Jimmy I’m sorry to hear about the passing of your father. I know you make him proud every single day!

I hope you stay on creating content for a long time jimmy. It really fills me with joy.

Jimmy, My heartfelt condolences. I enjoyed watching your visits with your dad back in the day. May he rest in peace. ❤

The dry set stone is seriously impressive.

That foundation wall and stairwell is a work of art. Is quite amazing. The craftsmanship skill and eye to have to do that work is incredible.

The only thing I don't like about these videos is that I have constant anxiety because I know the video is going to end and I just want to spend my whole day watching these videos! Thanks for the awesome content! Looks soooooooo amazing! Those stone foundations/steps/etc are just amazing.

I would think you would want landscape cloth over the gravel to prevent the dirt from eventually getting in.

I really envy your ability to find true craftsmen to partner with you on your projects. As just a normal consumer of the services of folks in the trades, I struggle to find people that will truly do good work - even when I make it clear I'm willing to pay what it takes to get quality. Far too many people just want to get to the next job as quickly as possible, and their standards for craftsmanship are very low. They just want to use cheap materials, slam-bang them together and move on. It makes me crazy!

That drainage system and foundation is IMPRESSIVE!! 💪 You have one hell of a team there. The guys operating the mini-hoe are surgeons with that thing!

Ken is some kind of craftsman. Neat to see his progress.

Ken is the stone wizard. I’d love to spend a week or two with that guy working on stones

You’re doing great Jimmy . Anyone saying otherwise has no clue how hard this work truly is. This is going to be a Beautiful home 🏠

Long time fan of yours Jimmy. So sorry to hear about your father. Much love from East TN man ❤

I learned new words today. Like, Chimaney, and trought.

As a kid, in the 60's, I grew up in a 200 year old stone (2' thick walls) house in Duncannon, PA.. (Clarks Ferry Tavern) The town has bought the house, and is restoring it, because the previous owner had gutted it. There was a few wooden sheds on our property, and I remember a neighbor had a small carriage barn. The best part was the built-in ladder that went to up a level.

Doesn't get any better than, "Jimmy doin' Jimmy things". I'm already excited about the next instalment. Thank you Sir for sharing your hard work with us all. Take care my friend, Love and Respect from North London, UK 👊❤

Great job, guys! The straightest tool on the job site is your eyeball!

Here in Florida, those 8 x 8 sill frame supports would be $1000 apiece. No shit. When Jimmy said this entire project cost him $6000, I took that to mean that most of these craftsman donated their time and some supplies.

Guarantee that house will stand for another 230 years. The old ways, with natural materials were always better. It will be beautiful when you get finished. ~ Can't wait to see the leather studio as well. - Remember to take a day for yourself and your mental & physical health. Don't push it too hard. Love ya Jimmy.

I know that you're busy and that you probably won't get a chance to read this, but i've been waiting for this video to appear. Great work. I love your passion and doggedness. I can't tell you how much I enjoy your channel. I'm struggling with my own renovation and you give me more than enough inspiration to get it done. Keep 'em coming! Coming to you from Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia.

Ken is a hell of a stone guy those stairs almost look like they lead down to a crypt instead of a cellar loads of character comes through every shot it shows them brilliant restoration jimmy as per usual

"If it LOOKS straight, it IS straight." I first heard that or saw it on a Diresta video some time ago. To me, it means to trust your eyes and your experience. I've taken that to heart in my projects. Thanks for your willingness to share your talents, Jimmy D!

Forget stone, Ken is worth his weight in GOLD!! It's great to see that he has a team learning the skills that he has learned through the years spent working with stone. Loosing that knowledge would be the worst thing to happen. Looking forward to the next instalment 😊👍👍👍👍👍👍

I'm in the middle of my own "diresta-ration" (minus Diresta) on a duplex originally built by JD Rockefeller in 1892 for the top guys building Standard Oil for him. And you open up a wall and find all kind of surprises and problems, so i feel your pain! re: 23:30 using the pvc pipe to roll timber..."when in rome, do as the romans"

11/27/23..ahh yes Jimmy, old house in t'country is looking much better. Much enjoyed the voice over describing (compressing) many details into an easily understandable presentation. Anxious to see more of 'country' house renovation. Horse barn, wow! It's a great looking...wood, hobby, furniture making/restoration space...but did you say ... horses...? Hey, they make a nasty mess! A beautiful building/barn like this is better utilized for more of your 'Make' activities..seminars, instruction etc. Anxious to see this building when finished. Great combo of videos today!👍🔨🪚💪😊

