The reality of renovating an abandoned stone house and going OFF-GRID
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Renovating an abandoned stone house has its ups and down, specially if the end game is to go off-Grid. Having a massive piece of abandoned land also has its challenges. Here we talk all about it with you!
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Your mom did a great job. She seems to be an absolute delight. You made some great points. Thank you for sharing your progress so far.
Simon is such an asset. He’s never cut a corner that wasn’t the corner he intended to cut. His precision and pride of work is raising the bar for others building their forever homes. Bravo!
Great job Mum, could not fault the filming, I forgot until I read the comments it was that good, a new role for Mum, gardener and film crew! Love It!
It's so lovely to see more of your Mom. Maybe you can also mike her up or whatever you do so those of us who can speak Spanish can enjoy her speaking voice. Please! Thankyou.
Great idea
Your Mum is a special lady...was so nice to see your story through her eyes 😊
Your mum is cool, good to have her with you!
Your mom is amazing. Her boots ROCK!
I completely understand that you have to work besides renovating, and God Bless your Mom and Simon, they are super stars in my book. I wish you could put out 2 videos a week and take on lots of sponsors. I wish you could buy a tractor, just a little one, or a digger. I'm just really glad to still have you here and putting out videos. You have got me hooked on Portugal videos I follow about 12 KZheadrs just from Portugal, I'm too old to travel, or I would definitely come at least visit.
Hello, I really like your work. This summary video was really good 👏👏💕💚 Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷 ❤ 😊
Very nice to understand the details of life "off grid". No matter what one inspires to do, there are many steps!🥰 Way to go Mom! You did a great job filming!
Awesome video. Your mum did great in filming. She is a very sweet lady. It will take a bit to get the irrigations system how you want it. It takes time to adjust and to play around with it. Simon is doing a wonderful job in the building. Great asset for sure. Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings to you all. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏 Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
Your mom is a lovely addition to the team and your mom did a fantastic job on the filming, it was so good that I could not tell it was not you Andrea. What a lovely video, nice to see you back again. Have a lovely week.
thank you! well, after Omar’s Rosetta Stone, it was mostly me filming haha but I’m very grateful she carried the filming while we went away. also it’s great to have her help filming.
I love all the garden changes and your house foundation looked awesome.
Its great your my is included in your journey of creating your property. Ive always enjoyed watching her work on your plants and in the garden. Shes a precious treasure.
Your mom did a great job, bravo. It is a busy time for you both. Enjoy the ride.
Your mama did a great job filming! Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖
As long as you can handle the reality we are fine watching these never ending mind numbing projects.
Well done, Mum! Lo haces muy bien ❤❤❤
❤Thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Thank you Mama, you did a splendid job. Till next time keep well and enjoy ❤
Firstly, well done mum , she is getting my confidence being in front of camera now filming, excellent. Andrea, I really enjoyed this video ,explaining all the bits of pieces.. do you pay Simon, or is he doing to help either way? It is good. Such a hard worker😅
Your mom did a great job on 😂 the video. Enjoyed 😂 it very much.
Wish you a very good luck guys
It’s great actually to see the progress from your mums camera angle. It’s not necessarily better but different and that makes it more interesting
I hope nobody really has the audacity to criticize your mum. She's done a wonderful job, could easily take the camera person's job when needed. 😂. I love your videos because they're real! ❤ I'm addicted to seeing the progress you make each week. Xx
Hey Omar,Andrea, mum and Simon, hope you're all well. Wow Omar really enjoyed watching your small work clip❤ Have to say I've enjoyed watching this different but informative video this week,especially as there are so many people moving to Portugal these days. Thanks guys, keep safe 😃🤟👌
Your mum is doing a great job 👍 the garden is thriving you will have enough produce for this summer ❤❤
For me this was your best video because it gave us a more complete picture of all your projects and where it will ultimately end up. I also got to see your whole setup from above which was very helpful. Your tips will be of enormous value to anyone dreaming of renovating or building their home. Cheers!
What a great team,all doing a wonderful job. Looking forward to the next few video's. Thanks.
Lovely and interesting video❤ Thank you for sharing the tips, progress, and knowledge! Kitties are such sweethearts.🐈😻❣️ I love your videos👍😊👍
I just watched a video today about drip irrigation and the lady had a couple of tips to avoid leaks. 1. Buy all the same brand of irrigation as different brand sizes might be off 1 mm here and there and then connecting them might be difficult. 2. Do not heat or use hot water to put the connectors together as this can cause leaking as well. It was suggested to use a small amount of dish soap to help slide the peices together more easily. Good job tough! Looks good. I hope you can fix the leaks :) oh, it was also suggested vo habe a back stop valve at the tap. Something like that. Im a little suprised you didnt change the layout of your buildings. Now your kitchen/living room is going to block the view of the land from your mothers room. Was there a reason you didnt change it slightly?
