First week of my biggest project EVER!

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Ashley and I are finally moving into our rental house, and it needs a ton of work! This will be a multi-part series over the next few months, and I'm excited to share all the ups and downs with you.
In this video we remove the appliances, cabinets, and all the lathe and plaster from the walls. This house was built in 1940, so we will have to deal with lead, asbestos, and whatever else we find along the way.
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@Craftlngo 11 ай бұрын

old House, Lead Paint, Asbestos in the Plaster, Water damage. Findings and unusal stuff in the walls everywhere? I'm getting House Lieselotte vibes from this video 🤣

@ktkrogstad 11 ай бұрын

At least there are no ants to be found!! 😅

@Blahnik1182 11 ай бұрын

You should install new clay walls.

@Craftlngo 11 ай бұрын

@@ktkrogstad yet...

@sggee 11 ай бұрын

My gut is telling me there may have been a bunch of nasty stuff in the material. Wondering if it was tested before they started?

@Aleph-Noll 11 ай бұрын

and hes been renting it to people in this state all this time, kinda scummy honestly

@TheBookDoctor 11 ай бұрын

I always appreciate when one of my maker channels takes on a project that's for actual living, versus Yet Another Shop Improvement.

@rexdale4life 11 ай бұрын

Don't know if it's been mentioned already but just think about all the content you can create with this reno. Exciting times, Michael. Looking forward to following the journey 👍

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!! Yeah I'm excited too!!

@trishblakely3476 11 ай бұрын

I think Matt Cremona said his home reno videos are the most successful ones he’s ever had on his channel. Fingers crossed for a friendly algorithm!

@howardcrane5902 11 ай бұрын

Why is it so hypnotic to watch a demo? I even sneezed twice.

@TamDNB 11 ай бұрын

Patterned plywood themed house renovation series? I'm in!

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha! Awesome!

@susan_halla 11 ай бұрын

That hardware is coveted in the mid-century restoration community. Thanks for saving those! Also - tip for next time, a garden spray (with a pump and wand) does a much better job at wetting down the plaster for removal. My hands hurt watching you all squeeze those trigger bottles! Let me know if you need any mid-century advice - I have a whole business around that. Can’t wait to watch!

@peacefulpeacepipe2717 11 ай бұрын

For anyone remove plaster: get a roofing shovel if you want to get it done VERY quickly. And use a hose that has a fine mist nozzle to control dust. Also doesn’t hurt to have a few powerful fans with filters taped to them. One blowing fresh air in and one blowing air out of the room/house.

@JupiKitten 11 ай бұрын

So amazingly happy to see a demo day video with proper safety gear! There's really no such thing as overkill when renovating an older house like this, at least when it comes to safety. You guys didn't look ridiculous in those suits, you looked smart and well informed. Wish more youtubers would do the same.

@KodamariDesign 11 ай бұрын

I LOVED those whale tail drawer pulls - hope you keep those! Excited to see how the house transforms

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Mary!! I probably will have a few extras if you ever want a pair 😉

@jeffhayford8879 11 ай бұрын

@@MichaelAlm Those were actually popular around the Seattle area at one time. I bought an old kitchen cabinet from Second Use, mostly because it had them, Hung it in my old garage. Mine were copper and shined up really nice. Clear coat them and use them for something! Well, give Mari a pair, too.

@polerin 9 ай бұрын

@@jeffhayford8879love second use. Was just there yesterday and picked up some bookshelves and a HUGE wall cabinet I am going to rework into a buffet table kinda deal.

@noobFab 11 ай бұрын

That mini brick wall was probably there as a safety measure behind the original stove in the kitchen - that dividing wall to the laundry area may not have been there in the forties. I recently gut renovated a late thirties apartment that had a similar feature. Excited for this series and to see what kind of ideas your incorporate in your renovation!!

@Vaggumon 11 ай бұрын

I know next to nothing about this stuff, just really like watching these types of videos. But this was my first thought too. Or it was a safety wall for a potbelly stove perhaps? My father in laws house is heated by a wood stove and it has a brick wall and floor in a corner for one. Thought they had the fireplace so not sure that's the case here.

