Weekly, at least, would be great for me. Warts and all. Or time lapse with references to previous videos as you have to edit the videos and create the content, lots of work in itself. I just enjoy watching and learning. The banter, the graft, the level of skill and quality of work are just great to watch. Also love a journey and that house looks like being an interesting one. Looking forward to it and all the best to you all!

Would love to see time lapses of the work being done mixed with you explaining certain jobs that are not so straight forward and updates of what that part of the job looks like when finished. Good luck lads!

Weekly for me. Getting the popcorn ready.

I like to see a weekly update bro. As tradesmen I think we enjoy to see the ups and downs, set backs and victories etc as they happen. Bits of this and bits of that are generally how we have to do it....we never actually know how things are going to go from one day to the next. Bring it on and all the very best to you all. 👍

video wise i would like a vlog style but with a few specific videos mixed in. its nice to show the time line of a job like this and show what effects it.

Having been a carpenter & joiner of 34 years experience (thus far) I know that generally, skills were better in the past at some levels BUT there can also be extreme nincompoopery, as discovered here! What astounds me is how those gallows brackets have supported that weight at all!!! LOL! Extremely dangerous building - but fairly easy to remedy. Personally, I'd drop the front elevation, do away with the GF bay, dig footings under the gallows (all the way across, corner to corner) and have a full-width elevation instead of that preposterous gallowed overhanging nonsense. Bigger lounge, fully supported - now get on with it! 👍👍😘

Week by week 👍

i would love to see everything.

Wow. I would knock it down and rebuild it to passive house standards. Would be much easier and quicker

looks like cheaper and easier and faster to build new house :D

Knock it down, the VAT saving will cover the extra cost for the rebuild.

Weekly will be great Adam. I absolutely love your content. Spot on mate👍🏻

Weekly vlog is my vote. To see how you adapt to the changes and how you organise things

You have a unique chance here to combine 2 different types. A vlog that also teaches. Show how you approach these problems and the solutions, perhaps as a seperate series.

Gives new meaning to "the house is settling"

Weekly for me, a long as you want! What a nightmare of a job. Not insurmountable provided the client is honourable and you’ve got fixed and firm stage payments. Neighbours have definitely got to be onside otherwise you risk all sorts of shenanigans. Love this channel so I’ll watch whatever you throw at us, I’m sure you’ll do your best. 👍🏼

Knock it down ( before it falls down ! ) and start over., Oh and a weekly update, however long, would be good.

Weekly for us as well please. What an absolute nightmare to have uncovered 🤯 can’t even begin to imagine how much the budget has changed on that one 🤦🏻‍♂️

I think youre brave walking around in it🤣

I just started buying my first home and this definitely raised my blood pressure.

Oh dear what a start. The boundary issue of the boundary wall location would have been resolved with a full topographic survey at about £1200 would have given the architect all the information he needed and certainty that the proposed extension would fit. I would also have suggested trial pits to determine the foundation levels of the walls. If not already appointed I would get a party wall surveyor involved pronto. Is the architect an RIBA registered architect or a technician? I suspect the latter. With regards to the boundary wall I would have hoped that the neighbour would have designed it as frees standing based on their ground levels with a 1m deep foundation. 3m is quite tall for a 225mm wall with no piers. I am looking forward to following this project.

I’m thinking that complete demolition and starting again would be cheaper and quicker. But will look forward to your videos and suggest one every one to two weeks .

Adam would like to see weekly up dates this job is so challenging but we know the A team is on it

weekly - im impatient! we can go on the journey with you. The ups and downs as they happen

The minute you pointed out the crack, if you'd measured the angle of the bricks to the right, and the bricks to the left you'd be part way to mapping the bow in the brickwork that has been there since very early days. Someone has known about its issues and gone to extensive lengths to conceal.

Nice to see a true professional, wanting to do the job right... good stuff Sir.

I think weekly. Looking forward to seeing this job 👍 Good morning work lads

I, like most, would like weekly. I really enjoy seeing what you are up to, it brightens my week. Take good care and whatever you are up to be safe. Thanks for posting.