Jimmeny and his chimmeny, hope its foundation is good so you won't need any rad-iators. ;) Love the series, I'm learning a lot. Thank you for taking us along.

tip for in the future: you can hit the tenon with a hammer repeatedly and make it thinner. makes it go in mortise easier. after a few minutes/hours the wood expands and makes it super tight and strong. love the videos dude! thanks!

awesume look of that stacked stone against the 8x8 beams, so new england

Gonna be beautiful for sure! 😊

This project has been a long time coming. Thanks for sharing this wonderful journey with us. The horse barn looks terrific. What an evolution from the original skeleton. Your house renovation is truly impressive. Wishing you and your family a blessed holiday season filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings. Peace brother

Love watching a craftsman at work. The work you and your friends do will never get dull for me. Horse barn / work studio looks awesome.

Ken and his team do amazing work. French drain is a great solution for keeping water away from your house. After all the demo, it's really nice to be able to start putting things back together again. Thanks for sharing!

Skilled craftsmen doing what they do, nice to see Ken with an apprentice, there’s still hope!

I am so very glad to see you are restoring this house. Too often, older homes like this are simply torn down and a new house built. It likely costs more in both time and money to do it your way, but to me you wnd up with a better home with tons more character

Building a house looks like a deeply satisfying experience. Though when it's a first-person experience it must be mostly exhausting, at least till the project is done :) Thanks for the video Jimmy!

Sir , your shack is really coming along . You have it standing tall ! . Look’s great !Thanksfor allowing us to accompany you on the journey . Cheers

Dude you picked one hell of a project. I hope that the ghosts appreciate all of the work you’re putting in.

I feel the struggle of "one me", most of us do....but it's coming along 🎉. Have a great week Jummy

Been a long time sub for you Jimmy. I LOVE this series, thanks for taking the time to film it. I know it can't be easy setting up all these shots.

Such a difficult time, Jimmy. I loved it when you visited your Dad with his mountainous 'collections'. A real character. All love to you and your family.

Before I retired I was the project manager for renovations and additions for an architect. Basically my job was doing what you're doing now. You're doing good! Looks like you got the right help. Can't wait to see what you turn it into.

That’s a tremendous amount of undertaking! Your schedule 40 worked to move those beams, but personally, I’ve found a frisbee to be a better tool. She skids right along and never needs readjustment. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Excellent work, and your stone mason is clearly top shelf. 👍👍

Ken is a master artist and makes the stacked stone look amazing. I can't wait to keep following along on your journey and seeing this restored to a beautiful home!

Learning a lot... Keep them coming appreciate your sharing the build. It looks amazing!

I can’t believe how great the stone stacking looks! It is so beautifully done

9:46 mesh filter. Filters most of the detritus, but still takes water. Short of a monsoon level of rain, you'll have clean gutters.

Sorry to hear about your Dad. Big hug from England x

Jimmy, friends and family ask me to build projects these years… a kudos to you for all the years of tips and tricks that give me the know how to do stuff good enough to be requested time and time again. Love ya brother.

“Somebody else’s horses” are the perfect kind of horses! Same here - I love having them around but don’t want to ride, care for them, etc.

I keep learning as you keep teaching. I appreciate all the content you provide. Thanks

Fantastic progress on all fronts, Jimmy. Joe's looking down from heaven with a big old smile on his face.

Amazing update and you are putting so much back into that house! Stay strong buddy through this difficult time and thinking of you all!

These are the best videos on KZfaq. Thanks Jimmy!

really coming along, looks great.those sill plates would have bin just as good with half laps, and I think that's how it would have bin built back in the day

This is the best show on TV right now. A team of craftsmen doing it right. Attention to detail!. What i like is the vibe you give off dealing with your sub contractors and others. Very much in charge as a building owner should be when involved in a massive remodel.

Thank you for taking us along on your journey!! You have a great team to help you, and, how awesome is Ken's stone work!! He is just amazing!!

I could watch these renovation videos all day. Great series Jimmy, thanks a bunch!

Much love Jimmy! Favorite series yet! So sorry for your loss brother.