Great job mom. Enjoy your mother. I miss mine.
I think you do a great job explaining everything! I love watching your gardening and your building! ❤
You guys have accomplished soon much! Kudos to you and keep up the great work!!🎉
LOVED THE FORMAT!!!❤❤ You let Mum/Mom do whatever she wants,! If someone makes fun of her, you let me know!! I loved everything! And yes, growing your own vegetables is hard at first. I hear it gets easier. I've started seeds in the house. Unfortunately, most died before i could get them outside! I start Physical Therapy on Tuesday 30 April, Thank God!! All my muscle tone and stamina is awful!! But I Have Faith!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL! Omar, Andrea, Mum and Simon. Don't work him to death!!! So happy to see another video this week. Maybe Omar can throw in a highlight tour video somewhere! I'd love to go back to Spain and of course tour Portugal!! ✝️🙏❤🇺🇸🇵🇹👣🍍🍍🍍🍍🤗
Good job mom.
You've talked about power, but I'm interested in what you're going to do about your plumbing. Are you going to create a leech field at the far end of your property? Does Portugal allow for leech fields? If not, are you going to dig for a septic system? How big a tank would you need? Blessed Be!
Compost toilet + compost bin I'd imagine
Great that you are using Rosetta Stone. I used it for years as a supplementary tool for my French Immersion students.
I love the variable content, from flowers to concrete. The property is looking fantastic!
Good video. Your flowers on the window were beautiful.
Hi. Have been following your channel for a while and i love the structure of this specific video 🎉 Well done and thank you for sharing. It is very helpful 😊
I enjoy watching you guys, your comments are very helpful and family dynamic wise to me.
I laughed so much at the "thumbnails" at 01:27 😆 Your mom has a good eye, there were some pretty good shots in there.
Great work on the irrigation system! And thanks for the advice: if it ever comes to that, my plots will be on a grid!
Love this channel, all four of you are a joy to watch.
Very informative.
You guys rock!! Simon and Mum included of course. Saludos desde el sur de Mexico.
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you all guys, good work 👍😀💯
Espera tiene una cultura , una historia , una gastronomía y una riqueza en sus gentes que son poco conocidas . Gracias por ese clip 💚🇪🇸
Great video as usual. Been following you for some time now and it was great you explained about the costs of building the project. I have a good bit of experience in the work you are doing and think you are doing great. One thing you didn’t explain was health insurance and how it works. All the very best 😊
always intersting content,So much to learn to farm and build a homestead ! You guys are amazing.. Thank You.!
Wonderful job Mom! You may have found a new retirement gig!
Great Video, Very Interesting, your mum did a Great Job 👍
Have you confirmed that your single faucet can support that much linear meters of drip tubing? Usually they have specifications about how many meters can be on a single line to be able to have enough pressure to ensure that the drip tubing is working correctly. I'm on about version 4 of my garden irrigation system and that's one of the things that I learned the hard way. At a minimum you may want to add those last two beds on a separate line. It's an amazing transformation that you have made to your land. This was a good overview of all the things to consider when taking on a project / life like this.
Thank so much for your comment! At the moment, I still haven’t fixed the leaks due to the heavy rain but I’m having a window from tomorrow. I will check if I have problems. Once all the leaks are all fixed, should I let it run and then see how it goes with the drip system? And then adapt it? That makes a lot of sense though. Fingers crossed it works but if not, I already then know what to do as per your advice! Really appreciated it!!
Heavy duty work💪👍👌
I find it funny that you use Rosetta to learn when you live with Spanish speakers!
Or maybe since they're in Portugal they speak Portuguese.
Probably not the same dialect? I know we would get clients from central and south America and it was different than TexMex. I also worked with a woman from Europe, who would have to ask our Mexican coworker for a word occasionally. We did order all her paperwork for corporate and banking in Spanish though.
The accents are mainly distinguished as European Spanish and Latin Anerican Spanish. As all English speakers, we understand each other very well with the occasional moment - such as when a Texan meets a Scotsman - of fun. I have never met a family, even just a 2 member family, who speaks a foreign language or the language of the country where they live instead of their own language at home in private. I know English is always the language of choice when in multi lingual contexts and I'm beginning to suspect this is not only because we all speak it but also because English speakers are in the main notoriously unable to learn other languages.