Me personally for this kind of extended work and amount of money involved I would have explore the option of rebuilding with CLT (cross laminated timber) making the new house so energy efficient that the air would get warm even just by people breathing. So explore how much would be to demolish the entire house and rebuild with CLT. With CLT in maximum 2 weeks the whole house structure is up and waterproof. This route can lead you to certify the house as a passive house (the most efficient level that we have at international level)

Building surveyor here, a lot of people think that houses built in the 30’s etc were well built and solid, it couldn’t be further from the truth. As others have said in reality you need to virtually start again.

Interesting project, just make sure you are paid for quote AND any additional work, too many trades getting ripped off!

Weekly would be awesome, you get a real variety of what’s going on. I really enjoyed the style of the loft conversion series. Best of luck with this one, it’s certainly a project.

As I understand it new house builds are Vat tax exempt. this would give the house owner a 20% discount to start from scratch. Knock it down start again with super insulated house on proper foundations. The old problems will be a long lost memory! What price peace of mind?

I knew someone who had a place just like that which was being pulled to pieces - the front elevation was a total and utter bodge job, originally a Timber framed front, subsequently bricked in prob in the '20s, no ties to the brick walls of the rest of the house. The roof just sat on the front elevation. Much like you are seeing there I guess. The only thing holding the front of the house to the rest of it were the floor joists set in holes and cement filled. To cut a long story short the builder turned up one day and the WHOLE front of the place had just flapped down flat on the front lawn and the house looked like a dolls house that had been opened. Needless to say the project cost spiralled out of control and the single woman who owned the place had a nervous breakdown.

The bit with the floor and the ball had me howling with laughter. I don't know how you managed to do such a brilliant explanation whilst keeping a straight face!

I’d like to see as much construction/ demolition as you are willing to film, I’m really enjoying your channel

Week by week video blog please.

Holy shit when you switched that laser on you just knew it wasn't just a slight problem 😁😁

Definately weekly, it will be great to see the job progress as it happens 👍

Dear God! What a project guys! Weekly vlogs would be amazing with top ups from your own place Adam please 😁😁 will the owners be offering bus tours around the proposed development? 🤣🤣🤣

Knock it down and start again

Id be getting the bulldozer in and flattening the lot and starting fresh 😂

Keep them coming as often as possible. Love the way you guys destroy the more offensive or stupid comments with kindness

As ex pat in oz and a retired builder I personally spent 52yrs in the industry from the start of my apprenticeship and was always taught to expect the unexpected 😂😂 never a truer word personally like to see a weekly blog best of luck hopefully it’s calmer waters ahead

As a GP Chartered Surveyor with 40 years experience, I agree with the previous QS surveyors comment. Knock it down and start again. No matter how much work you do, it will never bring confidence to the final result.

Massive job. Fair play to ye for taking it on. Alot of people would run a mile from those types of jobs. I love these types of jobs. Im starting a full renovation of a bungalow in 2 weeks for a client. Making small rooms bigger, 2 extensions 1 to the front 1 to the rear. All old concrete floors have to be broke out and brought up to spec for underfloor heating, new windows and doors. I would love to have the time and patience to film it like ye boys but it wouldnt be too interesting.

Hi guys please do a weekly video as you do plus you can do special videos on certain installs as you go along steels,water,power,front walls etc etc as your one of the best channels by far and I am catching up on the videos as well due to my cancer treatment but keep up the good work. Love to all. Woody x

Would love to see it weekly from start to finish please it looks to be a very interesting project and how you are going to overcome all the obstacles ahead .

It just needs a really thick coat of paint to hold it all together (until the cheque clears).

A lot of knock it down comments, if there is no subsidence why knock it down? Its on firm footing. Having done some building work but no expert, Pull the roof off, pull the wall down, pull the floor up and go again. Do a weekly progress update too like Laura kampf did

Weekly gets my vote - the "boring" bits you're worried about are just the realities of a huge renovation and are interesting to see. Keep up the great content 👍

I would love to work for somebody like you. Learn a lot

I have only a little of experience in construction, but that house is good for demolition and not much more.