I just listened to the podcast on why you went to architecture school and your dad seemed to really care about you. You’re a huge inspiration for me and I love seeing your projects ❤️

Thanks for all you do for the community🤗😎🤗😎

So fabulous to see a man of vision making an idea real with the help of kindred competent folk: Awesome motivation, inspiration & method. So sorrow to learn of your loss. I have lost both my parents & it is hard beyond believing, only time heals these terrible wounds. Thank you for sharing!

Great video, Jimmy. I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. I really felt like I got to know him through your videos and Instagram stories.

Wow I love the construction and how the drainage is put in! Such a beautiful property! What a great project and home to own!

So much awesome progress. Huge undertakings 👏🏼

Exciting stuff! Love seeing the work and results 💪🏼

Keep up the good work! History can only be saved by those willing to understand it. I appreciate the extras you and your team are doing to keep things period.

Jimmy, you just know how to be a happy man. Huge respect for that.

This was a fantastic update. I enjoyed all the steps. I’m looking forward to the next one.

An incredible task, finding that people still do this is heart warming.

Nice! Love these videos Jimmy! Keep living the dream!

Watching you rebuild this house is one of my favorite videos to watch during breakfast. Stressful for you is relaxing for me 😜

Finally home and able to just send you a big hug man. Love.your work, I am a woodworkeraker from Chile, Latinoamérica. Been following you since the beginning. I have a 3 year old son and today I saw a short of.you telling the story about how your dad took the thing you built around the house to let your teachers know you were no dummy and. I got emotional, same as you when telling the story. Big big hug, keep the good work and spirit. Big fan, ❤️

Great series. Love it all. It's completely fascinating

Works of Art, thanks for sharing.

Heard about your dad. I'm sorry you lost him. I lost my pop about 12 years ago. Much love from me. Take care Jimmy, I hope you can continue to inspire people for many decades to come.

Love the series, Jimmy. Ken is a true artist with stone.

What a cool project jimmy! I am constantly waiting on the updates! That stone work your crew is doing is amazing. The whole place will be amazing when you're done! Thanks for sharing it with us.

That stone staircase is amazing

Very happy to see you back at the house. I always enjoy construction videos that you do. Looking forward to episode six.

As usual, great work. Ken and his team are amazing with their stone bits

Gonna make a nice place to live.. Very nice work J.D.. Thx for bringing us along.. Take care my friend and God Bless....

Great progress. I'm loving it.

I heard you when you talked about the weather, changing of seasons, and the earth repairing itself after the drainage was installed. Our fathers are our first inspiration RIP.

You're not crazy for doing this, you do what you enjoy and I love that you are showing all of us your passion!

The natural beauty of the stacked stone foundation is marvelous. The video of you walking down into the basement made me want to be there to see it in person. Blessings.

There might be only one Jimmy but he is a hard worker and he gets a lot done. I give him my full vote of confidence he will get the job done. :-) I admit that landscape rock looks a little weird for a traditional fieldstone foundation. The old houses around here all use lap joints on the sill beams rather than mortise and tennon. The real fancy ones use the taper cut laps so they draw together and lock but that certainly is a more difficult fit up to get cut right. i usually have to use a belt sander to get it right because my cross cut skills are not that great.

Absolutely beautiful work they do with that stone laying. a real labour of love. We call that style of drainage a ‘French drain’ in the UK… and in France maybe they just call it a ‘drain’

Awesome work. That stone foundation is art!

That stone work is beautiful! Ken is a master of his craft!! It's all coming together smoothly! Helps having competent help! 👍😉

I enjoy your videos, Jimmy. You have a comforting voice and way about you that I find soothing. Blessings to you as you continue on this journey. From California 👌🥰🙏

beautiful Job Jimmy - thank you for the video

love seeing a great rescue project. Making it right and whole. I love this series.

Great video Jimmy- I am sorry to hear of your fathers passing. Have seen him on your videos over the years and he seemed like a great dad!

Most excellent sir, love these updates and a serious amount of work, for sure.👍

Love the Graveyard house series. Thanks!

I just can imagine all the concret freaks losing their minds... :D Humanity has survived without it for some years now. It's completely useless on this type of building. Congrats Jimmy for showing that we can build without it. (I'll show your videos to my students in the architecture school)

I just love that stonework, it's so beautiful!

Hey Jimmy, just heard about the loss of your father. Very sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and family. He will be always be with you in your heart and in your every thought.

👍👏oh heck yeah, thanks Jimmy. the "horse barn" is going to make a awesome studio.

Mr Jimmy, you are a master. Whatever it takes. Best mottor ever.