Revealing our OLDEST BARN / What should we do with this DECAYING 250+ y.o. building?

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Tour our oldest barn with us. It's a real jewell of the property, that dates back to the middle of the 19th century and we even found it on the maps of 1777. I hope you will enjoy the tour! Episode#65.
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:40 Freeing up the gate
02:39 The barn on the old maps and on the old photos
05:23 Cutting the grass
06:39 Building with clay vs building with bricks
07:54 Opening the gate
09:08 Where Anneke initially slept
10:15 Old timber frames with carvings
12:30 Old wheat storage
14:48 What the amount of found wheat meant
17:38 Protected outer wall
19:07 What the size of the barn meant
20:33 Counting the problems of the barn
26:40 Our future plans
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@britboimike 2 года назад

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@turquoisetreee 2 года назад

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@JoineeJoan 2 года назад

* 1848, 1878: those dates match with age of the oldest cement tiles in the kitchen. On the other hand : back than, people repurposed materials very easily. It can as well come from another barn somewhere else * The carvings in the beams are both the makers marks and indications about which beam is to be placed where. * Better remove all the grains from the storage in those metal plates: on very hot days, this can start to smolder and cause a fire. Idem for the straw. Also the places where water can drip on straw or on the grains : when this starts to ferment, it can create heat, and start smoldering even more easily when it's hot in summer. * On the picture of the horse with a cart, you can see exactly the wood beam+ chains Illia just found in the barn. It was positioned dangling in between the horse and the cart, and it connected both, in case of low weight carts, or when you needed more agility for manoeuvering eg with a plough. For bigger carts with heavy loads, they used fixed wooden beams left and right of the horse. * On 25'37" : the sidewalls of this barn are in asbestos material : please be extremely careful when working around this, don't even remove eg the straw on the beams against those plates with a brush or a leaf blower without wearing asbestos-safe masks and clothes.

@ish441 2 года назад

The whole place is full of hidden treasures! I love the carved initials and dates!

@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm 2 года назад

I can't agree more, Ashleigh, so many hidden treasures.

@vivid5072 2 года назад

Anneke will be so happy to have more nap spots that have been warmed by the springtime sun!☀️

@mayflowergal6794 2 года назад

1777!!!!!! That's super historic and cool! Hope to hear more about your barn!

@rickgarms7656 2 года назад

What a wonderful space. You can always use the "spent" wheat and the old straw for your garden area. It is a good source of carbon and once it's exposed to the elements, it should break down nicely if not layered too thickly. Take care guys.

@marcryvon 2 года назад

Dear you two. I followed you from day one with your very first video. That historical barn is something to be saved and preserved. My ancestor came to Nouvelle France as a sailor in 1720, coasting in Québec, never to go back to his homeland, la Bretagne. Many Belgian immigrants came to our shores during centuries. These old buildings mean a lot to me and my nation. Thank you for your hard work preserving History. 😊😍 Marc René, Varennes PS 2022 will mark the 350th anniversary of our city. Cheers !

@veronicawoodside-herr7270 2 года назад

Old Pennsylvania (USA) Dutch saying: The barn (large size) will build the house, the house will not build the barn. That is why you have a big barn (with the out buildings) and have a house that has been made larger as the farm prospered. They did not have much land that is why they raised the pigs. Love your channel and admire your efforts, amazing!

@lornahardin4563 2 года назад

Absolutely a gorgeous old barn. What, almost 300 years old? Preserve every bit of the carpentry that you can. I love the beam work, the mud wall, well the whole dang thing. It can never be replaced. I imagine the farmers that came together to build this barn, maybe the wives making the food for them. The writing on the beams is fantastic. A terrific video Marina and Iilia.

@sroberts605 2 года назад

That is a really nice barn! My interpretation: the end walls were replaced to add visual link to the newly extended house ie aesthetics/status. But inside, my goodness, that was a master carpenter's proud work! Beautifully balanced and the joints are complex and all done to match the available timber. Usually all the timbers would be marked up after the joints were made so that when erecting, the right mortice would find the right tenon etc. The good calligraphy probably indicates a carpenter with good education.

@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 2 года назад

How wonderful to be able to step back in time. Imagine seeing the barn raising 200 years ago. Amazing. 🌿💚🌿

@LeroyDennis 2 года назад

That looked like a Yoke for Oxen to hookup allow or other equipment.

@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm 2 года назад

I love the barn a lot, Peggy! Although it will deliver a lot of work, but it will be such a pleasure to work on it.