Whatever suits you (new viewer) as a retired builder, that whole thing needs demolition and start again. I've tried to band aid buildings like that and you just chase problem after problem, if they built the front like that, then there will be more surprises! (And the new build will be 0% Vat)

Twice a week would be brilliant, and keep us updated with your house too, love watching your channel guys

Week by week thanks

Knock it down start again 😂🤣

ied love to see it all, every decision every job every issue each day

Give it to us weekly, I would imagine this would be a very interesting watch.

Weekly please. No need to skip over bits you think won’t be of interest as your content is always worth the watch!

Your SE is right in his assessment. Those bricks and timber gable is original as the rest of the house is fairly modern, probably mock tudor 1930's that's been covered with render and cladding. The timbers are far too modern sections for it to be period. It would be quite something to find original workmanship that bad to be 200mm off level. My take: If its sand/gravel underneath could be subsidence. If its clay could be shrinkage/heave. Either way if it has subsided at the front, the top of that gable wall will be pinned back by the roof under tension, which pulls everything above the lintel inwards, with everything below the lintel bowing out. At 7:18 you can see the bearing timber on the top of the brick bowing down and it has pulled out of the post. The roof timbers pulled out in the other direction also suggest the subsidence could be around the front corner and to the side of the house (also where the gap between gable and flank wall is largest). If it's clay and has heaved up halfway down the flank wall, it might have had a similar effect pushing the wall up and tilting the first floor outwards, while the roof is still holding the rafter back. The 200mm deflection in the floor without apparent gaps in the brick is probably because the roof is picking up most of the strain either way the house is moving. As you go lower down the wall into the ground floor, the gap would be even less and possibly not noticeable because it's further away from the tension zone. For safety, I'd batten up every wall in that room with vertical and horizontal timbers back to some solid wall and get some steel restraint straps into the roof rafters temporarily. Avoid working in that area or below it on windy days and open the front windows since you've taken the back wall down on the upper floor to avoid internal pressure from a gust blowing it out. This could be an underpinning job around the front corner. Might be worth getting some trial pits or specialist advise to de-risk.

Would it have been easier and cheaper to demolish the existing house and build a new one?

It would be nice to see how you overcome certain issues, and how you deal with specific tasks - planned or as they arise.

That house is good for one thing. Demolition.

Makes no sense. Demolishing it would surely be more economical and current building regs would allow for a much warmer home.

😮 big job... Give it to us weekly 👍

This seems like an insurmountable task, it's surprising what can be rebuilt without having to knock the whole house down, as it seems like you're basically going to have to strip everything back, and rebuild it from scratch.

This thing needs knocking down, slinging in a skip and a nice flashy Tesco express built on the site 👍🤣

Having watched your video again it's all so possible that the foundation could be another course. I would nock all down even neighbours wall clear all out and start from scratch. rebuilding neighbours wall two bricks thick not one for that HEIGHT. looking forward to seeing how you getting on.

Im no expert but frankly I cannot believe that, in the long run, it wouldn't be cheaper to just start again. Promise you you'll be chasing problem after problem that will put the price up higher than what you quote for.

Week on week would be best then we can follow all the work, and all the problems on the job with you👍

Perhaps having the front wall tied to the side wall, brickwork keyed in etc might have been good practice 😂

Weekly for me, my favourite series so far has been your house, like the longer episodes with a mix of you both explaining things in detail and some time lapse with music. Great work and channel, i look forward to having a beer and watching!

Seeing stages as they're completed would be great. See how it fits your schedule. Good luck.

Going to follow this fascinating project. Love it to be weekly. I still don't get why the entire property isn't demolished and started again? In that way, you can eradicate all issues. I guess it's cost based, but the cost of time and effort, knocking down neighbour's walls, rebuilding, removing it all.. makes no sense to me.. but I'm not a builder ;-)

It's quite common in Edinburgh for 1870's tenaments to be out 100 to 200mm . However these structures are 1m thick exterior walls and 280x140 pitch pine joists that are already 200 years old . Each tenament , if you weighed it is around 5000 tons minimum and upto 11000 for a biggie so it's no surprise a little settlement happens over the years . More to the point , less than 0.01% have been pulled down in 150 years due to unsafe condition issues .

