🔴 Log House Repair in Norway Part 1/15

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A listed building gets some TLC.
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This is the first part in a series following the repair of a farm out-house, built in the late 19th Century partly of reused timber from a baroque building showing traits from the 17th century.
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@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

PART TWO: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o81xq9qWv96VnGg.html

@mrsjenniferstephens 5 жыл бұрын

Clever stuff Lucas , the scenery is wonderful, don't know how you stand the weather!

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mum!

@deweys 4 жыл бұрын

@@LucasRichardStephens Mum is the best!

@ronniefaraldo9197 8 ай бұрын

After 20 plus years in the south of France with no rain for months and temperatures between 30 and 40 everyday , the weather loo,ks wonderful to me !

@ronniefaraldo9197 8 ай бұрын

God , such fantastic work . I'm 77 and restoring my second dismember house in Sweden after 20 years in the south of France restoring a big stone house . I truly LOVE watching you work . Watch your fingers . Lol

@ronniefaraldo9197 8 ай бұрын

That's Timber not dismember

@LucasRichardStephens 8 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@odin8214 5 жыл бұрын

cant wait for this series

@bjoernjohns6407 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video. I am about to change some logs at my 90 years old house. Glad to see how you did it .

@LucasRichardStephens 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@TC-um2ti 4 жыл бұрын

i decided to watch the series again, i miss Norway and enjoy your work!

@LucasRichardStephens 4 жыл бұрын

Careful not to overdose on all that fresh air!

@kylkim93 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative stuff! Greeting from Finland!

@LucasRichardStephens 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks!

@annonymous1273 10 ай бұрын

OMG fascinating Thank you for sharing I love your work, you opened my eyes on many levels Kind regards

@LucasRichardStephens 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@josej12 5 жыл бұрын

Gran video, muchas gracias de nuevo

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

Thanls for watching!

@ronvarney5457 7 ай бұрын

I found this video enlightening with how you guys do your notches on the corners and that you speak English that makes it really easy to follow you and the specifics of your trade also I noticed the roads to be a little narrow I wouldn't drive to fast with on coming vehicles in a snow storm that's for sure but thanks again for sharing your video.

@LucasRichardStephens 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and you kind words! All the best!

@ronvarney5457 7 ай бұрын

@@LucasRichardStephens I most welcome I look forward to your cabin videos I'm in the skilled trades myself and eventually I'm going to build a cabin and I find it interesting on the differences of building them from country to country so I'm always open to learning different techniques and thanks again best wishes 😎🇺🇸

@LucasRichardStephens 7 ай бұрын

I am baised in my opinion of course; Norwegian saddle notch (more spesifically Raulands Laft) with full linescribe, is the most durable and weather-tight system. We have many buildings that are 300years+ and some that are over 700 years old. Takes about two years to master (if you already know how to build a house). It is really good to learn the system before you start on your project, because the lowest timbers are the most prone to damage, so since they are done first, your have to get it right. You just can't learn as you go, and hope to build a house that will be durable. Any technical solution that is less than 60 years in use should be considered experimental. Most modern systems have turned out to not work as well as expected. Here in Norway, there has been a total revival of the really ancient techniques, including use moss in the air pocket. And a deep understanding of timber and how to choose the right trees for the job. Good luck with your journey!

@timberdoodles4647 5 жыл бұрын

Brave work! yes, its always fatter on the bottom..... hewing.

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

That is one of the few instances where better fatter than thinner.....

@coffeepot3123 3 жыл бұрын

Utrolig fint trehus.

@LucasRichardStephens 3 жыл бұрын

Liker du Laftehus?

@jimargeropoulos8309 5 жыл бұрын

Looks very similar to my home in the upper peninsula of Michigan

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jim!

@waynebrown1609 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful work . beautiful countryside, looks alot like the sothenter of new york state.

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wayne, is that your area?

@waynebrown1609 5 жыл бұрын

@@LucasRichardStephens I'm in the north Western part of New York not to far from Niagara falls.