@juliemcleod1119 2 года назад

In the uk we call them type of walls "wattle and daub". We lived in France for 15yrs, the house we lived in, only had one storey until the early 1950's, then a second one was put on. the Barn had a upper level/floor made out of planks and poppy stems, where they kept the straw. we had 3ft of straw to move, it took months. But was so worth it. You could replace the old wattle and daub walls, with new daub then "tag" the beams as others have over the years, one way to leave your mark.

@Ragnar8504 2 года назад

I immediately thought of that when I noticed that the far wall retains its original timber framing but the wattle and daub has been removed and the outside covered over with metal. Might be wise to keep the metal though if that's the most weatherbeaten side.

@j.zingler6735 2 года назад

You two build for centuries to come. So dilligent and perfectionist about even the tiniest detail. Love it!🙂🙂☺☺🤗🤗🤗🤗

@novamorgan8549 2 года назад

that moment Ilia corrects English ... GOLD!

@lS-kz2qx 2 года назад

that barn has a lot of history, wonderful space, Anneke's hunting grounds..

@rogbriggs 2 года назад

The chain setup is called a Singletree Plow Rigging. Used for Oxen or Horses, or at least what we call them here in the states.

@matthewdomeno7267 2 года назад

They showed one in the picture of the horse drawn cart.

@bobpenner4260 2 года назад

Example at 20:00 in this video

@wendygrant2735 2 года назад

Watching this video gives a lot of nostalgia. My grandfather who was a farmer worked the land with his horse and a plow. And I followed as a little one watching him turn the horse and giving the horse commands. He never owned a tractor. Life was beautiful for me in those days, a lot of memories, thanks for sharing.

@TheEGA4421 2 года назад

Illia & Marina, so much interesting information 🤗 !!! I like the ideas of obtaining an Architecture and enclosing part of that clay wall in glass. The history of your farm is so spectacular and it is great that people are sending you historical information on it.

@penbrown4049 2 года назад

A wonderful film today. It is beautiful in its decay now and one day will rise again with all your hard work ! Good luck and love as always 💓

@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm 2 года назад

Thank you very much, Pen. I love it as it is as well :-)

@nikkorain680 2 года назад

So many interesting surprizes ! Love the old photos and it was nice the "inspector" showed up to approve.

@Seelieness 2 года назад

Be sure to carve your names on the beam somewhere too. You are now a permanent part of the history of the property.

@annbottelli5682 2 года назад

The wood and chain could have been attached to the yolk for the oxen used for tilling the land. Sorry if I'm saying something silly, I find it so fascinating !

@l.m.2404 2 года назад

Exactly! It keeps the oxen evenly separated so that the tilled rows are consistent. Ox ( Neutered steer that are 2 yrs or older) were the preferred tractor on most European farms. :)

@melissamessick8879 2 года назад

Plus back then they used horses to travel to town and to visit neighbors so the barn could have been where they kept carriage,farming stuff,horses and plow oxen. Grain next to it was probably to make it easier to feed them when weather was bad.

@ljeanb125 2 года назад

I believe the short wooden piece is called a single tree and was used to hook horses to pull. Linda from Indiana, USA

@rickskyye3108 2 года назад

Wow! Wonderful treasures around every corner. Thanks for sharing a step back in building time! Cheers!

@jaykephart4250 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing the history you've been able to gather on the property. It is so interesting to see what previous generations did to make the place adapt to their needs. We enjoy watching as you create your own vision for your home!

@cynicallyyours61 2 года назад

What a beautiful old barn, so much history in that one wall

@melindastclair 2 года назад

It was so nice to hear you laughing and see you smiling. Things have been so hard and sad. x

@leapingkitties 2 года назад

More compost, both the straw and old wheat, for the garden. The barn's going to be a lot of work, but it's going to be worth it.

@craig_ramjet990 2 года назад

At 8:42, that wood bar with chains is part of the tackle for draw horses. It's for pulling a wagon. the wooden bar goes behind the rear legs of a horse. I live in Texas and we still have many wagons which are used for parades and rodeo.

@PoolsideFarm 2 года назад

I am always amazed by Ilya’s energy! I can’t believe what he does in a day, in a video, and in general. He’s a great worker! He gives us loads of inspiration!. Love the old pics. We just bought a house built in 1740 which needs major work. We are living in it, but you give us tips and tricks we can use in our place. Thank you so much for your inspiration, your enthusiasm, and never-ending “finding good in all things.”