@chiblast100x 11 ай бұрын

@@Vaggumon If it was an early 1940s build they may have built the house to facilitate a wood or coal cook stove since they were still fairly common even as gas and electric were coming in.

@fromthegroundup1103 11 ай бұрын

more plausible answer than the creepy ones that keep running through my mind.

@natalietsang 9 ай бұрын

Love seeing proper PPE being taken seriously. So many videos of people doing many kinds work and not using PPE. It's always for your own benefit to take the time to use them!

@BadAppleWoodwerx 11 ай бұрын

The wife and I used a ShoulderDolly when we moved into our current home. The one thing I've seen on KZfaq that I could actually agree is a "GAMECHANGER"! 🤣

@freethebirds3578 11 ай бұрын

I'm very impressed that you kept the cove ceiling. So many people just tear out all the old and lose some great character. And I've never seen a straight joint between a wall and a ceiling, so the cove ceiling would be better than the wavy ceiling I'm looking at here.

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

That was my number one priority. I love a good cove! Fortunately is stayed intact during demo

@Cest4chans 11 ай бұрын

@@MichaelAlm You can actually redo coving! We remodeled our 1942 house and loved the cove, but it didn't survive the plaster demo. We had it all added back and it looks just as good as it did before we started our remodel.

@Smitz115 11 ай бұрын

This is the most controlled demo I think I've ever seen. Usually everyone is going all Hulk like.

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos 11 ай бұрын

Nice demo work Michael! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍😎JP

@SaiyanGuyver 11 ай бұрын

Please save the little bits that you love. Whale tail never goes away. Time will give you a chance

@davidhunternyc1 11 ай бұрын

That empty clean home is stunning. Put furniture in it and call it finished.

@guybowers9094 11 ай бұрын

My youngest son bought a home that was built in 1916 which we remodeled. Removing all that lathe and plaster is lots of fun, not. They did not have insulation, and it still had the old wiring so we rewired it, put in insulation, tuned put up drywall and my son ran cat 6 cable throughout. Lots of work but it turned out great. The date on that newspaper is a day after my 14th birthday 😮

@SeraphimKnight 11 ай бұрын

Oh wow demo'ing that kitchen backsplash looked super satisfying

@williammoore4101 11 ай бұрын

Mike Farrington has made a couple of fireplace facades before. A cross-over episode with you two guys would be amazing! @MikeFarrington

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Mike's the best! I'd love that!!

@johngassmann9581 11 ай бұрын

Dude, that zipper dust barrier is genius!

@sandinewton1896 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for bringing us along to watch the demo without getting our hands dirty.

@Maltechr 9 ай бұрын

Those old newspapers are quite fun to find. Helped tear down an old farm house across the street a while back.. Found a print from 1903, pretty crazy to think it was put there 120 years ago

@hansangb 11 ай бұрын

@22:50 There's an old Korean proverb. Just starting gets you to 50% of the finish line. And looking forward to all the build/model videos! That's GOLD!

@Blinkerbuddy 11 ай бұрын

Best thing to use to remove plaster from lath is a tile scraper. Hammer the wall a few times to loosen the plaster then just run the tile scraper in line with the lath and it just falls right off. Could do an entire room solo very quickly.

@temjiu9915 11 ай бұрын

Wow! great job guys! now we need round two! looking forward to seeing the project close to completion. Seeing that brick behind the wall (and the two different variations) makes me wonder if that wasn't the original location for the fireplace, and they just filled it in and walled it up sometime in the past instead of tearing out all the brick. you can see that the exterior bricks are very fine and finished, and the center square there is more roughly done. It's always interesting to find out what's inside the walls of an old house. Back when I was a kid, we had a house built at the turn of the 20th century, and when my father was building out the top floor (it was just one huge room when we moved in, he built in 3 bedrooms to house me and my 3 brothers), we found that an entire small covey on the backside of the house had been covered over. It was easily an 8x12' space with a stained glass window! We always wondered why there was a window on that side of the house, now we knew :D let me tell you, we had some crazy stories about why it was boarded up!

@brianreddeman951 11 ай бұрын

My remodel I found plastic water bottles used as spacers for drywall. Bathroom ducting sealed with what used to be masking tape or not connected to anything. House built in the 90s. Learned that builders take lots of... short cuts.