@larsvanbeurden5332 2 жыл бұрын

nice job

@LucasRichardStephens 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@glenmatthewwilson 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, just wondering how you will fix the holes you drilled for the sprekkfisk to jack up the wall. Just put in pegs in the holes? maybe use moss to get a tight fit? Or just a carefully made peg? Thanks for the instructive videos!

@LucasRichardStephens 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Glen, yes the holes just have a peg knocked into them. Made with an axe, slightly conical they tighten in even if slightly irregular. A bit of moss between the pegs to slow air circulation would not harm either, but this building will not be a winter- warmed building, so insulation is a low priority. Thanks for watching!

@awldune 5 жыл бұрын

13:10 I have not seen this method of clamping the mating surfaces together, then cutting a chainsaw kerf to joint them. Very ingenious and I'm sure it is saving you hours of work over the traditional methods. What month of the year did you take this video of driving to work?

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

It was the beginning of November

@auroraarmsgear7163 3 жыл бұрын

I have a cabin in Alaska, the walls are bulging out and leaning inward. Can I ask your advice? Send you a couple pictures?

@LucasRichardStephens 3 жыл бұрын

Find someone local to help you. I don't have any available capacity to advise on you building, sorry, but there is footage in this series that demonstrates walls being straightened, if I remember correctly, and these films are posted more or less free of charge. Don't forget to engage with a thumbs up or down, there are a great many other films on my channel, I am sure some of them address these issues, I am not sure which one , off hand.

@Drench3 5 жыл бұрын

Got myself a cuppa to watch this installment, as per usual not disappointed! thanks for sharing! just curious what music you would usually go for

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

I have tried making original music for several of my films. Music divides the audience, so I have posted several films both with and without music. Also I am quite an amateur musician and though youtubers are very forgiving of poor filming they are far less so for poor musicianship. George Lucas often said that the music was the larger share of the film, it seems true.

@Drench3 5 жыл бұрын

@@LucasRichardStephens I have watched pretty much most of your videos and I assume some of the music I've heard has been yours and to be honest didn't think ill of it at all! Do you listen to rock when you work? That's a big chunk of what's on my phone mainly from the late 60s and 70s as i find their musicianship is far superior than the music that's being made today. Have you ever tried to produce some music on a DAW (digital audio workshop) like ableton or cubase?

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

@@Drench3 I do listen to some rock music, Hendix, led zep, Black Sabeth mostly pre 75 bands in that genre. Other music while I work.....radio plays, intuative folk , world music, experimental, classical, very varied, but not much regular pop music. I find the normal radio almost like torture. I use editing software like cubase, but a lot of the films have music improvised straight into the movie making software, as live.

@Drench3 5 жыл бұрын

@@LucasRichardStephens Here here! seems we run down the same tram lines in the music department, and like you i find pop music abhorrent and annoying these delinquents manage to sell millions without a shred of music knowledge... (this era anyway) If i may suggest some bands you might be of interest (you probably are familiar with but) Gentle Giant, Soft machine, Caravan, Wishbone ash, King Crimson, Jethro Tull to name a couple. Oh wow fantastic! do you play other instruments than guitar?

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

@@Drench3 In the film about making a Norwegian (kubbestol) log chair I made the music, and play all the instruments. With the exception of some excerpts of a concert by WIll Smith (The Hand) here at the farm in 2010. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9J1ramEy9SVc6s.html

@esesosa911 3 жыл бұрын

I've been following your series sir. Its wonderful. Was just wondering if you could take job outside norway as a paid vacation job to Finland. I am planning of buying a house that would need the lower logs replaced. Would you be interested. Accormodation is no problem. Please give me your opinion. Thanks

@LucasRichardStephens 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ese get in touch by email, all the best, Lucas

@meskeriotojas 9 ай бұрын

I got rotten log part just over foundation. Im planing to change it with bricks and cement. Then put a plank over it.

@LucasRichardStephens 9 ай бұрын

Why are you telling me this? I changed the wheels of my car for motor bike wheels because I got a puncture, would you think that to be sensible?