My vote is for weekly vlogs, this looks like its going to be an interesting one!

Weekly, with catch ups on your house too

Don't you just love this fantastic industry we work in. If only Joe public realised what we have to go through every week, just trying to earn a living.

Thumbnail: "What is causing this house to fall down?!" Me: "Gravity? That's the usual culprit."

Nice long weekly videos please bro something to look forward to 👍👍

Knock it down and start again for me, but at the end of the day, it's up to the client. A lot of work for you guys and great videos for us, win win in my book. Weekly updates for me please.

Midweek / weekend and live 😊

WOW. Thats a daunting looking job. If money and planning permission weren't a problem I'd demolish and build a Huff House.

I ALWAYS used to put on quotes ...Any problems that could not have been reasonably foreseen will be charged for accordingly.

We live in a 17th century cottage - I can assure you there have been cowboy builders in every century since! I'm with others here - it's not listed, it's a horrible looking house, demolish it and build a new well insulated and better looking house. No offence to everyone on site but it will always be a massive compromise and a nightmare build. Plus the client will never truly like it. Subscribed.👍

Three points 1. Would it be cheaper and quicker to demolish the whole house and start again? Huge saving on VAT and a house which isn't defined by remedial measures 2. Had care been taken over the measured survey in the first place all these issues could have been dicovered long before work started on site. I can only assume the client was too impatient to allow for the time need to do this and/or had squeezed the architect on his fees to the point he could not afford to undertake the measured survey carefully enough. 3. The boundary wall must have been subject to a party wall agreement if it stradles the line of junction seperating the two properties. I would also point out that its a 3-metre wall on both sides - but the lowest metre is a retaining wall. Is it half a brick thick for its full height? If so, it's too slender and should be a brick thick or be buttressed. It might just be OK if the part acting as a retaining wall is a brick thick, but I'd want to know on which side the additional thickness sits.

I really like the blog style of doing things, but with lots of footage of you explaining how you are doing it etc. The series on your house has been great, the garden room series was great, Harborne was great... Just keep doing what you've been doing I reckon!

If I saw that in a house I would walk outside and talk briskly about (at least) partial demolition. I also wonder what kind of foundations the entire estate was built on. That job is a minefield. I would love to.. see how they resolved it. In 1979 I stayed in a big house near Monmouth. It was built on a slip circle, above a busted retaining wall. Which already had a 1.5 meter thrust shunt in it. So it was both worthless. The whole structure was deeply unsafe. By chance we had a geologist and a soil mechanics specialist with us, along with our structures lecturer. Their joint assessment was: "Pack now and walk softly when doing so." Sometimes demolish & rebuild elsewhere, is the only sane solution.

Definitely weekly!

When was this house built ? My guess is the 1920s when arts and craft was all the rage and due to the first world war, quality building materials and skilled labour were scarce.

Weekly would be great. That is some project you have taken on. Hats off to you mate. Look forward to seeing it all unfold. Keep up the fantastic videos.

I'm looking forward to see how you remedy this nightmare. How ever you decide to present this is all good at my end. I work night shift on a Sunday night into Monday here in Australia, so.....a relaxing viewing when I get home is most welcome.

Just needs a few tubes of gripfill on that front wall gap, must have been done by really shoddy builders to have left that step out.

Pleased this isn’t coming out of my pocket. I would give serious consideration to a rebuild ( especially if what one guy said about the VAT is correct)

Yes please, weekly would be great.

A lot of work there mate .Weekly will do for me.

Would it not be easier just to not the entire house down and start from scratch?

In other words you are taking down the house and building a new one LOL ; but they are making the job difercult by not just clearing the site in one go.

Yes once a week plus we need to see your house as well during the week.