@connieclum8470 2 года назад

I enjoy our visits with you, very interesting.you are family, we love and care about your success with your wonderful home 💖🌼🌻💛🌸❤️😊🐈‍⬛💛🇺🇸

@eleniemmanouilidou24 2 года назад

Oh my goodness! This barn is a treasure! Every cm of this farm is a treasure... I really wish I could travel to the past and see how they built the farm and every building of that time... Much love Illia and Marina from Greece!!!

@deborahdanhauer8525 2 года назад

That clay/Cobb wall has stood there 245 years. That’s pretty good for a barn, where you know they didn’t take care of repairs like they would have in a house. It’s a beautiful old structure. I can’t wait to see what you do with it!🤗🐝❤️

@waynemoore3118 2 года назад

Oats, not wheat :)

@IsitMe65 2 года назад

It was so nice to see you point out the signatures and writings on the beams. You just re-memorialized them. They memorialized themselves, but you gave them another one. That was very nice. What are your plans for the barn? I love the kitty cat. She's like a co-host.

@vickijohnson8151 2 года назад

Your hard work and dedication is inspiring and genuine thoughtful couple who work together for their future home . Love watching all the projects you tackle … I don’t know of many who would attempt all the complex projects you have single handed my taken in !! What a man!!!!

@murlthomas2243 2 года назад

The barn has beautiful old beams! The timber framing is exquisitely done. I hope you can get the tiles fixed so the damage can be stopped from getting worse.

@CrankyBubushka 2 года назад

What a beautiful sunny day :) Thanks for the tour .

@peterwhitear7716 2 года назад

all the carvings could be the names of who shaped the wood parts for your barn along with dates .

@lambchop206 2 года назад

thats so funny, she said it looks like torture device at same time I did!! lol

@carlos.ferreiradasilva 2 года назад

Just saw your old barn. You guys should turn it in an AirBNB tiny cottage. Just a crazy idea: Maybe you could invite an international task force to join you in the summer and do it all together.

@ccoeurjoli 2 года назад

Oh la la !! 🤩 !! Cette grange est impressionnante ! Beaucoup de travail encore mais d’abord réparer les tuiles du toit ! Et tout ce tas de foin 😄 ! De supers time lapses en perspective 😄 Ce sera très lumineux avec des grandes baies vitrées et ces poutres de bois historiques !! Anneke vous est très très fidèle 😄 ! Merci beaucoup pour le partage des recherches historiques 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Prenez bien soin de vous ! À bientôt ! 🌸🌸🌸

@mikemccollum4521 2 года назад

That is a magnificent structure. Wow. You all can be very very proud of what you are saving, historically👍👍

@lindafrankw 2 года назад

I live in Iowa in u.s. I'm 75 now but grew up on old farm like yours. The house had square nails in walls and wooden spikes to hold timbers together. No insulation in walls. Old coal shoveled furnace we fed with coal, corn cobs and wood. Upstairs no heat for us 4 boys. Loved the great family meals and worked long days 7 days a week. Raised many pigs. Great memories and I love your channel.

@treedruid 2 года назад

You are clearly the right family for the farm. Please keep to your original plan. One building at a time. One room/ job at a time. If you do to much , you will loose focus, and loose your love for the farm.

@l.m.2404 2 года назад

Marina, I am totally down with your vision of the glass wall. The community needs to fund this project and make it happen. I also love all the joinery and found the cob walls very interesting. It's such an ancient building material and has found new interest amongst eco builders of cabins on some of the islands around where I live. Thank you for showing us this great building.

@dawnbradrick6289 2 года назад

Dawns here ☀️

@simplysimon9868 2 года назад

Keep some of the Hay for repairs to the wall. Cob was around before bricks and wonderful to see still up. The carvings too very nice. Thanks for the video!

@jeffrippe6559 2 года назад

Thank you for the very interesting tour! So good to know that you plan to preserve the barn for future generations to enjoy and learn from. The old world building techniques were genius.

@shugandruslewis 2 года назад

Oh you two are wonderful! Thanks for sharing with us! I am in The USA on Utah. It is a beautiful barn!

@schiele6841 2 года назад

Удачи вам во всем, у вас много работы на долгие годы, вы молодцы!!

@didierpatris8686 2 года назад

Some marks are personal marks of carpenters, others are numbers of the piece or of the assembly.

