We tear down the small tv room ceiling but have to stop for our own safety. We remove the plaster layer from a wall, revealing the timber frame (fachwerk) with a bad patch on a structural beam. We also start demolishing the chicken coop and clean up a collapsed part of our fence.
We are Lex and Marianne. On this channel we are sharing our story about renovating a 230 year old neglected and abandoned half-timbered (fachwerk) farmhouse in Germany. Our goal is to turn it into a beautiful, comfortable, ecological, debt-free, sustainable and self-sufficient homestead. And we have no building experience. Great! What could go wrong?
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For your convenience we have compiled a playlist of our farmhouse renovation videos: [ Ссылка ]
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ep1 : We receive the keys to the property and we give you a guided tour of the main house. [ Ссылка ].
ep2: We start cleaning out our temporary living spaces. [ Ссылка ]
ep3 : We continue clearing out the second floor of the farmhouse. We also investigate the contents of two mystery spaces. And we remove some major eye sores on the outside. [ Ссылка ]
ep4 : We show you around the big barn. We clear the shop, the bbq space and the garage. Marianne builds a compost heap from pallets we found. [ Ссылка ]
ep5 : We clear the Big Pile of Rubble. We explore the small barn and the cellar (watch 'til the end!). We prepare the rooms of our temporary apartment for painting and floorwork. [ Ссылка ]
ep6 : We start clearing a rain water drain along the house walls. We finalize painting, flooring and other preparations before moving. And we finally officially move from the Netherlands to Germany (but there is a problem) ! [ Ссылка ]
ep7 : We tackle a disgusting space and turn it into a beautiful cozy kitchen. [ Ссылка ]
ep8 : Remember that mysterious concrete lid in our garden? In this episode we find another mystery! We investigate further and find the answers. [ Ссылка ]
ep9 : We discover holes in the ceiling. And we finish the quick makeover of our bedroom, living room and office. And show you the results in a Before & After style. [ Ссылка ]
ep10 : We roll up our sleeves and round up as much junk as we can find, filling a 10 m3 container. And we expose an old terrazzo floor. And we share some amazing autumn drone shots. [ Ссылка ]
ep11 : We start preparations for winter. We fix our roofs, buy fuel for heating, hang curtains and continue rounding up trash. Oh, and our cats show you around the attic. [ Ссылка ]
ep12 : We are moving up in the world...literally. We bought scaffolding and learn to build it ourselves. Then we use it to clear out the messiest room we've encountered so far. Marianne also takes care of her plants, preparing for the coming winter. [ Ссылка ]
ep13 : We move our tools from the Big Barn to the Garage. Marianne organizes her little heart out in the new workshop while Lex continues to clear the attic. [ Ссылка ]
ep14 : We clear out most of the main house attic. The dust up there makes it hard to work in but we still have fun and we were able to take some beautiful shots featuring dust. [ Ссылка ]
ep15 : We finally complete the clearing of the attic. Among the rubble we found something amazing! More than one thing actually... [ Ссылка ]
ep16 : We get help from Jos and Ina. We clean up the weed overgrown patch on the square, we fill up another container and we start working on the downstairs. [ Ссылка ]
ep17 : We start demolishing the ground floor ceiling. We also flash back to a period of being under the weather and charging up our batteries. Finally we show you Winter In Germany in its full glory. [ Ссылка ]
