I bought an ABANDONED CABIN in the WOODS - Vacant for over a hundred years!

It might have been built in the '30s, but it hasn't been vacant that long. It has had doors/siding/roof/ and interior parts upgraded way more recently.

There is no way that has been abandoned that long.

Great job you remind me of a mini version of my husband he spent the last 14 years rebuilding his family home that hits over 200 years old. I have the privilege of living in this with him and on 28 acres. He brought the home back to its original form and much of the furnishings consist of five generations, and my husband is approaching 70 years of age My hats off to you. At one point in time when this home was originally built the entire area belong to his family. It’s now a small town, but still the feel of the country. You basically got one red light in the entire town. I wish you success, and I’m sure you will do it, and do not worry about all the naysayers. They’re not there they don’t know the full scope of what’s going on and what you’re doing and what Hass to be done

This is so awesome!! I grew up right up the street from this dilapidated cabin and always wondered what the interior looked like!!! ❤

When it said "in the woods " I didn't think your neighbors would be so close. You can see A blue house like right next door,, but I loved watching what you did with the place. 🙂

I was a bit worried when I saw you gutting the interior first but I think you stopped and had a think and rightly started in the basement levelling up the floor. I would start with the piles, check that every pile is solid on a solid base and is level throughout the house then you can level up the joists and bearers. This will level the whole structure and amazingly you will suddenly find that windows and doors will open and close without jamming. Next I would repair the roof until it is completely watertight now you have the top and bottom sorted you can continue with the interior. It's a lovely old cabin and deserves your best efforts to make it live again.

I love when people restore old houses. They have so much character

That doggo is the goodest supervisor!!!

I also bought an abandoned cabin in the woods. Mine was vacant for 30ish years and had trees growing out of what’s left of the roof. I wish mine had an old piano! Still working on mine. Huge project but so satisfying

AWESOME PIANO!!! In 2011 I was going through a terribly painful divorce and was looking for a project to keep my mind from hovering around ideas of being prematurely adjudged by St. Peter (if you understand my attempt at a metaphorical way to describe it). I found a 80-year old piano that somebody just wanted gone. I took it home and stripped it down, taught myself how piano hammers, dampeners, pedals and keys work within the piano. It was probably the most satisfying thing I have ever done. I used the old keys but had to sand them a bit because they had gotten wet over the years & warped. Some were out of order and many of the veneers were broken. I used all the old keys but put new veneers on every key, I installed new pedals, patched the missing pieces of trim... made a music stand for it and all. Once it was finished, I had it tuned. While the man was at my home tuning it, I told him the story & showed him photos. He told me if he had come to tune it before, that he'd have offered to take the piano to the landfill for $100. But since I had already done the work, he urged me to insure it for $30k because it was absolutely worth it. I only did it to keep my mind occupied. I ended up donating it to a youth center a few years later.

I know this sounds strange, but when I see an old home/dwelling being allowed to slowly deteriorate, it breaks my heart. To me it's disrespectful and sinful. So needless to say, this video makes my heart jump for joy. I love seeing homes like this transformed back to their former glory or even better. To the gentleman in the video, (sorry, I don't know your name), I thank you a million times for taking the time to bring life back into this cabin that once was a place of joy & security to those who lived there. Your respect for the cabin is so heartwarming. I can't wait to see the end result. I'd like to fast forward to the very end, because the anticipation is killing me, but to see the transformation as it happens will help me appreciate the hard work, dedications, determination and time it took to complete this backbreaking project.

That mini bulldozer is a GREAT investment. Ive never seen one that small and it has so much strength. 👍

I'm sure that this cabin was built in the 30's but I don't think it's been abandoned that long. Too many things that are newer since the 1930's. It's definitely old and needs lots of love. You are very good at repairing and rebuilding. Good luck

Looks more like the suburbs than the woods. I'm sure the neighbors love that you are renovating the place

21:05 Had me thinking MJF was about to run up 😂

My husband and I bought an old elementary school built in 1950, which reminds me of this renovation job. The ceiling was sinking. The windows were all broken. We got it down to the frame, literally, and started with a new, which took almost a year just to make it livable and it's still an ongoing project.

Check the inside of the fireplace where it goes into the chimney really well, my house is “Civil War Era” built in 1870 and it has a shelf built into it and it was common for people to hide stuff in them !!

I just watched an hour of this guy rebuilding a cabin and didn't get bored. Keep up the good work, I will definitely be following up on this series.

what got me was your safety, at the start you where showing the outside and there was a wall collapsed in the basement, I've very glad it didn't take a dump while you where working on the upstairs.

I am impressed of the power of that little excavator, it lifts up those huge pieces of tree and also has no issue in moving your truck aside. That thing is a blessing.