@matsayswhat 11 ай бұрын

Re: your fireplace, I had Chimcare grind, repoint, reflash and add caps to my chimney last summer and was pretty impressed by how clean their work was. Even though it's up on my roof, the work is good looking enough up close that it would look good inside too. I called them after I saw a few crews out at a brick church in my neighborhood for a few weeks doing a ton of repointing and brick work. It came out good and matched the existing really well which was when I gave them a call.

@abigailjacob4043 11 ай бұрын

OMG, I'm renovating my own home that was also built in the 40s, and my cabinets were also built in place.....out of leftover tongue and groove floorboards!! I have pictures if you are interested, lol. It was totally crazy to realize that the structure of the cabinets was tongue and groove boards that had subsequently had contact paper overlaid on the top to make it look like a solid piece (yes, really!!)

@abigailjacob4043 11 ай бұрын

Oh, and my walls are a hybrid of narrow drywall sheets with plaster laid over the top, instead of traditional plaster and lath. My house was built in 1948 and I've never seen anything like it!

@elisabethreeves1786 11 ай бұрын

Thank you to the person who edits your CC The noise notes are very amusing 🙃

@lorrainefitzmaurice6386 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for talking about safety guidelines!!! So many people don't take precautions, let alone link CDC guidelines for us to look up for our own projects. So appreciated.

@mandyleeson1 11 ай бұрын

So good to see a demo done carefully and with respect. Look forward to future developments.

@derelictmachine7671 11 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing more!

@gregmize01 11 ай бұрын

Holy sh*t! My mother in law has those same cabinet door pulls in her house!😳 0:29

@nickhenscheid369 11 ай бұрын

Exciting! Brings me right back to the old days remodeling houses in Seattle w/ my dad. Demo is a lot of fun, it's like archeology with a sledgehammer.

@bytesizedengineering 11 ай бұрын

I hope you were singing "I came in with a wrecking bar" as you pulled up that flooring 🎵

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha! I will be now Zach

@someonenamedsean91 11 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see how your house turns out!!! It's gonna be so cool to see!

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@Zeldur 11 ай бұрын

Oh man, it would be cool having a (very well sealed) shadow box with the newspaper and lead paint.

@SomethingTangibleWithJoeyBates 11 ай бұрын

I remember those whale tales! Looking forward to seeing what you do with the space.

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! Yeah you polished them up... about time to do it again hahaha

@haphazard1342 11 ай бұрын

For the kitchen, why not keep the cute whale tail pulls? You can transplant them to the new cabinets, and if there aren't enough you can just put a couple of them where they keep some history and character. They're super cute! I'm also kinda shocked that in 2023 there's still anywhere left in the US with functional knob and tube wiring. Someone cut a lot of corners when they updated that electrical panel and left the K&T everywhere else.

@AdamIannazzone 11 ай бұрын

I think they'd make great coat hooks or something.

@jcsrst 11 ай бұрын

Doing demolition is just awful work, especially removing plaster and lath! Its virtually impossible to prevent the dust 😡 You were so smart to wear those suits! Looking forward to many renovation videos!

@FujitheChef 11 ай бұрын

Love your designs, so a house Reno series will be cool to watch

@ryoukosan11 11 ай бұрын

I think that it would be pretty cool if you could save that brick wall and incorporate it into your interior design somehow. Along with the coved ceilings, keeping some of the heritage of the house. Really looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

@idontthinkso666 10 ай бұрын

I agree. Keeping that brick as a design element should be considered, if at all feasible.

@turpskadey 11 ай бұрын

When working at a hardware store I remember the first time we got in one of those big wrecking bars, I went to put it in the shelf/pegs and instead walked to the front, bought it with my discount and put it in my truck. That thing is SO GOOD!

@saint-miscreant 11 ай бұрын

do i sense some patterned plywood decorative accents in the future? maybe as handles, shelves, nooks… also, given that the house is probably going to give you a few more surprises, maybe at the end of this week you should have a ‘fireside chat’ or something with Laura and discuss your building experiences 😂

@jamescasebere33 11 ай бұрын

Thankful to see a reno video that didn’t sport sledgehammers and Hollywood level exploding walls and cabinets.

