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!!!
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 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
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!
😊😊 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 🇦🇺....😊😊
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.
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.
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!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 😊😊😊
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.
I was about to post the same thing. I always call them ivy trees. They have pretty white flowers, too. We have several in my neighborhood and I spend hours pulling up their seedlings.
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.
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!!!
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.
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. :)
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
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!
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 🤷🏽♀️
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
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.
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
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...
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 🇿🇦.
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 🤔
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!
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.
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!
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.
Not bad, it comin along. Not sure bout the fish eye [if thats what you call it], when you were pannin round the room that had been added in the 80s. Keep up the good work, thanks m8s, stay vertical Eh!.
Really enjoy watching your videos. You are doing a great job and I think the end result will be really impressive. Also I love your choice of background music.
