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A smaller batch sounds like a much easier day! We did consider it but weirdly it actually worked out cheaper for us to order this much premix from our local aggregate company instead of buying the separate materials (plus potentially a cement mixer) and then having to do all the mixing ourselves. When we do a larger quantity we are definitely paying extra for the spout / tube option so we don't have to wheelbarrow though!!

@ yes I understand the cost is cheaper etc but perfect little slab to practice mixing and I guarantee you’ll need a cement mixer more than once doing this project! Also absolute zero stress and your own time when doing it yourself, but still you made good of a situation like not ordering enough, good job. I’m a builder and it still happens now 😎

🤣🤣🤣 Maybe if we were tamping that fast we would have matched up more 😂 Or absolute chaos 😆

Thanks Andy :)

🤣 I think we managed to tamp at exact opposite times nearly 100% of the time 😆

Haha! It certainly gives us a good workout! 😁

Thank you 🙂 It wasn't shown on the video as it was dark when we went out but we did use an edging trowel to round the edges. We levelled the shuttering beforehand and kept the concrete level with that. We might use a float for a different job but these two bases are just for beneath two sheds that will have separate raised floors so they need to be level and strong but not aesthetically perfect 🙂

It was undoubtedly a hard job, but I don’t think you helped yourselves. There’s loads of You Tube videos out there, for future reference please check and then check again before you take on a big job like this! You will be forever shattered if you make all your jobs this much hard work! Likewise, check with your suppliers just how things will be delivered give yourselves a fighting chance of getting the job done before you are both on the verge of collapse! Otherwise, I fear you will both be too shattered to enjoy the process. Have a good week❤

It was a very hard day! Now that we've done it once we can definitely think of a few ways to make it better for next time! 😀

Thank you!

Not sunny here anymore! We are working on a slight backlog of video 🤣 Thank so much for the compliments ❤️ This was a hard week so I'm glad we managed to laugh through it rather than cry 😂

Thanks! We did return to do the trowel on the edges but hadn't used a float. I can see how that would have provided a cleaner smoother finish though!

Thank you, that's very kind :) We're enjoying sharing our journey :D

Thank you! 😀

Thank you! And I agree, rain during a concrete pour would not be pleasant!! ❤️

Thank you! That's really lovely. Did you build the cottage in Ireland? We drove the Wild Atlantic Way and there were so many stunning places to see.

We had thought about running the service pipes through the cement but we didn't have confirmation of size of pipe for the borehole or the positioning they would require it to be in the shed yet, plus we ran short on time to organise and lay the conduit for it. I think next time we might try running the services through the base but this time they'll just be run through the side of the sheds.

Thanks Paul! Yea it might sometimes look quick on our videos but everything takes so.much.time!! Nothing like it looks on UA-cam 😆 Thanks for the warm clothing recommendations, I'll definitely be checking those out!

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Learning something new through our mistakes every day now 😆

We were adding a DPM within the shuttering before pouring the concrete so needed the sand to prevent the MOT from puncturing the membrane.

Thank you 🙂 A few reasons why we chose not to build over it but I think the main ones were because it would mean we'd have to make the shed even bigger to accommodate the borehole and also because we haven't had a confirmed layout of pump/storage/filter size/placement from the borehole company and didn't want to risk situating the borehole in an inconvenient place in the shed.

It was hard work but wait until you see the next one! The job to come absolutely annihilated us! 😱

Hello! Thank you for joining us on our journey 🥰 We have a lot more to share while we build our new home!

Thank you! Not aware of that channel already, will check it out, thank you!

@abetterwayforus he sold up and bought some land in Wales too. Very knowledgeable, humble and all round good guy.

This has been our experience more often than not! Plus it's satisfying to have done the work yourself, not necessarily while you're doing it but afterwards when you're looking back on it 😆

Thank you! 🙂

Yes that would have been very useful! We did consider it at the time but we don't have the budget to buy every tool so we pick and choose when to spend the money!

Hello back from Wales! The strimming was not the most fun but it helped we had just moved onto the land and had fresh eyes and energy for the work 😄 More videos to come soon! I've just checked out your channel (and subscribed) I've only had a chance to watch a couple so far but I love the bird house making and the pond you created 🥰

Thank you. Lots of these are a great thing! It means lots of people decided to take up their own challenge and some risk and try to make their dream home! We are making these for our own "look back to remember" album and to share with family and friends. If you find it interesting then we'd love to have you follow our journey but we won't force you to. 🙂

Thanks Paul! We were relieved they found some!!

⁠I’ll bet. We’re fortunate that the spring well is already in place. Not sure when the chemical analytics were last checked. Sure with both your skills and cliff face learning curve, you’ll overcome any issues💪👍👏

There are lots of different costs that go into the stages of having a borehole dug and installed. We are planning on going through this in more detail in a future video to explain.

I'm glad you found it interesting. Do you feel the music spoiled it because it was too loud or you don't like music in videos?

@@abetterwayforus I don't really like energetic music in videos. Prefer to watch it in a relaxing way. amazing how they bore for water. never seen it done before. on our property we just dug a deep pond which services the paddocks but not our drinking water. Have tanks for that. Great you got to drive the digger.

Thanks for the input, I'll try to make one of the next ones with some relaxing music 🙂 Watching the borehole being dug on our land was so interesting, and we are so glad they found water!

@@abetterwayforus id say its more that its too loud. Anyway, top result on the water.

A little softer, 20% I guess, nice music tho! (I am hearing challenged, use headphones)

Thank you so much! More to share soon! 😄

Thank you! Yes we are so excited! Seeing the borehole there waiting for us is such a big milestone 🥳

Hey Dave! Definitely! Lots of exciting steps to come as well :D

Thank you!! 😊

Thank you! Yes we are planning our solar array and are very excited about it 😁

Thank you :)

Thank you 😀

Thank you! 🙂

Thank you very much!

Thank you so much for both of your very supportive comments. They mean a lot to us and I'm sure we'd benefit from further moral support down the road as we keep trying to build our new home :)

Thank you so much, that's so kind! ❤️

Thanks :)

Love to get a tractor one day. We are being careful about the big purchases we buy right now to try to stretch the money we have as far into the build as possible. For this first part of land a strimmer was, although slow, what we thought would be the best tool as far as price as well as we were constantly finding rocks, roof tiles, and other things that might have ruined a ride on mower or tractor attachment. Plus we have a lot to learn about tractors before we will feel comfortable enough to put that much money towards one :) Thank you so much for your support, we look forward to sharing more videos soon! 😁

We're going to do a video to talk about all the costs involved in buying the property, hopefully out in the next couple of weeks! We found our barn on Rightmove 🙂

We're very familiar with the Brighton area! It's very beautiful over there too. The seagulls there are particularly good at stealing chips :P

Thank you! We are considering that, or solutions to deal with the hydrostatic pressure and water ingress. If we did go down the route of digging the barn away from the hill slightly it does involve getting planning permission first though.

Almost done right? 🤣 We are pretty sure the barn is at least 200 years old and might be as much as 300 years! We would love to find out for sure some day.

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Absolutely! We have hired a structural engineer to work with us from the start. They are looking into everything from foundations to supporting walls to steel beams and everything in between. Not taking any chances there!

Thank you so much! Yes we did :) It turns out a single farmer owns the land on both sides of us and the cows had jumped a short portion of fence we share. I'm happy to report the cows were returned safely to their proper field :D While we were fixing the fence the cows decided to walk towards us so we opened the gate and they just calmly walked through on their own :p

​@@abetterwayforus cows are clever like that. If they like you they will visit again