@DeHoeveOldBelgianFarm 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing this information, Didier!

@laurenj8888 2 года назад

In the US the settlers marked the logs in their log cabins with Roman numerals to indicate which logs went where. I have watched a lot of reclamation of old log cabins but do not recall seeing the initials of the people building the cabins and dates on the logs - they did sometimes carve the date in the log above the front door though.

@didierpatris8686 2 года назад

@@laurenj8888 Here in Europe the settlers currently marked wood logs or stones with their initials or personnal marks since roman time.

@susankreye3171 2 года назад

I love this channel, I wait every week for a new episode. I wish I could help them with the history but I have no idea where to even start.

@catfishgray3696 2 года назад

GREAT VIDEO, GOOD TO SEE MR. CAT, LETS GO TO WORK, SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME, GOD BLESS...

@patrickverschuere7578 2 года назад

you have a piece of engineering history there. definitely worth keeping in original condition. those numbered notches in the wood can also come from how or where each beam had to be placed during construction.. I'm just thinking along here. so nice to be able to follow the works on RU-vid

@hans-ekkehardkelle3238 2 года назад

Hallo, the Barn with the chain belongs to an Farmers Tool to use behind horses, perhaps a plow

@vickyoakes4584 Год назад

What a unique property you have acquired. The barn is amazing with the clay walls and initials carved into the hand hewn beams. You've certainly got your work cut out for yourselves. Thank you for sharing this preserved time capsul of history.

@pitsnipe5559 2 года назад

Sure hope you’re able to save and preserve the barn. A very historic building.

@gerryhartung736 2 года назад

The pic with small roof over door, here in USA, we call it a PENTROOF. THNX FOR WONDERFUL HISTORY OF YOUR FARM 🚜.

@davidclark6314 Год назад

as a retired carpenter i find ur videos SO much fun to watch,,, my wife and i live in the US in the state of Kansas (land of OZ) lol

@deborahmarion9038 2 года назад

What a beautiful old barn! Those old beams/rafters are amazing! The history of your farm is interesting to me and I love that you want to save as much of that as you possibly can. This is a huge task that you have undertaken but, it will be so rewarding in the end. Your efforts to save a piece of history I believe, are appreciated by more people than you are aware of. Thank you and thank you for sharing your journey with all of us. I look forward to your video posts each week.

@mikemccollum4521 2 года назад

Put the wheat in a small jar and display it.

@louiscecere5636 2 года назад

Beautiful post and beam structure.

@candaces3959 2 года назад

The barn is truly a treasure. Very glad you want to preserve it as much as possible. You both are like detectives in trying to discover the history of De Hoeve. It is quite a journey over all! Happy to watch your journey as you discover and rebuild. Thanks for your videos!

@susanknight8961 2 года назад

It’s amazing seeing all the wood joints and history in your barn. I’m so glad you both appreciate the farm and the treasure it is. It will keep you busy for years but your preserving history. Making memories too.

@andriytsebrienko2766 2 года назад

Буде гарна "ферма" для життя. Удачі вам і скорішого завершення ремонту і відновлення !

@nellycarrasco8641 2 года назад

O goodness this barn has so much History. Some of that clay wall the more damaged you could put glass on different places,that would be beautiful. Please try to reserve the bins as much as you can, they are still strong. Maybe you can use the wheat as mulch for flower garden. I do Love your Farm House. Have a nice and Blessed day 🤗🌺

@Valmtg 2 года назад

So much history and mystery! And I bet Anneke was all up and down all those buildings. Too bad you have more hay to remove. But... perhaps find more treasure too!

@karenwright9926 2 года назад

Well I was loving this barn, the curved wood beams and support structures, the carvings that could be initials of people who lived there before you...until you got to the spider. But I do love this channel and look forward to your videos each week.

@gr1mrea9er82 2 года назад

The piece of wood with chains on it, is called a neck yoke, and is for a double team of mules or horses, it attaches to the tongue or steering rod of a wagon or cart, then each horses harness is then attached to it.

@KrisanthiaMum 2 года назад

What a marvelous space this will be in time. So much history and you pour so much love into it all!!! This will be fun to see 🥰

@maggieyake8054 2 года назад

Being able to listen to Wondrium lectures while you are working is a great idea. Makes time go faster…and you can learn something new. I use that kind of media when I drive long distances to help pass the time. Enjoying another good video by you two. Thanks!

@hah350 2 года назад

I wish you were our neighbors 😊.