@MrKnotWright 11 ай бұрын

hindsight being 20/20 Michael, a short or long flat shovel does amazing things to plaster, quickly and makes cleaning up easy too, you just scoop up the plaster that falls to the floor. Excited to see what you create with this project.

@calvinjohannsen6519 11 ай бұрын

I’ve gutted several plaster houses. Best method I’ve found so far is a hammer drill to easily blast off the plaster, scoop with flat shuffle into 5 gallon buckets, and haul out. Tear lathe out last. If needing to protect floors, put down some 7/16 osb. Get a fan pulling dust out of room. Mask up.

@naranciaisbestboi125 11 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful house with so much history in it, but it was definitely overdue for a renovation! I'll be watching this series intently and I can't wait for the next episode!

@JimmyCeeTV 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant new series. Going to love this. So we'll made too 👍

@ivang97997 11 ай бұрын

In some cities, such as Denver, the house is also based on the history, the wall texture and hardware, if you remove the 1920 ceiling moulding or wall texture, you will devalue the house.

@MrBlakePratt 11 ай бұрын

So pumped to watch all of these videos!

@calebbrower692 11 ай бұрын

Also, very interesting to see the additional x bracing in the wall

@fromthewastes15 11 ай бұрын

Oh man this is going to be good. Compulsive watching!

@alexeypyzhov120 11 ай бұрын

For the fireplace facade maybe use something like Evolve stone which cuts easily with woodworking tools and you can do it yourself

@Marabomara 11 ай бұрын

Man! Can't wait to see this series! I am excited! Wish you all the best! Greetings from Germany.

@SaulSalt 11 ай бұрын

I hope this turns into a series.

@jimrosson6702 11 ай бұрын

Looking good so far can’t wait to see the finished product

@ThatRobHuman 11 ай бұрын

definitely very excited for you - there's something really appealing about building out a space to your exact liking. I shall enjoy living vicariously through you in the endeavor. Cheers for sharing.

@Danman1972 11 ай бұрын

polish those little whale tale pulls. When you first did the walk through its where my eye went. Use them with the house to help keep some of the character.

@destroy43 11 ай бұрын

This is our house basically. Lathe and plaster, coved ceilings, weird remodels done over the years, etc. We've done one room ourselves a couple years ago, but we're pumped to follow along with this and get motivated to maybe tackle more of our house!

@Vikingwerk 11 ай бұрын

Based on the 1970’s remodel, I would bet that the fireplace is not original to the house; it was probably added in a re-model, and the original chimney would have been in the center of the house, probably where that stub-wall of brick is. This would have allowed for a wood-stove in the kitchen, and a heating stove or vented heater in the living room.

@0to100Journey 11 ай бұрын

Great job on the demo! Safety first!

@JordanSevern 11 ай бұрын

The most satisfying tile removal I've ever seen in the kitchen, wish you would've shown more of that haha

@janerussell3931 11 ай бұрын

This is great!! I am looking forward to the journey.

@shiloo 11 ай бұрын

This is gonna be a great series

@j10001 7 ай бұрын

You can also just pry up the ends of the lathes at one end of the wall and as you pry them all up the plaster just comes with it. No need to strip plaster first.

@daveb7408 11 ай бұрын

I've enjoyed so many of your projects. Can't wait to see what you do with a house renovation!

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@unboxerman12 11 ай бұрын

Only 2 minutes in and so excited. As a huge fan and fellow 1940s homeowner I cant wait to see everything you do with this place.

@beth71327 11 ай бұрын

My house was built in 1956, the wall between the kitchen and living room is concrete block. It's a great safety feature in case of a kitchen fire.

@KurtMGibbs 11 ай бұрын

Knob and tube wiring and galvanized piping...oh boy!

@HyperactiveNeuron 11 ай бұрын

Important note, anyone doing renovation in the US needs to watch out for 9 inch square tiles and 18 inch square tiles. They will most likely have asbestos in them... Like 99%. I know they're an absolute no-no in the medical industry. I don't even know if you can buy 9x9 or 18x18 inch tiles unless they're custom. The big box stores only carry 12x12 inch square tiles.

