Hiding Weeks of Hard Work on Our Stone Cabin Home Renovation
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Published 2024-01-14
The concrete ring beam...a great idea for the safety & longevity of the tiny stone house, but it ended up being a much more time consuming task than either of us amateurs anticipated! Not only did it put the cottage renovation project behind schedule, it also created a lot more future work as we wanted to conceal it with stone. Unfortunately that idea had to be left by the wayside as we try to claw back some precious time & get back on track!
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Ricky & Victoria x
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We're Ricky & Victoria 👋 We're slowly bringing an abandoned off grid Portuguese farm back to life & transforming it into a beautiful homestead for us & our two rescue dogs Teddy & Poppy.
We both agree that we’re not experts in anything that we do here, however we don’t let that stop us from giving it a try. We live our life by trying. We live our life by doing. We live our LIFE BY LIVING.
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All Comments (21)
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I still don't understand what the rush is to get to renovating the large house? Watching the tiny house come to life has been absolutely wonderful, if you want stone work, take the time to do stonework. Whatever solution you choose to do, ask yourself if it is what you want to look at for the next 50 years, an extra month or two is nothing in the long term view. If you are worried about content, I honestly think we would watch you put together a month long stone puzzle, you are both engaging and your videos are so well crafted.💖
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I think you're doing a brilliant job! Brambles are a pain if you don't have a goat or two. Any neighbors with goats? In the U.S. there are actually farmers with goats who rent them out to clear land. They bring the goats early in the morning, let them loose to clear the land, collect them at the end of the day and take them home. Easy peasy!
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the wonderful thing about getting sheeps or goats, you'll be running into people who can give you great advice and also probably know the people who would look after your animals for you. you got to love animal people!!!
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Go talk to the local vet, he/she may know someone who will board any animals you might get. Go to the local high school and see if any kids there would be interested in doing it for a bit of spending money. Just a thought.
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You two are hilarious with your corny jokes. Your videos seem to go by in a few minutes! I even replay them in case l fell asleep and missed a bit. Today’s episode was no different; gone in a flash. I love watching everything you do, especially the scenes with Teddy and Poppy. Thanks for sharing your lives with us. Jill in South Australia. 🌈🏠🦋🐈❤️
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It is lovely seeing how you respect the property as well as the buildings. You take good care of your Olives and other trees. That can be a full time job. The tiny house is looking really nice. Great job on the tiles and insulation. Bravo
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I am following this channel from the very beginning. You have started it off amazingly well and the channel grew even better. Not just work that it is done on your property, but also the quality of the videos. This is one of the best channels l could find on YouTube. Another one is Dan and his chateau in France and campsite in Wales. Well done both of you. Beautiful homestead indeed.
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Ricky is just a trooper.. well done you two.
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Ha!.... love the way commenters want you to inconvenience yourself and go to a lot more trouble and expense.... just so they can sit back and watch you restore YOUR property the way THEY want it done.....!!! SOOO YouTube.......! ...it's what keeps me coming back.... ..er, and you guys....obvs...!!!
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Victoria you are working so hard! Maybe invest in a good second hand tractor mower ? Doing all that land with a streamer is a very difficult, time consuming exercise. It would be well worth it on so large a property. The roof is brilliant and Ricky is such a perfectionist. His work is immaculate! You are right about delaying having sheep. They are quite a responsability and depending on people is not always recommended.
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It's beginning to look like a proper home with the roof back on. You're both doing really well in your jobs around the property. Have a good week ahead xxxx
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You are a hard working couple and I admire your tenacity.
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Beautiful videography, great music overlay, all interspersed with enthusiasm, effort and skill. Thank you for sharing!
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Hi Rickie & Victoria, wishing you a HNY from Swansea, Wales. Thanks for the enjoyment you’ve provided for viewers in 2023, and lookingforward to watching your project progressing through 2024. Diolch yn Fawr both. Paul 👍👍
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It makes sense working on the renovation of this smaller house...looking forward to seeing the interior work.😊
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I absolutely love your videos, you two. My only wish is that they were longer. Keep up the fabulous work. The tiny house is looking mighty handsome. Cheers from Norway!
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The red brick adds so much curb appeal.
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You know what would be fun? When your ready for furniture and fixtures..thrifting! It would fun and a challenge.
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12:33 this woman is total sunshine, look at that beatiful smile. she's a trooper too, putting in some real work.
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Have watched you both since the beginning! You are both such hard working people! Brick work is hard work & you both make it look so easy! The videography is so beautiful! Thank you both for another wonderful video!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