@@joantrotter3005 Andrea's mom's Spanish is beautiful: middle class, no mistakes, wide vocabulary, perfect to copy and learn for Omar.
Every time I see your property I think how brave your family is to see the future beyond this ruin. That wreck of a building looks so scary I cringe every time I see it. Mom’s house is nice and your tiny home is nice too. So I know you have warm comfortable spaces to live but the ugly building is so depressing. I know I wouldn’t have it in me to do this project.
Irrigation is important to do specially for the lac of water in Portugal. I think you must improve 3 months June July and August even a little more.
Just a little note on watering your plants. You're more likely to attract slugs if you water in the evening. When do your neighbours water their veges? Mornings are best.
I’m a newbie subscriber here and have spent the last week or so binge watching your videos. I’m super impressed how you’ve all just mucked in, learnt new skills along the way, and generally just got on with whatever needs doing. I’m sure your house will be amazing, given how much care and attention you’ve put into the container house and your mums house. I love watching the garden come to life also, as I’m a keen gardener myself. Your mum and Simon are both wonderful and provide much needed help - to do this totally alone would have been too much, I’m sure. So now I’m looking forward to seeing the house being built and the garden providing a ton of food 😃 🍄🟫🌽🫑🌶️🫛🥦🥬🫒🍊🍋🍅🥕
Thank you so much! I hope you are finding it easy to navigate our content. I should really make a playlist for you guys to watch easier. It has been a wonderful journey. We are already putting the blocks on and the space suddenly looks real! It’s soo exciting!
That's a handful for sure.Maybe you make a small groove under the pieces of wood in the veggie garden where the pipes run under.You don't want to loosen the pipe connectors if you step on the wood by mistake
Yes! In hindsight, it would be better to dig everything before installing it. That’s what happens when you are too impatient it seeing it work!! 😂
I'm just installing a drip system for my garden and potted plants. I got a kit and it has a timer that can be set so that it waters on a schedule. I am looking forward to using that feature.
Yes! A timer would be such a good addition. I shall order one soon!
Is it too late to greywater? I knew a family of 5 that watered 9 acres of pecans with the house water.
What a helpful video thanks
What a great video. I love watching your home and garden renovation videos. Love that your mum is getting so involved too. Have you got new microphones? I don’t know if you have settings for your microphones but the sound is very sibilant (the s and sh sounds are exaggerated). It makes it slightly harder to follow your speech. I hope this is helpful and friendly feedback. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Alan so much for your comment. I did pick up something not quite right from the audio as well but I couldn’t describe it as well as you did here which made me look it up and find what I need to fix in the camera. Our audio level is too high so it’s picking up all the noise! Hopefully next video it will sound much better! Thank again!! Very appreciate it ❤️🙏🏻
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Using big stones for hardcore is a bit old fashioned. If you're doing some foundations like that again, then using gravel/sand hardcore mix and even taking a whacker-plate over the top to get it compressed down before putting rebar & concrete in would be preferred.
Abrazos ❤
Hello /can you tell us whats the cost of an Architect ,an Enginer and all the bureaucracy things???thank you ..
The tiny house is triumph, I dont agree that you wasted money on it al all. It will be part of your farm for the next 50 years. 🌅
I hope you have a good mechanic, let me know if you need one, there is a great one in Olho Marino.
Put mulch over the drip tape it will save you money/water AND feed the soil Edit: save you time weeding
Yeah! I have been looking at the different options for mulching. I really wanted to use pine bark but heard it attracts ticks. Then there is hay but its expensive here. SO im looking at others ways.
Is there a way to turn the sensitivity of the new mics down? They’re really loud compared to all the other sound and they pick up too much, such as your clothes moving and you swallowing 🤣
I’m sorry! I noticed that too as well later. I think I got it now what I need to do with the microphones but you are right, it was picking up every. single. sound. possible 😂😂
@@TheIndigoEscape haha no worries!
Can't we have a regular session with your mother, teaching us how to grow food in such a short time? Is she fulltime in the garden? She looks very busy many hours of the day? I would love her to teach us. How does she know when to transplant? When do those plants go into the big bed after being in the green house? How do one fertilizer it and not waste money but also don't let the plants suffer of too little nutrition? She looks SO clever. You talking about wasting money? I think I've wasted lots of money on trying to produce food, but are not successful.
Kudos to your mother. She did a wonderful job. We'd like to see more of her and hear from her too!
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I don't like the Mohammedan-style of marching by the soldiers. I prefer the Visigoths' way.