@17091996climber 11 ай бұрын

Oh I'm soooo looking forward to the video's if this remodel 😍

@jahanas22 11 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the future videos.

@beardy-bandit 11 ай бұрын

Great video. New series. Right on!

@FR-sr9sy 5 ай бұрын

Brick wall was for the “wood stove” that is for cooking in the kitchen. Think actual wood stove… we have a lot of those here in the NW. Also, be on the lookout for an “ice box!” Or if there is a basement or side part of the house, a place for coal to be stored for heating! Good old days!

@kitsurubami 5 ай бұрын

Time to tear out the landlord special and put in some nice homeowner special :)

@billcornett2256 11 ай бұрын

Mike Farrington for the fireplace

@josephhfry 11 ай бұрын

wall textures like that was not very common in 40s-50s homes in my experience. A decent plasterer can float a smooth wall faster/easier than they can apply texture. The texture is basically an extra step and would add to the cost since the wall first needs to be flat. Almost guarantee that the texture was added in the 70's because the less skilled drywallers couldn't come close to matching the smoothness of the old plaster work.

@dwwoodbuilds 11 ай бұрын

I'm surprised how easily the plaster came off the lathes (a pleasant surprise)! I find how house construction has changed over the years and getting to see how things were done made this a very interesting video for me. Looks like the electrical is going to be interesting! (might want to save some same wire and the insulators). Great story telling with the video! Looking forward to seeing more!!👍

@dawlin20 11 ай бұрын

I can’t wait to see how this turns out!

@jewdd1989 11 ай бұрын

I can’t wait to see custom cabinets, storage, vanities, etc. omg I’m so excited for this! Thank you for sharing and will be waiting for each update 👏🏼 And I love the 40’s theme (we already know you can do timeless, classic and retro) what a beautiful property, the cove ceilings, hardwood floors and the windows are just stunning! Congrats and waiting

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I can't wait to reveal the design and start rebuilding

@jessieancestor 11 ай бұрын

Built ins are cool, but that deep closet and linen closet are much cooler. You're going to have to store that stuff somewhere.

@vdis 11 ай бұрын

+1 for the kitchen project. Please do share!

@garrettparmenter938 11 ай бұрын

Be sure to check out all the recycled building material places in seattle. Plenty of interesting stuff and loads of reclaimed materials good for reuse.

@balzacq 11 ай бұрын

You lucked out -- when I got to the stage of removing the old cellulose on my West Seattle kitchen, I discovered that the whole outside wall was rotten from water infiltration and I had to shore up the roof and completely replace it.

@michaelstockdale 11 ай бұрын

This is going to be a great series! I look forward to the next episode!

@ZAQROTH 11 ай бұрын

I recently renovated my kitchen and master bath and it always amazes me how much stuff can come out of a single room

@fiercegirldesign1 11 ай бұрын

This is so exciting, Michael! Congrats on finally being able to make your vision come to fruition.

@carlosayusolaslenguas5185 11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Can’t wait to see all this process!!!

@fatbloaterdave 11 ай бұрын

Loving it. Can’t wait for the rest of the videos.

@TeazTeaz 11 ай бұрын

So excited for this reno!🎉

@mariusstuvland2977 11 ай бұрын

Given the age of the house and common practice of lead piping. It would be worth checking the water pipes.

@MichaelAlm 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, we are removing all the plumbing. It just makes sense to start fresh

@kenmaira 11 ай бұрын

Oh - I am so here for this - Thanks for the great content.

@joshuambean 11 ай бұрын

Super excited for this! Can't wait to see what you do with the place.

@nomoretwitterhandles 11 ай бұрын

This looks like it'll be an exciting renovation. Can't wait to see more!

@groom_of_the_stool 11 ай бұрын

That random brick wall was an insulator between the kitchen and living room. The kitchen more than likely had a wood fire stove and those suckers get hot.

@josh_watson 11 ай бұрын

Great video. I'm looking forward to this series. Also, I got my Dragon Scale t-shirt in last week and it's the most ridiculously comfortable t-shirt ever. Thank you!