grubb it out 💪

Love watching the progress and excited to watch what’s coming up next. M watching this all the way from Malaysia 🇲🇾 😊

Have you considered getting a mulched on site to feed your tree waste into? You might be able to use some of it on site or make the most of your trips with the trailer.

Have just found your page............ saw the one with the finding of the slabs next to the pathway. Now onto the binge watch!! YES!

You need to acquire a railway coach to display on the original platform. It could also serve as a guest house.

Fabulous stuff - wish I was younger, as I would join you all!

Absolutely loving watching work on the old station. Im subscribed now so cant wait to see each new video as they come out. Keep up the good work

I was just thinking of you, wondering when the next video would drop. 🎉 Really surprised the first stump came out so easy. Remember the salt trick for anything bigger though and give it time to work before you start digging. 😊

Well done, your idea of fun is vastly different to mine though :) :)

Put a Stihl chain blade on your cheaper model saw, the difference will be amazing. The chain is not expensive, I did it after I got my chain stuck in a branch. Love the series 👍

Glad it all went well … well done to you all… Choo Choo ❤

looks nice, great job

You're getting there, looking good.😊

I would have saved the bamboo sticks for future gardening projects mainly peas and beans especially runner beans.

Great job, guys! Immense cleanup. I had to imagine the Benny Hill tune myself though. You missed an opportunity there. 😆 I hope storm Isha isn't causing you to much bother.

What an accomplishment.

Nice work!! 💪🙌💯

Awesome video.

Love your work. Cheers from Australia 👍

Lovely stuff! Thanks for sharing your progress.

Suggestion: Record some ambient sound/noise like chopping sounds or silence (of the room where you record voice overs) or dragging branches or branches being tossed into the truck. Then weave them in between the vo segments. It creates a more “natural” soundscape. Music is good too but you need to fade up and down between vo cuts to not be too jarring. This all emulates the video/film experience we are used to and will be more appealing and entertaining for your audience!

❤❤well done to you both ❤❤

good job

You sure can see the place opening up

Good work today.

I've grubbed out more than my share of stumps in my lifetime, & that is hard work no denying it. ("Grubbing" is what we call digging up stumps in my part of the US.) I'd suggest using an axe to cut those troublesome roots, however when I grub out a stump it takes me a couple of hours so maybe your husband & friend know something I don't at being more efficient.

On a H&S note, when using chainsaw or brush cutter. It’s advisable to wear a visor or goggles as a minimum. I know this sounds nitpicking, but I was a safety officer on a heritage railway project.

Maybe invest in a wood chipper? I hated to hear you have bamboo it's very hard to get rid of. I'm loving your channel 🙂💐

Fantastic videos. Keep them coming❤❤❤❤😊

An engine hoist/crane is a great way to pull out tree stumps.

With all the overgrown garden you have, it calls for heavy duty- petrol chainsaw, battery pack carrying leaf blower, commercial drills etc. More outlay but if you look after it, will last longer. Bamboo is v invasive but a fantastic natural material to make stuff. In China its used for scaffolding - no metal tubes or planks!! 😮

Keep up the good work one step forward at a time.

Should have left more on top for leverage 💪💪

Clearly, the gas chainsaw works better.🎉. It will help the clearing work go much faster.

I'd be keeping that bamboo for garden stakes. Do you know how expensive simple bamboo stakes are?