@meskeriotojas 9 ай бұрын

@@LucasRichardStephens Just sharing my plans and wanted to hear if its good idea. Sorry for telling this I can delete the comment if you want.

@LucasRichardStephens 9 ай бұрын

The films on my channel are quite slow going and I don't give a great deal of advice on them, they are for entertainment. If you have any doubts about restoring you house, get professional advice. You can repair your building however you want. If you live locally to me you can get in touch, if you want my processional opinion. KZfaq comments sections are not the place for such serious matters. I hope your project goes well. @@meskeriotojas

@janem167 2 ай бұрын

Hi, just take care that you separate wood from concrete or it will rot out again (eg with EPDM rubber). Wood can never touch concrete because it asks like a sponge and then releases it in to the wood and eventually rots. Good luck.

@elisabethduplessis4447 2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour Lucas quelle belle contry

@LucasRichardStephens 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Elisabeth! very few women watch my films so it is always nice to have a comment such as yours, all the best, Lucas

@LolitasGarden 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely work if you can get it. I'm wondering how you find yourself in an occupation like that.

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

I did a 1000 hour course building new timber houses, then learnt restoration on the job. It took about four or five years to get the skills but I am still learning the subject after 25 years.

@josej12 5 жыл бұрын

@@LucasRichardStephens I'm sorry to ask, I hope it's not improper, but where did you make that courses? Or more precisely how would you recommend someone to start studying and working on traditional timber framing? Thx very much

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

@@josej12 Making "Laftehus" (cogged, Houses) is common all around the subarctic circle, timber framing a bit further South. You could try working together with a builder who makes what interests you, as well as join a course, you thanked me in Spanish, are you from Spain? I am sure there is a community of builders interested in traditional techniques in almost every country. I advocate adopting local traditions, not every system is suitable in every bioregion. For example I would not build a log house in the UK, it would likely rot.

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

@@josej12 the course was in Olso

@oysteinhaugen7055 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! You earned a new subscriber! Where in Norway are you located?

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

Hei og velkommen som subscriber, jeg bor på Jevnaker, Hadeland....

@oysteinhaugen7055 5 жыл бұрын

Dokka her! Interessant kanal! Jeg skal følge deg videre!

@horace146 2 жыл бұрын

Please let me be your apprentice!

@tinmanx2222 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. The sound is a little low.

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

KZfaq has capped the soundtrack by 9 decibels, resulting in some sections being a little quiet. I don't know how to stop them doing that. They want the ads to sound louder I suppose.....

@GabeNarwhal 5 жыл бұрын

@@LucasRichardStephens I think it is because some of the clips in the video is very loud. So you should try to adjust the volum on all the clips to match in volume.

@GabeNarwhal 5 жыл бұрын

@@LucasRichardStephens Probably the last 15 seconds of the video. Holy shii.. my ears... :P

@LucasRichardStephens 5 жыл бұрын

@@GabeNarwhal You are probally right.

@stoneyswolf 6 ай бұрын

I like log houses but if it's not on a solid foundation it's just a pile of sticks.

@LucasRichardStephens 6 ай бұрын

a foundation is just a pile of rocks

@oldroanio5631 2 жыл бұрын

My name is Stephen Lucas Richards. I live in a brick home.

@LucasRichardStephens 2 жыл бұрын

Small world!

@oldroanio5631 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! It is! But actually I've just bought a rotten old log cabin in Tasmania. I've learnt a lot from you already!!

@LucasRichardStephens 2 жыл бұрын

@@oldroanio5631 excellent! That is the very point of the channel, spread a bit of love and understanding for the old wooden houses.

@madretierraamor9112 3 жыл бұрын

we are Madre Tierra Amor.... we just got a 100 years old house....can you help us...we need you!!!!

@LucasRichardStephens 3 жыл бұрын

If your house is in my area, I could. Their are plenty of specialists in this kind of work in Scandinavia, and other parts of Europe, just expect them to have a waiting list one one-two years and start saving at once for the bills.