@janiceparnell8707 2 года назад

OH, I really enjoyed this episode! Loving the exploration, and the little pieces of history you have discovered about the barn. Really love this channel. Have a good week!

@junesmart7352 2 года назад

It is so fascinating to tour this building and hear you talk about it. Also, thank you for sharing the research done by your acquaintance. It is all so very interesting. And a big thank you for the extra video this week. It is wonderful to see you more often.

@CrankyBubushka 2 года назад

I also like to think about how people lived and stuff like that. It is so interesting.

@lisascott7873 2 года назад

Happy sunny day! So exciting seeing your barn get opened! Fun!

@duaneayers6117 2 года назад

The barn is 1777 when my country was just 1 year old here in America 1776 🇺🇸. Now this is pretty cool.

@eleanorchapple8772 2 года назад

I hope you and all your family are well. Illia is looking well but thinner. Thank you for sharing this wonderful building. The mud wall is a true art form and I’m glad you plan to preserve some of it

@milmom4281 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing! I agree that you should preserve the wood beams and some of the clay.

@lindacarruthers3423 2 года назад

I love the fact that it is impossible for you to make a boring video . How interesting is that barn . You are just the people to make it whole again .

@bobfromtheband1 2 года назад

The construction of wall that is crumbling is called Wattle and Daub, where the wattle is the woven lattice of wood with Cow dung, clay and straw mixed and daubed onto the lattice. A very old way of building and covering a wall. It is still used by off grid eco enthusiasts.

@chamqual6480 2 года назад

With the barn having been built first, it is a strong indication that the harvest was large enough that bringing it back to their original home was too much work. I'd say it was definitely built to store harvest and harvesting equipment.

@ruthberanek13 2 года назад

So glad you are going to preserve that old barn. Beautiful craftsmanship.

@Maryann110 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this video. Opening shots are beautiful. Thinking of you all with ❤️and 🙏🏽

@robertmoore6700 2 года назад

This place gets more interesting by the day. What a find the old barn is. I feel it was the first structure built on the farm. Fascinating!!!.

@superkarla42 6 месяцев назад

Maybe it would be possible to preserve the wood-and-clay wall in resin? Build a casting form around it and then pour see-through resin down the inside part, and afterward build a load-bearing wall against the outside part to stand against the elements. As for protecting the beams against further dampness, maybe it’s possible to lift the beams a tiny bit, just enough to slide some kind of damp protection between the bricks and the wood. Love the glass wall idea ❤

@johnjulie6657 2 года назад

I like that 😄, a "torcher pole" 😂

@railfan439 2 года назад

I don't know what the farm was originally, but it appears that later it was a dairy farm (milk, cream, butter) and a pig farm (pork). So that barn could have been for the horse, and for animal food - hay, oats and wheat. That wooden piece with chains at 18:42 was for the horse, which is visible in the photograph at 19:59. The horse was used for pulling the plow (plough) and for taking the milk and pigs to market. The wife could have had a garden for family food. Thanks for the video. Jon (UBAH)

@paulwal6993 2 года назад

May the God you love, bring peace in this world.. So! That we can once again know the things we take for granted. ( PEACE)... LOVE Your video..

@lisaelder2676 2 года назад

Another beautiful old building. Maybe in 10 years you'll want a different house to live in and can make that barn into an amazing one. So much work ahead, but I bet it's fun to think of all the different options.

@mariapelleya7410 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing, beautiful! Hope extended family is well and safe.

@paulinefreeman9492 2 года назад

What a beautiful building xxx i enjoyed seeing it thankyou xx

@freddyjensen4900 2 года назад

Hello friends I love your optimism and your courage with your farm you are very realistic about the time it takes to reach your goals. I know that you will probably have to achieve this goal yourself with a lot of work in the future. greetings from Denmark to you and the cat😄😄😄😄

@meri8746 2 года назад

Wow! A lot more work! What a beautiful barn! 💕

@ladythunderbird1483 2 года назад

I’m no expert but I have seen enough farms to know the chain devise is a horse harness for ploughing fields, it goes behind those giant Belgian horses, both of which the Amish people here in USA still use. Many videos on RU-vid. That grain storage is a first for me. Here in US ours are called silos and are usually round and a separate building. The indoor one seems so efficient to me. The rafters in our barn also remind me of the Amish style of barns that are raise here by hand, in the USA. The whole community gets involved. Most of them can trace their ancestry back to Flanders!